Sam Jones vs. Nicolo Melli Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nicolo Melli and Sam Jones that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Sam Jones

vs.

Nicolo Melli

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Jones: 1957-58 to 1968-69
Nicolo Melli: 2019-20 to 2020-21

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Jones 10 Nicolo Melli 0

NBA Seasons Sam Jones 12 Nicolo Melli 2

Playoffs Played Sam Jones 12 Nicolo Melli 1

All-Star Games Sam Jones 5 Nicolo Melli 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sam Jones 3 Nicolo Melli 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Jones 17.7 Nicolo Melli 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Sam Jones 4.9 Nicolo Melli 2.9

Assists Per Game Sam Jones 2.5 Nicolo Melli 1.2

Steals Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Nicolo Melli 0.5

Blocks Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Nicolo Melli 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Jones 15,411 Nicolo Melli 529

Total Rebounds Sam Jones 4,305 Nicolo Melli 302

Total Assists Sam Jones 2,209 Nicolo Melli 126

Total Steals Sam Jones - n/a ** Nicolo Melli 48

Total Blocks Sam Jones - n/a ** Nicolo Melli 26

Total Games Sam Jones 871 Nicolo Melli 105

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Jones .456 Nicolo Melli .392

3-Point Percentage Sam Jones - n/a ** Nicolo Melli .316

Free Throw Percentage Sam Jones .803 Nicolo Melli .745

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Jones 25.9 (1965) Nicolo Melli 6.6 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Jones 6.0 (1959) Nicolo Melli 3.0 (2020)

Assists Per Game Sam Jones 3.2 (1966) Nicolo Melli 1.4 (2020)

Steals Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Nicolo Melli 0.6 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Nicolo Melli 0.4 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Jones 18.9 Nicolo Melli 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Sam Jones 4.7 Nicolo Melli 2.0

Assists Per Game Sam Jones 2.3 Nicolo Melli 0.0

Steals Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Nicolo Melli 0.3

Blocks Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Nicolo Melli 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Jones 2,909 Nicolo Melli 0

Total Rebounds Sam Jones 718 Nicolo Melli 6

Total Assists Sam Jones 358 Nicolo Melli 0

Total Steals Sam Jones - n/a ** Nicolo Melli 1

Total Blocks Sam Jones - n/a ** Nicolo Melli 0

Total Games Sam Jones 154 Nicolo Melli 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Jones .447 Nicolo Melli .000

3-Point Percentage Sam Jones - n/a ** Nicolo Melli .000

Free Throw Percentage Sam Jones .811 Nicolo Melli -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Jones 28.6 (1965) Nicolo Melli 0.0 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Jones 7.1 (1962) Nicolo Melli 2.0 (2021)

Assists Per Game Sam Jones 3.1 (1962) Nicolo Melli 0.0 (2021)

Steals Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Nicolo Melli 0.3 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Nicolo Melli 0.0 (2021)

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.