Sam Jones vs. Russ Lee Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Russ Lee 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.

Russ Lee

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Jones: 1957-58 to 1968-69
Russ Lee: 1972-73 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Jones 10 Russ Lee 0

NBA Seasons Sam Jones 12 Russ Lee 3

Playoffs Played Sam Jones 12 Russ Lee 2

All-Star Games Sam Jones 5 Russ Lee 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sam Jones 3 Russ Lee 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Jones 17.7 Russ Lee 2.9

Rebounds Per Game Sam Jones 4.9 Russ Lee 1.2

Assists Per Game Sam Jones 2.5 Russ Lee 0.7

Steals Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Russ Lee 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Russ Lee 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Jones 15,411 Russ Lee 282

Total Rebounds Sam Jones 4,305 Russ Lee 114

Total Assists Sam Jones 2,209 Russ Lee 65

Total Steals Sam Jones - n/a ** Russ Lee 22 *

Total Blocks Sam Jones - n/a ** Russ Lee 3 *

Total Games Sam Jones 871 Russ Lee 97

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Jones .456 Russ Lee .391

3-Point Percentage Sam Jones - n/a ** Russ Lee - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Jones .803 Russ Lee .685

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Jones 25.9 (1965) Russ Lee 4.3 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Jones 6.0 (1959) Russ Lee 2.1 (1975)

Assists Per Game Sam Jones 3.2 (1966) Russ Lee 0.8 (1973)

Steals Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Russ Lee 0.7 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Russ Lee 0.2 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Jones 18.9 Russ Lee 2.5

Rebounds Per Game Sam Jones 4.7 Russ Lee 0.6

Assists Per Game Sam Jones 2.3 Russ Lee 0.3

Steals Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Russ Lee 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Russ Lee 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Jones 2,909 Russ Lee 27

Total Rebounds Sam Jones 718 Russ Lee 7

Total Assists Sam Jones 358 Russ Lee 3

Total Steals Sam Jones - n/a ** Russ Lee 3 *

Total Blocks Sam Jones - n/a ** Russ Lee 1 *

Total Games Sam Jones 154 Russ Lee 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Jones .447 Russ Lee .591

3-Point Percentage Sam Jones - n/a ** Russ Lee - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Jones .811 Russ Lee .250

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Jones 28.6 (1965) Russ Lee 3.2 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Jones 7.1 (1962) Russ Lee 0.8 (1973)

Assists Per Game Sam Jones 3.1 (1962) Russ Lee 0.4 (1973)

Steals Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Russ Lee 0.5 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Russ Lee 0.2 (1974) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.