Sam Jones vs. Slick Watts Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Slick Watts 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.

Slick Watts

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Jones: 1957-58 to 1968-69
Slick Watts: 1973-74 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Jones 10 Slick Watts 0

NBA Seasons Sam Jones 12 Slick Watts 6

Playoffs Played Sam Jones 12 Slick Watts 3

All-Star Games Sam Jones 5 Slick Watts 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sam Jones 3 Slick Watts 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Sam Jones 0 * Slick Watts 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Sam Jones 0 Slick Watts 1

Assists Leader Sam Jones 0 Slick Watts 1

Steals Leader Sam Jones 0 * Slick Watts 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Jones 17.7 Slick Watts 8.9

Rebounds Per Game Sam Jones 4.9 Slick Watts 3.2

Assists Per Game Sam Jones 2.5 Slick Watts 6.1

Steals Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Slick Watts 2.2

Blocks Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Slick Watts 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Jones 15,411 Slick Watts 3,901

Total Rebounds Sam Jones 4,305 Slick Watts 1,398

Total Assists Sam Jones 2,209 Slick Watts 2,678

Total Steals Sam Jones - n/a ** Slick Watts 961

Total Blocks Sam Jones - n/a ** Slick Watts 111

Total Games Sam Jones 871 Slick Watts 437

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Jones .456 Slick Watts .413

3-Point Percentage Sam Jones - n/a ** Slick Watts - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Jones .803 Slick Watts .597

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Jones 25.9 (1965) Slick Watts 13.0 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Jones 6.0 (1959) Slick Watts 4.5 (1976)

Assists Per Game Sam Jones 3.2 (1966) Slick Watts 8.1 (1976)

Steals Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Slick Watts 3.2 (1976)

Blocks Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Slick Watts 0.4 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Jones 18.9 Slick Watts 10.9

Rebounds Per Game Sam Jones 4.7 Slick Watts 3.4

Assists Per Game Sam Jones 2.3 Slick Watts 7.1

Steals Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Slick Watts 2.5

Blocks Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Slick Watts 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Jones 2,909 Slick Watts 185

Total Rebounds Sam Jones 718 Slick Watts 58

Total Assists Sam Jones 358 Slick Watts 120

Total Steals Sam Jones - n/a ** Slick Watts 43

Total Blocks Sam Jones - n/a ** Slick Watts 7

Total Games Sam Jones 154 Slick Watts 17

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Jones .447 Slick Watts .446

3-Point Percentage Sam Jones - n/a ** Slick Watts - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Jones .811 Slick Watts .519

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Jones 28.6 (1965) Slick Watts 11.8 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Jones 7.1 (1962) Slick Watts 3.7 (1975)

Assists Per Game Sam Jones 3.1 (1962) Slick Watts 8.2 (1976)

Steals Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Slick Watts 3.0 (1975)

Blocks Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Slick Watts 0.5 (1979)

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.