Sam Jones vs. Yuta Watanabe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Yuta Watanabe 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.

Yuta Watanabe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Jones: 1957-58 to 1968-69
Yuta Watanabe: 2018-19 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Jones 10 Yuta Watanabe 0

NBA Seasons Sam Jones 12 Yuta Watanabe 6

Playoffs Played Sam Jones 12 Yuta Watanabe 2

All-Star Games Sam Jones 5 Yuta Watanabe 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sam Jones 3 Yuta Watanabe 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Jones 17.7 Yuta Watanabe 4.2

Rebounds Per Game Sam Jones 4.9 Yuta Watanabe 2.3

Assists Per Game Sam Jones 2.5 Yuta Watanabe 0.6

Steals Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Yuta Watanabe 0.4

Blocks Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Yuta Watanabe 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Jones 15,411 Yuta Watanabe 895

Total Rebounds Sam Jones 4,305 Yuta Watanabe 497

Total Assists Sam Jones 2,209 Yuta Watanabe 137

Total Steals Sam Jones - n/a ** Yuta Watanabe 83

Total Blocks Sam Jones - n/a ** Yuta Watanabe 61

Total Games Sam Jones 871 Yuta Watanabe 213

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Jones .456 Yuta Watanabe .426

3-Point Percentage Sam Jones - n/a ** Yuta Watanabe .370

Free Throw Percentage Sam Jones .803 Yuta Watanabe .675

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Jones 25.9 (1965) Yuta Watanabe 5.6 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Jones 6.0 (1959) Yuta Watanabe 3.2 (2021)

Assists Per Game Sam Jones 3.2 (1966) Yuta Watanabe 0.8 (2023)

Steals Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Yuta Watanabe 0.5 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Yuta Watanabe 0.4 (2022)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Jones 18.9 Yuta Watanabe 1.4

Rebounds Per Game Sam Jones 4.7 Yuta Watanabe 0.2

Assists Per Game Sam Jones 2.3 Yuta Watanabe 0.0

Steals Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Yuta Watanabe 0.0

Blocks Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Yuta Watanabe 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Jones 2,909 Yuta Watanabe 7

Total Rebounds Sam Jones 718 Yuta Watanabe 1

Total Assists Sam Jones 358 Yuta Watanabe 0

Total Steals Sam Jones - n/a ** Yuta Watanabe 0

Total Blocks Sam Jones - n/a ** Yuta Watanabe 0

Total Games Sam Jones 154 Yuta Watanabe 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Jones .447 Yuta Watanabe .375

3-Point Percentage Sam Jones - n/a ** Yuta Watanabe .333

Free Throw Percentage Sam Jones .811 Yuta Watanabe .000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Jones 28.6 (1965) Yuta Watanabe 3.0 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Jones 7.1 (1962) Yuta Watanabe 1.0 (2023)

Assists Per Game Sam Jones 3.1 (1962) Yuta Watanabe 0.0 (2023)

Steals Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Yuta Watanabe 0.0 (2023)

Blocks Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Yuta Watanabe 0.0 (2023)

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.