Thurl Bailey vs. Sam Jones Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Sam Jones and Thurl Bailey 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

Thurl Bailey

vs.

Sam Jones

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Thurl Bailey: 1983-84 to 1998-99
Sam Jones: 1957-58 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Thurl Bailey 0 Sam Jones 10

NBA Seasons Thurl Bailey 12 Sam Jones 12

Playoffs Played Thurl Bailey 9 Sam Jones 12

All-Star Games Thurl Bailey 0 Sam Jones 5

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Thurl Bailey 0 Sam Jones 3

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Thurl Bailey 12.8 Sam Jones 17.7

Rebounds Per Game Thurl Bailey 5.1 Sam Jones 4.9

Assists Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.4 Sam Jones 2.5

Steals Per Game Thurl Bailey 0.5 Sam Jones - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.2 Sam Jones - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Thurl Bailey 11,834 Sam Jones 15,411

Total Rebounds Thurl Bailey 4,718 Sam Jones 4,305

Total Assists Thurl Bailey 1,298 Sam Jones 2,209

Total Steals Thurl Bailey 435 Sam Jones - n/a **

Total Blocks Thurl Bailey 1,086 Sam Jones - n/a **

Total Games Thurl Bailey 928 Sam Jones 871

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Thurl Bailey .473 Sam Jones .456

3-Point Percentage Thurl Bailey .114 Sam Jones - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Thurl Bailey .812 Sam Jones .803

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Thurl Bailey 19.6 (1988) Sam Jones 25.9 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Thurl Bailey 6.6 (1985) Sam Jones 6.0 (1959)

Assists Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.9 (1988) Sam Jones 3.2 (1966)

Steals Per Game Thurl Bailey 0.6 (1991) Sam Jones - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.5 (1988) Sam Jones - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Thurl Bailey 13.5 Sam Jones 18.9

Rebounds Per Game Thurl Bailey 5.5 Sam Jones 4.7

Assists Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.4 Sam Jones 2.3

Steals Per Game Thurl Bailey 0.4 Sam Jones - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.2 Sam Jones - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Thurl Bailey 929 Sam Jones 2,909

Total Rebounds Thurl Bailey 382 Sam Jones 718

Total Assists Thurl Bailey 98 Sam Jones 358

Total Steals Thurl Bailey 30 Sam Jones - n/a **

Total Blocks Thurl Bailey 82 Sam Jones - n/a **

Total Games Thurl Bailey 69 Sam Jones 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Thurl Bailey .449 Sam Jones .447

3-Point Percentage Thurl Bailey .000 Sam Jones - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Thurl Bailey .834 Sam Jones .811

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Thurl Bailey 23.2 (1988) Sam Jones 28.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Thurl Bailey 9.2 (1985) Sam Jones 7.1 (1962)

Assists Per Game Thurl Bailey 3.3 (1986) Sam Jones 3.1 (1962)

Steals Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.0 (1990) Sam Jones - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Thurl Bailey 2.1 (1988) Sam Jones - n/a **

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.