Zydrunas Ilgauskas vs. Sam Jones Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Sam Jones and Zydrunas Ilgauskas 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

Zydrunas Ilgauskas

vs.

Sam Jones

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Zydrunas Ilgauskas: 1997-98 to 2010-11
Sam Jones: 1957-58 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0 Sam Jones 10

NBA Seasons Zydrunas Ilgauskas 13 Sam Jones 12

Playoffs Played Zydrunas Ilgauskas 7 Sam Jones 12

All-Star Games Zydrunas Ilgauskas 2 Sam Jones 5

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0 Sam Jones 3

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 13.0 Sam Jones 17.7

Rebounds Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 7.3 Sam Jones 4.9

Assists Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 1.1 Sam Jones 2.5

Steals Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0.5 Sam Jones - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 1.6 Sam Jones - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Zydrunas Ilgauskas 10,976 Sam Jones 15,411

Total Rebounds Zydrunas Ilgauskas 6,191 Sam Jones 4,305

Total Assists Zydrunas Ilgauskas 955 Sam Jones 2,209

Total Steals Zydrunas Ilgauskas 421 Sam Jones - n/a **

Total Blocks Zydrunas Ilgauskas 1,327 Sam Jones - n/a **

Total Games Zydrunas Ilgauskas 843 Sam Jones 871

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zydrunas Ilgauskas .476 Sam Jones .456

3-Point Percentage Zydrunas Ilgauskas .310 Sam Jones - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Zydrunas Ilgauskas .780 Sam Jones .803

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 17.2 (2003) Sam Jones 25.9 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 9.3 (2008) Sam Jones 6.0 (1959)

Assists Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 1.6 (2007) Sam Jones 3.2 (1966)

Steals Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0.8 (1999) Sam Jones - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 2.5 (2004) Sam Jones - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 10.2 Sam Jones 18.9

Rebounds Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 6.9 Sam Jones 4.7

Assists Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0.9 Sam Jones 2.3

Steals Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0.3 Sam Jones - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 1.1 Sam Jones - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Zydrunas Ilgauskas 816 Sam Jones 2,909

Total Rebounds Zydrunas Ilgauskas 555 Sam Jones 718

Total Assists Zydrunas Ilgauskas 73 Sam Jones 358

Total Steals Zydrunas Ilgauskas 26 Sam Jones - n/a **

Total Blocks Zydrunas Ilgauskas 85 Sam Jones - n/a **

Total Games Zydrunas Ilgauskas 80 Sam Jones 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zydrunas Ilgauskas .477 Sam Jones .447

3-Point Percentage Zydrunas Ilgauskas .154 Sam Jones - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Zydrunas Ilgauskas .744 Sam Jones .811

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 17.3 (1998) Sam Jones 28.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 9.7 (2007) Sam Jones 7.1 (1962)

Assists Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 1.6 (2008) Sam Jones 3.1 (1962)

Steals Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0.5 (1998) Sam Jones - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 2.1 (2006) 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.