Lester Conner vs. Sam Jones Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Sam Jones and Lester Conner, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.
Lester Conner and Sam Jones both played 12 years in the NBA. Lester Conner had the first of his seasons in 1982-83, while Sam Jones had his rookie season in 1957-58. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.
Their Careers |
Player |
Total Seasons |
Playoffs Played |
NBA Years |
Lester Conner |
12 |
4 |
1982-83 to 1994-95 |
Sam Jones |
12 |
12 |
1957-58 to 1968-69 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Lester Conner |
75 |
18.9 |
4.9 |
0.9 |
2.0 |
2.9 |
3.4 |
1.5 |
0.1 |
1.3 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
4.0 |
.479 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
.699 |
Sam Jones |
56 |
10.6 |
4.6 |
- |
- |
2.9 |
0.7 |
- |
- |
- |
0.8 |
1.8 |
4.2 |
.429 |
- |
- |
- |
1.1 |
1.5 |
.714 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Lester Conner |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sam Jones |
8 |
9.4 |
3.9 |
- |
- |
3.0 |
0.5 |
- |
- |
- |
0.9 |
1.3 |
2.8 |
.455 |
- |
- |
- |
1.4 |
2.0 |
.688 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Lester Conner |
82 |
31.4 |
11.1 |
1.6 |
2.1 |
3.7 |
4.9 |
2.0 |
0.1 |
1.7 |
2.1 |
4.4 |
8.9 |
.493 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.167 |
2.3 |
3.2 |
.718 |
Sam Jones |
71 |
20.6 |
10.7 |
- |
- |
6.0 |
1.4 |
- |
- |
- |
1.4 |
4.3 |
9.9 |
.434 |
- |
- |
- |
2.1 |
2.8 |
.770 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Lester Conner |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sam Jones |
11 |
17.5 |
10.3 |
- |
- |
5.7 |
1.5 |
- |
- |
- |
1.3 |
3.6 |
9.8 |
.370 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
3.5 |
.846 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Lester Conner |
79 |
28.6 |
8.1 |
1.1 |
2.0 |
3.1 |
4.7 |
2.0 |
0.2 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
3.1 |
6.9 |
.451 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.200 |
1.8 |
2.4 |
.750 |
Sam Jones |
74 |
20.4 |
11.9 |
- |
- |
5.1 |
1.7 |
- |
- |
- |
1.4 |
4.8 |
10.6 |
.454 |
- |
- |
- |
2.3 |
3.0 |
.764 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Lester Conner |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sam Jones |
13 |
15.2 |
8.2 |
- |
- |
3.2 |
1.4 |
- |
- |
- |
1.2 |
3.5 |
9.0 |
.385 |
- |
- |
- |
1.3 |
1.6 |
.810 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Lester Conner |
36 |
11.5 |
4.0 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
1.7 |
1.2 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
1.4 |
3.8 |
.375 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
.286 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
.741 |
Sam Jones |
78 |
26.0 |
15.0 |
- |
- |
5.4 |
2.8 |
- |
- |
- |
1.9 |
6.2 |
13.7 |
.449 |
- |
- |
- |
2.7 |
3.4 |
.787 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Lester Conner |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sam Jones |
10 |
25.8 |
13.1 |
- |
- |
5.4 |
2.2 |
- |
- |
- |
2.2 |
5.0 |
11.2 |
.446 |
- |
- |
- |
3.1 |
3.5 |
.886 |
Note: Lester Conner didn't play in 1986-87.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Lester Conner |
52 |
7.7 |
2.5 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
1.1 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
1.0 |
2.1 |
.463 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
.780 |
Sam Jones |
78 |
30.6 |
18.4 |
- |
- |
5.9 |
3.0 |
- |
- |
- |
1.9 |
7.6 |
16.5 |
.464 |
- |
- |
- |
3.1 |
3.8 |
.818 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Lester Conner |
1 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.0 |
2.0 |
1.000 |
Sam Jones |
14 |
36.0 |
20.6 |
- |
- |
7.1 |
3.1 |
- |
- |
- |
2.1 |
8.8 |
19.8 |
.444 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
4.3 |
.700 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Lester Conner |
82 |
30.9 |
10.3 |
1.2 |
3.1 |
4.3 |
7.4 |
2.2 |
0.1 |
2.2 |
1.6 |
3.8 |
8.2 |
.457 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
.351 |
2.6 |
3.3 |
.788 |
Sam Jones |
76 |
30.6 |
19.7 |
- |
- |
5.2 |
3.2 |
- |
- |
- |
2.1 |
8.2 |
17.2 |
.476 |
- |
- |
- |
3.4 |
4.3 |
.793 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Lester Conner |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sam Jones |
13 |
34.6 |
23.8 |
- |
- |
6.2 |
2.5 |
- |
- |
- |
3.2 |
9.2 |
19.1 |
.484 |
- |
- |
- |
5.3 |
6.4 |
.831 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Lester Conner |
82 |
28.7 |
7.9 |
1.1 |
2.1 |
3.2 |
4.7 |
2.1 |
0.1 |
1.7 |
2.2 |
2.9 |
7.0 |
.414 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.154 |
2.1 |
2.6 |
.804 |
Sam Jones |
76 |
31.3 |
19.4 |
- |
- |
4.6 |
2.7 |
- |
- |
- |
2.5 |
8.1 |
17.9 |
.450 |
- |
- |
- |
3.3 |
4.2 |
.783 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Lester Conner |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sam Jones |
10 |
35.6 |
23.2 |
- |
- |
4.7 |
2.3 |
- |
- |
- |
2.4 |
9.1 |
18.0 |
.506 |
- |
- |
- |
5.0 |
6.8 |
.735 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Lester Conner |
74 |
13.6 |
3.5 |
0.3 |
1.2 |
1.5 |
2.2 |
1.1 |
0.0 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
2.8 |
.464 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
0.9 |
1.3 |
.723 |
Sam Jones |
80 |
36.1 |
25.9 |
- |
- |
5.1 |
2.8 |
- |
- |
- |
2.2 |
10.3 |
22.7 |
.452 |
- |
- |
- |
5.4 |
6.5 |
.820 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Lester Conner |
1 |
7.0 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.000 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
1.0 |
.000 |
Sam Jones |
12 |
41.3 |
28.6 |
- |
- |
4.6 |
2.5 |
- |
- |
- |
3.3 |
11.3 |
24.5 |
.459 |
- |
- |
- |
6.1 |
7.0 |
.869 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Lester Conner |
81 |
17.5 |
3.5 |
0.8 |
1.5 |
2.3 |
3.6 |
1.2 |
0.1 |
1.0 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
3.0 |
.431 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
.704 |
Sam Jones |
67 |
32.2 |
23.5 |
- |
- |
5.2 |
3.2 |
- |
- |
- |
2.5 |
9.3 |
19.9 |
.469 |
- |
- |
- |
4.9 |
6.1 |
.799 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Lester Conner |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sam Jones |
17 |
35.4 |
24.8 |
- |
- |
5.1 |
3.1 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
9.1 |
20.2 |
.449 |
- |
- |
- |
6.7 |
8.0 |
.838 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Lester Conner |
31 |
13.6 |
2.4 |
0.5 |
1.1 |
1.6 |
2.1 |
1.1 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
1.3 |
0.9 |
2.0 |
.452 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.6 |
0.6 |
.947 |
Sam Jones |
72 |
32.3 |
22.1 |
- |
- |
4.7 |
3.0 |
- |
- |
- |
2.7 |
8.9 |
19.5 |
.454 |
- |
- |
- |
4.4 |
5.2 |
.857 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Lester Conner |
5 |
12.8 |
4.2 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
1.4 |
2.0 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
1.8 |
2.4 |
.750 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
1.000 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
1.000 |
Sam Jones |
9 |
36.2 |
26.7 |
- |
- |
5.1 |
3.1 |
- |
- |
- |
3.3 |
10.6 |
23.0 |
.459 |
- |
- |
- |
5.6 |
6.4 |
.862 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Lester Conner |
11 |
15.4 |
2.8 |
0.9 |
1.3 |
2.2 |
2.8 |
1.3 |
0.1 |
0.8 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
3.5 |
.368 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.000 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
.500 |
Sam Jones |
73 |
33.0 |
21.3 |
- |
- |
4.9 |
3.0 |
- |
- |
- |
2.5 |
8.5 |
18.5 |
.461 |
- |
- |
- |
4.3 |
5.2 |
.827 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Lester Conner |
6 |
3.7 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
.400 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.3 |
0.3 |
1.000 |
Sam Jones |
19 |
36.1 |
20.5 |
- |
- |
3.4 |
2.6 |
- |
- |
- |
3.1 |
8.5 |
19.3 |
.441 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
4.4 |
.786 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Lester Conner |
2 |
2.5 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.000 |
Sam Jones |
70 |
26.0 |
16.3 |
- |
- |
3.8 |
2.6 |
- |
- |
- |
1.7 |
7.1 |
15.8 |
.450 |
- |
- |
- |
2.1 |
2.7 |
.783 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Lester Conner |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sam Jones |
18 |
28.6 |
16.8 |
- |
- |
3.2 |
2.1 |
- |
- |
- |
2.5 |
6.9 |
16.4 |
.419 |
- |
- |
- |
3.1 |
3.8 |
.797 |