Sam Jones GF

Current Team: N/A

Born: Jun 24, 1933 (Passed away Dec 30, 2021, aged 88)

Birthplace/Hometown: Wilmington, North Carolina

Nationality: United States

Height: 6-4 (193cm)     Weight: 198 (90kg)

Current NBA Status: Unrestricted Free Agent

Draft Entry: 1956 NBA Draft, 1957 NBA Draft

Drafted: Round 8, Pick 3, Minneapolis Lakers (1956);
Round 1, Pick 8, Boston Celtics (1957)

Pre-Draft Team: North Carolina Central (Sr)

High School: Laurinburg Institute [Laurinburg, North Carolina]

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NBA Career

12 Years Of Service - NBA's Top 50, NBA's Top 75, Hall of Fame Player, 10x NBA Champion, 5x All-Star, #24 retired by BOS

NBA Regular Season Stats - Per Game

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1957-58 BOS 56 - 10.6 4.64 1.79 4.16 .429 - - - 1.07 1.50 .714 - - 2.86 0.66 - - - 0.75
1958-59 BOS 71 - 20.6 10.72 4.30 9.90 .434 - - - 2.13 2.76 .770 - - 6.03 1.42 - - - 1.44
1959-60 BOS 74 - 20.4 11.86 4.80 10.57 .454 - - - 2.27 2.97 .764 - - 5.07 1.69 - - - 1.36
1960-61 BOS 78 - 26.0 15.01 6.15 13.71 .449 - - - 2.71 3.44 .787 - - 5.40 2.78 - - - 1.90
1961-62 ☆ BOS 78 - 30.6 18.40 7.64 16.46 .464 - - - 3.12 3.81 .818 - - 5.87 2.97 - - - 1.91
1962-63 BOS 76 - 30.6 19.72 8.17 17.17 .476 - - - 3.38 4.26 .793 - - 5.21 3.17 - - - 2.13
1963-64 ☆ BOS 76 - 31.3 19.38 8.05 17.88 .450 - - - 3.28 4.18 .783 - - 4.59 2.66 - - - 2.53
1964-65 ☆ BOS 80 - 36.1 25.88 10.26 22.73 .452 - - - 5.35 6.53 .820 - - 5.14 2.79 - - - 2.20
1965-66 ☆ BOS 67 - 32.2 23.54 9.34 19.93 .469 - - - 4.85 6.07 .799 - - 5.18 3.22 - - - 2.54
1966-67 BOS 72 - 32.3 22.14 8.86 19.53 .454 - - - 4.42 5.15 .857 - - 4.69 3.01 - - - 2.65
1967-68 ☆ BOS 73 - 33.0 21.27 8.51 18.47 .461 - - - 4.26 5.15 .827 - - 4.89 2.96 - - - 2.48
1968-69 BOS 70 - 26.0 16.29 7.09 15.76 .450 - - - 2.11 2.70 .783 - - 3.79 2.60 - - - 1.73
CAREER   871 - 27.9 17.69 7.20 15.78 .456 - - - 3.29 4.10 .803 - - 4.94 2.54 - - - 1.99

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NBA Regular Season Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1957-58 BOS 56 - 594 260 100 233 .429 - - - 60 84 .714 - - 160 37 - - - 42
1958-59 BOS 71 - 1,466 761 305 703 .434 - - - 151 196 .770 - - 428 101 - - - 102
1959-60 BOS 74 - 1,512 878 355 782 .454 - - - 168 220 .764 - - 375 125 - - - 101
1960-61 BOS 78 - 2,028 1,171 480 1,069 .449 - - - 211 268 .787 - - 421 217 - - - 148
1961-62 ☆ BOS 78 - 2,388 1,435 596 1,284 .464 - - - 243 297 .818 - - 458 232 - - - 149
1962-63 BOS 76 - 2,323 1,499 621 1,305 .476 - - - 257 324 .793 - - 396 241 - - - 162
1963-64 ☆ BOS 76 - 2,381 1,473 612 1,359 .450 - - - 249 318 .783 - - 349 202 - - - 192
1964-65 ☆ BOS 80 - 2,885 2,070 821 1,818 .452 - - - 428 522 .820 - - 411 223 - - - 176
1965-66 ☆ BOS 67 - 2,155 1,577 626 1,335 .469 - - - 325 407 .799 - - 347 216 - - - 170
1966-67 BOS 72 - 2,325 1,594 638 1,406 .454 - - - 318 371 .857 - - 338 217 - - - 191
1967-68 ☆ BOS 73 - 2,408 1,553 621 1,348 .461 - - - 311 376 .827 - - 357 216 - - - 181
1968-69 BOS 70 - 1,820 1,140 496 1,103 .450 - - - 148 189 .783 - - 265 182 - - - 121
CAREER   871 - 24,285 15,411 6,271 13,745 .456 - - - 2,869 3,572 .803 - - 4,305 2,209 - - - 1,735

☆ All-Star Season

NBA Regular Season Stats - Misc Stats

Season Team GP GS Dbl Dbl Tpl Dbl 40 Pts 20 Reb 20 Ast Techs HOB Ast/TO Stl/TO FT/FGA W's L's Win % OWS DWS WS
1957-58 BOS 56 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .046 - - 0.36 37 19 .661 1.00 1.00 2.10
1958-59 BOS 71 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .127 - - 0.28 50 19 .725 2.60 2.70 5.30
1959-60 BOS 74 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .128 - - 0.28 57 16 .781 3.20 2.60 5.90
1960-61 BOS 78 - 0 0 1 0 0 0 .188 - - 0.25 56 22 .718 3.90 4.20 8.10
1961-62 ☆ BOS 78 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215 - - 0.23 59 19 .756 4.90 4.70 9.60
1962-63 BOS 76 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 - - 0.25 56 20 .737 5.00 4.60 9.60
1963-64 ☆ BOS 76 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225 - - 0.23 55 20 .733 3.70 5.20 8.90
1964-65 ☆ BOS 80 - 0 0 2 0 0 0 .293 - - 0.29 62 18 .775 7.30 5.50 12.80
1965-66 ☆ BOS 67 - 0 0 1 0 0 0 .241 - - 0.30 46 21 .687 6.10 3.80 10.00
1966-67 BOS 72 - 0 0 1 0 0 0 .230 - - 0.26 57 15 .792 4.40 3.10 7.50
1967-68 ☆ BOS 73 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227 - - 0.28 48 25 .658 4.50 3.20 7.70
1968-69 BOS 70 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .189 - - 0.17 39 30 .565 1.90 3.00 4.90
CAREER   871 - 0 0 5 0 0 0 .198 - - 0.26 622 244 .718 48.50 43.60 92.40

☆ All-Star Season

NBA Regular Season Stats - Advanced Stats

Season Team GP GS TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
1957-58 BOS 56 - .482 .429 - - - - - - - - 114.35 - 1.12 - - 15.62
1958-59 BOS 71 - .482 .434 - - - - - - - - 120.43 - 1.08 - - 17.49
1959-60 BOS 74 - .500 .454 - - - - - - - - 121.76 - 1.12 - - 17.18
1960-61 BOS 78 - .493 .449 - - - - - - - - 123.63 - 1.10 - - 16.78
1961-62 ☆ BOS 78 - .507 .464 - - - - - - - - 128.24 - 1.12 - - 17.30
1962-63 BOS 76 - .518 .476 - - - - - - - - 126.91 - 1.15 - - 18.34
1963-64 ☆ BOS 76 - .491 .450 - - - - - - - - 123.33 - 1.08 - - 16.93
1964-65 ☆ BOS 80 - .505 .452 - - - 12.06 - - - - 127.15 - 1.14 - - 19.28
1965-66 ☆ BOS 67 - .521 .469 - - - 16.25 - - - - 126.74 - 1.18 - - 20.72
1966-67 BOS 72 - .508 .454 - - - 13.83 - - - - 131.09 - 1.13 - - 18.24
1967-68 ☆ BOS 73 - .513 .461 - - - 13.24 - - - - 128.78 - 1.15 - - 17.57
1968-69 BOS 70 - .481 .450 - - - 15.85 - - - - 123.28 - 1.03 - - 16.85
CAREER   871 - .503 .456 - - - 14.03 - - - - 125.94 - 1.12 - - 20.64

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NBA Transactions

Apr 30, 1956 - The Minneapolis Lakers selected Sam Jones in Round 8 with Pick 3 in the 1956 NBA Draft.
Apr 17, 1957 - The Boston Celtics selected Sam Jones in Round 1 with Pick 8 in the 1957 NBA Draft.
Sep 1, 1957 - Sam Jones signed a multi-year contract with the Boston Celtics.
Jul 1, 1969 - Sam Jones, previously with the Boston Celtics, became a free agent.
Sep 1, 1984 - The Boston Celtics renounced their free-agent exception rights to Sam Jones.
Dec 30, 2021 - Sam Jones passed away. He was 88 years old at the time of his death.

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NBA Awards & Honors

Top 50 Greatest Player
Top 75 Greatest Player
NBA Champion - 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969
All-NBA Second Team - 1965, 1966, 1967

* Since the 1946-1947 season

NBA Playoff Stats - Per Game

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1957-58 BOS 8 - 9.4 3.88 1.25 2.75 .455 - - - 1.38 2.00 .688 - - 3.00 0.50 - - - 0.88
1958-59 BOS 11 - 17.5 10.27 3.64 9.82 .370 - - - 3.00 3.55 .846 - - 5.73 1.55 - - - 1.27
1959-60 BOS 13 - 15.2 8.23 3.46 9.00 .385 - - - 1.31 1.62 .810 - - 3.15 1.38 - - - 1.15
1960-61 BOS 10 - 25.8 13.10 5.00 11.20 .446 - - - 3.10 3.50 .886 - - 5.40 2.20 - - - 2.20
1961-62 BOS 14 - 36.0 20.57 8.79 19.79 .444 - - - 3.00 4.29 .700 - - 7.07 3.14 - - - 2.14
1962-63 BOS 13 - 34.6 23.77 9.23 19.08 .484 - - - 5.31 6.38 .831 - - 6.23 2.46 - - - 3.23
1963-64 BOS 10 - 35.6 23.20 9.10 18.00 .506 - - - 5.00 6.80 .735 - - 4.70 2.30 - - - 2.40
1964-65 BOS 12 - 41.3 28.58 11.25 24.50 .459 - - - 6.08 7.00 .869 - - 4.58 2.50 - - - 3.25
1965-66 BOS 17 - 35.4 24.82 9.06 20.18 .449 - - - 6.71 8.00 .838 - - 5.06 3.12 - - - 3.82
1966-67 BOS 9 - 36.2 26.67 10.56 23.00 .459 - - - 5.56 6.44 .862 - - 5.11 3.11 - - - 3.33
1967-68 BOS 19 - 36.1 20.53 8.53 19.32 .441 - - - 3.47 4.42 .786 - - 3.37 2.63 - - - 3.05
1968-69 BOS 18 - 28.6 16.83 6.89 16.44 .419 - - - 3.06 3.83 .797 - - 3.22 2.06 - - - 2.50
CAREER   154 - 30.2 18.89 7.46 16.69 .447 - - - 3.97 4.89 .811 - - 4.66 2.32 - - - 2.54

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NBA Playoff Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1957-58 BOS 8 - 75 31 10 22 .455 - - - 11 16 .688 - - 24 4 - - - 7
1958-59 BOS 11 - 192 113 40 108 .370 - - - 33 39 .846 - - 63 17 - - - 14
1959-60 BOS 13 - 197 107 45 117 .385 - - - 17 21 .810 - - 41 18 - - - 15
1960-61 BOS 10 - 258 131 50 112 .446 - - - 31 35 .886 - - 54 22 - - - 22
1961-62 BOS 14 - 504 288 123 277 .444 - - - 42 60 .700 - - 99 44 - - - 30
1962-63 BOS 13 - 450 309 120 248 .484 - - - 69 83 .831 - - 81 32 - - - 42
1963-64 BOS 10 - 356 232 91 180 .506 - - - 50 68 .735 - - 47 23 - - - 24
1964-65 BOS 12 - 495 343 135 294 .459 - - - 73 84 .869 - - 55 30 - - - 39
1965-66 BOS 17 - 602 422 154 343 .449 - - - 114 136 .838 - - 86 53 - - - 65
1966-67 BOS 9 - 326 240 95 207 .459 - - - 50 58 .862 - - 46 28 - - - 30
1967-68 BOS 19 - 685 390 162 367 .441 - - - 66 84 .786 - - 64 50 - - - 58
1968-69 BOS 18 - 514 303 124 296 .419 - - - 55 69 .797 - - 58 37 - - - 45
CAREER   154 - 4,654 2,909 1,149 2,571 .447 - - - 611 753 .811 - - 718 358 - - - 391

NBA Playoff Stats - Misc Stats

Season Team GP GS Dbl Dbl Tpl Dbl 40 Pts 20 Reb 20 Ast Techs HOB Ast/TO Stl/TO FT/FGA W's L's Win % OWS DWS WS
1957-58 BOS 8 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .033 - - 0.73 5 3 .625 0.20 0.10 0.40
1958-59 BOS 11 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 - - 0.36 8 3 .727 0.10 0.40 0.60
1959-60 BOS 13 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .109 - - 0.18 8 5 .615 - 0.40 0.40
1960-61 BOS 10 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .160 - - 0.31 8 2 .800 0.60 0.40 1.00
1961-62 BOS 14 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 - - 0.22 8 6 .571 0.70 0.90 1.50
1962-63 BOS 13 - 0 0 1 0 0 0 .258 - - 0.33 8 5 .615 1.30 0.70 1.90
1963-64 BOS 10 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285 - - 0.38 8 2 .800 1.50 0.70 2.10
1964-65 BOS 12 - 0 0 1 0 0 0 .297 - - 0.29 8 4 .667 1.20 0.80 2.00
1965-66 BOS 17 - 0 0 1 0 0 0 .282 - - 0.40 11 6 .647 1.40 0.80 2.20
1966-67 BOS 9 - 0 0 1 0 0 0 .301 - - 0.28 4 5 .444 0.90 0.30 1.20
1967-68 BOS 19 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 - - 0.23 12 7 .632 0.60 0.50 1.10
1968-69 BOS 18 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213 - - 0.23 12 6 .667 0.40 0.30 0.70
CAREER   154 - 0 0 4 0 0 0 .219 - - 0.29 100 54 .649 8.90 6.30 15.10

NBA Playoff Stats - Advanced Stats

Season Team GP GS TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
1957-58 BOS 8 - .534 .455 - - - 8.01 - - - - 114.20 - 1.41 - - 14.61
1958-59 BOS 11 - .451 .370 - - - 11.54 - - - - 121.65 - 1.05 - - 16.01
1959-60 BOS 13 - .424 .385 - - - 13.03 - - - - 119.41 - 0.91 - - 11.50
1960-61 BOS 10 - .514 .446 - - - 11.43 - - - - 133.21 - 1.17 - - 12.90
1961-62 BOS 14 - .475 .444 - - - 12.85 - - - - 114.40 - 1.04 - - 12.78
1962-63 BOS 13 - .543 .484 - - - 10.50 - - - - 131.52 - 1.25 - - 15.93
1963-64 BOS 10 - .553 .506 - - - 11.18 - - - - 124.08 - 1.29 - - 15.81
1964-65 BOS 12 - .518 .459 - - - 8.88 - - - - 132.82 - 1.17 - - 17.80
1965-66 BOS 17 - .524 .449 - - - 13.89 - - - - 128.72 - 1.23 - - 19.08
1966-67 BOS 9 - .516 .459 - - - 13.11 - - - - 132.10 - 1.16 - - 19.19
1967-68 BOS 19 - .483 .441 - - - 10.81 - - - - 122.71 - 1.06 - - 13.34
1968-69 BOS 18 - .464 .419 - - - 11.38 - - - - 121.60 - 1.02 - - 14.17
CAREER   154 - .501 .447 - - - 11.56 - - - - 125.83 - 1.13 - - 17.56

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NBA All-Star Weekend Competitions

Eastern All-Star Fan Vote Selection - 1965, 1966
Eastern All-Star Coaches Selection - 1962, 1964, 1968

* Since the 1946-1947 season

NBA All-Star Game Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1962 East 1 - 14 2 1 8 .125 - - - 0 1 .000 - - 1 0 - - - 1
1964 East 1 - 27 16 8 20 .400 - - - 0 0 .000 - - 4 3 - - - 2
1965 East 1 - 24 6 2 12 .167 - - - 2 2 1.000 - - 5 3 - - - 2
1966 East 1 - 22 12 5 11 .455 - - - 2 2 1.000 - - 2 5 - - - 0
1968 East 1 - 15 5 2 5 .400 - - - 1 1 1.000 - - 2 4 - - - 1
TOTAL   5 - 102 41 18 56 .321 - - - 5 6 .833 - - 14 15 - - - 6
AVERAGES   5 - 20.4 8.20 3.60 11.20 .321 - - - 1.00 1.20 .833 - - 2.80 3.00 - - - 1.20

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NCAA Career

College: North Carolina Central (1955)

NCAA Season Stats - Per Game

Season School Class GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1951-52 DNP Fr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1952-53 North Carolina Central So - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1953-54 North Carolina Central Jr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1954-55 North Carolina Central Sr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -


Frequently Asked Questions

What is the age of Sam Jones?

Sam Jones is 90 years old.

What is the height of Sam Jones?

Sam Jones is 6-4 (193cm) tall.

What is the weight of Sam Jones?

Sam Jones is 198 lbs (90kg).

What is the birthday of Sam Jones?

Sam Jones was born on Jun 24, 1933.

What position does Sam Jones play?

Sam Jones plays the GF position.

What was the pre-draft team of Sam Jones?

Sam Jones was drafted out of North Carolina Central.

What high school did Sam Jones attend?

Sam Jones attended Laurinburg Institute in Laurinburg, North Carolina.

What nationality is Sam Jones?

Sam Jones has a United States nationality.

Where was Sam Jones born?

Sam Jones was born in Wilmington, North Carolina.

How many NBA seasons has Sam Jones played?

Sam Jones played 12 seasons in the NBA.

What are the career averages of Sam Jones?

Sam Jones had career averages 17.7 points, 4.9 rebounds, 2.5 assists in 871 games.

What are the career totals of Sam Jones?

Sam Jones had career totals of 15,411 points, 4,305 rebounds, 2,209 assists, 0 blocks, 0 steals in 871 games.

How many teams has Sam Jones been on?

Sam Jones played their entire career for the Boston Celtics.

When was Sam Jones drafted?

Sam Jones was drafted in the 8th round (#59 overall) of the 1956 NBA Draft by the Minneapolis Lakers.

What is Sam Jones' career high in points?

Sam Jones averaged a career high 25.9 points per game in 1964-1965.

What is Sam Jones' career high in rebounds?

Sam Jones averaged a career high 6.0 rebounds per game in 1958-1959.

What is Sam Jones' career high in assists?

Sam Jones averaged a career high 3.2 assists per game in 1965-1966.

What is the career PER of Sam Jones'?

Sam Jones had a career PER of 20.6.

Is Sam Jones in the Hall of Fame?

Yes, Sam Jones was inducted in the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1984.

How many championships has Sam Jones won?

Sam Jones has won 10 NBA championships.

How many All-Star teams has Sam Jones been on?

Sam Jones is a 5x All-Star.

Is Sam Jones' jersey retired?

Sam Jones' #24 jersey was retired by the Boston Celtics.