Samuel Jones (Sam)
Position: Guard-Forward
Height: 6-4 Weight: 198 lbs.
Born: June 24, 1933 in Wilmington, North Carolina
High School: Laurinburg Institute in Laurinburg, North Carolina
College: North Carolina Central University
Inducted into Hall of Fame as Player in 1984
Drafted by the Boston Celtics in the 1st round (8th pick, 8th overall) of the 1957 NBA draft.
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| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957-58 | 24 | BOS | NBA | 56 | 594 | 100 | 233 | .429 | 60 | 84 | .714 | 160 | 37 | 42 | 260 | |||||||||
| 1958-59 | 25 | BOS | NBA | 71 | 1466 | 305 | 703 | .434 | 151 | 196 | .770 | 428 | 101 | 102 | 761 | |||||||||
| 1959-60 | 26 | BOS | NBA | 74 | 1512 | 355 | 782 | .454 | 168 | 220 | .764 | 375 | 125 | 101 | 878 | |||||||||
| 1960-61 | 27 | BOS | NBA | 78 | 2028 | 480 | 1069 | .449 | 211 | 268 | .787 | 421 | 217 | 148 | 1171 | |||||||||
| 1961-62 | 28 | BOS | NBA | 78 | 2388 | 596 | 1284 | .464 | 243 | 297 | .818 | 458 | 232 | 149 | 1435 | |||||||||
| 1962-63 | 29 | BOS | NBA | 76 | 2323 | 621 | 1305 | .476 | 257 | 324 | .793 | 396 | 241 | 162 | 1499 | |||||||||
| 1963-64 | 30 | BOS | NBA | 76 | 2381 | 612 | 1359 | .450 | 249 | 318 | .783 | 349 | 202 | 192 | 1473 | |||||||||
| 1964-65 | 31 | BOS | NBA | 80 | 2885 | 821 | 1818 | .452 | 428 | 522 | .820 | 411 | 223 | 176 | 2070 | |||||||||
| 1965-66 | 32 | BOS | NBA | 67 | 2155 | 626 | 1335 | .469 | 325 | 407 | .799 | 347 | 216 | 170 | 1577 | |||||||||
| 1966-67 | 33 | BOS | NBA | 72 | 2325 | 638 | 1406 | .454 | 318 | 371 | .857 | 338 | 217 | 191 | 1594 | |||||||||
| 1967-68 | 34 | BOS | NBA | 73 | 2408 | 621 | 1348 | .461 | 311 | 376 | .827 | 357 | 216 | 181 | 1553 | |||||||||
| 1968-69 | 35 | BOS | NBA | 70 | 1820 | 496 | 1103 | .450 | 148 | 189 | .783 | 265 | 182 | 121 | 1140 | |||||||||
| Career | NBA | 871 | 24285 | 6271 | 13745 | .456 | 2869 | 3572 | .803 | 4305 | 2209 | 1735 | 15411 |
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957-58 | 24 | BOS | NBA | 56 | 10.6 | 1.8 | 4.2 | .429 | 1.1 | 1.5 | .714 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 4.6 | |||||||||
| 1958-59 | 25 | BOS | NBA | 71 | 20.6 | 4.3 | 9.9 | .434 | 2.1 | 2.8 | .770 | 6.0 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 10.7 | |||||||||
| 1959-60 | 26 | BOS | NBA | 74 | 20.4 | 4.8 | 10.6 | .454 | 2.3 | 3.0 | .764 | 5.1 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 11.9 | |||||||||
| 1960-61 | 27 | BOS | NBA | 78 | 26.0 | 6.2 | 13.7 | .449 | 2.7 | 3.4 | .787 | 5.4 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 15.0 | |||||||||
| 1961-62 | 28 | BOS | NBA | 78 | 30.6 | 7.6 | 16.5 | .464 | 3.1 | 3.8 | .818 | 5.9 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 18.4 | |||||||||
| 1962-63 | 29 | BOS | NBA | 76 | 30.6 | 8.2 | 17.2 | .476 | 3.4 | 4.3 | .793 | 5.2 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 19.7 | |||||||||
| 1963-64 | 30 | BOS | NBA | 76 | 31.3 | 8.1 | 17.9 | .450 | 3.3 | 4.2 | .783 | 4.6 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 19.4 | |||||||||
| 1964-65 | 31 | BOS | NBA | 80 | 36.1 | 10.3 | 22.7 | .452 | 5.4 | 6.5 | .820 | 5.1 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 25.9 | |||||||||
| 1965-66 | 32 | BOS | NBA | 67 | 32.2 | 9.3 | 19.9 | .469 | 4.9 | 6.1 | .799 | 5.2 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 23.5 | |||||||||
| 1966-67 | 33 | BOS | NBA | 72 | 32.3 | 8.9 | 19.5 | .454 | 4.4 | 5.2 | .857 | 4.7 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 22.1 | |||||||||
| 1967-68 | 34 | BOS | NBA | 73 | 33.0 | 8.5 | 18.5 | .461 | 4.3 | 5.2 | .827 | 4.9 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 21.3 | |||||||||
| 1968-69 | 35 | BOS | NBA | 70 | 26.0 | 7.1 | 15.8 | .450 | 2.1 | 2.7 | .783 | 3.8 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 16.3 | |||||||||
| Career | NBA | 871 | 27.9 | 7.2 | 15.8 | .456 | 3.3 | 4.1 | .803 | 4.9 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 17.7 |
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957-58 | 24 | BOS | NBA | 56 | 594 | 6.1 | 14.1 | .429 | 3.6 | 5.1 | .714 | 9.7 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 15.8 | |||||||||
| 1958-59 | 25 | BOS | NBA | 71 | 1466 | 7.5 | 17.3 | .434 | 3.7 | 4.8 | .770 | 10.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 18.7 | |||||||||
| 1959-60 | 26 | BOS | NBA | 74 | 1512 | 8.5 | 18.6 | .454 | 4.0 | 5.2 | .764 | 8.9 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 20.9 | |||||||||
| 1960-61 | 27 | BOS | NBA | 78 | 2028 | 8.5 | 19.0 | .449 | 3.7 | 4.8 | .787 | 7.5 | 3.9 | 2.6 | 20.8 | |||||||||
| 1961-62 | 28 | BOS | NBA | 78 | 2388 | 9.0 | 19.4 | .464 | 3.7 | 4.5 | .818 | 6.9 | 3.5 | 2.2 | 21.6 | |||||||||
| 1962-63 | 29 | BOS | NBA | 76 | 2323 | 9.6 | 20.2 | .476 | 4.0 | 5.0 | .793 | 6.1 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 23.2 | |||||||||
| 1963-64 | 30 | BOS | NBA | 76 | 2381 | 9.3 | 20.5 | .450 | 3.8 | 4.8 | .783 | 5.3 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 22.3 | |||||||||
| 1964-65 | 31 | BOS | NBA | 80 | 2885 | 10.2 | 22.7 | .452 | 5.3 | 6.5 | .820 | 5.1 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 25.8 | |||||||||
| 1965-66 | 32 | BOS | NBA | 67 | 2155 | 10.5 | 22.3 | .469 | 5.4 | 6.8 | .799 | 5.8 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 26.3 | |||||||||
| 1966-67 | 33 | BOS | NBA | 72 | 2325 | 9.9 | 21.8 | .454 | 4.9 | 5.7 | .857 | 5.2 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 24.7 | |||||||||
| 1967-68 | 34 | BOS | NBA | 73 | 2408 | 9.3 | 20.2 | .461 | 4.6 | 5.6 | .827 | 5.3 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 23.2 | |||||||||
| 1968-69 | 35 | BOS | NBA | 70 | 1820 | 9.8 | 21.8 | .450 | 2.9 | 3.7 | .783 | 5.2 | 3.6 | 2.4 | 22.5 | |||||||||
| Career | NBA | 871 | 24285 | 9.3 | 20.4 | .456 | 4.3 | 5.3 | .803 | 6.4 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 22.8 |
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | USG% | ORtg | DRtg | OWS | DWS | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957-58 | 24 | BOS | NBA | 56 | 594 | 16.3 | .482 | .429 | |||||||||||||
| 1958-59 | 25 | BOS | NBA | 71 | 1466 | 18.0 | .482 | .434 | |||||||||||||
| 1959-60 | 26 | BOS | NBA | 74 | 1512 | 17.7 | .500 | .454 | |||||||||||||
| 1960-61 | 27 | BOS | NBA | 78 | 2028 | 17.7 | .493 | .449 | |||||||||||||
| 1961-62 | 28 | BOS | NBA | 78 | 2388 | 17.9 | .507 | .464 | |||||||||||||
| 1962-63 | 29 | BOS | NBA | 76 | 2323 | 19.1 | .518 | .476 | |||||||||||||
| 1963-64 | 30 | BOS | NBA | 76 | 2381 | 17.7 | .491 | .450 | |||||||||||||
| 1964-65 | 31 | BOS | NBA | 80 | 2885 | 20.7 | .505 | .452 | 12.1 | ||||||||||||
| 1965-66 | 32 | BOS | NBA | 67 | 2155 | 21.7 | .521 | .469 | 16.3 | ||||||||||||
| 1966-67 | 33 | BOS | NBA | 72 | 2325 | 18.5 | .508 | .454 | 13.8 | ||||||||||||
| 1967-68 | 34 | BOS | NBA | 73 | 2408 | 18.3 | .513 | .461 | 13.2 | ||||||||||||
| 1968-69 | 35 | BOS | NBA | 70 | 1820 | 17.6 | .481 | .450 | 15.9 | ||||||||||||
| Career | NBA | 871 | 24285 | 18.7 | .503 | .456 | 14.0 |
| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| 1957-58 | 24 | BOS | NBA | 8 | 75 | 10 | 22 | 11 | 16 | 24 | 4 | 7 | 31 | .455 | .688 | 9.4 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 0.5 | |||||||
| 1958-59 | 25 | BOS | NBA | 11 | 192 | 40 | 108 | 33 | 39 | 63 | 17 | 14 | 113 | .370 | .846 | 17.5 | 10.3 | 5.7 | 1.5 | |||||||
| 1959-60 | 26 | BOS | NBA | 13 | 197 | 45 | 117 | 17 | 21 | 41 | 18 | 17 | 107 | .385 | .810 | 15.2 | 8.2 | 3.2 | 1.4 | |||||||
| 1960-61 | 27 | BOS | NBA | 10 | 258 | 50 | 112 | 31 | 35 | 54 | 22 | 24 | 131 | .446 | .886 | 25.8 | 13.1 | 5.4 | 2.2 | |||||||
| 1961-62 | 28 | BOS | NBA | 14 | 504 | 123 | 277 | 42 | 60 | 99 | 44 | 30 | 288 | .444 | .700 | 36.0 | 20.6 | 7.1 | 3.1 | |||||||
| 1962-63 | 29 | BOS | NBA | 13 | 450 | 120 | 248 | 69 | 83 | 81 | 32 | 42 | 309 | .484 | .831 | 34.6 | 23.8 | 6.2 | 2.5 | |||||||
| 1963-64 | 30 | BOS | NBA | 10 | 356 | 91 | 181 | 50 | 68 | 47 | 23 | 24 | 232 | .503 | .735 | 35.6 | 23.2 | 4.7 | 2.3 | |||||||
| 1964-65 | 31 | BOS | NBA | 12 | 495 | 135 | 294 | 73 | 84 | 55 | 30 | 39 | 343 | .459 | .869 | 41.3 | 28.6 | 4.6 | 2.5 | |||||||
| 1965-66 | 32 | BOS | NBA | 17 | 602 | 154 | 343 | 114 | 136 | 86 | 53 | 65 | 422 | .449 | .838 | 35.4 | 24.8 | 5.1 | 3.1 | |||||||
| 1966-67 | 33 | BOS | NBA | 9 | 326 | 95 | 207 | 50 | 58 | 46 | 28 | 30 | 240 | .459 | .862 | 36.2 | 26.7 | 5.1 | 3.1 | |||||||
| 1967-68 | 34 | BOS | NBA | 19 | 685 | 162 | 367 | 66 | 84 | 64 | 50 | 58 | 390 | .441 | .786 | 36.1 | 20.5 | 3.4 | 2.6 | |||||||
| 1968-69 | 35 | BOS | NBA | 18 | 514 | 124 | 296 | 55 | 69 | 58 | 37 | 45 | 303 | .419 | .797 | 28.6 | 16.8 | 3.2 | 2.1 | |||||||
| Career | NBA | 154 | 4654 | 1149 | 2572 | 611 | 753 | 718 | 358 | 395 | 2909 | .447 | .811 | 30.2 | 18.9 | 4.7 | 2.3 | |||||||||
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | USG% | ORtg | DRtg | OWS | DWS | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957-58 | 24 | BOS | NBA | 8 | 75 | 18.4 | .534 | .455 | 8.0 | ||||||||||||
| 1958-59 | 25 | BOS | NBA | 11 | 192 | 17.9 | .451 | .370 | 11.5 | ||||||||||||
| 1959-60 | 26 | BOS | NBA | 13 | 197 | 14.9 | .424 | .385 | 13.0 | ||||||||||||
| 1960-61 | 27 | BOS | NBA | 10 | 258 | 16.4 | .514 | .446 | 11.4 | ||||||||||||
| 1961-62 | 28 | BOS | NBA | 14 | 504 | 16.6 | .475 | .444 | 12.9 | ||||||||||||
| 1962-63 | 29 | BOS | NBA | 13 | 450 | 19.6 | .543 | .484 | 10.5 | ||||||||||||
| 1963-64 | 30 | BOS | NBA | 10 | 356 | 21.4 | .550 | .503 | 11.2 | ||||||||||||
| 1964-65 | 31 | BOS | NBA | 12 | 495 | 18.4 | .518 | .459 | 8.9 | ||||||||||||
| 1965-66 | 32 | BOS | NBA | 17 | 602 | 19.6 | .524 | .449 | 13.9 | ||||||||||||
| 1966-67 | 33 | BOS | NBA | 9 | 326 | 19.5 | .516 | .459 | 13.1 | ||||||||||||
| 1967-68 | 34 | BOS | NBA | 19 | 685 | 14.0 | .483 | .441 | 10.8 | ||||||||||||
| 1968-69 | 35 | BOS | NBA | 18 | 514 | 15.0 | .464 | .419 | 11.4 | ||||||||||||
| Career | NBA | 154 | 4654 | 17.5 | .501 | .447 | 11.6 |
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961-62 | 28 | BOS | NBA | 1 | 14 | 1 | 8 | .125 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| 1963-64 | 30 | BOS | NBA | 1 | 27 | 8 | 20 | .400 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | |||||||||
| 1964-65 | 31 | BOS | NBA | 1 | 24 | 2 | 12 | .167 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1965-66 | 32 | BOS | NBA | 1 | 22 | 5 | 11 | .455 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1967-68 | 34 | BOS | NBA | 1 | 15 | 2 | 5 | .400 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||
| Career | NBA | 5 | 102 | 18 | 56 | .321 | 5 | 6 | .833 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 41 |
| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | College | G | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| 1951-52 | 18 | NCC | 22 | 126 | 263 | 48 | 78 | 150 | 300 | .479 | .615 | 13.6 | 6.8 | ||||||||||||
| 1952-53 | 19 | NCC | 24 | 169 | 370 | 115 | 180 | 248 | 453 | .457 | .639 | 18.9 | 10.3 | ||||||||||||
| 1953-54 | 20 | NCC | 27 | 208 | 432 | 98 | 137 | 223 | 514 | .481 | .715 | 19.0 | 8.3 | ||||||||||||
| 1956-57 | 23 | NCC | 27 | 174 | 398 | 155 | 202 | 288 | 503 | .437 | .767 | 18.6 | 10.7 | ||||||||||||
| Career | 100 | 677 | 1463 | 416 | 597 | 909 | 1770 | .463 | .697 | 17.7 | 9.1 | ||||||||||||||
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All-Star Games 1962 NBA1964 NBA 1965 NBA 1966 NBA 1968 NBA |
Honors 1964-65 NBA All-NBA (2nd)1965-66 NBA All-NBA (2nd) 1966-67 NBA All-NBA (2nd) |
MVP Award Shares 1963-64 NBA 0.002 (9)1964-65 NBA 0.040 (4) 1965-66 NBA 0.025 (5) Career 0.067 (86) |
Games 1964-65 NBA 80 (1) |
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Field Goals 1962-63 NBA 621 (9)1963-64 NBA 612 (9) 1964-65 NBA 821 (3) 1965-66 NBA 626 (10) 1966-67 NBA 638 (9) Career NBA 6271 (77) Career 6271 (82) |
Field Goal Attempts 1962-63 NBA 1305 (10)1963-64 NBA 1359 (9) 1964-65 NBA 1818 (3) 1966-67 NBA 1406 (7) Career NBA 13745 (76) Career 13745 (81) |
Field Goal Pct 1958-59 NBA .434 (9)1959-60 NBA .454 (9) 1962-63 NBA .476 (9) |
Free Throws 1964-65 NBA 428 (6) |
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Free Throw Attempts 1964-65 NBA 522 (8) |
Free Throw Pct 1961-62 NBA .818 (10)1964-65 NBA .820 (6) 1966-67 NBA .857 (5) 1967-68 NBA .827 (6) |
Points 1964-65 NBA 2070 (4)1965-66 NBA 1577 (10) |
Points Per Game 1962-63 NBA 19.7 (9)1964-65 NBA 25.9 (5) 1965-66 NBA 23.5 (5) 1966-67 NBA 22.1 (6) |
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Player Efficiency Rating 1962-63 NBA 19.1 (9)1964-65 NBA 20.7 (6) 1965-66 NBA 21.7 (4) Career NBA 18.7 (93) Career 18.7 (99) |
Effective Field Goal Pct 1958-59 NBA .434 (9)1959-60 NBA .454 (9) 1962-63 NBA .476 (9) |
Hall of Fame Probability Career 1.000 (26) |
| Season | Team | Lg | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967-68 | Boston Celtics | NBA | $44,000 |
| Career | (may be incomplete) | $44,000 |
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