Sam Jones
Samuel Jones
Born: June 24, 1933
Wilmington, NC USA
Position: G-F
High School: Laurinburg Institute
College: North Carolina College
Drafted: 1956
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 198
Career: 1957-58-1968-69
Elected to Basketball Hall of Fame in 1984.
Sam Jones averaged 17.7 points, 4.9 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game in his 871-game career with the Boston Celtics. He began playing during the 1957-58 season and last took the court during the 1968-69 campaign. Jones was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1984.
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Player Totals:
| Player | Pos | GP | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957-58 | Boston Celtics | 56 | 594 | 233 | 100 | 84 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 260 | ||
| 1958-59 | Boston Celtics | 71 | 1466 | 703 | 305 | 196 | 151 | 0 | 0 | 428 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 761 | ||
| 1959-60 | Boston Celtics | 74 | 1512 | 782 | 355 | 220 | 168 | 0 | 0 | 375 | 125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 878 | ||
| 1960-61 | Boston Celtics | 78 | 2028 | 1069 | 480 | 268 | 211 | 0 | 0 | 421 | 217 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 1171 | ||
| 1961-62 | Boston Celtics | 78 | 2388 | 1284 | 596 | 297 | 243 | 0 | 0 | 458 | 232 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 149 | 1435 | ||
| 1962-63 | Boston Celtics | 76 | 2323 | 1305 | 621 | 324 | 257 | 0 | 0 | 396 | 241 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 1499 | ||
| 1963-64 | Boston Celtics | 76 | 2381 | 1359 | 612 | 318 | 249 | 0 | 0 | 349 | 202 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 192 | 1473 | ||
| 1964-65 | Boston Celtics | 80 | 2885 | 1818 | 821 | 522 | 428 | 0 | 0 | 411 | 223 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 176 | 2070 | ||
| 1965-66 | Boston Celtics | 67 | 2155 | 1335 | 626 | 407 | 325 | 0 | 0 | 347 | 216 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170 | 1577 | ||
| 1966-67 | Boston Celtics | 72 | 2325 | 1406 | 638 | 371 | 318 | 0 | 0 | 338 | 217 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 191 | 1594 | ||
| 1967-68 | Boston Celtics | 73 | 2408 | 1348 | 621 | 376 | 311 | 0 | 0 | 357 | 216 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 181 | 1553 | ||
| 1968-69 | Boston Celtics | 70 | 1820 | 1103 | 496 | 189 | 148 | 0 | 0 | 265 | 182 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 1140 | ||
| Totals | 871 | 24285 | 13745 | 6271 | 0 | 0 | 3572 | 2869 | 0 | 0 | 4305 | 2209 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1735 | 15411 |
Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957-58 | Boston Celtics | 56 | 10.6 | 42.9 | 71.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 4.6 | |
| 1958-59 | Boston Celtics | 71 | 20.6 | 43.4 | 77.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 10.7 | |
| 1959-60 | Boston Celtics | 74 | 20.4 | 45.4 | 76.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.1 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 11.9 | |
| 1960-61 | Boston Celtics | 78 | 26.0 | 44.9 | 78.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.4 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 15.0 | |
| 1961-62 | Boston Celtics | 78 | 30.6 | 46.4 | 81.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.9 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 18.4 | |
| 1962-63 | Boston Celtics | 76 | 30.6 | 47.6 | 79.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.2 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 19.7 | |
| 1963-64 | Boston Celtics | 76 | 31.3 | 45.0 | 78.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.6 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 19.4 | |
| 1964-65 | Boston Celtics | 80 | 36.1 | 45.2 | 82.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.1 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 25.9 | |
| 1965-66 | Boston Celtics | 67 | 32.2 | 46.9 | 79.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.2 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 23.5 | |
| 1966-67 | Boston Celtics | 72 | 32.3 | 45.4 | 85.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 22.1 | |
| 1967-68 | Boston Celtics | 73 | 33.0 | 46.1 | 82.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.9 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 21.3 | |
| 1968-69 | Boston Celtics | 70 | 26.0 | 45.0 | 78.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 16.3 | |
| Averages | 871 | 27.9 | 45.6 | 80.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.9 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 17.7 |
Postseason - Player Totals:
| Player | Pos | GP | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957-58 | Boston Celtics | 8 | 75 | 22 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 31 | ||
| 1958-59 | Boston Celtics | 11 | 192 | 108 | 40 | 39 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 113 | ||
| 1959-60 | Boston Celtics | 13 | 197 | 117 | 45 | 21 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 107 | ||
| 1960-61 | Boston Celtics | 10 | 258 | 112 | 50 | 35 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 131 | ||
| 1961-62 | Boston Celtics | 14 | 504 | 277 | 123 | 60 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 288 | ||
| 1962-63 | Boston Celtics | 13 | 450 | 248 | 120 | 83 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 309 | ||
| 1963-64 | Boston Celtics | 10 | 356 | 181 | 91 | 68 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 232 | ||
| 1964-65 | Boston Celtics | 12 | 495 | 294 | 135 | 84 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 343 | ||
| 1965-66 | Boston Celtics | 17 | 602 | 343 | 154 | 136 | 114 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 422 | ||
| 1966-67 | Boston Celtics | 9 | 326 | 207 | 95 | 58 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 240 | ||
| 1967-68 | Boston Celtics | 19 | 685 | 367 | 162 | 84 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 390 | ||
| 1968-69 | Boston Celtics | 18 | 514 | 296 | 124 | 69 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 303 | ||
| Totals | 154 | 4654 | 2572 | 1149 | 0 | 0 | 753 | 611 | 0 | 0 | 720 | 358 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 395 | 2909 |
Postseason Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957-58 | Boston Celtics | 8 | 9.4 | 45.5 | 68.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 3.9 | |
| 1958-59 | Boston Celtics | 11 | 17.5 | 37.0 | 84.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 10.3 | |
| 1959-60 | Boston Celtics | 13 | 15.2 | 38.5 | 81.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 8.2 | |
| 1960-61 | Boston Celtics | 10 | 25.8 | 44.6 | 88.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.4 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 13.1 | |
| 1961-62 | Boston Celtics | 14 | 36.0 | 44.4 | 70.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.2 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 20.6 | |
| 1962-63 | Boston Celtics | 13 | 34.6 | 48.4 | 83.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.2 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 23.8 | |
| 1963-64 | Boston Celtics | 10 | 35.6 | 50.3 | 73.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 23.2 | |
| 1964-65 | Boston Celtics | 12 | 41.3 | 45.9 | 86.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.6 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 28.6 | |
| 1965-66 | Boston Celtics | 17 | 35.4 | 44.9 | 83.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.1 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 24.8 | |
| 1966-67 | Boston Celtics | 9 | 36.2 | 45.9 | 86.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.1 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 26.7 | |
| 1967-68 | Boston Celtics | 19 | 36.1 | 44.1 | 78.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 20.5 | |
| 1968-69 | Boston Celtics | 18 | 28.6 | 41.9 | 79.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 16.8 | |
| Averages | 871 | 30.2 | 44.7 | 81.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 18.9 |
Awards
1964 - NBA All-NBA Second Team
1965 - NBA All-NBA Second Team
1966 - NBA All-NBA Second Team
