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Retired#24Guard1957–1968#153 all-time in points

Sam Jones

Sam Jones scored 15,411 points in 871 games, 153rd on the all-time list. His best scoring season was 1964-65 at 25.9 points a game. He earned 4 RimBlaze badges.

Height / Weight6′ 4″ / 198 lb
Age93
PositionGuard
BornJun 24, 1933
HometownWilmington, North Carolina
Experience1957–1968
Before the NBANorth Carolina Central
Draft1957 · round 1, pick 8
High schoolLaurinburg Institute North Carolina, North Carolina
TeamsBoston Celtics 1957–1968
Career points
15,411
871 games · 17.7 per game
Triple-doubles
—
Counted since 1996-97, when NBA.com game logs begin
All-time points
#153
Also 414th in assists, 373rd in rebounds
NBA dataCareer 1957–1968. Game-by-game feats count games since 1996-97, when NBA.com game logs begin.
0 rare
LOGO RANGE · 30 FT HALF COURT · 47 FT
No rare buckets tracked in 1968-69.

1968-69 season

BOS · 70 games
Points1,14016.3 per game
Rebounds3.8265 total
Assists2.6182 total
Triple-doubles—— double-doubles
40-point games00 big nights
Rare buckets0Logo 3s, buzzer-beaters, daggers

Player’s Vault

4 badges earned
0Unicorn
1Rare Air
3Legend
  • ×3Rare AirSeasonAll-NBA1964-65, 1965-66, 1966-67
  • ×5LegendSeasonAll-Star1961-62, 1963-64, 1964-65, 1965-66, 1967-68
  • LegendCareer10,000 points15,411 points
  • LegendCareerChampionship ring10 rings · 1958-59, 1959-60, 1960-61, 1961-62, 1962-63, 1963-64, 1964-65, 1965-66, 1967-68, 1968-69

Sam Jones career arc

By season · tap a barSelected seasonPeak: 1964-65 · 25.9 points per game

Sam Jones milestones

Career · regular season
15,411 career points
Retired 153rd on the all-time scoring list.
5K10K15K20K25K
Career marks
Points15,411Past 15,000 · 153rd all-time
Rebounds4,305Past 2,500 · 373rd all-time

Sam Jones career highs

Game logs begin in 1996-97, after his career

Biggest nights

Ranked by rarity
No big nights yet.

Deepest makes

0 rare buckets tracked
No rare buckets tracked yet.

Sam Jones stats by season

Regular season · tap a row
SeasonTeamGPPTSPPGRPGAPGFG%3P%FT%3PMTDDDRare
1968-69BOS701,14016.33.82.6.450—.783————
1967-68BOS731,55321.34.93.0.461—.827————
1966-67BOS721,59422.14.73.0.454—.857————
1965-66BOS671,57723.55.23.2.469—.799————
1964-65BOS802,07025.95.12.8.452—.820————
1963-64BOS761,47319.44.62.7.450—.783————
1962-63BOS761,49919.75.23.2.476—.793————
1961-62BOS781,43518.45.93.0.464—.818————
1960-61BOS781,17115.05.42.8.449—.787————
1959-60BOS7487811.95.11.7.454—.764————
1958-59BOS7176110.76.01.4.434—.770————
1957-58BOS562604.62.90.7.429—.714————
Career12 seasons87115,41117.74.92.5.456—.8030——0

Sam Jones splits

Career · points per game
No game-by-game logs for his career. NBA.com’s logs begin in 1996-97.

How he scores

Share of points · rare bucket mix
Career
Twos
81%
Threes
0%
Free throws
19%

Every big night · 0

No big nights yet.

Quick answers

Sam Jones facts
How many career points did Sam Jones score?

Sam Jones scored 15,411 career regular-season points in 871 games, 17.7 per game, which ranks 153rd all-time.

What was Sam Jones’s best season?

His best scoring season was 1964-65 with BOS: 25.9 points, 5.1 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game.

Where is Sam Jones from?

Sam Jones is from Wilmington, North Carolina. He played high school ball at Laurinburg Institute in North Carolina, North Carolina. Before the NBA he played for North Carolina Central.

What teams did Sam Jones play for?

Boston Celtics (1957–1968).