David Burns vs. Sam Jones Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Sam Jones and David Burns that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

David Burns

vs.

Sam Jones

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
David Burns: 1981-82 to 1981-82
Sam Jones: 1957-58 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships David Burns 0 Sam Jones 10

NBA Seasons David Burns 1 Sam Jones 12

Playoffs Played David Burns 0 Sam Jones 12

All-Star Games David Burns 0 Sam Jones 5

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) David Burns 0 Sam Jones 3

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game David Burns 2.6 Sam Jones 17.7

Rebounds Per Game David Burns 0.6 Sam Jones 4.9

Assists Per Game David Burns 1.7 Sam Jones 2.5

Steals Per Game David Burns 0.3 Sam Jones - n/a **

Blocks Per Game David Burns 0.0 Sam Jones - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points David Burns 23 Sam Jones 15,411

Total Rebounds David Burns 5 Sam Jones 4,305

Total Assists David Burns 15 Sam Jones 2,209

Total Steals David Burns 3 Sam Jones - n/a **

Total Blocks David Burns 0 Sam Jones - n/a **

Total Games David Burns 9 Sam Jones 871

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage David Burns .438 Sam Jones .456

3-Point Percentage David Burns - Sam Jones - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage David Burns .600 Sam Jones .803

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game David Burns 2.6 (1982) Sam Jones 25.9 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game David Burns 0.6 (1982) Sam Jones 6.0 (1959)

Assists Per Game David Burns 1.7 (1982) Sam Jones 3.2 (1966)

Steals Per Game David Burns 0.3 (1982) Sam Jones - n/a **

Blocks Per Game David Burns 0.0 (1982) Sam Jones - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game David Burns - Sam Jones 18.9

Rebounds Per Game David Burns - Sam Jones 4.7

Assists Per Game David Burns - Sam Jones 2.3

Steals Per Game David Burns - Sam Jones - n/a **

Blocks Per Game David Burns - Sam Jones - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points David Burns - Sam Jones 2,909

Total Rebounds David Burns - Sam Jones 718

Total Assists David Burns - Sam Jones 358

Total Steals David Burns - Sam Jones - n/a **

Total Blocks David Burns - Sam Jones - n/a **

Total Games David Burns 0 Sam Jones 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage David Burns - Sam Jones .447

3-Point Percentage David Burns - Sam Jones - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage David Burns - Sam Jones .811

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game David Burns - Sam Jones 28.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game David Burns - Sam Jones 7.1 (1962)

Assists Per Game David Burns - Sam Jones 3.1 (1962)

Steals Per Game David Burns - Sam Jones - n/a **

Blocks Per Game David Burns - Sam Jones - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.