Jim Cleamons vs. Sam Jones Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Sam Jones and Jim Cleamons 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

Jim Cleamons

vs.

Sam Jones

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Cleamons: 1971-72 to 1979-80
Sam Jones: 1957-58 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Cleamons 1 Sam Jones 10

NBA Seasons Jim Cleamons 9 Sam Jones 12

Playoffs Played Jim Cleamons 4 Sam Jones 12

All-Star Games Jim Cleamons 0 Sam Jones 5

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jim Cleamons 0 Sam Jones 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jim Cleamons 1 Sam Jones 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Cleamons 8.3 Sam Jones 17.7

Rebounds Per Game Jim Cleamons 3.0 Sam Jones 4.9

Assists Per Game Jim Cleamons 3.9 Sam Jones 2.5

Steals Per Game Jim Cleamons 1.0 * Sam Jones - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.2 * Sam Jones - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Cleamons 5,412 Sam Jones 15,411

Total Rebounds Jim Cleamons 1,981 Sam Jones 4,305

Total Assists Jim Cleamons 2,531 Sam Jones 2,209

Total Steals Jim Cleamons 533 * Sam Jones - n/a **

Total Blocks Jim Cleamons 120 * Sam Jones - n/a **

Total Games Jim Cleamons 652 Sam Jones 871

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Cleamons .460 Sam Jones .456

3-Point Percentage Jim Cleamons .226 * Sam Jones - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jim Cleamons .765 Sam Jones .803

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Cleamons 12.2 (1976) Sam Jones 25.9 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Cleamons 4.6 (1977) Sam Jones 6.0 (1959)

Assists Per Game Jim Cleamons 5.2 (1976) Sam Jones 3.2 (1966)

Steals Per Game Jim Cleamons 1.5 (1976) * Sam Jones - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.4 (1977) * Sam Jones - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Cleamons 8.2 Sam Jones 18.9

Rebounds Per Game Jim Cleamons 3.3 Sam Jones 4.7

Assists Per Game Jim Cleamons 3.3 Sam Jones 2.3

Steals Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.6 * Sam Jones - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.1 * Sam Jones - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Cleamons 221 Sam Jones 2,909

Total Rebounds Jim Cleamons 89 Sam Jones 718

Total Assists Jim Cleamons 89 Sam Jones 358

Total Steals Jim Cleamons 12 * Sam Jones - n/a **

Total Blocks Jim Cleamons 3 * Sam Jones - n/a **

Total Games Jim Cleamons 27 Sam Jones 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Cleamons .396 Sam Jones .447

3-Point Percentage Jim Cleamons - * Sam Jones - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jim Cleamons .848 Sam Jones .811

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Cleamons 13.8 (1976) Sam Jones 28.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Cleamons 5.5 (1976) Sam Jones 7.1 (1962)

Assists Per Game Jim Cleamons 4.7 (1976) Sam Jones 3.1 (1962)

Steals Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.6 (1976) * Sam Jones - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.2 (1976) * Sam Jones - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.