Sam Jones vs. Garfield Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Garfield Smith and Sam Jones 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

Sam Jones

vs.

Garfield Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Jones: 1957-58 to 1968-69
Garfield Smith: 1970-71 to 1971-72

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Jones 10 Garfield Smith 0

NBA Seasons Sam Jones 12 Garfield Smith 2

Playoffs Played Sam Jones 12 Garfield Smith 1

All-Star Games Sam Jones 5 Garfield Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sam Jones 3 Garfield Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Jones 17.7 Garfield Smith 2.7

Rebounds Per Game Sam Jones 4.9 Garfield Smith 2.1

Assists Per Game Sam Jones 2.5 Garfield Smith 0.3

Steals Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Garfield Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Garfield Smith - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Jones 15,411 Garfield Smith 168

Total Rebounds Sam Jones 4,305 Garfield Smith 132

Total Assists Sam Jones 2,209 Garfield Smith 17

Total Steals Sam Jones - n/a ** Garfield Smith - n/a **

Total Blocks Sam Jones - n/a ** Garfield Smith - n/a **

Total Games Sam Jones 871 Garfield Smith 63

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Jones .456 Garfield Smith .385

3-Point Percentage Sam Jones - n/a ** Garfield Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Jones .803 Garfield Smith .322

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Jones 25.9 (1965) Garfield Smith 2.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Jones 6.0 (1959) Garfield Smith 2.6 (1971)

Assists Per Game Sam Jones 3.2 (1966) Garfield Smith 0.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Garfield Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Garfield Smith - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Jones 18.9 Garfield Smith 0.5

Rebounds Per Game Sam Jones 4.7 Garfield Smith 0.3

Assists Per Game Sam Jones 2.3 Garfield Smith 0.0

Steals Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Garfield Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Garfield Smith - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Jones 2,909 Garfield Smith 2

Total Rebounds Sam Jones 718 Garfield Smith 1

Total Assists Sam Jones 358 Garfield Smith 0

Total Steals Sam Jones - n/a ** Garfield Smith - n/a **

Total Blocks Sam Jones - n/a ** Garfield Smith - n/a **

Total Games Sam Jones 154 Garfield Smith 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Jones .447 Garfield Smith .200

3-Point Percentage Sam Jones - n/a ** Garfield Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Jones .811 Garfield Smith .000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Jones 28.6 (1965) Garfield Smith 0.5 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Jones 7.1 (1962) Garfield Smith 0.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Sam Jones 3.1 (1962) Garfield Smith 0.0 (1972)

Steals Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Garfield Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Garfield Smith - 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.