Sam Jones vs. Lee Nailon Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lee Nailon 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.

Lee Nailon

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Jones: 1957-58 to 1968-69
Lee Nailon: 2000-01 to 2005-06

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Jones 10 Lee Nailon 0

NBA Seasons Sam Jones 12 Lee Nailon 6

Playoffs Played Sam Jones 12 Lee Nailon 1

All-Star Games Sam Jones 5 Lee Nailon 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sam Jones 3 Lee Nailon 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Jones 17.7 Lee Nailon 8.6

Rebounds Per Game Sam Jones 4.9 Lee Nailon 3.1

Assists Per Game Sam Jones 2.5 Lee Nailon 1.0

Steals Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Lee Nailon 0.4

Blocks Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Lee Nailon 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Jones 15,411 Lee Nailon 2,622

Total Rebounds Sam Jones 4,305 Lee Nailon 936

Total Assists Sam Jones 2,209 Lee Nailon 298

Total Steals Sam Jones - n/a ** Lee Nailon 133

Total Blocks Sam Jones - n/a ** Lee Nailon 53

Total Games Sam Jones 871 Lee Nailon 306

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Jones .456 Lee Nailon .474

3-Point Percentage Sam Jones - n/a ** Lee Nailon .111

Free Throw Percentage Sam Jones .803 Lee Nailon .786

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Jones 25.9 (1965) Lee Nailon 14.2 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Jones 6.0 (1959) Lee Nailon 4.4 (2005)

Assists Per Game Sam Jones 3.2 (1966) Lee Nailon 1.6 (2005)

Steals Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Lee Nailon 0.7 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Lee Nailon 0.2 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Jones 18.9 Lee Nailon 7.7

Rebounds Per Game Sam Jones 4.7 Lee Nailon 2.7

Assists Per Game Sam Jones 2.3 Lee Nailon 0.7

Steals Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Lee Nailon 0.3

Blocks Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Lee Nailon 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Jones 2,909 Lee Nailon 69

Total Rebounds Sam Jones 718 Lee Nailon 24

Total Assists Sam Jones 358 Lee Nailon 6

Total Steals Sam Jones - n/a ** Lee Nailon 3

Total Blocks Sam Jones - n/a ** Lee Nailon 0

Total Games Sam Jones 154 Lee Nailon 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Jones .447 Lee Nailon .458

3-Point Percentage Sam Jones - n/a ** Lee Nailon .000

Free Throw Percentage Sam Jones .811 Lee Nailon .789

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Jones 28.6 (1965) Lee Nailon 7.7 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Jones 7.1 (1962) Lee Nailon 2.7 (2002)

Assists Per Game Sam Jones 3.1 (1962) Lee Nailon 0.7 (2002)

Steals Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Lee Nailon 0.3 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Lee Nailon 0.0 (2002)

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.