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Sam Jones

Career (regular season)

GP
871
PTS
17.7
REB
4.9
AST
2.5

Personal details

Position
Guard
Height and weight
1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) · 90 kg (198 lb)
Born
June 24, 1933
Died
† December 30, 2021 (aged 88)
Birthplace
Wilmington, Estados Unidos
School / club
North Carolina Central
Draft
1957: round 1, pick 8
NBA career
1957-1968 · 12 seasons

Stats

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Regular season

Season Team GP PTS REB AST MIN STL BLK TOV FG% 3P% FT%
1957-58 BOS 56 260 160 37 594 — — — 42.9 — 71.4
1958-59 BOS 71 761 428 101 1,466 — — — 43.4 — 77.0
1959-60 BOS 74 878 375 125 1,512 — — — 45.4 — 76.4
1960-61 BOS 78 1,171 421 217 2,028 — — — 44.9 — 78.7
1961-62 BOS 78 1,435 458 232 2,388 — — — 46.4 — 81.8
1962-63 BOS 76 1,499 396 241 2,323 — — — 47.6 — 79.3
1963-64 BOS 76 1,473 349 202 2,381 — — — 45.0 — 78.3
1964-65 BOS 80 2,070 411 223 2,885 — — — 45.2 — 82.0
1965-66 BOS 67 1,577 347 216 2,155 — — — 46.9 — 79.9
1966-67 BOS 72 1,594 338 217 2,325 — — — 45.4 — 85.7
1967-68 BOS 73 1,553 357 216 2,408 — — — 46.1 — 82.7
1968-69 BOS 70 1,140 265 182 1,820 — — — 45.0 — 78.3
Career 871 15,411 4,305 2,209 24,285 — — — 45.6 — 80.3

Playoffs

Season Team GP PTS REB AST MIN STL BLK TOV FG% 3P% FT%
1957-58 BOS 8 31 24 4 75 — — — 45.5 — 68.8
1958-59 BOS 11 113 63 17 192 — — — 37.0 — 84.6
1959-60 BOS 13 107 41 18 197 — — — 38.5 — 81.0
1960-61 BOS 10 131 54 22 258 — — — 44.6 — 88.6
1961-62 BOS 14 288 99 44 504 — — — 44.4 — 70.0
1962-63 BOS 13 309 81 32 450 — — — 48.4 — 83.1
1963-64 BOS 10 232 47 23 356 — — — 50.6 — 73.5
1964-65 BOS 12 343 55 30 495 — — — 45.9 — 86.9
1965-66 BOS 17 422 86 53 602 — — — 44.9 — 83.8
1966-67 BOS 9 240 46 28 326 — — — 45.9 — 86.2
1967-68 BOS 19 390 64 50 685 — — — 44.1 — 78.6
1968-69 BOS 18 303 58 37 514 — — — 41.9 — 79.7
Career 154 2,909 718 358 4,654 — — — 44.7 — 81.1

Awards and titles

  • Hall of Fame: 1984 (as a player)
  • NBA champion (10): 1958-59, 1959-60, 1960-61, 1961-62, 1962-63, 1963-64, 1964-65, 1965-66, 1967-68, 1968-69
  • All-NBA Second Team (3): 1964-65, 1965-66, 1966-67
  • 50 Greatest Players in NBA History (1996): 1996-97
  • All-Star (5): 1962, 1964, 1965 (starter), 1966 (starter), 1968

Championship rings (10)

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Retired number

  • Boston Celtics: No. 24 (1957-1969 with the team)

Draft

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