Sam Jones
- Seasons
- 1957-58 to 1968-69
- Position
- G-F
- Height
- 6′4″
- Weight
- 198 lb
- Born
- Jun 24, 1933
- College
- NC Central
- Draft
- 1956, round 8, pick 59
10Championships
3All-League teams
5All-Star selections
Career advanced
- PER
- 18.7
- True shooting
- .503
- Effective FG
- –
- Usage rate
- –
- Win shares
- 92.4
- WS per 48
- .183
- Box plus/minus
- –
- VORP
- –
- Best season, WS
- 12.8
- Best season, BPM
- –
- MVP vote shares
- 0.08
- Finals appearances
- 11
League-leading seasons: 0 scoring, 0 rebounding, 0 assists, 0 steals, 0 blocks (per game, minimum 70% of team games).
Advanced by season
| Season | Team | Age | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957-58 | BOS | 24 | 56 | 594 | 16.3 | .482 | .429 | – | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.1 | .167 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1958-59 | BOS | 25 | 71 | 1,466 | 18.0 | .482 | .434 | – | 2.6 | 2.7 | 5.3 | .173 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1959-60 | BOS | 26 | 74 | 1,512 | 17.8 | .500 | .454 | – | 3.2 | 2.6 | 5.9 | .186 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1960-61 | BOS | 27 | 78 | 2,028 | 17.7 | .493 | .449 | – | 3.9 | 4.2 | 8.1 | .191 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1961-62 | BOS | 28 | 78 | 2,388 | 18.1 | .507 | .464 | – | 4.9 | 4.7 | 9.6 | .193 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1962-63 | BOS | 29 | 76 | 2,323 | 19.1 | .518 | .476 | – | 5.0 | 4.6 | 9.6 | .198 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1963-64 | BOS | 30 | 76 | 2,381 | 17.6 | .491 | .450 | – | 3.7 | 5.2 | 8.9 | .180 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1964-65 | BOS | 31 | 80 | 2,885 | 20.7 | .505 | .452 | – | 7.3 | 5.5 | 12.8 | .213 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1965-66 | BOS | 32 | 67 | 2,155 | 21.7 | .521 | .469 | – | 6.1 | 3.8 | 10.0 | .222 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1966-67 | BOS | 33 | 72 | 2,325 | 18.5 | .508 | .454 | – | 4.4 | 3.1 | 7.5 | .155 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1967-68 | BOS | 34 | 73 | 2,408 | 18.3 | .513 | .461 | – | 4.5 | 3.2 | 7.7 | .154 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1968-69 | BOS | 35 | 70 | 1,820 | 17.6 | .481 | .450 | – | 1.9 | 3.0 | 4.9 | .128 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
What these mean
- TS%
- True shooting: scoring efficiency counting twos, threes and free throws together.
- eFG%
- Effective field goal %: field goal % with threes weighted 1.5x.
- USG%
- Usage rate: share of team plays a player finished while on the floor (from 1977-78).
- PER
- Player efficiency rating: per-minute production, league average is 15.
- WS
- Win shares: wins a player produced, split into offense (OWS) and defense (DWS).
- WS/48
- Win shares per 48 minutes; about .100 is league average.
- BPM
- Box plus/minus: points per 100 possessions above an average player (from 1973-74).
- VORP
- Value over replacement player: BPM converted to total value over a bench-level player (from 1973-74).
- ORtg / DRtg
- Points produced and allowed per 100 possessions.
Estimated plus-minus (EPM) is a proprietary Dunks & Threes metric and isn't included.