NBA championships
10
All-Star selections
5
Career points
15,411
Playoff games
154
Seasons played
12
Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 84
- Honours
- 96
- Statistics
- 90
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 50 | |
| 1958 | 57 | |
| 1959 | 63 | |
| 1960 | 70 | |
| 1961 | 76 | |
| 1962 | 83 | |
| 1963 | 89 | |
| 1964 | 96 | |
| 1965 | 86 | |
| 1966 | 76 | |
| 1967 | 65 | |
| 1968 | 55 | |
| 1969 | 45 |
Data sources
- NBA.com official statistics
- Basketball Reference
- Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Sam Jones ranks #24 in Basketball
Sam Jones ranks #24 in Basketball and #163 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 89.4/100.
The verified career covers 1957–1969 and 13 documented seasons. Peak is 92/100, with Honours the strongest category at 96/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: NBA championships 10, All-Star selections 5, Career points 15411, Playoff games 154.
Nearest context: ahead Shaquille O'Neal (89.7); behind Walt Frazier (89.4). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Sam Jones GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity84/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours96/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 96/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Jones comparisons
Sam Jones — frequently asked
- Is Sam Jones the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Sam Jones ranks #24 in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 89.4/100, behind LeBron James (95.6).
- What is Sam Jones's GOAT Score?
- 89.4/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 84 (20%), Honours 96 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%).
- Where does Sam Jones rank all time?
- #163 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #24 in Basketball.
- Sam Jones vs Shaquille O'Neal: who ranks higher?
- Shaquille O'Neal ranks higher at 89.7 versus Sam Jones at 89.4, a margin of 0.3 points.