Alex English vs. Bobby Jones Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bobby Jones and Alex English, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Alex English played 15 years in the NBA, 5 more than Bobby Jones, who played 10. Alex English had the first of his seasons in 1976-77, while Bobby Jones had his rookie season in 1976-77. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Alex English 15 10 1976-77 to 1990-91
Bobby Jones 10 10 1976-77 to 1985-86

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Alex English Bobby Jones
Season 1976-771976-77
Team Milwaukee BucksDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets Lost West Conf Semis
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alex English 60 10.8 5.2 1.1 1.7 2.8 0.4 0.3 0.3 - 1.3 2.2 4.6 .477 - - - 0.8 1.0 .767
Bobby Jones 82 29.5 15.1 2.1 6.1 8.3 3.2 2.3 2.0 - 2.9 6.1 10.7 .570 - - - 2.9 4.0 .717
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alex English ------- --- ----------
Bobby Jones 6 31.2 12.0 1.8 4.0 5.8 3.5 2.8 2.3 - 4.2 5.2 10.7 .484 - - - 1.7 2.8 .588

Season 2

Alex English Bobby Jones
Season 1977-781977-78
Team Milwaukee BucksDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bucks Lost West Conf SemisNuggets Lost West Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alex English 82 18.9 9.6 1.8 3.1 4.8 1.6 0.5 0.7 1.7 2.2 4.2 7.7 .542 - - - 1.3 1.7 .727
Bobby Jones 75 32.5 14.5 2.2 6.3 8.5 3.4 1.8 1.7 2.6 2.9 5.9 10.1 .578 - - - 2.8 3.7 .751
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alex English 9 23.1 13.4 1.8 2.9 4.7 1.4 0.7 0.8 1.3 2.2 5.3 8.7 .615 - - - 2.8 3.6 .781
Bobby Jones 13 30.0 12.8 2.8 5.1 7.8 2.7 1.2 0.7 1.8 3.2 5.1 8.9 .569 - - - 2.6 3.5 .739

Season 3

Alex English Bobby Jones
Season 1978-791978-79
Team Indiana PacersPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alex English 81 33.3 16.0 3.1 5.0 8.1 3.3 0.9 1.0 2.4 2.6 7.0 13.6 .511 - - - 2.1 2.8 .752
Bobby Jones 80 28.8 12.1 2.5 4.2 6.6 2.5 1.3 1.2 2.1 3.1 4.7 8.8 .537 - - - 2.6 3.5 .755
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alex English ------- --- ----------
Bobby Jones 9 28.9 13.1 1.3 3.4 4.8 2.1 0.6 0.4 1.7 3.3 5.3 9.7 .552 - - - 2.4 2.9 .846

Season 4

Alex English Bobby Jones
Season 1979-801979-80
Team Indiana Pacers, Denver NuggetsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alex English 78 30.8 16.9 3.4 4.3 7.8 2.9 0.9 0.8 2.7 2.6 7.1 14.3 .497 0.0 0.1 .333 2.7 3.4 .789
Bobby Jones 81 26.2 13.0 1.9 3.7 5.6 1.8 1.3 1.5 1.8 2.8 4.9 9.2 .532 0.0 0.0 .000 3.2 4.1 .781
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alex English ------- --- ----------
Bobby Jones 18 26.1 12.9 1.6 3.2 4.8 1.7 1.2 1.8 1.3 3.1 5.0 9.6 .523 0.0 0.1 .000 2.9 3.4 .855

Season 5

Alex English Bobby Jones
Season 1980-811980-81
Team Denver NuggetsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers Lost East Conf Finals
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alex English 81 38.2 23.8 3.4 4.6 8.0 3.6 1.3 1.2 3.0 3.1 9.5 19.2 .494 0.0 0.1 .600 4.8 5.7 .850
Bobby Jones 81 25.3 13.5 1.8 3.6 5.4 2.8 1.2 0.9 1.8 2.8 5.0 9.3 .539 0.0 0.0 .000 3.5 4.3 .813
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alex English ------- --- ----------
Bobby Jones 16 27.7 14.7 2.2 3.3 5.5 2.1 1.1 1.3 2.0 3.8 5.1 10.0 .506 0.0 0.0 - 4.6 5.5 .830

Season 6

Alex English Bobby Jones
Season 1981-821981-82
Team Denver NuggetsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd76ers Lost NBA Finals
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alex English 82 36.8 25.4 2.6 4.2 6.8 5.3 1.1 1.5 3.2 3.2 10.4 18.9 .551 0.0 0.1 .000 4.5 5.4 .840
Bobby Jones 76 28.7 14.4 1.4 3.7 5.2 2.5 1.3 1.5 1.9 2.8 5.5 9.7 .564 0.0 0.0 .000 3.5 4.4 .790
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alex English 3 39.3 19.3 2.7 5.0 7.7 5.7 1.0 1.0 1.3 2.0 8.7 18.3 .473 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 2.3 .857
Bobby Jones 21 28.0 12.2 1.8 3.0 4.7 2.5 0.7 1.0 1.6 3.3 4.5 8.3 .540 0.0 0.0 - 3.2 3.9 .840

Season 7

Alex English Bobby Jones
Season 1982-831982-83
Team Denver NuggetsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement Sixth Man of the Year
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf SemisNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alex English 82 36.4 28.4 3.2 4.1 7.3 4.8 1.4 1.5 3.2 2.9 11.7 22.6 .516 0.0 0.1 .167 5.0 6.0 .829
Bobby Jones 74 23.6 9.0 1.4 3.3 4.6 1.9 1.1 1.2 1.5 2.7 3.4 6.2 .543 0.0 0.0 .000 2.2 2.8 .793
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alex English 7 38.6 25.9 2.9 3.4 6.3 6.0 0.6 1.0 3.0 3.0 9.6 21.4 .447 0.0 0.3 .000 6.7 7.6 .887
Bobby Jones 12 27.0 8.6 1.6 3.3 4.8 2.8 1.3 1.5 1.5 2.4 3.6 6.5 .551 0.0 0.1 .000 1.4 1.7 .850

Season 8

Alex English Bobby Jones
Season 1983-841983-84
Team Denver NuggetsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd76ers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alex English 82 35.0 26.4 2.6 3.0 5.7 5.0 1.0 1.2 2.7 3.1 11.1 20.9 .529 0.0 0.1 .143 4.3 5.2 .824
Bobby Jones 75 23.5 8.3 1.2 3.1 4.3 2.5 1.4 1.4 1.3 2.7 3.0 5.8 .523 0.0 0.0 .000 2.2 2.8 .784
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alex English 5 40.6 29.0 3.2 4.8 8.0 5.6 0.6 0.4 1.4 3.4 12.0 20.4 .588 0.0 0.2 .000 5.0 5.6 .893
Bobby Jones 5 26.0 9.6 1.8 2.8 4.6 1.8 0.6 1.4 1.6 2.4 3.0 6.2 .484 0.0 0.0 - 3.6 3.8 .947

Season 9

Alex English Bobby Jones
Season 1984-851984-85
Team Denver NuggetsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf Finals76ers Lost East Conf Finals
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alex English 81 36.1 27.9 2.5 3.1 5.7 4.2 1.2 0.6 3.1 3.2 11.6 22.4 .518 0.0 0.1 .200 4.7 5.7 .829
Bobby Jones 80 20.4 7.5 1.3 2.4 3.7 1.9 1.1 0.6 1.5 2.3 2.6 4.8 .538 0.0 0.1 .000 2.3 2.7 .861
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alex English 14 38.3 30.2 2.6 4.0 6.6 4.5 1.2 0.4 2.1 2.9 11.6 21.7 .536 0.0 0.1 .000 6.9 7.8 .890
Bobby Jones 13 23.8 8.2 1.7 2.0 3.7 1.2 0.9 1.2 1.5 2.9 3.5 6.0 .590 0.0 0.0 - 1.1 1.5 .700

Season 10

Alex English Bobby Jones
Season 1985-861985-86
Team Denver NuggetsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf Semis76ers Lost East Conf Semis
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alex English 81 37.3 29.8 2.4 2.6 5.0 4.0 0.9 0.4 3.1 2.9 11.7 23.3 .504 0.0 0.1 .200 6.3 7.3 .862
Bobby Jones 70 21.7 7.0 0.7 1.7 2.4 1.8 0.7 0.7 1.3 2.3 2.7 4.8 .559 0.0 0.0 .000 1.6 2.1 .786
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alex English 10 39.4 27.3 1.8 1.7 3.5 5.2 0.4 0.4 2.8 2.9 10.6 22.9 .463 0.0 0.1 .000 6.1 7.1 .859
Bobby Jones 12 27.4 9.7 0.8 1.9 2.7 2.8 0.8 1.2 1.3 3.3 3.3 6.2 .527 0.0 0.1 .000 3.2 4.2 .760

Season 11

Alex English Bobby Jones
Season 1986-87-
Team Denver Nuggets-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alex English 82 37.6 28.6 1.8 2.4 4.2 5.1 0.9 0.3 2.6 2.6 11.8 23.4 .503 0.0 0.2 .267 5.0 5.9 .844
Bobby Jones ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alex English 3 25.3 18.7 3.3 1.3 4.7 3.3 0.0 0.0 2.7 3.0 8.3 16.3 .510 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 2.3 .857
Bobby Jones ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Alex English Bobby Jones
Season 1987-88-
Team Denver Nuggets-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf Semis-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alex English 80 35.2 25.0 2.1 2.6 4.7 4.7 0.9 0.3 2.3 2.4 10.5 21.3 .495 0.0 0.1 .000 3.9 4.7 .828
Bobby Jones ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alex English 11 39.8 24.3 2.8 2.5 5.4 4.4 0.6 0.3 1.5 3.1 10.5 23.2 .455 0.0 0.3 .000 3.2 3.9 .814
Bobby Jones ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Alex English Bobby Jones
Season 1988-89-
Team Denver Nuggets-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alex English 82 36.5 26.5 1.8 2.2 4.0 4.7 0.8 0.1 2.4 2.1 11.3 22.9 .491 0.0 0.1 .250 4.0 4.6 .858
Bobby Jones ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alex English 3 36.0 26.0 2.7 1.7 4.3 3.7 0.3 0.0 4.7 2.0 10.7 20.7 .516 0.0 0.0 - 4.7 5.3 .875
Bobby Jones ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Alex English Bobby Jones
Season 1989-90-
Team Denver Nuggets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alex English 80 27.6 17.9 1.5 2.1 3.6 2.8 0.6 0.3 1.2 1.6 7.9 16.2 .491 0.0 0.1 .400 2.0 2.3 .880
Bobby Jones ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alex English 3 25.3 19.7 1.0 2.0 3.0 3.0 0.7 0.3 0.7 2.0 8.3 14.7 .568 0.0 0.0 - 3.0 3.7 .818
Bobby Jones ------- --- ----------

Season 15

Alex English Bobby Jones
Season 1990-91-
Team Dallas Mavericks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alex English 79 22.1 9.7 1.4 1.8 3.2 1.3 0.5 0.3 1.3 1.8 4.1 9.3 .439 0.0 0.0 .000 1.5 1.8 .850
Bobby Jones ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alex English ------- --- ----------
Bobby Jones ------- --- ----------