Hersey Hawkins vs. Sam Jones Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Sam Jones and Hersey Hawkins, 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.

Hersey Hawkins played 13 years in the NBA, 1 more than Sam Jones, who played 12. Hersey Hawkins had the first of his seasons in 1988-89, while Sam Jones had his rookie season in 1957-58. 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
Hersey Hawkins	13	8	1988-89 to 2000-01
Sam Jones	12	12	1957-58 to 1968-69

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Hersey Hawkins	Sam Jones
Season	1988-89	1957-58
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie First Team	-
Playoffs	76ers Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Celtics 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		%
Hersey Hawkins	79	32.6	15.1	0.6	2.2	2.8	3.0	1.5	0.5	2.0	2.3	5.6	12.3	.455	0.9	2.1	.428	3.1	3.7	.831
Sam Jones	56	10.6	4.6	-	-	2.9	0.7	-	-	-	0.8	1.8	4.2	.429	-	-	-	1.1	1.5	.714

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Hersey Hawkins	3	24.0	2.7	0.3	1.3	1.7	1.3	1.0	0.3	1.0	2.0	1.0	8.0	.125	0.0	1.7	.000	0.7	0.7	1.000
Sam Jones	8	9.4	3.9	-	-	3.0	0.5	-	-	-	0.9	1.3	2.8	.455	-	-	-	1.4	2.0	.688


Season 2
	Hersey Hawkins	Sam Jones
Season	1989-90	1958-59
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	76ers Lost East Conf Semis	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		%
Hersey Hawkins	82	34.8	18.5	1.0	2.7	3.7	3.2	1.6	0.3	2.3	2.6	6.4	13.9	.460	1.0	2.4	.420	4.7	5.3	.888
Sam Jones	71	20.6	10.7	-	-	6.0	1.4	-	-	-	1.4	4.3	9.9	.434	-	-	-	2.1	2.8	.770

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Hersey Hawkins	10	41.5	23.5	0.8	2.3	3.1	3.6	1.2	0.7	3.1	2.5	8.1	16.3	.497	1.4	3.6	.389	5.9	6.3	.937
Sam Jones	11	17.5	10.3	-	-	5.7	1.5	-	-	-	1.3	3.6	9.8	.370	-	-	-	3.0	3.5	.846


Season 3
	Hersey Hawkins	Sam Jones
Season	1990-91	1959-60
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	76ers Lost East Conf Semis	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		%
Hersey Hawkins	80	38.9	22.1	0.6	3.3	3.9	3.7	2.2	0.5	2.7	2.3	7.4	15.6	.472	1.4	3.4	.400	6.0	6.9	.871
Sam Jones	74	20.4	11.9	-	-	5.1	1.7	-	-	-	1.4	4.8	10.6	.454	-	-	-	2.3	3.0	.764

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Hersey Hawkins	8	41.1	20.9	1.0	4.8	5.8	3.4	2.5	1.3	2.0	3.6	5.9	12.6	.465	1.8	3.3	.538	7.4	7.9	.937
Sam Jones	13	15.2	8.2	-	-	3.2	1.4	-	-	-	1.2	3.5	9.0	.385	-	-	-	1.3	1.6	.810


Season 4
	Hersey Hawkins	Sam Jones
Season	1991-92	1960-61
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
Hersey Hawkins	81	37.2	19.0	0.7	2.7	3.3	3.1	1.9	0.5	2.3	2.1	6.4	13.9	.462	1.1	2.8	.397	5.0	5.7	.874
Sam Jones	78	26.0	15.0	-	-	5.4	2.8	-	-	-	1.9	6.2	13.7	.449	-	-	-	2.7	3.4	.787

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Hersey Hawkins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sam Jones	10	25.8	13.1	-	-	5.4	2.2	-	-	-	2.2	5.0	11.2	.446	-	-	-	3.1	3.5	.886


Season 5
	Hersey Hawkins	Sam Jones
Season	1992-93	1961-62
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
Hersey Hawkins	81	36.8	20.3	1.1	3.1	4.3	3.9	1.7	0.4	2.2	2.3	6.8	14.5	.470	1.5	3.8	.397	5.2	6.0	.860
Sam Jones	78	30.6	18.4	-	-	5.9	3.0	-	-	-	1.9	7.6	16.5	.464	-	-	-	3.1	3.8	.818

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Hersey Hawkins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sam Jones	14	36.0	20.6	-	-	7.1	3.1	-	-	-	2.1	8.8	19.8	.444	-	-	-	3.0	4.3	.700


Season 6
	Hersey Hawkins	Sam Jones
Season	1993-94	1962-63
Team	Charlotte Hornets	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
Hersey Hawkins	82	32.3	14.4	1.1	3.5	4.6	2.6	1.6	0.3	1.9	2.0	4.8	10.5	.460	1.0	2.9	.332	3.8	4.4	.862
Sam Jones	76	30.6	19.7	-	-	5.2	3.2	-	-	-	2.1	8.2	17.2	.476	-	-	-	3.4	4.3	.793

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Hersey Hawkins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sam Jones	13	34.6	23.8	-	-	6.2	2.5	-	-	-	3.2	9.2	19.1	.484	-	-	-	5.3	6.4	.831


Season 7
	Hersey Hawkins	Sam Jones
Season	1994-95	1963-64
Team	Charlotte Hornets	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Hornets Lost East Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Hersey Hawkins	82	33.3	14.3	0.7	3.1	3.8	3.2	1.5	0.2	1.8	2.2	4.8	9.9	.482	1.6	3.6	.440	3.2	3.7	.867
Sam Jones	76	31.3	19.4	-	-	4.6	2.7	-	-	-	2.5	8.1	17.9	.450	-	-	-	3.3	4.2	.783

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Hersey Hawkins	4	32.5	11.3	1.3	4.0	5.3	2.0	1.5	0.5	2.3	3.3	3.3	8.0	.406	1.0	3.3	.308	3.8	4.3	.882
Sam Jones	10	35.6	23.2	-	-	4.7	2.3	-	-	-	2.4	9.1	18.0	.506	-	-	-	5.0	6.8	.735


Season 8
	Hersey Hawkins	Sam Jones
Season	1995-96	1964-65
Team	Seattle Supersonics	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Supersonics Lost NBA Finals	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		%
Hersey Hawkins	82	34.4	15.6	1.0	2.6	3.6	2.7	1.8	0.2	2.0	2.1	5.4	11.4	.473	1.8	4.6	.384	3.0	3.5	.874
Sam Jones	80	36.1	25.9	-	-	5.1	2.8	-	-	-	2.2	10.3	22.7	.452	-	-	-	5.4	6.5	.820

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Hersey Hawkins	21	34.0	12.3	0.8	2.2	3.0	2.2	1.3	0.2	1.6	2.6	3.6	8.0	.452	1.0	3.0	.344	4.0	4.5	.895
Sam Jones	12	41.3	28.6	-	-	4.6	2.5	-	-	-	3.3	11.3	24.5	.459	-	-	-	6.1	7.0	.869


Season 9
	Hersey Hawkins	Sam Jones
Season	1996-97	1965-66
Team	Seattle Supersonics	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Supersonics Lost West Conf Semis	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		%
Hersey Hawkins	82	33.6	13.9	1.1	2.8	3.9	3.0	1.9	0.1	1.6	1.8	4.5	9.7	.464	1.7	4.3	.403	3.1	3.6	.875
Sam Jones	67	32.2	23.5	-	-	5.2	3.2	-	-	-	2.5	9.3	19.9	.469	-	-	-	4.9	6.1	.799

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Hersey Hawkins	12	40.3	15.3	1.4	3.1	4.5	2.8	2.5	0.3	1.8	2.7	5.2	11.0	.470	2.3	4.9	.458	2.7	2.9	.914
Sam Jones	17	35.4	24.8	-	-	5.1	3.1	-	-	-	3.8	9.1	20.2	.449	-	-	-	6.7	8.0	.838


Season 10
	Hersey Hawkins	Sam Jones
Season	1997-98	1966-67
Team	Seattle Supersonics	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
Playoffs	Supersonics Lost West Conf Semis	Celtics Lost East Div 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		%
Hersey Hawkins	82	31.7	10.5	0.9	3.2	4.1	2.7	1.8	0.2	1.2	1.9	3.4	7.8	.440	1.5	3.7	.415	2.2	2.5	.868
Sam Jones	72	32.3	22.1	-	-	4.7	3.0	-	-	-	2.7	8.9	19.5	.454	-	-	-	4.4	5.2	.857

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Hersey Hawkins	10	33.8	13.4	1.7	4.0	5.7	3.6	1.8	0.1	0.9	2.4	4.1	8.8	.466	1.7	4.3	.395	3.5	4.0	.875
Sam Jones	9	36.2	26.7	-	-	5.1	3.1	-	-	-	3.3	10.6	23.0	.459	-	-	-	5.6	6.4	.862


Season 11
	Hersey Hawkins	Sam Jones
Season	1998-99	1967-68
Team	Seattle Supersonics	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
Hersey Hawkins	50	32.9	10.3	1.0	3.0	4.0	2.5	1.6	0.4	1.6	1.8	3.4	8.2	.419	1.1	3.6	.306	2.4	2.6	.902
Sam Jones	73	33.0	21.3	-	-	4.9	3.0	-	-	-	2.5	8.5	18.5	.461	-	-	-	4.3	5.2	.827

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Hersey Hawkins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sam Jones	19	36.1	20.5	-	-	3.4	2.6	-	-	-	3.1	8.5	19.3	.441	-	-	-	3.5	4.4	.786


Season 12
	Hersey Hawkins	Sam Jones
Season	1999-00	1968-69
Team	Chicago Bulls	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
Hersey Hawkins	61	26.6	7.9	0.5	2.4	2.9	2.2	1.2	0.2	1.6	2.4	2.6	6.1	.424	0.9	2.3	.390	1.8	2.0	.899
Sam Jones	70	26.0	16.3	-	-	3.8	2.6	-	-	-	1.7	7.1	15.8	.450	-	-	-	2.1	2.7	.783

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Hersey Hawkins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sam Jones	18	28.6	16.8	-	-	3.2	2.1	-	-	-	2.5	6.9	16.4	.419	-	-	-	3.1	3.8	.797


Season 13
	Hersey Hawkins	Sam Jones
Season	2000-01	-
Team	Charlotte Hornets	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Hornets 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		%
Hersey Hawkins	59	11.5	3.1	0.3	1.1	1.4	1.2	0.6	0.2	0.3	0.8	0.9	2.3	.409	0.3	0.8	.370	0.9	1.1	.857
Sam Jones	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Hersey Hawkins	6	8.2	2.0	0.2	1.3	1.5	0.7	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.5	1.3	.375	0.2	0.7	.250	0.8	1.2	.714
Sam Jones	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Hersey Hawkins vs. Sam Jones Season by Season Comparison

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

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11

Season 12

Season 13