Sam Jones vs. Bill Wennington Season by Season Comparison

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

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.

Sam Jones played 12 years in the NBA, 1 less than Bill Wennington, who played 13. Sam Jones had the first of his seasons in 1957-58, while Bill Wennington had his rookie season in 1985-86. 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.

Season 2
	Sam Jones	Bill Wennington
Season	1958-59	1986-87
Team	Boston Celtics	Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Sam Jones	71	20.6	10.7	-	-	6.0	1.4	-	-	-	1.4	4.3	9.9	.434	-	-	-	2.1	2.8	.770
Bill Wennington	58	9.7	2.7	0.9	1.3	2.2	0.4	0.2	0.2	0.7	1.6	1.0	2.3	.424	0.0	0.0	.000	0.8	1.0	.750
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Sam Jones	11	17.5	10.3	-	-	5.7	1.5	-	-	-	1.3	3.6	9.8	.370	-	-	-	3.0	3.5	.846
Bill Wennington	4	11.8	3.8	1.0	1.5	2.5	1.0	0.0	0.8	0.8	2.3	1.5	3.0	.500	0.0	0.0	-	0.8	1.3	.600

Season 3
	Sam Jones	Bill Wennington
Season	1959-60	1987-88
Team	Boston Celtics	Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Mavericks 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		%
Sam Jones	74	20.4	11.9	-	-	5.1	1.7	-	-	-	1.4	4.8	10.6	.454	-	-	-	2.3	3.0	.764
Bill Wennington	30	4.2	2.1	0.5	0.8	1.3	0.1	0.2	0.3	0.3	1.1	0.8	1.6	.510	0.0	0.1	.500	0.4	0.6	.632
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Sam Jones	13	15.2	8.2	-	-	3.2	1.4	-	-	-	1.2	3.5	9.0	.385	-	-	-	1.3	1.6	.810
Bill Wennington	6	2.3	0.0	0.5	0.2	0.7	0.2	0.2	0.0	0.2	0.8	0.0	0.7	.000	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-

Season 4
	Sam Jones	Bill Wennington
Season	1960-61	1988-89
Team	Boston Celtics	Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Sam Jones	78	26.0	15.0	-	-	5.4	2.8	-	-	-	1.9	6.2	13.7	.449	-	-	-	2.7	3.4	.787
Bill Wennington	65	16.5	4.6	1.3	3.1	4.4	0.7	0.2	0.5	0.8	3.2	1.8	4.2	.433	0.0	0.1	.111	0.9	1.3	.744
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Sam Jones	10	25.8	13.1	-	-	5.4	2.2	-	-	-	2.2	5.0	11.2	.446	-	-	-	3.1	3.5	.886
Bill Wennington	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 5
	Sam Jones	Bill Wennington
Season	1961-62	1989-90
Team	Boston Celtics	Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Sam Jones	78	30.6	18.4	-	-	5.9	3.0	-	-	-	1.9	7.6	16.5	.464	-	-	-	3.1	3.8	.818
Bill Wennington	60	13.6	4.5	1.1	2.2	3.3	0.7	0.3	0.4	0.8	2.4	1.8	3.9	.449	0.0	0.1	.000	1.0	1.3	.800
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Sam Jones	14	36.0	20.6	-	-	7.1	3.1	-	-	-	2.1	8.8	19.8	.444	-	-	-	3.0	4.3	.700
Bill Wennington	3	8.3	0.7	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.3	0.0	0.3	0.7	1.7	0.3	1.7	.200	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-

Season 6
	Sam Jones	Bill Wennington
Season	1962-63	1990-91
Team	Boston Celtics	Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Sam Jones	76	30.6	19.7	-	-	5.2	3.2	-	-	-	2.1	8.2	17.2	.476	-	-	-	3.4	4.3	.793
Bill Wennington	77	18.9	5.7	1.3	3.1	4.4	0.9	0.6	0.8	0.7	3.0	2.4	5.4	.436	0.0	0.1	.200	1.0	1.2	.787
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Sam Jones	13	34.6	23.8	-	-	6.2	2.5	-	-	-	3.2	9.2	19.1	.484	-	-	-	5.3	6.4	.831
Bill Wennington	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Note: Bill Wennington didn't play in 1991-92 and 1992-93.

Season 7
	Sam Jones	Bill Wennington
Season	1963-64	1993-94
Team	Boston Celtics	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Bulls 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		%
Sam Jones	76	31.3	19.4	-	-	4.6	2.7	-	-	-	2.5	8.1	17.9	.450	-	-	-	3.3	4.2	.783
Bill Wennington	76	18.0	7.1	1.5	3.1	4.6	0.9	0.6	0.4	1.0	2.8	3.1	6.3	.488	0.0	0.0	.000	0.9	1.2	.818
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Sam Jones	10	35.6	23.2	-	-	4.7	2.3	-	-	-	2.4	9.1	18.0	.506	-	-	-	5.0	6.8	.735
Bill Wennington	7	6.7	1.1	0.6	0.4	1.0	0.6	0.0	0.1	0.1	2.0	0.4	0.9	.500	0.0	0.0	-	0.3	0.4	.667

Season 8
	Sam Jones	Bill Wennington
Season	1964-65	1994-95
Team	Boston Celtics	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Bulls 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		%
Sam Jones	80	36.1	25.9	-	-	5.1	2.8	-	-	-	2.2	10.3	22.7	.452	-	-	-	5.4	6.5	.820
Bill Wennington	73	13.1	5.0	0.9	1.7	2.6	0.5	0.3	0.2	0.5	2.7	2.1	4.3	.492	0.0	0.1	.000	0.7	0.9	.810
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Sam Jones	12	41.3	28.6	-	-	4.6	2.5	-	-	-	3.3	11.3	24.5	.459	-	-	-	6.1	7.0	.869
Bill Wennington	10	13.3	4.8	1.2	1.6	2.8	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.8	3.2	2.1	5.1	.412	0.0	0.0	-	0.6	0.6	1.000

Season 9
	Sam Jones	Bill Wennington
Season	1965-66	1995-96
Team	Boston Celtics	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA 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		%
Sam Jones	67	32.2	23.5	-	-	5.2	3.2	-	-	-	2.5	9.3	19.9	.469	-	-	-	4.9	6.1	.799
Bill Wennington	71	15.0	5.3	0.8	1.6	2.5	0.6	0.3	0.2	0.5	2.4	2.4	4.8	.493	0.0	0.0	1.000	0.5	0.6	.860
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Sam Jones	17	35.4	24.8	-	-	5.1	3.1	-	-	-	3.8	9.1	20.2	.449	-	-	-	6.7	8.0	.838
Bill Wennington	18	9.4	3.0	0.6	1.1	1.7	0.5	0.2	0.1	0.3	1.7	1.4	2.8	.520	0.0	0.1	.000	0.1	0.2	.500

Season 10
	Sam Jones	Bill Wennington
Season	1966-67	1996-97
Team	Boston Celtics	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Div 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		%
Sam Jones	72	32.3	22.1	-	-	4.7	3.0	-	-	-	2.7	8.9	19.5	.454	-	-	-	4.4	5.2	.857
Bill Wennington	61	12.8	4.6	0.8	1.4	2.1	0.7	0.2	0.2	0.5	2.2	1.9	3.9	.498	0.0	0.0	.000	0.7	0.9	.830
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Sam Jones	9	36.2	26.7	-	-	5.1	3.1	-	-	-	3.3	10.6	23.0	.459	-	-	-	5.6	6.4	.862
Bill Wennington	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 11
	Sam Jones	Bill Wennington
Season	1967-68	1997-98
Team	Boston Celtics	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA 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		%
Sam Jones	73	33.0	21.3	-	-	4.9	3.0	-	-	-	2.5	8.5	18.5	.461	-	-	-	4.3	5.2	.827
Bill Wennington	48	9.7	3.5	0.7	1.0	1.7	0.4	0.1	0.1	0.3	1.6	1.6	3.6	.436	0.0	0.0	-	0.4	0.4	.810
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Sam Jones	19	36.1	20.5	-	-	3.4	2.6	-	-	-	3.1	8.5	19.3	.441	-	-	-	3.5	4.4	.786
Bill Wennington	16	7.5	2.8	0.2	0.7	0.9	0.2	0.4	0.1	0.5	1.4	1.3	2.4	.526	0.0	0.0	-	0.3	0.5	.500

Season 12
	Sam Jones	Bill Wennington
Season	1968-69	1998-99
Team	Boston Celtics	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Sam Jones	70	26.0	16.3	-	-	3.8	2.6	-	-	-	1.7	7.1	15.8	.450	-	-	-	2.1	2.7	.783
Bill Wennington	38	11.9	3.8	0.5	1.6	2.1	0.5	0.3	0.3	0.4	2.1	1.6	4.7	.348	0.0	0.0	1.000	0.5	0.6	.818
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Sam Jones	18	28.6	16.8	-	-	3.2	2.1	-	-	-	2.5	6.9	16.4	.419	-	-	-	3.1	3.8	.797
Bill Wennington	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-