Sam Jones vs. Dan Roundfield Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dan Roundfield 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.

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.

Sam Jones played 12 years in the NBA, 1 more than Dan Roundfield, who played 11. Sam Jones had the first of his seasons in 1957-58, while Dan Roundfield 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
Sam Jones 12 12 1957-58 to 1968-69
Dan Roundfield 11 7 1976-77 to 1986-87

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Sam Jones Dan Roundfield
Season 1957-581976-77
Team Boston CelticsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost NBA FinalsDid 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 56 10.6 4.6 - - 2.9 0.7 - - - 0.8 1.8 4.2 .429 - - - 1.1 1.5 .714
Dan Roundfield 61 27.0 13.9 2.9 5.6 8.5 1.1 1.0 2.1 - 4.0 5.6 12.0 .466 - - - 2.7 3.9 .686
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Sam Jones 8 9.4 3.9 - - 3.0 0.5 - - - 0.9 1.3 2.8 .455 - - - 1.4 2.0 .688
Dan Roundfield ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Sam Jones Dan Roundfield
Season 1958-591977-78
Team Boston CelticsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 71 20.6 10.7 - - 6.0 1.4 - - - 1.4 4.3 9.9 .434 - - - 2.1 2.8 .770
Dan Roundfield 79 30.7 13.4 3.5 6.7 10.2 2.5 1.0 1.9 2.5 3.8 5.3 10.9 .489 - - - 2.8 3.8 .727
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
Dan Roundfield ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Sam Jones Dan Roundfield
Season 1959-601978-79
Team Boston CelticsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionHawks 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 74 20.4 11.9 - - 5.1 1.7 - - - 1.4 4.8 10.6 .454 - - - 2.3 3.0 .764
Dan Roundfield 80 31.7 15.3 4.1 6.7 10.8 1.6 1.1 2.2 2.6 4.5 5.8 11.5 .504 - - - 3.8 5.3 .714
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
Dan Roundfield 9 37.6 17.6 4.9 6.9 11.8 2.8 0.9 2.6 2.6 4.9 6.8 14.8 .459 - - - 4.0 5.0 .800

Season 4

Sam Jones Dan Roundfield
Season 1960-611979-80
Team Boston CelticsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionHawks 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 78 26.0 15.0 - - 5.4 2.8 - - - 1.9 6.2 13.7 .449 - - - 2.7 3.4 .787
Dan Roundfield 81 32.0 16.5 3.6 6.7 10.3 2.3 1.2 1.7 2.9 3.9 6.2 12.4 .499 0.0 0.0 .000 4.1 5.7 .710
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
Dan Roundfield 5 34.8 17.2 5.0 6.6 11.6 2.2 0.8 1.6 2.2 4.4 6.4 13.8 .464 0.0 0.2 .000 4.4 7.0 .629

Season 5

Sam Jones Dan Roundfield
Season 1961-621980-81
Team Boston CelticsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 30.6 18.4 - - 5.9 3.0 - - - 1.9 7.6 16.5 .464 - - - 3.1 3.8 .818
Dan Roundfield 63 33.8 17.6 3.7 6.4 10.1 2.6 1.2 1.9 2.8 4.1 6.8 12.8 .527 0.0 0.0 .000 4.1 5.6 .721
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
Dan Roundfield ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Sam Jones Dan Roundfield
Season 1962-631981-82
Team Boston CelticsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionHawks Lost East 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 76 30.6 19.7 - - 5.2 3.2 - - - 2.1 8.2 17.2 .476 - - - 3.4 4.3 .793
Dan Roundfield 61 36.3 18.6 3.7 8.1 11.8 2.7 1.0 1.5 3.0 3.4 7.0 14.9 .466 0.0 0.1 .200 4.7 6.1 .760
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
Dan Roundfield 2 42.5 21.0 3.0 8.0 11.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 8.5 18.0 .472 0.0 0.0 - 4.0 7.0 .571

Season 7

Sam Jones Dan Roundfield
Season 1963-641982-83
Team Boston CelticsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionHawks Lost East 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 76 31.3 19.4 - - 4.6 2.7 - - - 2.5 8.1 17.9 .450 - - - 3.3 4.2 .783
Dan Roundfield 77 36.5 19.0 3.4 8.1 11.4 2.9 0.8 1.5 3.2 3.1 7.3 15.5 .470 0.1 0.4 .185 4.4 5.8 .749
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
Dan Roundfield 3 41.3 17.7 2.0 12.0 14.0 3.3 1.3 1.3 3.7 1.7 8.0 16.7 .480 0.0 0.3 .000 1.7 3.7 .455

Season 8

Sam Jones Dan Roundfield
Season 1964-651983-84
Team Boston CelticsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
-Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionHawks 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 %
Sam Jones 80 36.1 25.9 - - 5.1 2.8 - - - 2.2 10.3 22.7 .452 - - - 5.4 6.5 .820
Dan Roundfield 73 35.8 18.9 2.8 7.1 9.9 2.5 0.8 1.0 2.8 3.0 6.9 14.2 .485 0.0 0.2 .000 5.1 6.7 .770
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
Dan Roundfield 5 38.2 17.2 2.4 6.4 8.8 1.6 0.4 1.4 3.8 3.2 6.0 13.8 .435 0.2 0.2 1.000 5.0 7.0 .714

Season 9

Sam Jones Dan Roundfield
Season 1965-661984-85
Team Boston CelticsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionPistons 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 67 32.2 23.5 - - 5.2 3.2 - - - 2.5 9.3 19.9 .469 - - - 4.9 6.1 .799
Dan Roundfield 56 26.6 10.9 3.1 5.0 8.1 1.8 0.5 1.0 2.2 2.6 4.2 9.0 .467 0.0 0.0 .000 2.5 3.2 .781
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
Dan Roundfield 9 23.9 9.1 2.1 4.6 6.7 1.7 0.4 0.7 1.7 2.3 3.7 7.6 .485 0.0 0.0 - 1.8 1.9 .941

Season 10

Sam Jones Dan Roundfield
Season 1966-671985-86
Team Boston CelticsWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Div FinalsBullets Lost East 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 72 32.3 22.1 - - 4.7 3.0 - - - 2.7 8.9 19.5 .454 - - - 4.4 5.2 .857
Dan Roundfield 79 29.4 11.6 2.7 5.5 8.1 2.1 0.5 0.6 2.4 2.5 4.1 8.4 .488 0.0 0.1 .000 3.5 4.6 .754
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
Dan Roundfield 5 35.4 14.0 2.8 6.4 9.2 2.0 0.4 0.8 2.6 3.4 5.6 10.6 .528 0.0 0.2 .000 2.8 3.4 .824

Season 11

Sam Jones Dan Roundfield
Season 1967-681986-87
Team Boston CelticsWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
more >>
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
Dan Roundfield 36 18.6 6.6 1.8 2.9 4.7 1.1 0.3 0.4 1.4 2.1 2.5 6.1 .409 0.0 0.1 .200 1.6 2.0 .792
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
Dan Roundfield ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Sam Jones Dan Roundfield
Season 1968-69-
Team Boston Celtics-
Honors & Awards
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 70 26.0 16.3 - - 3.8 2.6 - - - 1.7 7.1 15.8 .450 - - - 2.1 2.7 .783
Dan Roundfield ------- --- ----------
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
Dan Roundfield ------- --- ----------