Sam Jones vs. DeJuan Wheat Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of DeJuan Wheat 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, 10 more than DeJuan Wheat, who played 2. Sam Jones had the first of his seasons in 1957-58, while DeJuan Wheat had his rookie season in 1997-98. 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 |
DeJuan Wheat |
2 |
1 |
1997-98 to 1998-99 |
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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 |
DeJuan Wheat |
34 |
4.4 |
1.7 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
1.5 |
.400 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
.471 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
.600 |
|
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 |
DeJuan Wheat |
1 |
3.0 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
.500 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
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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 |
DeJuan Wheat |
46 |
12.8 |
4.5 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
2.2 |
0.6 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
4.2 |
.378 |
0.5 |
1.3 |
.367 |
0.9 |
1.2 |
.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 |
DeJuan Wheat |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
DeJuan Wheat |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
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 |
DeJuan Wheat |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
DeJuan Wheat |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
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 |
DeJuan Wheat |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
DeJuan Wheat |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
DeJuan Wheat |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
DeJuan Wheat |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
DeJuan Wheat |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
DeJuan Wheat |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
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 |
DeJuan Wheat |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
DeJuan Wheat |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
DeJuan Wheat |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
DeJuan Wheat |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
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 |
DeJuan Wheat |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
DeJuan Wheat |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
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 |
DeJuan Wheat |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
DeJuan Wheat |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
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 |
DeJuan Wheat |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
DeJuan Wheat |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
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 |
DeJuan Wheat |
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- | - | - |
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