Sam Jones vs. Jamaal Tinsley Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jamaal Tinsley 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 Jamaal Tinsley, who played 11. Sam Jones had the first of his seasons in 1957-58, while Jamaal Tinsley had his rookie season in 2001-02. 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
Jamaal Tinsley 11 6 2001-02 to 2013-14

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Sam Jones Jamaal Tinsley
Season 1957-582001-02
Team Boston CelticsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Celtics Lost NBA FinalsPacers 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 56 10.6 4.6 - - 2.9 0.7 - - - 0.8 1.8 4.2 .429 - - - 1.1 1.5 .714
Jamaal Tinsley 80 30.5 9.4 1.0 2.8 3.7 8.1 1.7 0.5 3.4 3.1 3.6 9.5 .380 0.5 2.2 .240 1.6 2.3 .704
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
Jamaal Tinsley 5 17.8 3.6 0.4 1.6 2.0 5.0 0.4 0.0 2.4 2.4 1.6 3.8 .421 0.0 0.2 .000 0.4 0.6 .667

Season 2

Sam Jones Jamaal Tinsley
Season 1958-592002-03
Team Boston CelticsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionPacers 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 71 20.6 10.7 - - 6.0 1.4 - - - 1.4 4.3 9.9 .434 - - - 2.1 2.8 .770
Jamaal Tinsley 73 30.6 7.8 0.8 2.8 3.6 7.5 1.7 0.2 2.6 2.8 3.0 7.6 .396 0.6 2.3 .277 1.1 1.5 .714
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
Jamaal Tinsley 6 31.0 8.5 1.0 2.0 3.0 6.5 0.7 0.0 1.3 3.3 3.3 5.8 .571 1.3 2.2 .615 0.5 1.0 .500

Season 3

Sam Jones Jamaal Tinsley
Season 1959-602003-04
Team Boston CelticsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionPacers Lost East 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
Jamaal Tinsley 52 26.5 8.3 0.5 2.1 2.6 5.8 1.6 0.3 2.1 2.5 2.9 7.1 .414 1.5 4.0 .372 0.9 1.3 .731
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
Jamaal Tinsley 16 26.4 8.1 0.4 2.5 2.9 5.0 1.8 0.2 1.9 3.5 3.1 7.7 .398 1.0 3.4 .296 0.9 1.0 .938

Season 4

Sam Jones Jamaal Tinsley
Season 1960-612004-05
Team Boston CelticsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionPacers 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
Jamaal Tinsley 40 32.5 15.4 0.7 3.4 4.0 6.4 2.0 0.3 3.4 2.8 5.5 13.1 .418 1.5 3.9 .372 3.1 4.1 .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
Jamaal Tinsley 9 27.8 8.7 0.7 2.7 3.3 5.7 1.6 0.3 3.0 3.4 3.6 9.9 .360 0.2 2.0 .111 1.3 2.3 .571

Season 5

Sam Jones Jamaal Tinsley
Season 1961-622005-06
Team Boston CelticsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionPacers 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 78 30.6 18.4 - - 5.9 3.0 - - - 1.9 7.6 16.5 .464 - - - 3.1 3.8 .818
Jamaal Tinsley 42 26.7 9.3 0.8 2.3 3.2 5.0 1.2 0.1 2.6 2.3 3.8 9.2 .409 0.4 1.7 .229 1.4 2.2 .637
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
Jamaal Tinsley 1 7.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0 1.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 3.0 .333 0.0 2.0 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 6

Sam Jones Jamaal Tinsley
Season 1962-632006-07
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 76 30.6 19.7 - - 5.2 3.2 - - - 2.1 8.2 17.2 .476 - - - 3.4 4.3 .793
Jamaal Tinsley 72 31.2 12.8 0.8 2.5 3.3 6.9 1.6 0.3 2.8 2.6 4.8 12.3 .389 0.8 2.7 .316 2.4 3.3 .720
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
Jamaal Tinsley ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Sam Jones Jamaal Tinsley
Season 1963-642007-08
Team Boston CelticsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement 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 76 31.3 19.4 - - 4.6 2.7 - - - 2.5 8.1 17.9 .450 - - - 3.3 4.2 .783
Jamaal Tinsley 39 33.2 11.9 0.6 3.0 3.6 8.4 1.7 0.3 3.3 2.5 4.5 11.9 .380 1.0 3.6 .284 1.8 2.6 .720
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
Jamaal Tinsley ------- --- ----------

Note: Jamaal Tinsley didn't play in 2008-09.

Season 8

Sam Jones Jamaal Tinsley
Season 1964-652009-10
Team Boston CelticsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement 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 80 36.1 25.9 - - 5.1 2.8 - - - 2.2 10.3 22.7 .452 - - - 5.4 6.5 .820
Jamaal Tinsley 38 15.5 3.5 0.3 1.4 1.7 2.8 0.9 0.1 1.7 1.8 1.4 3.7 .371 0.2 1.0 .179 0.6 0.7 .815
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
Jamaal Tinsley ------- --- ----------

Note: Jamaal Tinsley didn't play in 2010-11.

Season 9

Sam Jones Jamaal Tinsley
Season 1965-662011-12
Team Boston CelticsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionJazz 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 67 32.2 23.5 - - 5.2 3.2 - - - 2.5 9.3 19.9 .469 - - - 4.9 6.1 .799
Jamaal Tinsley 37 13.7 3.7 0.2 1.1 1.2 3.3 0.5 0.2 1.4 1.3 1.5 3.8 .404 0.3 1.0 .270 0.4 0.5 .765
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
Jamaal Tinsley 4 16.3 3.8 0.0 0.5 0.5 3.0 0.5 0.0 1.5 1.8 1.3 5.0 .250 0.3 1.0 .250 1.0 1.0 1.000

Season 10

Sam Jones Jamaal Tinsley
Season 1966-672012-13
Team Boston CelticsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Div 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 72 32.3 22.1 - - 4.7 3.0 - - - 2.7 8.9 19.5 .454 - - - 4.4 5.2 .857
Jamaal Tinsley 66 18.5 3.5 0.3 1.5 1.7 4.4 1.0 0.2 1.6 1.6 1.3 3.5 .368 0.6 1.9 .307 0.3 0.4 .692
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
Jamaal Tinsley ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Sam Jones Jamaal Tinsley
Season 1967-682013-14
Team Boston CelticsUtah Jazz
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
Jamaal Tinsley 8 13.8 1.1 0.3 1.1 1.4 2.9 0.3 0.0 1.1 1.3 0.5 2.5 .200 0.1 1.9 .067 0.0 0.0 -
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
Jamaal Tinsley ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Sam Jones Jamaal Tinsley
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
Jamaal Tinsley ------- --- ----------
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
Jamaal Tinsley ------- --- ----------