Sam Jones vs. Jon McGlocklin Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jon McGlocklin 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 Jon McGlocklin, who played 11. Sam Jones had the first of his seasons in 1957-58, while Jon McGlocklin had his rookie season in 1965-66. 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
Jon McGlocklin 11 7 1965-66 to 1975-76

Comparison Season by Season

Jump to season:
1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12

Rookie Season

Sam Jones Jon McGlocklin
Season 1957-581965-66
Team Boston CelticsCincinnati Royals
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost NBA FinalsRoyals Lost East Div Semis
more >>
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
Jon McGlocklin 72 11.8 5.1 - - 1.8 1.2 - - - 1.1 2.1 5.0 .421 - - - 0.9 1.1 .785
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
Jon McGlocklin 4 16.5 7.5 - - 2.0 1.0 - - - 2.8 3.5 7.3 .483 - - - 0.5 0.5 1.000

Season 2

Sam Jones Jon McGlocklin
Season 1958-591966-67
Team Boston CelticsCincinnati Royals
Honors & Awards
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 71 20.6 10.7 - - 6.0 1.4 - - - 1.4 4.3 9.9 .434 - - - 2.1 2.8 .770
Jon McGlocklin 60 19.9 8.5 - - 2.7 1.6 - - - 1.4 3.6 8.2 .440 - - - 1.2 1.7 .712
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
Jon McGlocklin ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Sam Jones Jon McGlocklin
Season 1959-601967-68
Team Boston CelticsSan Diego Rockets
Honors & Awards
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 74 20.4 11.9 - - 5.1 1.7 - - - 1.4 4.8 10.6 .454 - - - 2.3 3.0 .764
Jon McGlocklin 65 28.9 12.1 - - 3.1 2.7 - - - 1.8 4.9 11.6 .417 - - - 2.4 2.8 .867
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
Jon McGlocklin ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Sam Jones Jon McGlocklin
Season 1960-611968-69
Team Boston CelticsMilwaukee Bucks
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 78 26.0 15.0 - - 5.4 2.8 - - - 1.9 6.2 13.7 .449 - - - 2.7 3.4 .787
Jon McGlocklin 80 36.1 19.6 - - 4.3 3.9 - - - 2.3 8.3 17.0 .487 - - - 3.1 3.7 .842
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
Jon McGlocklin ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Sam Jones Jon McGlocklin
Season 1961-621969-70
Team Boston CelticsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionBucks Lost East Div Finals
more >>
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
Jon McGlocklin 82 36.2 17.6 - - 3.1 3.7 - - - 2.0 7.8 14.7 .530 - - - 2.1 2.4 .854
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
Jon McGlocklin 10 37.7 14.9 - - 3.6 2.1 - - - 2.2 6.2 14.4 .431 - - - 2.5 3.1 .806

Season 6

Sam Jones Jon McGlocklin
Season 1962-631970-71
Team Boston CelticsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionNBA Champion NBA Champion
more >>
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
Jon McGlocklin 82 35.3 15.8 - - 2.7 3.7 - - - 2.3 7.0 13.1 .535 - - - 1.8 2.0 .862
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
Jon McGlocklin 14 35.1 14.9 - - 2.2 2.4 - - - 2.6 6.4 12.0 .536 - - - 2.0 2.4 .848

Season 7

Sam Jones Jon McGlocklin
Season 1963-641971-72
Team Boston CelticsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionBucks Lost West Conf Finals
more >>
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
Jon McGlocklin 80 27.7 10.7 - - 2.3 2.9 - - - 1.8 4.7 9.2 .510 - - - 1.4 1.6 .865
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
Jon McGlocklin 5 20.6 7.0 - - 0.6 1.2 - - - 2.2 3.0 7.0 .429 - - - 1.0 1.2 .833

Season 8

Sam Jones Jon McGlocklin
Season 1964-651972-73
Team Boston CelticsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionBucks Lost West Conf Semis
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
Jon McGlocklin 80 24.4 9.6 - - 2.0 3.0 - - - 1.5 4.4 8.7 .502 - - - 0.8 0.9 .863
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
Jon McGlocklin 6 24.2 10.2 - - 1.2 2.2 - - - 1.8 4.5 8.8 .509 - - - 1.2 1.3 .875

Season 9

Sam Jones Jon McGlocklin
Season 1965-661973-74
Team Boston CelticsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionBucks Lost NBA Finals
more >>
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
Jon McGlocklin 79 24.2 9.2 0.4 1.3 1.8 3.1 0.5 0.1 - 1.6 4.2 8.8 .475 - - - 0.9 1.0 .900
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
Jon McGlocklin 14 23.8 8.4 0.1 1.1 1.1 3.1 0.4 0.1 - 2.0 3.9 7.9 .495 - - - 0.6 0.8 .727

Season 10

Sam Jones Jon McGlocklin
Season 1966-671974-75
Team Boston CelticsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Div FinalsDid 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 72 32.3 22.1 - - 4.7 3.0 - - - 2.7 8.9 19.5 .454 - - - 4.4 5.2 .857
Jon McGlocklin 79 23.5 9.0 0.3 1.2 1.5 3.2 0.6 0.1 - 1.8 4.1 8.2 .496 - - - 0.8 0.9 .875
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
Jon McGlocklin ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Sam Jones Jon McGlocklin
Season 1967-681975-76
Team Boston CelticsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionBucks Lost West 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 73 33.0 21.3 - - 4.9 3.0 - - - 2.5 8.5 18.5 .461 - - - 4.3 5.2 .827
Jon McGlocklin 33 10.2 4.1 0.1 0.4 0.5 1.2 0.2 0.0 - 0.5 1.9 4.5 .426 - - - 0.3 0.3 .900
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
Jon McGlocklin 2 6.5 3.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.0 - 1.0 1.5 2.0 .750 - - - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 12

Sam Jones Jon McGlocklin
Season 1968-69-
Team Boston Celtics-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion-
more >>
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
Jon McGlocklin ------- --- ----------
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
Jon McGlocklin ------- --- ----------