Sam Jones vs. Trent Tucker Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Trent Tucker 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 Trent Tucker, who played 11. Sam Jones had the first of his seasons in 1957-58, while Trent Tucker had his rookie season in 1982-83. 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
Trent Tucker	11	8	1982-83 to 1992-93

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Sam Jones	Trent Tucker
Season	1957-58	1982-83
Team	Boston Celtics	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Celtics Lost NBA Finals	Knicks 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	56	10.6	4.6	-	-	2.9	0.7	-	-	-	0.8	1.8	4.2	.429	-	-	-	1.1	1.5	.714
Trent Tucker	78	23.5	8.4	1.0	1.8	2.8	2.5	0.7	0.1	0.9	3.0	3.8	8.3	.462	0.2	0.4	.467	0.6	0.8	.672

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
Trent Tucker	6	14.2	4.3	0.3	1.2	1.5	0.8	0.3	0.0	0.3	1.2	1.5	2.5	.600	0.2	0.3	.500	1.2	1.7	.700


Season 2
	Sam Jones	Trent Tucker
Season	1958-59	1983-84
Team	Boston Celtics	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Knicks 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	71	20.6	10.7	-	-	6.0	1.4	-	-	-	1.4	4.3	9.9	.434	-	-	-	2.1	2.8	.770
Trent Tucker	63	19.5	7.6	0.7	1.4	2.1	2.2	1.0	0.1	0.9	2.0	3.6	7.1	.500	0.1	0.3	.375	0.4	0.5	.758

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
Trent Tucker	12	21.2	7.6	0.5	1.0	1.5	2.3	0.9	0.3	1.0	2.7	3.5	7.0	.500	0.1	0.4	.200	0.5	0.8	.600


Season 3
	Sam Jones	Trent Tucker
Season	1959-60	1984-85
Team	Boston Celtics	New York Knicks
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	74	20.4	11.9	-	-	5.1	1.7	-	-	-	1.4	4.8	10.6	.454	-	-	-	2.3	3.0	.764
Trent Tucker	77	23.6	8.5	1.0	1.5	2.4	2.6	1.0	0.2	0.8	2.5	3.8	7.9	.483	0.4	0.9	.403	0.5	0.6	.792

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
Trent Tucker	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 4
	Sam Jones	Trent Tucker
Season	1960-61	1985-86
Team	Boston Celtics	New York Knicks
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
Trent Tucker	77	23.2	10.6	0.9	1.3	2.2	2.5	0.8	0.1	0.9	2.2	4.5	9.6	.472	0.5	1.2	.451	1.0	1.3	.790

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
Trent Tucker	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 5
	Sam Jones	Trent Tucker
Season	1961-62	1986-87
Team	Boston Celtics	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
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	30.6	18.4	-	-	5.9	3.0	-	-	-	1.9	7.6	16.5	.464	-	-	-	3.1	3.8	.818
Trent Tucker	70	24.2	11.4	0.7	1.2	1.9	2.4	1.7	0.2	1.1	2.4	4.6	9.9	.470	1.0	2.3	.422	1.1	1.4	.762

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
Trent Tucker	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 6
	Sam Jones	Trent Tucker
Season	1962-63	1987-88
Team	Boston Celtics	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Knicks 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
Trent Tucker	71	17.6	7.1	0.5	1.2	1.7	1.6	0.7	0.1	0.7	2.2	2.7	6.4	.424	1.0	2.4	.413	0.7	1.0	.718

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
Trent Tucker	4	17.8	6.3	0.0	0.5	0.5	1.0	0.8	0.0	0.3	1.0	2.0	4.8	.421	1.5	3.3	.462	0.8	1.0	.750


Season 7
	Sam Jones	Trent Tucker
Season	1963-64	1988-89
Team	Boston Celtics	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Knicks 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
Trent Tucker	81	22.5	8.5	0.7	1.5	2.2	1.6	1.1	0.1	0.7	2.0	3.2	7.1	.454	1.5	3.7	.399	0.5	0.7	.782

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
Trent Tucker	9	17.7	7.9	1.0	1.1	2.1	1.6	1.1	0.2	0.7	2.2	3.0	6.4	.466	1.7	3.6	.469	0.2	0.4	.500


Season 8
	Sam Jones	Trent Tucker
Season	1964-65	1989-90
Team	Boston Celtics	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Knicks 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
Trent Tucker	81	21.3	8.2	0.7	1.4	2.1	2.1	0.9	0.1	0.9	2.0	3.1	7.5	.417	1.2	3.0	.388	0.8	1.1	.767

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
Trent Tucker	10	17.8	6.0	0.5	0.9	1.4	2.0	1.0	0.0	0.6	1.9	2.2	5.5	.400	1.0	2.7	.370	0.6	0.6	1.000


Season 9
	Sam Jones	Trent Tucker
Season	1965-66	1990-91
Team	Boston Celtics	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Knicks 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	67	32.2	23.5	-	-	5.2	3.2	-	-	-	2.5	9.3	19.9	.469	-	-	-	4.9	6.1	.799
Trent Tucker	65	18.4	7.1	0.5	1.1	1.6	1.7	0.7	0.1	0.7	1.8	2.9	6.7	.440	1.0	2.4	.418	0.3	0.4	.630

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
Trent Tucker	3	22.0	8.0	1.0	3.0	4.0	3.0	0.3	0.0	0.3	2.3	3.0	8.3	.360	1.3	3.3	.400	0.7	0.7	1.000


Season 10
	Sam Jones	Trent Tucker
Season	1966-67	1991-92
Team	Boston Celtics	San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Div Finals	Spurs 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	72	32.3	22.1	-	-	4.7	3.0	-	-	-	2.7	8.9	19.5	.454	-	-	-	4.4	5.2	.857
Trent Tucker	24	17.3	6.5	0.3	1.2	1.5	1.1	0.9	0.1	0.6	1.6	2.5	5.4	.465	0.8	2.0	.396	0.7	0.8	.800

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
Trent Tucker	3	12.7	4.7	0.3	0.7	1.0	0.7	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	2.0	4.7	.429	0.3	1.7	.200	0.3	0.3	1.000


Season 11
	Sam Jones	Trent Tucker
Season	1967-68	1992-93
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
Trent Tucker	69	13.2	5.2	0.2	0.8	1.0	1.2	0.3	0.1	0.3	0.9	2.1	4.3	.485	0.8	1.9	.397	0.3	0.3	.818

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
Trent Tucker	19	10.9	2.8	0.2	0.7	0.9	1.0	0.4	0.0	0.4	0.8	1.0	2.4	.413	0.6	1.4	.462	0.2	0.3	.500


Season 12
	Sam Jones	Trent Tucker
Season	1968-69	-
Team	Boston Celtics	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	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
Trent Tucker	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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
Trent Tucker	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Sam Jones vs. Trent Tucker Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Trent Tucker 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.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11

Season 12