Sam Jones vs. Troy Murphy Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Troy Murphy 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 and Troy Murphy both played 12 years in the NBA. Sam Jones had the first of his seasons in 1957-58, while Troy Murphy 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
Troy Murphy 12 2 2001-02 to 2012-13

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Sam Jones Troy Murphy
Season 1957-582001-02
Team Boston CelticsGolden State Warriors
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
Troy Murphy 82 17.7 5.9 1.2 2.7 3.9 0.9 0.4 0.3 1.0 2.6 2.2 5.2 .421 0.0 0.1 .333 1.5 1.9 .776
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
Troy Murphy ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Sam Jones Troy Murphy
Season 1958-592002-03
Team Boston CelticsGolden State Warriors
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
Troy Murphy 79 31.8 11.7 2.9 7.3 10.2 1.3 0.8 0.4 1.4 3.1 4.3 9.5 .451 0.0 0.2 .214 3.1 3.7 .841
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
Troy Murphy ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Sam Jones Troy Murphy
Season 1959-602003-04
Team Boston CelticsGolden State Warriors
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 74 20.4 11.9 - - 5.1 1.7 - - - 1.4 4.8 10.6 .454 - - - 2.3 3.0 .764
Troy Murphy 28 21.8 10.0 1.7 4.5 6.2 0.7 0.4 0.6 1.2 2.1 3.8 8.7 .440 0.2 0.6 .294 2.1 2.9 .750
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
Troy Murphy ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Sam Jones Troy Murphy
Season 1960-612004-05
Team Boston CelticsGolden State Warriors
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 78 26.0 15.0 - - 5.4 2.8 - - - 1.9 6.2 13.7 .449 - - - 2.7 3.4 .787
Troy Murphy 70 33.9 15.4 3.6 7.2 10.8 1.4 0.8 0.5 1.5 2.7 5.6 13.5 .414 0.8 2.1 .399 3.3 4.6 .730
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
Troy Murphy ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Sam Jones Troy Murphy
Season 1961-622005-06
Team Boston CelticsGolden State Warriors
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 78 30.6 18.4 - - 5.9 3.0 - - - 1.9 7.6 16.5 .464 - - - 3.1 3.8 .818
Troy Murphy 74 34.0 14.0 2.6 7.4 10.0 1.4 0.6 0.4 1.5 2.6 4.9 11.3 .433 0.8 2.4 .320 3.4 4.3 .787
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
Troy Murphy ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Sam Jones Troy Murphy
Season 1962-632006-07
Team Boston CelticsGolden State Warriors, Indiana 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
Troy Murphy 68 27.2 10.3 1.5 4.6 6.1 1.9 0.7 0.6 1.1 2.9 3.9 8.5 .458 0.9 2.2 .395 1.6 2.1 .745
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
Troy Murphy ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Sam Jones Troy Murphy
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
Troy Murphy 75 28.1 12.2 1.4 5.8 7.2 2.2 0.7 0.4 1.3 2.9 4.2 9.2 .455 1.3 3.1 .398 2.6 3.2 .797
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
Troy Murphy ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Sam Jones Troy Murphy
Season 1964-652008-09
Team Boston CelticsIndiana Pacers
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
Troy Murphy 73 34.0 14.3 2.0 9.8 11.8 2.4 0.8 0.5 1.6 3.1 5.0 10.5 .475 2.2 4.9 .450 2.1 2.5 .826
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
Troy Murphy ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Sam Jones Troy Murphy
Season 1965-662009-10
Team Boston CelticsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
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 67 32.2 23.5 - - 5.2 3.2 - - - 2.5 9.3 19.9 .469 - - - 4.9 6.1 .799
Troy Murphy 72 32.6 14.6 1.8 8.4 10.2 2.1 1.0 0.5 1.4 2.4 5.3 11.3 .472 1.8 4.6 .384 2.1 2.7 .798
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
Troy Murphy ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Sam Jones Troy Murphy
Season 1966-672010-11
Team Boston CelticsNew Jersey Nets, Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Div FinalsCeltics 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 72 32.3 22.1 - - 4.7 3.0 - - - 2.7 8.9 19.5 .454 - - - 4.4 5.2 .857
Troy Murphy 35 13.3 3.1 0.6 2.6 3.2 0.7 0.4 0.1 0.6 1.3 1.2 3.3 .368 0.1 0.9 .152 0.6 0.9 .667
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
Troy Murphy 1 3.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 11

Sam Jones Troy Murphy
Season 1967-682011-12
Team Boston CelticsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionLakers Lost West 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 73 33.0 21.3 - - 4.9 3.0 - - - 2.5 8.5 18.5 .461 - - - 4.3 5.2 .827
Troy Murphy 59 16.2 3.2 0.7 2.6 3.2 0.9 0.3 0.3 0.4 1.7 1.3 2.9 .450 0.5 1.1 .418 0.1 0.2 .667
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
Troy Murphy 4 3.8 0.8 0.0 0.8 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.3 0.3 1.000 0.3 0.3 1.000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 12

Sam Jones Troy Murphy
Season 1968-692012-13
Team Boston CelticsDallas Mavericks
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 70 26.0 16.3 - - 3.8 2.6 - - - 1.7 7.1 15.8 .450 - - - 2.1 2.7 .783
Troy Murphy 14 18.3 4.6 0.5 3.0 3.5 0.5 0.7 0.4 0.5 2.1 1.6 4.4 .361 0.8 2.5 .314 0.7 0.8 .909
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
Troy Murphy ------- --- ----------