Adonal Foyle vs. Sam Jones Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Sam Jones and Adonal Foyle, 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.

Adonal Foyle and Sam Jones both played 12 years in the NBA. Adonal Foyle had the first of his seasons in 1997-98, while Sam Jones had his rookie season in 1957-58. 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
Adonal Foyle 12 3 1997-98 to 2008-09
Sam Jones 12 12 1957-58 to 1968-69

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Adonal Foyle Sam Jones
Season 1997-981957-58
Team Golden State WarriorsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics Lost NBA 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 %
Adonal Foyle 55 11.9 3.0 1.3 2.0 3.3 0.3 0.2 0.9 0.9 1.7 1.3 3.1 .406 0.0 0.0 .000 0.5 1.1 .435
Sam Jones 56 10.6 4.6 - - 2.9 0.7 - - - 0.8 1.8 4.2 .429 - - - 1.1 1.5 .714
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Adonal Foyle ------- --- ----------
Sam Jones 8 9.4 3.9 - - 3.0 0.5 - - - 0.9 1.3 2.8 .455 - - - 1.4 2.0 .688

Season 2

Adonal Foyle Sam Jones
Season 1998-991958-59
Team Golden State WarriorsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA 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 %
Adonal Foyle 44 14.0 2.9 1.8 2.6 4.4 0.4 0.3 1.0 0.7 2.0 1.2 2.8 .430 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 1.2 .490
Sam Jones 71 20.6 10.7 - - 6.0 1.4 - - - 1.4 4.3 9.9 .434 - - - 2.1 2.8 .770
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Adonal Foyle ------- --- ----------
Sam Jones 11 17.5 10.3 - - 5.7 1.5 - - - 1.3 3.6 9.8 .370 - - - 3.0 3.5 .846

Season 3

Adonal Foyle Sam Jones
Season 1999-001959-60
Team Golden State WarriorsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA 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 %
Adonal Foyle 76 21.8 5.5 2.3 3.3 5.6 0.6 0.3 1.8 0.9 2.9 2.5 5.0 .508 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 1.2 .378
Sam Jones 74 20.4 11.9 - - 5.1 1.7 - - - 1.4 4.8 10.6 .454 - - - 2.3 3.0 .764
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Adonal Foyle ------- --- ----------
Sam Jones 13 15.2 8.2 - - 3.2 1.4 - - - 1.2 3.5 9.0 .385 - - - 1.3 1.6 .810

Season 4

Adonal Foyle Sam Jones
Season 2000-011960-61
Team Golden State WarriorsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA 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 %
Adonal Foyle 58 25.1 5.9 2.7 4.3 7.0 0.8 0.5 2.7 1.4 2.3 2.7 6.5 .416 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 1.2 .441
Sam Jones 78 26.0 15.0 - - 5.4 2.8 - - - 1.9 6.2 13.7 .449 - - - 2.7 3.4 .787
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Adonal Foyle ------- --- ----------
Sam Jones 10 25.8 13.1 - - 5.4 2.2 - - - 2.2 5.0 11.2 .446 - - - 3.1 3.5 .886

Season 5

Adonal Foyle Sam Jones
Season 2001-021961-62
Team Golden State WarriorsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA 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 %
Adonal Foyle 79 18.8 4.8 1.9 3.0 4.9 0.5 0.5 2.1 1.0 2.3 2.2 4.9 .444 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 1.2 .398
Sam Jones 78 30.6 18.4 - - 5.9 3.0 - - - 1.9 7.6 16.5 .464 - - - 3.1 3.8 .818
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Adonal Foyle ------- --- ----------
Sam Jones 14 36.0 20.6 - - 7.1 3.1 - - - 2.1 8.8 19.8 .444 - - - 3.0 4.3 .700

Season 6

Adonal Foyle Sam Jones
Season 2002-031962-63
Team Golden State WarriorsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA 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 %
Adonal Foyle 82 21.8 5.4 2.1 3.8 6.0 0.5 0.5 2.5 0.9 2.6 2.3 4.2 .536 0.0 0.0 .000 0.9 1.3 .673
Sam Jones 76 30.6 19.7 - - 5.2 3.2 - - - 2.1 8.2 17.2 .476 - - - 3.4 4.3 .793
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Adonal Foyle ------- --- ----------
Sam Jones 13 34.6 23.8 - - 6.2 2.5 - - - 3.2 9.2 19.1 .484 - - - 5.3 6.4 .831

Season 7

Adonal Foyle Sam Jones
Season 2003-041963-64
Team Golden State WarriorsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA 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 %
Adonal Foyle 44 13.0 3.1 1.2 2.6 3.8 0.4 0.1 1.0 0.5 1.5 1.3 3.0 .454 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.8 .543
Sam Jones 76 31.3 19.4 - - 4.6 2.7 - - - 2.5 8.1 17.9 .450 - - - 3.3 4.2 .783
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Adonal Foyle ------- --- ----------
Sam Jones 10 35.6 23.2 - - 4.7 2.3 - - - 2.4 9.1 18.0 .506 - - - 5.0 6.8 .735

Season 8

Adonal Foyle Sam Jones
Season 2004-051964-65
Team Golden State WarriorsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA 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 %
Adonal Foyle 78 21.8 4.5 2.1 3.4 5.5 0.7 0.3 2.0 0.7 2.6 2.0 4.0 .502 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.9 .556
Sam Jones 80 36.1 25.9 - - 5.1 2.8 - - - 2.2 10.3 22.7 .452 - - - 5.4 6.5 .820
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Adonal Foyle ------- --- ----------
Sam Jones 12 41.3 28.6 - - 4.6 2.5 - - - 3.3 11.3 24.5 .459 - - - 6.1 7.0 .869

Season 9

Adonal Foyle Sam Jones
Season 2005-061965-66
Team Golden State WarriorsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Adonal Foyle 77 23.7 4.5 1.9 3.6 5.5 0.4 0.6 1.6 1.0 2.8 2.0 3.9 .507 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.9 .612
Sam Jones 67 32.2 23.5 - - 5.2 3.2 - - - 2.5 9.3 19.9 .469 - - - 4.9 6.1 .799
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Adonal Foyle ------- --- ----------
Sam Jones 17 35.4 24.8 - - 5.1 3.1 - - - 3.8 9.1 20.2 .449 - - - 6.7 8.0 .838

Season 10

Adonal Foyle Sam Jones
Season 2006-071966-67
Team Golden State WarriorsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
Playoffs Warriors Lost West Conf SemisCeltics Lost East Div 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 %
Adonal Foyle 48 9.9 2.2 1.1 1.6 2.6 0.4 0.2 1.0 0.5 1.3 1.0 1.8 .565 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.5 .440
Sam Jones 72 32.3 22.1 - - 4.7 3.0 - - - 2.7 8.9 19.5 .454 - - - 4.4 5.2 .857
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Adonal Foyle 3 2.0 0.7 0.0 0.7 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 1.000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Sam Jones 9 36.2 26.7 - - 5.1 3.1 - - - 3.3 10.6 23.0 .459 - - - 5.6 6.4 .862

Season 11

Adonal Foyle Sam Jones
Season 2007-081967-68
Team Orlando MagicBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Magic Lost East Conf SemisNBA 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 %
Adonal Foyle 82 9.4 1.9 0.9 1.7 2.5 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.4 1.1 0.9 1.9 .458 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.4 .471
Sam Jones 73 33.0 21.3 - - 4.9 3.0 - - - 2.5 8.5 18.5 .461 - - - 4.3 5.2 .827
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Adonal Foyle 3 3.7 0.7 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.3 0.3 1.0 .333 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Sam Jones 19 36.1 20.5 - - 3.4 2.6 - - - 3.1 8.5 19.3 .441 - - - 3.5 4.4 .786

Season 12

Adonal Foyle Sam Jones
Season 2008-091968-69
Team Orlando Magic, Memphis Grizzlies, Orlando MagicBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Magic Lost NBA FinalsNBA 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 %
Adonal Foyle 10 6.2 1.7 0.9 1.7 2.6 0.1 0.0 0.8 0.3 0.5 0.7 1.1 .636 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.6 .500
Sam Jones 70 26.0 16.3 - - 3.8 2.6 - - - 1.7 7.1 15.8 .450 - - - 2.1 2.7 .783
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Adonal Foyle 2 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Sam Jones 18 28.6 16.8 - - 3.2 2.1 - - - 2.5 6.9 16.4 .419 - - - 3.1 3.8 .797