Adrian Dantley vs. Bobby Jones Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bobby Jones and Adrian Dantley, 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.

Adrian Dantley played 15 years in the NBA, 5 more than Bobby Jones, who played 10. Adrian Dantley had the first of his seasons in 1976-77, while Bobby Jones had his rookie season in 1976-77. 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
Adrian Dantley 15 7 1976-77 to 1990-91
Bobby Jones 10 10 1976-77 to 1985-86

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Adrian Dantley Bobby Jones
Season 1976-771976-77
Team Buffalo BravesDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets 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 %
Adrian Dantley 77 36.6 20.3 3.3 4.4 7.6 1.9 1.2 0.2 - 2.8 7.1 13.6 .520 - - - 6.2 7.6 .818
Bobby Jones 82 29.5 15.1 2.1 6.1 8.3 3.2 2.3 2.0 - 2.9 6.1 10.7 .570 - - - 2.9 4.0 .717
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Adrian Dantley ------- --- ----------
Bobby Jones 6 31.2 12.0 1.8 4.0 5.8 3.5 2.8 2.3 - 4.2 5.2 10.7 .484 - - - 1.7 2.8 .588

Season 2

Adrian Dantley Bobby Jones
Season 1977-781977-78
Team Indiana Pacers, Los Angeles LakersDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf 1st RdNuggets Lost West 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 %
Adrian Dantley 79 37.1 21.5 3.4 4.5 7.8 3.2 1.5 0.3 2.9 2.9 7.3 14.3 .512 - - - 6.8 8.6 .796
Bobby Jones 75 32.5 14.5 2.2 6.3 8.5 3.4 1.8 1.7 2.6 2.9 5.9 10.1 .578 - - - 2.8 3.7 .751
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Adrian Dantley 3 34.7 17.0 3.0 5.3 8.3 3.7 1.7 1.0 2.0 3.0 6.7 11.7 .571 - - - 3.7 5.7 .647
Bobby Jones 13 30.0 12.8 2.8 5.1 7.8 2.7 1.2 0.7 1.8 3.2 5.1 8.9 .569 - - - 2.6 3.5 .739

Season 3

Adrian Dantley Bobby Jones
Season 1978-791978-79
Team Los Angeles LakersPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf Semis76ers 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 %
Adrian Dantley 60 29.6 17.3 2.2 3.5 5.7 2.3 1.1 0.2 2.6 2.7 6.2 12.2 .510 - - - 4.9 5.7 .854
Bobby Jones 80 28.8 12.1 2.5 4.2 6.6 2.5 1.3 1.2 2.1 3.1 4.7 8.8 .537 - - - 2.6 3.5 .755
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Adrian Dantley 8 29.5 17.6 1.3 2.9 4.1 1.4 0.8 0.1 2.4 3.0 6.3 11.1 .562 - - - 5.1 6.5 .788
Bobby Jones 9 28.9 13.1 1.3 3.4 4.8 2.1 0.6 0.4 1.7 3.3 5.3 9.7 .552 - - - 2.4 2.9 .846

Season 4

Adrian Dantley Bobby Jones
Season 1979-801979-80
Team Utah JazzPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers 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 %
Adrian Dantley 68 39.3 28.0 2.7 4.9 7.6 2.8 1.4 0.2 3.4 3.1 10.7 18.6 .576 0.0 0.0 .000 6.5 7.7 .842
Bobby Jones 81 26.2 13.0 1.9 3.7 5.6 1.8 1.3 1.5 1.8 2.8 4.9 9.2 .532 0.0 0.0 .000 3.2 4.1 .781
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Adrian Dantley ------- --- ----------
Bobby Jones 18 26.1 12.9 1.6 3.2 4.8 1.7 1.2 1.8 1.3 3.1 5.0 9.6 .523 0.0 0.1 .000 2.9 3.4 .855

Season 5

Adrian Dantley Bobby Jones
Season 1980-811980-81
Team Utah JazzPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers Lost East Conf Finals
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Adrian Dantley 80 42.7 30.7 2.4 4.0 6.4 4.0 1.4 0.2 3.5 3.1 11.4 20.3 .559 0.0 0.1 .286 7.9 9.8 .806
Bobby Jones 81 25.3 13.5 1.8 3.6 5.4 2.8 1.2 0.9 1.8 2.8 5.0 9.3 .539 0.0 0.0 .000 3.5 4.3 .813
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Adrian Dantley ------- --- ----------
Bobby Jones 16 27.7 14.7 2.2 3.3 5.5 2.1 1.1 1.3 2.0 3.8 5.1 10.0 .506 0.0 0.0 - 4.6 5.5 .830

Season 6

Adrian Dantley Bobby Jones
Season 1981-821981-82
Team Utah JazzPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers 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 %
Adrian Dantley 81 39.8 30.3 2.9 3.5 6.3 4.0 1.2 0.2 3.7 3.1 11.2 19.6 .570 0.0 0.0 .333 8.0 10.1 .792
Bobby Jones 76 28.7 14.4 1.4 3.7 5.2 2.5 1.3 1.5 1.9 2.8 5.5 9.7 .564 0.0 0.0 .000 3.5 4.4 .790
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Adrian Dantley ------- --- ----------
Bobby Jones 21 28.0 12.2 1.8 3.0 4.7 2.5 0.7 1.0 1.6 3.3 4.5 8.3 .540 0.0 0.0 - 3.2 3.9 .840

Season 7

Adrian Dantley Bobby Jones
Season 1982-831982-83
Team Utah JazzPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement Sixth Man of the Year
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 %
Adrian Dantley 22 40.3 30.7 2.6 3.7 6.4 4.8 0.9 0.0 3.7 2.8 10.6 18.3 .580 0.0 0.0 - 9.5 11.3 .847
Bobby Jones 74 23.6 9.0 1.4 3.3 4.6 1.9 1.1 1.2 1.5 2.7 3.4 6.2 .543 0.0 0.0 .000 2.2 2.8 .793
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Adrian Dantley ------- --- ----------
Bobby Jones 12 27.0 8.6 1.6 3.3 4.8 2.8 1.3 1.5 1.5 2.4 3.6 6.5 .551 0.0 0.1 .000 1.4 1.7 .850

Season 8

Adrian Dantley Bobby Jones
Season 1983-841983-84
Team Utah JazzPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf Semis76ers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Adrian Dantley 79 37.8 30.6 2.3 3.4 5.7 3.9 0.8 0.1 3.3 2.5 10.2 18.2 .558 0.0 0.1 .250 10.3 12.0 .859
Bobby Jones 75 23.5 8.3 1.2 3.1 4.3 2.5 1.4 1.4 1.3 2.7 3.0 5.8 .523 0.0 0.0 .000 2.2 2.8 .784
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Adrian Dantley 11 41.3 32.2 3.4 4.2 7.5 4.2 0.9 0.1 3.5 2.7 10.6 21.1 .504 0.0 0.0 - 10.9 12.6 .863
Bobby Jones 5 26.0 9.6 1.8 2.8 4.6 1.8 0.6 1.4 1.6 2.4 3.0 6.2 .484 0.0 0.0 - 3.6 3.8 .947

Season 9

Adrian Dantley Bobby Jones
Season 1984-851984-85
Team Utah JazzPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf Semis76ers Lost East Conf Finals
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Adrian Dantley 55 35.8 26.6 2.7 3.2 5.9 3.4 1.0 0.1 3.1 2.4 9.3 17.5 .531 0.0 0.0 - 8.0 9.9 .804
Bobby Jones 80 20.4 7.5 1.3 2.4 3.7 1.9 1.1 0.6 1.5 2.3 2.6 4.8 .538 0.0 0.1 .000 2.3 2.7 .861
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Adrian Dantley 10 39.8 25.3 2.5 5.0 7.5 2.0 1.6 0.0 3.6 3.9 7.9 15.1 .523 0.0 0.1 .000 9.5 12.2 .779
Bobby Jones 13 23.8 8.2 1.7 2.0 3.7 1.2 0.9 1.2 1.5 2.9 3.5 6.0 .590 0.0 0.0 - 1.1 1.5 .700

Season 10

Adrian Dantley Bobby Jones
Season 1985-861985-86
Team Utah JazzPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers 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 %
Adrian Dantley 76 36.1 29.8 2.3 2.9 5.2 3.5 0.8 0.1 3.0 2.7 10.8 19.1 .563 0.0 0.1 .091 8.3 10.5 .791
Bobby Jones 70 21.7 7.0 0.7 1.7 2.4 1.8 0.7 0.7 1.3 2.3 2.7 4.8 .559 0.0 0.0 .000 1.6 2.1 .786
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Adrian Dantley ------- --- ----------
Bobby Jones 12 27.4 9.7 0.8 1.9 2.7 2.8 0.8 1.2 1.3 3.3 3.3 6.2 .527 0.0 0.1 .000 3.2 4.2 .760

Season 11

Adrian Dantley Bobby Jones
Season 1986-87-
Team Detroit Pistons-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons 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 %
Adrian Dantley 81 33.8 21.5 1.3 2.8 4.1 2.0 0.8 0.1 2.2 2.4 7.4 13.9 .534 0.0 0.1 .167 6.7 8.2 .812
Bobby Jones ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Adrian Dantley 15 33.3 20.5 1.9 2.6 4.5 2.3 0.9 0.0 2.2 2.4 7.4 13.7 .539 0.0 0.0 - 5.7 7.4 .775
Bobby Jones ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Adrian Dantley Bobby Jones
Season 1987-88-
Team Detroit Pistons-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons 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 %
Adrian Dantley 69 31.1 20.0 1.2 2.1 3.3 2.5 0.6 0.1 2.0 2.1 6.4 12.5 .514 0.0 0.0 .000 7.1 8.3 .860
Bobby Jones ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Adrian Dantley 23 35.0 19.4 1.6 3.0 4.7 2.0 0.8 0.0 2.2 2.2 6.7 12.7 .524 0.0 0.1 .000 6.1 7.7 .787
Bobby Jones ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Adrian Dantley Bobby Jones
Season 1988-89-
Team Detroit Pistons, Dallas Mavericks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Adrian Dantley 73 33.2 19.2 1.6 2.7 4.3 2.3 0.6 0.2 2.2 2.5 6.4 13.1 .493 0.0 0.0 .000 6.3 7.8 .810
Bobby Jones ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Adrian Dantley ------- --- ----------
Bobby Jones ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Adrian Dantley Bobby Jones
Season 1989-90-
Team Dallas Mavericks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Adrian Dantley 45 28.9 14.7 1.7 2.1 3.8 1.8 0.4 0.2 1.7 2.2 5.1 10.8 .477 0.0 0.0 .000 4.4 5.6 .787
Bobby Jones ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Adrian Dantley ------- --- ----------
Bobby Jones ------- --- ----------

Season 15

Adrian Dantley Bobby Jones
Season 1990-91-
Team Milwaukee Bucks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Adrian Dantley 10 12.6 5.7 0.8 0.5 1.3 0.9 0.5 0.0 0.6 0.8 1.9 5.0 .380 0.1 0.3 .333 1.8 2.6 .692
Bobby Jones ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Adrian Dantley 3 6.3 1.7 0.7 0.7 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.3 2.3 .143 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.3 .750
Bobby Jones ------- --- ----------