Bogdan Bogdanovic vs. Sam Jones Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Sam Jones and Bogdan Bogdanovic, 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.

Bogdan Bogdanovic played 8 years in the NBA, 4 less than Sam Jones, who played 12. Bogdan Bogdanovic had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, 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 achievements, 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
Bogdan Bogdanovic 8 4 2017-18 to 2024-25
Sam Jones 12 12 1957-58 to 1968-69

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Bogdan Bogdanovic Sam Jones
Season 2017-181957-58
Team Sacramento KingsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics Lost NBA Finals
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Bogdan Bogdanovic 78 27.9 11.8 0.4 2.5 2.9 3.3 0.9 0.2 1.6 2.2 4.4 9.9 .446 1.7 4.2 .392 1.3 1.5 .840
difference:+22+17.3+7.2+2.6-1.4+2.6+5.7+.017+0.2+.126
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Bogdan Bogdanovic DNP------ --- ----------
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
Bogdan Bogdanovic Sam Jones
Season 2018-191958-59
Team Sacramento KingsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Bogdan Bogdanovic 70 27.8 14.1 0.6 2.9 3.5 3.8 1.0 0.2 1.7 2.0 5.2 12.3 .418 1.9 5.3 .360 1.9 2.3 .827
difference:+1+7.2+3.4+2.5+2.4-0.6+0.9+2.4+.016+0.2+0.5+.057
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Bogdan Bogdanovic DNP------ --- ----------
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
Bogdan Bogdanovic Sam Jones
Season 2019-201959-60
Team Sacramento KingsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Bogdan Bogdanovic 61 29.0 15.1 0.4 3.0 3.4 3.4 1.0 0.2 1.7 2.2 5.5 12.6 .440 2.7 7.2 .372 1.4 1.9 .741
difference:+13+8.6+3.2+1.7+1.7-0.8+0.7+2.0+.014+0.9+1.1+.023
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Bogdan Bogdanovic DNP------ --- ----------
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
Bogdan Bogdanovic Sam Jones
Season 2020-211960-61
Team Atlanta HawksBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf FinalsNBA Champion NBA Champion
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Bogdan Bogdanovic 44 29.7 16.4 0.5 3.2 3.6 3.3 1.1 0.3 1.2 2.3 6.1 12.8 .473 3.3 7.6 .438 0.9 1.0 .909
difference:+34+3.7+1.4+1.8+0.5-0.4+0.1+0.9+.024+1.8+2.4+.122
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Bogdan Bogdanovic 18 33.2 14.1 0.6 3.6 4.2 2.9 1.6 0.3 1.5 2.8 5.4 13.8 .390 2.6 7.9 .329 0.7 0.9 .706
difference:+8+7.4+1.0+1.2+0.7-0.6+0.4+2.6+.056+2.4+2.6+.180
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
Bogdan Bogdanovic Sam Jones
Season 2021-221961-62
Team Atlanta HawksBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf 1st RdNBA Champion NBA Champion
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Bogdan Bogdanovic 63 29.3 15.1 0.5 3.5 4.0 3.1 1.1 0.2 1.1 2.1 5.4 12.6 .431 2.7 7.3 .368 1.5 1.8 .843
difference:+15+1.3+3.3+1.9+0.1-0.2+2.2+3.9+.033+1.6+2.0+.025
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Bogdan Bogdanovic 4 26.8 14.3 1.0 3.8 4.8 3.0 0.3 0.3 1.0 3.0 5.0 12.3 .408 2.3 6.5 .346 2.0 2.5 .800
difference:+10+9.2+6.3+2.3+0.1-0.9+3.8+7.5+.036+1.0+1.8+.100
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
Bogdan Bogdanovic Sam Jones
Season 2022-231962-63
Team Atlanta HawksBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf 1st RdNBA Champion NBA Champion
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Bogdan Bogdanovic 54 27.9 14.0 0.4 2.6 3.1 2.8 0.8 0.3 1.2 1.6 5.1 11.3 .447 2.7 6.7 .406 1.2 1.4 .831
difference:+22+2.7+5.7+2.1+0.4-0.5+3.1+5.9+.029+2.2+2.9+.038
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Bogdan Bogdanovic 6 26.2 13.3 0.3 2.7 3.0 2.5 1.0 0.8 0.5 2.7 5.0 9.0 .556 2.5 5.5 .455 0.8 1.2 .714
difference:+7+8.4+10.5+3.2-0.5+4.2+10.1+.072+4.5+5.2+.117
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
Bogdan Bogdanovic Sam Jones
Season 2023-241963-64
Team Atlanta HawksBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Bogdan Bogdanovic 79 30.4 16.9 0.7 2.8 3.4 3.1 1.2 0.3 1.4 2.3 6.0 13.9 .428 3.0 8.1 .374 1.9 2.1 .921
difference:+3+0.9+2.5+1.2+0.4-0.2+2.1+4.0+.022+1.4+2.1+.138
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Bogdan Bogdanovic DNP------ --- ----------
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
Bogdan Bogdanovic Sam Jones
Season 2024-251964-65
Team Atlanta Hawks, Los Angeles ClippersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Clippers Lost West Conf 1st RdNBA Champion NBA Champion
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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Bogdan Bogdanovic 54 25.0 10.8 0.4 2.5 2.9 2.7 0.8 0.2 1.4 2.4 3.9 9.1 .427 1.9 5.4 .363 1.1 1.2 .879
difference:+26+11.1+15.1+2.2+0.1-0.2+6.4+13.6+.025+4.3+5.3+.059
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Bogdan Bogdanovic 7 16.7 6.4 0.7 2.1 2.9 2.1 0.4 0.0 1.6 3.6 2.3 6.3 .364 1.0 3.4 .292 0.9 1.0 .857
difference:+5+24.6+22.2+1.7+0.4-0.3+9.0+18.2+.095+5.2+6.0+.012
Sam Jones 12 41.3 28.6 - - 4.6 2.5 - - - 3.3 11.3 24.5 .459 - - - 6.1 7.0 .869

Additional Years

* Sam Jones played 4 seasons more than Bogdan Bogdanovic in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 9 to 12, from 1966 to 1969—Sam Jones played in 4 Playoffs and won 3 NBA Championships.

In those 4 extra years over Bogdan Bogdanovic, Sam Jones got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 2 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 2 All-Star Game
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