Ron Brewer vs. Sam Jones Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Sam Jones and Ron Brewer, 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.

Ron Brewer played 8 years in the NBA, 4 less than Sam Jones, who played 12. Ron Brewer had the first of his seasons in 1978-79, 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
Ron Brewer 8 4 1978-79 to 1985-86
Sam Jones 12 12 1957-58 to 1968-69

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Ron Brewer Sam Jones
Season 1978-791957-58
Team Portland Trail BlazersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdCeltics 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 %
Ron Brewer 81 30.3 13.3 1.1 1.7 2.8 2.0 1.3 1.0 1.9 2.2 5.4 10.8 .494 - - - 2.6 3.2 .820
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 %
Ron Brewer 3 31.3 17.7 1.3 2.3 3.7 2.7 0.3 3.0 1.7 2.3 7.3 13.0 .564 - - - 3.0 4.3 .692
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
Ron Brewer Sam Jones
Season 1979-801958-59
Team Portland Trail BlazersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdNBA 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 %
Ron Brewer 82 34.3 15.7 0.7 2.0 2.6 2.6 1.2 0.6 2.0 1.9 6.7 14.4 .464 0.1 0.4 .188 2.2 2.7 .840
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 %
Ron Brewer 3 35.3 19.0 0.3 0.7 1.0 2.0 1.0 0.3 2.3 3.3 8.7 20.3 .426 0.0 1.0 .000 1.7 3.0 .556
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
Ron Brewer Sam Jones
Season 1980-811959-60
Team Portland Trail Blazers, San Antonio SpursBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West 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 %
Ron Brewer 75 19.4 8.6 0.5 0.7 1.1 2.0 0.8 0.5 1.2 1.3 3.7 8.4 .436 0.0 0.1 .143 1.2 1.5 .798
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 %
Ron Brewer 7 16.9 11.4 0.0 0.7 0.7 1.9 0.1 0.9 0.9 0.9 4.1 8.7 .475 0.1 0.4 .333 3.0 4.1 .724
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
Ron Brewer Sam Jones
Season 1981-821960-61
Team San Antonio Spurs, Cleveland CavaliersBoston 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 %
Ron Brewer 72 32.2 18.8 0.8 1.5 2.2 2.6 1.1 0.4 1.7 2.1 7.9 16.6 .477 0.1 0.4 .258 2.9 3.6 .812
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 %
Ron Brewer ------- --- ----------
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
Ron Brewer Sam Jones
Season 1982-831961-62
Team Cleveland Cavaliers, 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 %
Ron Brewer 74 26.5 11.3 0.8 1.1 1.9 1.3 1.2 0.3 1.3 1.7 4.6 10.9 .426 0.1 0.2 .389 1.9 2.3 .835
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 %
Ron Brewer ------- --- ----------
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
Ron Brewer Sam Jones
Season 1983-841962-63
Team Golden State Warriors, San Antonio SpursBoston 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 %
Ron Brewer 53 18.7 7.8 0.4 0.8 1.2 0.9 0.5 0.4 0.8 1.2 3.4 7.6 .444 0.1 0.3 .214 1.0 1.3 .776
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 %
Ron Brewer ------- --- ----------
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
Ron Brewer Sam Jones
Season 1984-851963-64
Team San Antonio Spurs, New Jersey NetsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf 1st RdNBA 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 %
Ron Brewer 20 16.3 7.4 0.5 0.6 1.1 0.9 0.3 0.3 0.5 1.2 3.1 5.9 .525 0.0 0.1 .000 1.2 1.3 .920
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 %
Ron Brewer 3 31.0 12.0 0.3 1.3 1.7 1.7 1.0 0.0 1.0 2.3 5.0 10.0 .500 0.0 0.3 .000 2.0 2.7 .750
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
Ron Brewer Sam Jones
Season 1985-861964-65
Team Chicago Bulls, Cleveland CavaliersBoston 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 %
Ron Brewer 44 13.0 4.8 0.3 0.9 1.2 0.9 0.4 0.1 0.5 1.0 2.0 5.1 .384 0.1 0.4 .294 0.8 0.9 .895
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 %
Ron Brewer ------- --- ----------
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
Ron Brewer Sam Jones
Season -1965-66
Team -Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement 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 %
Ron Brewer ------- --- ----------
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 %
Ron Brewer ------- --- ----------
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
Ron Brewer Sam Jones
Season -1966-67
Team -Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
Playoffs -Celtics 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 %
Ron Brewer ------- --- ----------
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 %
Ron Brewer ------- --- ----------
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
Ron Brewer Sam Jones
Season -1967-68
Team -Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement 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 %
Ron Brewer ------- --- ----------
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 %
Ron Brewer ------- --- ----------
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
Ron Brewer Sam Jones
Season -1968-69
Team -Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
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 %
Ron Brewer ------- --- ----------
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 %
Ron Brewer ------- --- ----------
Sam Jones 18 28.6 16.8 - - 3.2 2.1 - - - 2.5 6.9 16.4 .419 - - - 3.1 3.8 .797
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