Sam Jones vs. Jaylen Wells Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jaylen Wells 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.
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 played 12 years in the NBA, 11 more than Jaylen Wells, who played 1. Sam Jones had the first of his seasons in 1957-58, while Jaylen Wells had his rookie season in 2024-25. 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 |
| Sam Jones | 12 | 12 | 1957-58 to 1968-69 |
| Jaylen Wells | 1 | 0 | 2024-25 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Sam Jones | Jaylen Wells | |
| Season | 1957-58 | 2024-25 |
| Team | Boston Celtics | Memphis Grizzlies |
| Honors & Awards | - |  All-Rookie First Team |
| Playoffs | Celtics Lost NBA Finals | Did Not Play |
Rookie Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
| difference: | +23 | +15.3 | +5.8 | +0.5 | +1.0 | -1.0 | +1.8 | +4.4 | +.004 | +0.3 | +0.2 | +.108 | ||||||||
| Jaylen Wells | 79 | 25.9 | 10.4 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 3.6 | 8.6 | .425 | 1.7 | 5.0 | .352 | 1.4 | 1.7 | .822 |
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| 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 |
| Jaylen Wells | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Additional Years |
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* Sam Jones played 11 seasons more than Jaylen Wells in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 12, from 1959 to 1969—Sam Jones played in 11 Playoffs and won 10 NBA Championships. In those 11 extra years over Jaylen Wells, Sam Jones got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 3 All-NBA Second Team 5 All-Star Game |