Sam Jones vs. Lamar Odom Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Lamar Odom 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.

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.

Sam Jones played 12 years in the NBA, 2 less than Lamar Odom, who played 14. Sam Jones had the first of his seasons in 1957-58, while Lamar Odom had his rookie season in 1999-00. 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
Lamar Odom 14 8 1999-00 to 2012-13

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Sam Jones Lamar Odom
Season 1957-581999-00
Team Boston CelticsLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Celtics Lost NBA FinalsDid Not Play
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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%
Sam Jones 56 10.6 4.6 - - 2.9 0.7 - - - 0.8 1.8 4.2 .429 - - - 1.1 1.5 .714
difference:+20+25.8+12.0+4.9+3.5-3.0+4.1+9.3+.009+2.9+4.0+.005
Lamar Odom 76 36.4 16.6 2.1 5.7 7.8 4.2 1.2 1.3 3.4 3.8 5.9 13.5 .438 0.8 2.2 .360 4.0 5.5 .719
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
Lamar Odom DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2
Sam Jones Lamar Odom
Season 1958-592000-01
Team Boston CelticsLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
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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%
Sam Jones 71 20.6 10.7 - - 6.0 1.4 - - - 1.4 4.3 9.9 .434 - - - 2.1 2.8 .770
difference:+5+16.7+6.5+1.8+3.8-1.7+2.0+3.9+.026+1.3+2.3+.091
Lamar Odom 76 37.3 17.2 1.4 6.3 7.8 5.2 1.0 1.6 3.5 3.1 6.3 13.8 .460 1.1 3.3 .316 3.4 5.1 .679
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Sam Jones 11 17.5 10.3 - - 5.7 1.5 - - - 1.3 3.6 9.8 .370 - - - 3.0 3.5 .846
Lamar Odom DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3
Sam Jones Lamar Odom
Season 1959-602001-02
Team Boston CelticsLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
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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%
Sam Jones 74 20.4 11.9 - - 5.1 1.7 - - - 1.4 4.8 10.6 .454 - - - 2.3 3.0 .764
difference:+45+14.0+1.2+1.0+4.2-1.7+0.4+1.8+.035+0.2+0.2+.108
Lamar Odom 29 34.4 13.1 1.1 5.0 6.1 5.9 0.8 1.2 3.3 3.1 5.2 12.4 .419 0.6 2.9 .190 2.1 3.2 .656
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Sam Jones 13 15.2 8.2 - - 3.2 1.4 - - - 1.2 3.5 9.0 .385 - - - 1.3 1.6 .810
Lamar Odom DNP------ --- ----------

Season 4
Sam Jones Lamar Odom
Season 1960-612002-03
Team Boston CelticsLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
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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%
Sam Jones 78 26.0 15.0 - - 5.4 2.8 - - - 1.9 6.2 13.7 .449 - - - 2.7 3.4 .787
difference:+29+8.3+0.4+1.3+0.8-1.8+0.7+1.2+.010+0.1+0.2+.010
Lamar Odom 49 34.3 14.6 1.2 5.4 6.7 3.6 0.9 0.8 2.9 3.7 5.5 12.5 .439 0.9 2.6 .326 2.8 3.6 .777
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Sam Jones 10 25.8 13.1 - - 5.4 2.2 - - - 2.2 5.0 11.2 .446 - - - 3.1 3.5 .886
Lamar Odom DNP------ --- ----------

Season 5
Sam Jones Lamar Odom
Season 1961-622003-04
Team Boston CelticsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionHeat Lost East Conf Semis
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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%
Sam Jones 78 30.6 18.4 - - 5.9 3.0 - - - 1.9 7.6 16.5 .464 - - - 3.1 3.8 .818
difference:+2+6.9+1.3+3.8+1.1-1.5+1.5+2.4+.034+1.2+1.9+.076
Lamar Odom 80 37.5 17.1 2.0 7.7 9.7 4.1 1.1 0.9 3.0 3.4 6.1 14.1 .430 0.8 2.6 .298 4.3 5.7 .742
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Sam Jones 14 36.0 20.6 - - 7.1 3.1 - - - 2.1 8.8 19.8 .444 - - - 3.0 4.3 .700
difference:+1+3.2+3.8+1.2+0.3-2.4+2.6+5.8+.001+0.8+1.2+.019
Lamar Odom 13 39.2 16.8 2.5 5.8 8.3 2.8 1.2 0.8 3.2 4.5 6.2 14.0 .445 0.6 2.0 .308 3.8 5.5 .681

Season 6
Sam Jones Lamar Odom
Season 1962-632004-05
Team Boston CelticsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
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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%
Sam Jones 76 30.6 19.7 - - 5.2 3.2 - - - 2.1 8.2 17.2 .476 - - - 3.4 4.3 .793
difference:+12+5.7+4.5+5.0+0.5-1.2+2.5+5.1+.003+0.2+0.4+.098
Lamar Odom 64 36.3 15.2 2.1 8.1 10.2 3.7 0.7 1.0 2.5 3.3 5.7 12.1 .473 0.6 1.8 .308 3.2 4.7 .695
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Sam Jones 13 34.6 23.8 - - 6.2 2.5 - - - 3.2 9.2 19.1 .484 - - - 5.3 6.4 .831
Lamar Odom DNP------ --- ----------

Season 7
Sam Jones Lamar Odom
Season 1963-642005-06
Team Boston CelticsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionLakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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%
Sam Jones 76 31.3 19.4 - - 4.6 2.7 - - - 2.5 8.1 17.9 .450 - - - 3.3 4.2 .783
difference:+4+9.0+4.6+4.6+2.8-0.7+2.5+6.3+.031+0.6+0.3+.093
Lamar Odom 80 40.3 14.8 2.3 7.0 9.2 5.5 0.9 0.8 2.7 3.2 5.6 11.6 .481 1.0 2.7 .372 2.7 3.9 .690
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Sam Jones 10 35.6 23.2 - - 4.7 2.3 - - - 2.4 9.1 18.0 .506 - - - 5.0 6.8 .735
difference:+3+9.3+4.1+6.3+2.6-0.9+2.1+3.9+.011+0.7+0.4+.068
Lamar Odom 7 44.9 19.1 2.1 8.9 11.0 4.9 0.4 1.1 3.3 3.3 7.0 14.1 .495 0.9 4.3 .200 4.3 6.4 .667

Season 8
Sam Jones Lamar Odom
Season 1964-652006-07
Team Boston CelticsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionLakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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%
Sam Jones 80 36.1 25.9 - - 5.1 2.8 - - - 2.2 10.3 22.7 .452 - - - 5.4 6.5 .820
difference:+24+3.2+10.0+4.7+2.0-1.1+4.6+10.5+.016+1.9+1.4+.120
Lamar Odom 56 39.3 15.9 1.8 7.9 9.8 4.8 0.9 0.6 2.9 3.3 5.7 12.2 .468 1.0 3.3 .297 3.5 5.1 .700
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Sam Jones 12 41.3 28.6 - - 4.6 2.5 - - - 3.3 11.3 24.5 .459 - - - 6.1 7.0 .869
difference:+7+2.9+9.2+8.4+0.3-0.1+3.1+7.5+.023+3.7+2.2+.369
Lamar Odom 5 38.4 19.4 4.0 9.0 13.0 2.2 0.4 1.2 2.0 3.4 8.2 17.0 .482 0.6 2.2 .273 2.4 4.8 .500

Season 9
Sam Jones Lamar Odom
Season 1965-662007-08
Team Boston CelticsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionLakers Lost NBA Finals
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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Sam Jones 67 32.2 23.5 - - 5.2 3.2 - - - 2.5 9.3 19.9 .469 - - - 4.9 6.1 .799
difference:+10+5.7+9.3+5.4+0.3-0.4+3.9+9.6+.056+1.9+1.8+.101
Lamar Odom 77 37.9 14.2 2.6 8.1 10.6 3.5 1.0 0.9 2.0 2.9 5.4 10.3 .525 0.4 1.5 .274 3.0 4.3 .698
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Sam Jones 17 35.4 24.8 - - 5.1 3.1 - - - 3.8 9.1 20.2 .449 - - - 6.7 8.0 .838
difference:+4+2.0+10.5+4.9+0.1-0.4+4.0+9.8+.042+2.7+2.0+.177
Lamar Odom 21 37.4 14.3 2.2 7.7 10.0 3.0 0.7 1.3 2.2 3.4 5.1 10.4 .491 0.1 0.5 .273 4.0 6.0 .661

Season 10
Sam Jones Lamar Odom
Season 1966-672008-09
Team Boston CelticsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Div FinalsNBA Champion NBA Champion
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10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Sam Jones 72 32.3 22.1 - - 4.7 3.0 - - - 2.7 8.9 19.5 .454 - - - 4.4 5.2 .857
difference:+6+2.6+10.8+3.5+0.4-0.3+4.5+10.5+.038+2.3+1.9+.234
Lamar Odom 78 29.7 11.3 2.3 5.9 8.2 2.6 1.0 1.3 1.8 3.0 4.4 9.0 .492 0.4 1.3 .320 2.1 3.3 .623
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Sam Jones 9 36.2 26.7 - - 5.1 3.1 - - - 3.3 10.6 23.0 .459 - - - 5.6 6.4 .862
difference:+14+4.2+14.4+4.0+1.3+5.9+14.0+.065+3.5+2.9+.249
Lamar Odom 23 32.0 12.3 2.8 6.3 9.1 1.8 0.7 1.3 1.7 3.3 4.7 9.0 .524 0.8 1.5 .514 2.1 3.5 .613

Season 11
Sam Jones Lamar Odom
Season 1967-682009-10
Team Boston CelticsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionNBA Champion NBA Champion
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11th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Sam Jones 73 33.0 21.3 - - 4.9 3.0 - - - 2.5 8.5 18.5 .461 - - - 4.3 5.2 .827
difference:+9+1.5+10.5+4.9+0.3-0.3+4.3+9.5+.002+2.6+2.7+.134
Lamar Odom 82 31.5 10.8 2.2 7.5 9.8 3.3 0.9 0.7 1.8 2.8 4.2 9.0 .463 0.7 2.2 .319 1.7 2.5 .693
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Sam Jones 19 36.1 20.5 - - 3.4 2.6 - - - 3.1 8.5 19.3 .441 - - - 3.5 4.4 .786
difference:+4+7.1+10.8+5.2+0.6-0.6+4.5+10.9+.028+2.2+2.2+.186
Lamar Odom 23 29.0 9.7 2.6 6.0 8.6 2.0 0.7 0.9 1.2 3.7 4.0 8.4 .469 0.4 1.8 .244 1.3 2.2 .600

Season 12
Sam Jones Lamar Odom
Season 1968-692010-11
Team Boston CelticsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards -Achievement Sixth Man of the Year
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionLakers Lost West Conf Semis
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12th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Sam Jones 70 26.0 16.3 - - 3.8 2.6 - - - 1.7 7.1 15.8 .450 - - - 2.1 2.7 .783
difference:+12+6.2+1.9+4.9+0.4-0.7+1.3+4.9+.080+0.1+0.3+.108
Lamar Odom 82 32.2 14.4 2.1 6.5 8.7 3.0 0.6 0.7 1.7 2.4 5.8 10.9 .530 0.8 2.2 .382 2.0 3.0 .675
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Sam Jones 18 28.6 16.8 - - 3.2 2.1 - - - 2.5 6.9 16.4 .419 - - - 3.1 3.8 .797
difference:+8+4.7+3.3+2.4+6.6+.040+0.4+.086
Lamar Odom 10 28.6 12.1 1.3 5.2 6.5 2.1 0.2 0.4 1.5 2.5 4.5 9.8 .459 0.4 2.0 .200 2.7 3.8 .711

Additional Years

* Lamar Odom played 2 seasons more than Sam Jones in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 13 to 14, from 2012 to 2013—Lamar Odom played in one postseason.

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