Sam Jones vs. Marvin Williams Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Marvin Williams 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, 3 less than Marvin Williams, who played 15. Sam Jones had the first of his seasons in 1957-58, while Marvin Williams had his rookie season in 2005-06. 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.

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Sam Jones	Marvin Williams
Season	1957-58	2005-06
Team	Boston Celtics	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards	-	All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs	Celtics Lost NBA Finals	Did Not Play

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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
Marvin Williams	79	24.7	8.5	1.5	3.3	4.8	0.8	0.6	0.3	1.1	2.9	3.0	6.7	.443	0.2	0.7	.245	2.4	3.2	.747
Playoffs Stats
	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
Marvin Williams	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 2
	Sam Jones	Marvin Williams
Season	1958-59	2006-07
Team	Boston Celtics	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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
Marvin Williams	64	34.0	13.1	1.3	4.0	5.3	1.9	0.8	0.5	2.0	3.0	4.8	11.0	.433	0.2	0.7	.244	3.4	4.1	.815
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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
Marvin Williams	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 3
	Sam Jones	Marvin Williams
Season	1959-60	2007-08
Team	Boston Celtics	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Hawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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
Marvin Williams	80	34.6	14.8	1.5	4.2	5.7	1.7	1.0	0.4	1.6	2.8	5.3	11.5	.462	0.0	0.1	.100	4.2	5.1	.822
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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
Marvin Williams	7	28.4	11.4	1.6	2.4	4.0	0.7	0.3	0.4	1.9	3.0	3.4	8.3	.414	0.0	0.0	-	4.6	5.1	.889

Season 4
	Sam Jones	Marvin Williams
Season	1960-61	2008-09
Team	Boston Celtics	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Hawks 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		%
Sam Jones	78	26.0	15.0	-	-	5.4	2.8	-	-	-	1.9	6.2	13.7	.449	-	-	-	2.7	3.4	.787
Marvin Williams	61	34.3	13.9	1.8	4.5	6.3	1.3	0.9	0.6	1.1	2.1	4.7	10.2	.458	0.9	2.5	.355	3.6	4.5	.806
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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
Marvin Williams	6	16.2	5.0	0.5	1.0	1.5	1.0	0.8	0.3	1.0	1.3	1.7	4.8	.345	0.2	1.0	.167	1.5	2.2	.692

Season 5
	Sam Jones	Marvin Williams
Season	1961-62	2009-10
Team	Boston Celtics	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Hawks 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		%
Sam Jones	78	30.6	18.4	-	-	5.9	3.0	-	-	-	1.9	7.6	16.5	.464	-	-	-	3.1	3.8	.818
Marvin Williams	81	30.5	10.1	1.3	3.8	5.1	1.1	0.8	0.6	0.9	2.0	3.7	8.2	.455	0.5	1.6	.303	2.2	2.7	.819
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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
Marvin Williams	11	31.4	8.4	2.1	3.6	5.7	0.7	0.5	0.5	0.5	1.8	2.8	7.2	.392	0.1	0.2	.500	2.6	2.9	.906

Season 6
	Sam Jones	Marvin Williams
Season	1962-63	2010-11
Team	Boston Celtics	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Hawks 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		%
Sam Jones	76	30.6	19.7	-	-	5.2	3.2	-	-	-	2.1	8.2	17.2	.476	-	-	-	3.4	4.3	.793
Marvin Williams	65	28.7	10.4	1.0	3.8	4.8	1.4	0.5	0.4	1.0	1.6	3.8	8.3	.458	0.6	1.7	.336	2.3	2.7	.845
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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
Marvin Williams	12	18.0	4.8	0.8	1.4	2.3	0.5	0.8	0.6	1.0	1.5	1.8	4.7	.393	0.3	0.9	.273	0.8	1.1	.769

Season 7
	Sam Jones	Marvin Williams
Season	1963-64	2011-12
Team	Boston Celtics	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Hawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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
Marvin Williams	57	26.3	10.2	1.3	3.8	5.2	1.2	0.8	0.3	0.7	1.5	3.6	8.2	.432	1.0	2.6	.389	2.0	2.6	.788
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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
Marvin Williams	6	24.2	7.8	0.8	4.7	5.5	0.8	0.5	0.3	0.5	1.5	2.7	7.5	.356	1.3	2.7	.500	1.2	1.5	.778

Season 8
	Sam Jones	Marvin Williams
Season	1964-65	2012-13
Team	Boston Celtics	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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
Marvin Williams	73	23.7	7.2	0.8	2.8	3.6	1.1	0.5	0.5	0.8	1.3	2.7	6.4	.423	0.7	2.3	.325	1.1	1.4	.778
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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
Marvin Williams	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 9
	Sam Jones	Marvin Williams
Season	1965-66	2013-14
Team	Boston Celtics	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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
Marvin Williams	66	25.4	9.1	1.2	3.8	5.1	1.2	0.8	0.5	0.8	2.3	3.5	8.0	.439	1.3	3.5	.359	0.9	1.1	.781
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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
Marvin Williams	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 10
	Sam Jones	Marvin Williams
Season	1966-67	2014-15
Team	Boston Celtics	Charlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Div Finals	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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
Marvin Williams	78	26.1	7.4	0.7	4.2	4.9	1.3	0.9	0.5	0.8	1.9	2.7	6.3	.424	1.2	3.4	.358	0.8	1.1	.713
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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
Marvin Williams	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 11
	Sam Jones	Marvin Williams
Season	1967-68	2015-16
Team	Boston Celtics	Charlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Hornets Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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
Marvin Williams	81	28.9	11.7	1.6	4.9	6.4	1.4	0.7	1.0	0.8	1.6	4.2	9.2	.452	1.9	4.7	.402	1.5	1.8	.833
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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
Marvin Williams	7	32.6	5.1	1.0	5.9	6.9	0.9	0.9	0.4	0.3	1.6	2.0	7.3	.275	0.9	2.4	.353	0.3	0.6	.500

Season 12
	Sam Jones	Marvin Williams
Season	1968-69	2016-17
Team	Boston Celtics	Charlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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
Marvin Williams	76	30.2	11.2	1.2	5.4	6.6	1.4	0.8	0.7	0.8	1.8	3.9	9.3	.422	1.6	4.7	.350	1.7	2.0	.873
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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
Marvin Williams	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-