Sam Jones vs. Norman Powell Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Norman Powell 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, 3 more than Norman Powell, who played 9. Sam Jones had the first of his seasons in 1957-58, while Norman Powell had his rookie season in 2015-16. 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
Sam Jones	12	12	1957-58 to 1968-69
Norman Powell	9	8	2015-16 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Sam Jones	Norman Powell
Season	1957-58	2015-16
Team	Boston Celtics	Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Celtics Lost NBA Finals	Raptors Lost East Conf 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		%
Sam Jones	56	10.6	4.6	-	-	2.9	0.7	-	-	-	0.8	1.8	4.2	.429	-	-	-	1.1	1.5	.714
Norman Powell	49	14.8	5.6	0.3	1.9	2.3	1.0	0.6	0.2	0.7	1.2	2.0	4.7	.424	0.7	1.8	.404	0.9	1.1	.811

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
Norman Powell	18	11.4	3.8	0.2	1.3	1.5	0.3	0.7	0.1	0.3	1.0	1.5	3.9	.386	0.4	1.4	.269	0.4	0.4	.875


Season 2
	Sam Jones	Norman Powell
Season	1958-59	2016-17
Team	Boston Celtics	Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Raptors 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	71	20.6	10.7	-	-	6.0	1.4	-	-	-	1.4	4.3	9.9	.434	-	-	-	2.1	2.8	.770
Norman Powell	76	18.0	8.4	0.3	1.9	2.2	1.1	0.7	0.2	0.9	1.7	3.0	6.7	.449	0.7	2.3	.324	1.7	2.1	.792

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
Norman Powell	9	25.2	11.7	0.6	2.6	3.1	1.6	1.1	0.3	1.7	2.8	3.9	9.1	.427	1.7	3.8	.441	2.2	2.7	.833


Season 3
	Sam Jones	Norman Powell
Season	1959-60	2017-18
Team	Boston Celtics	Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Raptors 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	74	20.4	11.9	-	-	5.1	1.7	-	-	-	1.4	4.8	10.6	.454	-	-	-	2.3	3.0	.764
Norman Powell	70	15.2	5.5	0.2	1.5	1.7	1.3	0.5	0.2	0.9	1.6	2.1	5.3	.401	0.8	2.7	.285	0.5	0.6	.821

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
Norman Powell	6	6.7	2.0	0.0	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.7	0.7	2.3	.286	0.2	1.2	.143	0.5	0.7	.750


Season 4
	Sam Jones	Norman Powell
Season	1960-61	2018-19
Team	Boston Celtics	Toronto Raptors
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		%
Sam Jones	78	26.0	15.0	-	-	5.4	2.8	-	-	-	1.9	6.2	13.7	.449	-	-	-	2.7	3.4	.787
Norman Powell	60	18.8	8.6	0.3	2.1	2.3	1.5	0.7	0.2	1.1	1.6	3.2	6.7	.483	1.1	2.8	.400	1.0	1.3	.827

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
Norman Powell	23	15.9	6.5	0.2	2.0	2.2	1.1	0.4	0.0	0.5	1.3	2.4	5.5	.444	1.0	2.7	.387	0.6	0.8	.737


Season 5
	Sam Jones	Norman Powell
Season	1961-62	2019-20
Team	Boston Celtics	Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Raptors 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
Norman Powell	52	28.4	16.0	0.5	3.2	3.7	1.8	1.2	0.4	1.5	2.1	5.7	11.5	.495	2.1	5.3	.399	2.5	2.9	.843

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
Norman Powell	11	24.8	13.4	0.4	2.0	2.4	1.0	0.5	0.3	1.0	2.6	4.6	9.5	.490	2.0	4.7	.423	2.1	2.6	.793


Season 6
	Sam Jones	Norman Powell
Season	1962-63	2020-21
Team	Boston Celtics	Toronto Raptors, Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Trail Blazers Lost West 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	30.6	19.7	-	-	5.2	3.2	-	-	-	2.1	8.2	17.2	.476	-	-	-	3.4	4.3	.793
Norman Powell	69	32.0	18.6	0.6	2.5	3.1	1.9	1.2	0.3	1.7	2.3	6.3	13.3	.477	2.5	6.0	.411	3.4	3.9	.871

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
Norman Powell	6	36.0	17.0	0.5	1.7	2.2	2.0	0.8	1.0	1.2	2.8	6.3	12.7	.500	1.7	4.3	.385	2.7	3.0	.889


Season 7
	Sam Jones	Norman Powell
Season	1963-64	2021-22
Team	Boston Celtics	Portland Trail Blazers, Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards	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	76	31.3	19.4	-	-	4.6	2.7	-	-	-	2.5	8.1	17.9	.450	-	-	-	3.3	4.2	.783
Norman Powell	45	32.4	19.0	0.4	2.8	3.2	2.1	0.9	0.5	1.5	2.4	6.2	13.4	.461	2.4	5.6	.419	4.2	5.2	.811

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
Norman Powell	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 8
	Sam Jones	Norman Powell
Season	1964-65	2022-23
Team	Boston Celtics	Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Clippers Lost West 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	80	36.1	25.9	-	-	5.1	2.8	-	-	-	2.2	10.3	22.7	.452	-	-	-	5.4	6.5	.820
Norman Powell	60	26.1	17.0	0.4	2.5	2.9	1.8	0.8	0.3	1.7	2.1	5.7	11.8	.479	1.9	4.8	.397	3.8	4.6	.812

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
Norman Powell	5	33.4	21.8	0.8	2.2	3.0	2.2	0.8	0.4	1.6	3.2	7.2	15.2	.474	2.6	6.4	.406	4.8	6.2	.774


Season 9
	Sam Jones	Norman Powell
Season	1965-66	2023-24
Team	Boston Celtics	Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Clippers Lost West 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	67	32.2	23.5	-	-	5.2	3.2	-	-	-	2.5	9.3	19.9	.469	-	-	-	4.9	6.1	.799
Norman Powell	76	26.2	13.9	0.2	2.4	2.6	1.1	0.6	0.3	0.9	1.8	4.9	10.1	.486	2.2	5.1	.435	1.9	2.3	.831

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
Norman Powell	6	29.8	12.8	0.5	2.3	2.8	0.3	0.5	0.0	1.2	3.3	4.3	10.2	.426	2.2	4.8	.448	2.0	2.5	.800


Season 10
	Sam Jones	Norman Powell
Season	1966-67	-
Team	Boston Celtics	-
Honors & Awards	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		%
Sam Jones	72	32.3	22.1	-	-	4.7	3.0	-	-	-	2.7	8.9	19.5	.454	-	-	-	4.4	5.2	.857
Norman Powell	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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
Norman Powell	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 11
	Sam Jones	Norman Powell
Season	1967-68	-
Team	Boston Celtics	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	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		%
Sam Jones	73	33.0	21.3	-	-	4.9	3.0	-	-	-	2.5	8.5	18.5	.461	-	-	-	4.3	5.2	.827
Norman Powell	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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
Norman Powell	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 12
	Sam Jones	Norman Powell
Season	1968-69	-
Team	Boston Celtics	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	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		%
Sam Jones	70	26.0	16.3	-	-	3.8	2.6	-	-	-	1.7	7.1	15.8	.450	-	-	-	2.1	2.7	.783
Norman Powell	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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
Norman Powell	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Sam Jones vs. Norman Powell Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Norman Powell 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.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11

Season 12