Sam Jones vs. Otto Porter Jr. Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Otto Porter Jr. 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, 1 more than Otto Porter Jr., who played 11. Sam Jones had the first of his seasons in 1957-58, while Otto Porter Jr. had his rookie season in 2013-14. 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
Otto Porter Jr. 11 5 2013-14 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Sam Jones Otto Porter Jr.
Season 1957-582013-14
Team Boston CelticsWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost NBA FinalsWizards 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 56 10.6 4.6 - - 2.9 0.7 - - - 0.8 1.8 4.2 .429 - - - 1.1 1.5 .714
Otto Porter Jr. 37 8.6 2.1 0.6 1.0 1.5 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.4 0.7 0.9 2.5 .363 0.1 0.6 .190 0.2 0.3 .667
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
Otto Porter Jr. 3 2.0 0.7 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.0 .333 0.0 0.3 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2

Sam Jones Otto Porter Jr.
Season 1958-592014-15
Team Boston CelticsWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionWizards 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
Otto Porter Jr. 74 19.4 6.0 0.9 2.0 3.0 0.9 0.6 0.4 0.7 1.3 2.4 5.3 .450 0.5 1.4 .337 0.8 1.1 .734
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
Otto Porter Jr. 10 33.1 10.0 2.4 5.6 8.0 1.8 1.2 0.2 0.6 1.6 3.9 8.8 .443 1.2 3.2 .375 1.0 2.1 .476

Season 3

Sam Jones Otto Porter Jr.
Season 1959-602015-16
Team Boston CelticsWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 74 20.4 11.9 - - 5.1 1.7 - - - 1.4 4.8 10.6 .454 - - - 2.3 3.0 .764
Otto Porter Jr. 75 30.3 11.6 1.3 3.9 5.2 1.6 1.4 0.4 0.9 2.2 4.5 9.6 .473 1.3 3.6 .367 1.3 1.7 .754
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
Otto Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Sam Jones Otto Porter Jr.
Season 1960-612016-17
Team Boston CelticsWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionWizards 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
Otto Porter Jr. 80 32.6 13.4 1.5 5.0 6.4 1.5 1.5 0.5 0.6 2.4 5.2 10.0 .516 1.9 4.3 .434 1.2 1.5 .832
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
Otto Porter Jr. 13 32.9 12.2 1.2 5.8 6.9 1.8 1.6 0.5 0.8 2.0 4.5 8.4 .532 0.8 3.0 .282 2.4 2.7 .886

Season 5

Sam Jones Otto Porter Jr.
Season 1961-622017-18
Team Boston CelticsWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionWizards 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 78 30.6 18.4 - - 5.9 3.0 - - - 1.9 7.6 16.5 .464 - - - 3.1 3.8 .818
Otto Porter Jr. 77 31.6 14.7 1.3 5.1 6.4 2.0 1.5 0.5 1.0 2.0 5.8 11.5 .503 1.8 4.1 .441 1.4 1.7 .828
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
Otto Porter Jr. 5 31.6 10.0 0.2 4.8 5.0 1.6 1.2 1.0 0.6 1.2 4.0 8.2 .488 1.0 2.4 .417 1.0 1.6 .625

Season 6

Sam Jones Otto Porter Jr.
Season 1962-632018-19
Team Boston CelticsWashington Wizards, Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 30.6 19.7 - - 5.2 3.2 - - - 2.1 8.2 17.2 .476 - - - 3.4 4.3 .793
Otto Porter Jr. 56 30.1 13.9 1.0 4.6 5.6 2.1 1.5 0.6 1.2 1.9 5.3 11.5 .465 1.9 4.6 .406 1.4 1.7 .813
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
Otto Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Sam Jones Otto Porter Jr.
Season 1963-642019-20
Team Boston CelticsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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
Otto Porter Jr. 14 23.6 11.9 0.9 2.5 3.4 1.8 1.1 0.4 0.8 2.2 4.4 10.0 .443 1.7 4.4 .387 1.4 1.9 .704
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
Otto Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Sam Jones Otto Porter Jr.
Season 1964-652020-21
Team Boston CelticsChicago Bulls, Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
more >>
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
Otto Porter Jr. 28 21.7 9.7 1.0 4.4 5.4 2.0 0.6 0.1 0.9 1.5 3.5 8.1 .432 1.4 3.7 .375 1.3 1.5 .857
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
Otto Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Sam Jones Otto Porter Jr.
Season 1965-662021-22
Team Boston CelticsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionNBA 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 67 32.2 23.5 - - 5.2 3.2 - - - 2.5 9.3 19.9 .469 - - - 4.9 6.1 .799
Otto Porter Jr. 63 22.2 8.2 1.4 4.4 5.7 1.5 1.1 0.5 0.6 1.3 3.1 6.6 .464 1.3 3.4 .370 0.8 1.0 .803
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
Otto Porter Jr. 19 19.5 5.4 0.6 2.8 3.4 1.8 0.9 0.3 0.6 1.8 2.0 4.1 .494 1.0 2.5 .404 0.4 0.5 .778

Season 10

Sam Jones Otto Porter Jr.
Season 1966-672022-23
Team Boston CelticsToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Div FinalsDid 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
Otto Porter Jr. 8 18.3 5.5 0.8 1.6 2.4 1.0 1.4 0.0 0.5 0.9 1.9 3.8 .500 0.8 2.1 .353 1.0 1.0 1.000
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
Otto Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Sam Jones Otto Porter Jr.
Season 1967-682023-24
Team Boston CelticsToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
more >>
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
Otto Porter Jr. 15 11.6 2.6 0.4 1.5 1.9 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.1 1.3 0.9 2.2 .424 0.5 1.5 .348 0.2 0.2 1.000
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
Otto Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Sam Jones Otto Porter Jr.
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 %
Sam Jones 70 26.0 16.3 - - 3.8 2.6 - - - 1.7 7.1 15.8 .450 - - - 2.1 2.7 .783
Otto Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
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
Otto Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------