Sam Jones vs. Rasho Nesterovic Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Rasho Nesterovic 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 and Rasho Nesterovic both played 12 years in the NBA. Sam Jones had the first of his seasons in 1957-58, while Rasho Nesterovic had his rookie season in 1998-99. 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
Rasho Nesterovic	12	10	1998-99 to 2009-10

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Sam Jones	Rasho Nesterovic
Season	1957-58	1998-99
Team	Boston Celtics	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Celtics Lost NBA Finals	Timberwolves 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	56	10.6	4.6	-	-	2.9	0.7	-	-	-	0.8	1.8	4.2	.429	-	-	-	1.1	1.5	.714
Rasho Nesterovic	2	15.0	4.0	1.5	2.5	4.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.5	2.5	1.5	6.0	.250	0.0	0.0	-	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	8	9.4	3.9	-	-	3.0	0.5	-	-	-	0.9	1.3	2.8	.455	-	-	-	1.4	2.0	.688
Rasho Nesterovic	3	9.7	2.7	1.3	1.0	2.3	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	1.3	1.3	2.7	.500	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-


Season 2
	Sam Jones	Rasho Nesterovic
Season	1958-59	1999-00
Team	Boston Celtics	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Timberwolves 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	71	20.6	10.7	-	-	6.0	1.4	-	-	-	1.4	4.3	9.9	.434	-	-	-	2.1	2.8	.770
Rasho Nesterovic	82	21.0	5.7	1.6	3.0	4.6	1.1	0.3	1.0	0.9	3.2	2.5	5.3	.476	0.0	0.0	.000	0.7	1.3	.573

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
Rasho Nesterovic	4	31.3	6.3	1.3	2.0	3.3	1.5	0.8	1.8	1.0	5.0	2.8	6.3	.440	0.0	0.0	-	0.8	1.5	.500


Season 3
	Sam Jones	Rasho Nesterovic
Season	1959-60	2000-01
Team	Boston Celtics	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Timberwolves 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	74	20.4	11.9	-	-	5.1	1.7	-	-	-	1.4	4.8	10.6	.454	-	-	-	2.3	3.0	.764
Rasho Nesterovic	73	16.9	4.5	1.4	2.6	3.9	0.6	0.3	0.9	0.8	2.6	2.0	4.4	.461	0.0	0.0	.000	0.5	0.9	.523

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
Rasho Nesterovic	4	12.3	2.5	1.3	1.8	3.0	0.8	0.3	0.8	0.8	2.3	1.3	3.3	.385	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-


Season 4
	Sam Jones	Rasho Nesterovic
Season	1960-61	2001-02
Team	Boston Celtics	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Timberwolves 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	78	26.0	15.0	-	-	5.4	2.8	-	-	-	1.9	6.2	13.7	.449	-	-	-	2.7	3.4	.787
Rasho Nesterovic	82	27.0	8.4	2.4	4.1	6.5	0.9	0.5	1.3	1.1	3.2	4.0	8.0	.493	0.0	0.0	.000	0.5	0.9	.549

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
Rasho Nesterovic	3	31.0	11.3	2.0	4.7	6.7	1.0	0.3	0.0	1.3	3.3	5.0	10.3	.484	0.0	0.0	-	1.3	3.0	.444


Season 5
	Sam Jones	Rasho Nesterovic
Season	1961-62	2002-03
Team	Boston Celtics	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Timberwolves 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	78	30.6	18.4	-	-	5.9	3.0	-	-	-	1.9	7.6	16.5	.464	-	-	-	3.1	3.8	.818
Rasho Nesterovic	77	30.4	11.2	1.9	4.6	6.5	1.5	0.5	1.5	1.3	3.3	5.2	9.9	.525	0.0	0.0	.000	0.8	1.2	.642

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
Rasho Nesterovic	6	28.3	7.0	1.5	3.5	5.0	0.7	0.2	0.7	0.8	4.7	3.2	6.3	.500	0.0	0.0	-	0.7	1.0	.667


Season 6
	Sam Jones	Rasho Nesterovic
Season	1962-63	2003-04
Team	Boston Celtics	San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Spurs Lost West 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
Rasho Nesterovic	82	28.7	8.7	3.1	4.6	7.7	1.4	0.6	2.0	1.3	3.0	4.0	8.5	.469	0.0	0.0	-	0.7	1.4	.474

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
Rasho Nesterovic	10	26.3	5.9	2.1	3.4	5.5	1.0	0.3	1.1	0.8	3.8	2.9	6.7	.433	0.0	0.1	.000	0.1	0.6	.167


Season 7
	Sam Jones	Rasho Nesterovic
Season	1963-64	2004-05
Team	Boston Celtics	San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
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	76	31.3	19.4	-	-	4.6	2.7	-	-	-	2.5	8.1	17.9	.450	-	-	-	3.3	4.2	.783
Rasho Nesterovic	70	25.5	5.9	2.6	3.9	6.6	1.0	0.4	1.7	1.0	3.0	2.8	6.1	.460	0.0	0.0	-	0.2	0.4	.467

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
Rasho Nesterovic	15	7.6	0.7	0.7	1.0	1.7	0.1	0.1	0.3	0.3	1.1	0.3	0.8	.417	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.1	.000


Season 8
	Sam Jones	Rasho Nesterovic
Season	1964-65	2005-06
Team	Boston Celtics	San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Spurs Lost West 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	80	36.1	25.9	-	-	5.1	2.8	-	-	-	2.2	10.3	22.7	.452	-	-	-	5.4	6.5	.820
Rasho Nesterovic	80	18.9	4.5	1.4	2.4	3.9	0.4	0.3	1.1	0.7	2.6	2.2	4.2	.515	0.0	0.0	.000	0.2	0.4	.600

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
Rasho Nesterovic	9	12.7	2.8	0.8	2.6	3.3	0.1	0.2	0.6	0.2	1.9	1.2	2.1	.579	0.1	0.1	1.000	0.2	0.2	1.000


Season 9
	Sam Jones	Rasho Nesterovic
Season	1965-66	2006-07
Team	Boston Celtics	Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Raptors 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	67	32.2	23.5	-	-	5.2	3.2	-	-	-	2.5	9.3	19.9	.469	-	-	-	4.9	6.1	.799
Rasho Nesterovic	80	21.0	6.2	1.4	3.1	4.5	0.9	0.5	1.1	0.7	2.4	2.9	5.3	.546	0.0	0.0	.000	0.4	0.6	.680

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
Rasho Nesterovic	5	14.2	3.4	2.0	2.6	4.6	0.6	0.0	0.4	0.8	0.8	1.4	3.0	.467	0.0	0.0	-	0.6	0.6	1.000


Season 10
	Sam Jones	Rasho Nesterovic
Season	1966-67	2007-08
Team	Boston Celtics	Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Div Finals	Raptors 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	72	32.3	22.1	-	-	4.7	3.0	-	-	-	2.7	8.9	19.5	.454	-	-	-	4.4	5.2	.857
Rasho Nesterovic	71	20.9	7.8	1.8	3.0	4.8	1.2	0.3	0.7	0.8	1.9	3.6	6.6	.550	0.0	0.0	.333	0.5	0.7	.755

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
Rasho Nesterovic	5	15.4	4.6	0.6	2.0	2.6	0.6	0.2	0.4	1.0	2.8	2.2	4.4	.500	0.0	0.0	-	0.2	0.4	.500


Season 11
	Sam Jones	Rasho Nesterovic
Season	1967-68	2008-09
Team	Boston Celtics	Indiana Pacers
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	73	33.0	21.3	-	-	4.9	3.0	-	-	-	2.5	8.5	18.5	.461	-	-	-	4.3	5.2	.827
Rasho Nesterovic	70	17.3	6.8	1.3	2.1	3.4	1.6	0.4	0.5	0.9	2.4	3.2	6.2	.513	0.0	0.0	.000	0.4	0.5	.781

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
Rasho Nesterovic	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 12
	Sam Jones	Rasho Nesterovic
Season	1968-69	2009-10
Team	Boston Celtics	Toronto Raptors
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
Rasho Nesterovic	42	9.8	3.9	0.9	1.2	2.1	0.6	0.2	0.4	0.4	1.3	1.9	3.5	.544	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.1	.200

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
Rasho Nesterovic	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Sam Jones vs. Rasho Nesterovic Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Rasho Nesterovic 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