Sam Jones vs. Steve Mix Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Steve Mix 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, 1 less than Steve Mix, who played 13. Sam Jones had the first of his seasons in 1957-58, while Steve Mix had his rookie season in 1969-70. 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.

Season 2
	Sam Jones	Steve Mix
Season	1958-59	1970-71
Team	Boston Celtics	Detroit Pistons
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
Steve Mix	35	20.9	8.3	-	-	4.7	1.0	-	-	-	2.1	3.2	7.1	.446	-	-	-	1.9	2.5	.764
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
Steve Mix	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 3
	Sam Jones	Steve Mix
Season	1959-60	1971-72
Team	Boston Celtics	Detroit Pistons
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	74	20.4	11.9	-	-	5.1	1.7	-	-	-	1.4	4.8	10.6	.454	-	-	-	2.3	3.0	.764
Steve Mix	8	13.0	4.6	-	-	2.9	0.5	-	-	-	0.9	1.9	5.9	.319	-	-	-	0.9	1.5	.583
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
Steve Mix	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Note: Steve Mix didn't play in 1972-73.

Season 4
	Sam Jones	Steve Mix
Season	1960-61	1973-74
Team	Boston Celtics	Philadelphia 76ers
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	78	26.0	15.0	-	-	5.4	2.8	-	-	-	1.9	6.2	13.7	.449	-	-	-	2.7	3.4	.787
Steve Mix	82	36.2	14.9	3.7	6.8	10.5	1.9	2.6	0.5	-	3.7	6.0	12.7	.475	-	-	-	2.8	3.5	.792
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
Steve Mix	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 5
	Sam Jones	Steve Mix
Season	1961-62	1974-75
Team	Boston Celtics	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	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	78	30.6	18.4	-	-	5.9	3.0	-	-	-	1.9	7.6	16.5	.464	-	-	-	3.1	3.8	.818
Steve Mix	46	38.0	15.6	3.4	7.5	10.9	2.2	1.7	0.5	-	3.8	6.1	12.7	.481	-	-	-	3.5	4.5	.776
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
Steve Mix	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 6
	Sam Jones	Steve Mix
Season	1962-63	1975-76
Team	Boston Celtics	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	76ers 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	30.6	19.7	-	-	5.2	3.2	-	-	-	2.1	8.2	17.2	.476	-	-	-	3.4	4.3	.793
Steve Mix	81	37.5	13.9	2.7	5.5	8.2	2.7	2.0	0.4	-	3.6	5.2	10.4	.499	-	-	-	3.5	4.3	.818
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
Steve Mix	3	44.7	14.7	2.0	4.0	6.0	4.0	3.7	0.7	-	4.3	6.0	15.3	.391	-	-	-	2.7	3.3	.800

Season 7
	Sam Jones	Steve Mix
Season	1963-64	1976-77
Team	Boston Celtics	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	76ers Lost NBA 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	76	31.3	19.4	-	-	4.6	2.7	-	-	-	2.5	8.1	17.9	.450	-	-	-	3.3	4.2	.783
Steve Mix	75	26.1	10.5	1.7	3.3	5.0	2.0	1.2	0.3	-	2.2	3.8	7.3	.523	-	-	-	2.9	3.5	.817
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
Steve Mix	19	21.7	7.8	1.2	2.2	3.4	2.3	1.1	0.2	-	2.1	2.9	5.6	.523	-	-	-	1.9	2.4	.822

Season 8
	Sam Jones	Steve Mix
Season	1964-65	1977-78
Team	Boston Celtics	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	76ers 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	80	36.1	25.9	-	-	5.1	2.8	-	-	-	2.2	10.3	22.7	.452	-	-	-	5.4	6.5	.820
Steve Mix	82	22.2	9.2	1.2	2.5	3.6	2.1	1.1	0.0	1.6	1.9	3.5	6.8	.520	-	-	-	2.1	2.7	.795
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
Steve Mix	10	23.5	13.6	1.7	2.9	4.6	3.6	1.5	0.1	1.2	2.2	4.9	8.2	.598	-	-	-	3.8	4.3	.884

Season 9
	Sam Jones	Steve Mix
Season	1965-66	1978-79
Team	Boston Celtics	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	76ers 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	67	32.2	23.5	-	-	5.2	3.2	-	-	-	2.5	9.3	19.9	.469	-	-	-	4.9	6.1	.799
Steve Mix	74	17.1	9.3	1.5	2.5	4.0	1.6	0.8	0.2	1.4	1.5	3.6	6.7	.538	-	-	-	2.2	2.7	.801
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
Steve Mix	9	19.9	8.3	1.3	2.6	3.9	1.8	0.7	0.0	1.2	2.2	3.4	6.6	.525	-	-	-	1.4	1.7	.867

Season 10
	Sam Jones	Steve Mix
Season	1966-67	1979-80
Team	Boston Celtics	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Div Finals	76ers Lost NBA 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
Steve Mix	81	19.0	11.6	1.4	2.2	3.6	1.8	0.8	0.1	1.6	1.4	4.5	8.7	.516	0.0	0.1	.400	2.6	3.1	.831
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
Steve Mix	17	11.8	6.6	0.6	1.2	1.8	0.8	0.5	0.3	0.9	1.3	2.6	5.6	.458	0.0	0.0	-	1.5	1.6	.893

Season 11
	Sam Jones	Steve Mix
Season	1967-68	1980-81
Team	Boston Celtics	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	76ers 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	73	33.0	21.3	-	-	4.9	3.0	-	-	-	2.5	8.5	18.5	.461	-	-	-	4.3	5.2	.827
Steve Mix	72	18.4	10.8	1.5	2.2	3.7	1.6	0.8	0.3	1.2	1.5	4.0	8.0	.501	0.0	0.0	.000	2.8	3.3	.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
Steve Mix	16	12.9	5.5	1.2	1.4	2.6	0.6	0.3	0.1	0.7	1.0	2.0	4.8	.416	0.0	0.1	.000	1.5	1.6	.923

Season 12
	Sam Jones	Steve Mix
Season	1968-69	1981-82
Team	Boston Celtics	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	76ers Lost NBA 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	70	26.0	16.3	-	-	3.8	2.6	-	-	-	1.7	7.1	15.8	.450	-	-	-	2.1	2.7	.783
Steve Mix	75	16.5	7.2	1.2	1.8	3.0	1.2	0.6	0.2	0.9	1.1	2.7	5.3	.506	0.0	0.1	.250	1.8	2.3	.791
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
Steve Mix	7	7.1	4.3	0.6	1.0	1.6	0.9	0.0	0.0	0.6	0.7	1.7	3.1	.545	0.1	0.1	1.000	0.7	1.0	.714