Sam Jones vs. Ty Lawson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ty Lawson 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 Ty Lawson, who played 9. Sam Jones had the first of his seasons in 1957-58, while Ty Lawson had his rookie season in 2009-10. 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
Ty Lawson 9 6 2009-10 to 2017-18

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Sam Jones Ty Lawson
Season 1957-582009-10
Team Boston CelticsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost NBA FinalsNuggets 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
Ty Lawson 65 20.3 8.3 0.6 1.3 1.9 3.1 0.7 0.0 1.3 1.4 3.1 6.0 .515 0.5 1.3 .410 1.6 2.2 .757
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
Ty Lawson 6 19.7 7.8 0.7 0.7 1.3 2.7 1.0 0.0 1.3 3.0 2.5 5.8 .429 0.7 1.7 .400 2.2 3.2 .684

Season 2

Sam Jones Ty Lawson
Season 1958-592010-11
Team Boston CelticsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionNuggets 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
Ty Lawson 80 26.3 11.7 0.8 1.8 2.6 4.7 1.0 0.1 1.7 1.7 4.3 8.6 .503 0.9 2.1 .404 2.2 2.8 .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
Ty Lawson 5 33.4 15.6 1.4 2.0 3.4 3.8 1.0 0.2 1.2 1.8 5.2 10.4 .500 1.0 2.2 .455 4.2 4.6 .913

Season 3

Sam Jones Ty Lawson
Season 1959-602011-12
Team Boston CelticsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionNuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
more >>
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
Ty Lawson 61 34.8 16.4 0.9 2.8 3.7 6.6 1.3 0.1 2.4 1.5 6.1 12.6 .488 1.2 3.3 .365 2.9 3.5 .824
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
Ty Lawson 7 34.6 19.0 0.6 2.0 2.6 6.0 1.0 0.1 1.1 1.7 8.0 15.6 .514 1.3 4.0 .321 1.7 2.7 .632

Season 4

Sam Jones Ty Lawson
Season 1960-612012-13
Team Boston CelticsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionNuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
more >>
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
Ty Lawson 73 34.4 16.7 0.5 2.2 2.7 6.9 1.5 0.1 2.5 1.8 6.1 13.3 .461 1.2 3.2 .366 3.2 4.3 .756
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
Ty Lawson 6 39.3 21.3 0.8 2.5 3.3 8.0 1.7 0.0 2.2 2.2 8.0 18.2 .440 0.7 3.5 .190 4.7 5.5 .848

Season 5

Sam Jones Ty Lawson
Season 1961-622013-14
Team Boston CelticsDenver Nuggets
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 78 30.6 18.4 - - 5.9 3.0 - - - 1.9 7.6 16.5 .464 - - - 3.1 3.8 .818
Ty Lawson 62 35.8 17.6 0.6 2.8 3.5 8.8 1.6 0.2 3.2 1.8 5.6 13.0 .431 1.2 3.3 .356 5.2 6.5 .798
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
Ty Lawson ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Sam Jones Ty Lawson
Season 1962-632014-15
Team Boston CelticsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
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 76 30.6 19.7 - - 5.2 3.2 - - - 2.1 8.2 17.2 .476 - - - 3.4 4.3 .793
Ty Lawson 75 35.5 15.2 0.6 2.6 3.1 9.6 1.2 0.1 2.5 1.7 5.4 12.3 .436 0.9 2.7 .341 3.5 4.8 .730
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
Ty Lawson ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Sam Jones Ty Lawson
Season 1963-642015-16
Team Boston CelticsHouston Rockets, Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionPacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
more >>
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
Ty Lawson 66 21.4 5.7 0.4 1.4 1.8 3.6 0.8 0.1 1.4 1.3 2.1 5.4 .393 0.5 1.6 .333 0.9 1.3 .686
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
Ty Lawson 7 10.6 2.3 0.1 0.9 1.0 1.4 0.4 0.0 0.9 1.1 0.9 2.6 .333 0.0 0.4 .000 0.6 0.9 .667

Season 8

Sam Jones Ty Lawson
Season 1964-652016-17
Team Boston CelticsSacramento Kings
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
Ty Lawson 69 25.1 9.9 0.6 2.0 2.6 4.8 1.1 0.1 1.9 1.7 3.4 7.6 .454 0.5 1.7 .288 2.5 3.1 .797
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
Ty Lawson ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Sam Jones Ty Lawson
Season 1965-662017-18
Team Boston CelticsWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionWizards Lost East Conf 1st Rd
more >>
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
Ty Lawson ------- --- ----------
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
Ty Lawson 5 19.2 5.8 0.4 2.2 2.6 3.0 0.6 0.0 0.6 1.2 1.8 5.2 .346 1.0 1.6 .625 1.2 1.2 1.000

Season 10

Sam Jones Ty Lawson
Season 1966-67-
Team Boston Celtics-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Div Finals-
more >>
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
Ty Lawson ------- --- ----------
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
Ty Lawson ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Sam Jones Ty Lawson
Season 1967-68-
Team Boston Celtics-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion-
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
Ty Lawson ------- --- ----------
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
Ty Lawson ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Sam Jones Ty Lawson
Season 1968-69-
Team Boston Celtics-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion-
more >>
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
Ty Lawson ------- --- ----------
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
Ty Lawson ------- --- ----------