Scoot Henderson vs. Sam Jones Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Sam Jones and Scoot Henderson, 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.

Scoot Henderson played 2 years in the NBA, 10 less than Sam Jones, who played 12. Scoot Henderson had the first of his seasons in 2023-24, while Sam Jones had his rookie season in 1957-58. 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 achievements, 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
Scoot Henderson 2 0 2023-24 to 2024-25
Sam Jones 12 12 1957-58 to 1968-69

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Scoot Henderson Sam Jones
Season 2023-241957-58
Team Portland Trail BlazersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics Lost NBA Finals
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Scoot Henderson 62 28.5 14.0 0.9 2.3 3.1 5.4 0.8 0.2 3.4 3.1 5.0 12.9 .385 1.4 4.3 .325 2.7 3.3 .819
difference:+6+17.9+9.4+0.2+4.7-2.3+3.2+8.7+.044+1.6+1.8+.105
Sam Jones 56 10.6 4.6 - - 2.9 0.7 - - - 0.8 1.8 4.2 .429 - - - 1.1 1.5 .714
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Scoot Henderson DNP------ --- ----------
Sam Jones 8 9.4 3.9 - - 3.0 0.5 - - - 0.9 1.3 2.8 .455 - - - 1.4 2.0 .688

Season 2

Scoot Henderson Sam Jones
Season 2024-251958-59
Team Portland Trail BlazersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Scoot Henderson 66 26.7 12.7 0.8 2.2 3.0 5.1 1.0 0.2 2.7 2.7 4.3 10.4 .419 1.6 4.5 .354 2.4 3.1 .767
difference:+5+6.1+2.0+3.0+3.7-1.3+0.5+.015+0.3+0.3+.003
Sam Jones 71 20.6 10.7 - - 6.0 1.4 - - - 1.4 4.3 9.9 .434 - - - 2.1 2.8 .770
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Scoot Henderson DNP------ --- ----------
Sam Jones 11 17.5 10.3 - - 5.7 1.5 - - - 1.3 3.6 9.8 .370 - - - 3.0 3.5 .846

Additional Years

* Sam Jones played 10 seasons more than Scoot Henderson in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 3 to 12, from 1960 to 1969—Sam Jones played in 10 Playoffs and won 9 NBA Championships.

In those 10 extra years over Scoot Henderson, Sam Jones got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 3 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 5 All-Star Game