Stephon Castle vs. Sam Jones Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Sam Jones and Stephon Castle, 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.
Stephon Castle played 1 year in the NBA, 11 less than Sam Jones, who played 12. Stephon Castle had his first NBA Season in 2024-25, 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 |
| Stephon Castle | 1 | 0 | 2024-25 |
| Sam Jones | 12 | 12 | 1957-58 to 1968-69 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Stephon Castle | Sam Jones | |
| Season | 2024-25 | 1957-58 |
| Team | San Antonio Spurs | Boston Celtics |
| Honors & Awards |  Rookie of the Year | - |
| All-Rookie First Team | - | |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Celtics Lost NBA Finals |
Rookie Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Stephon Castle | 81 | 26.7 | 14.7 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 5.2 | 12.2 | .428 | 1.2 | 4.1 | .285 | 3.1 | 4.2 | .724 |
| difference: | +25 | +16.1 | +10.1 | +0.8 | +3.4 | -1.2 | +3.4 | +8.0 | +.001 | +2.0 | +2.7 | +.010 | ||||||||
| Sam Jones | 56 | 10.6 | 4.6 | - | - | 2.9 | 0.7 | - | - | - | 0.8 | 1.8 | 4.2 | .429 | - | - | - | 1.1 | 1.5 | .714 |
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| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Stephon Castle | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sam Jones | 8 | 9.4 | 3.9 | - | - | 3.0 | 0.5 | - | - | - | 0.9 | 1.3 | 2.8 | .455 | - | - | - | 1.4 | 2.0 | .688 |
Additional Years |
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* Sam Jones played 11 seasons more than Stephon Castle in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 12, from 1959 to 1969—Sam Jones played in 11 Playoffs and won 10 NBA Championships. In those 11 extra years over Stephon Castle, Sam Jones got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 3 All-NBA Second Team 5 All-Star Game |