Tyson Chandler vs. Sam Jones Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Sam Jones and Tyson Chandler, 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.

Tyson Chandler played 19 years in the NBA, 7 more than Sam Jones, who played 12. Tyson Chandler had the first of his seasons in 2001-02, 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.

Season 2
	Tyson Chandler	Sam Jones
Season	2002-03	1958-59
Team	Chicago Bulls	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	NBA Champion

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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tyson Chandler	75	24.4	9.2	2.3	4.6	6.9	1.0	0.5	1.4	1.8	2.9	3.4	6.5	.531	0.0	0.0	-	2.4	3.9	.608
difference:	+4	+3.8	+1.5			+0.9	+0.4				-1.5	+0.9	+3.4	+.097				+0.3	+1.1	+.162
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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tyson Chandler	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sam Jones	11	17.5	10.3	-	-	5.7	1.5	-	-	-	1.3	3.6	9.8	.370	-	-	-	3.0	3.5	.846

Season 3
	Tyson Chandler	Sam Jones
Season	2003-04	1959-60
Team	Chicago Bulls	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	NBA Champion

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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tyson Chandler	35	22.3	6.1	2.3	5.4	7.7	0.7	0.5	1.2	1.1	2.5	1.9	4.5	.424	0.0	0.0	-	2.3	3.4	.669
difference:	+39	+1.9	+5.8			+2.6	+1.0				-1.1	+2.9	+6.1	+.030					+0.4	+.095
Sam Jones	74	20.4	11.9	-	-	5.1	1.7	-	-	-	1.4	4.8	10.6	.454	-	-	-	2.3	3.0	.764
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tyson Chandler	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sam Jones	13	15.2	8.2	-	-	3.2	1.4	-	-	-	1.2	3.5	9.0	.385	-	-	-	1.3	1.6	.810

Season 4
	Tyson Chandler	Sam Jones
Season	2004-05	1960-61
Team	Chicago Bulls	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Bulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd	NBA Champion

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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tyson Chandler	80	27.4	8.0	3.3	6.4	9.7	0.8	0.9	1.8	1.5	3.4	2.6	5.2	.494	0.0	0.0	-	2.8	4.2	.673
difference:	+2	+1.4	+7.0			+4.3	+2.0				-1.5	+3.6	+8.5	+.045				+0.1	+0.8	+.114
Sam Jones	78	26.0	15.0	-	-	5.4	2.8	-	-	-	1.9	6.2	13.7	.449	-	-	-	2.7	3.4	.787
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tyson Chandler	6	29.0	11.7	4.8	4.8	9.7	1.3	0.2	2.2	1.3	4.5	3.2	6.7	.475	0.0	0.0	-	5.3	7.7	.696
difference:	+4	+3.2	+1.4			+4.3	+0.9				-2.3	+1.8	+4.5	+.029				+2.2	+4.2	+.190
Sam Jones	10	25.8	13.1	-	-	5.4	2.2	-	-	-	2.2	5.0	11.2	.446	-	-	-	3.1	3.5	.886

Season 5
	Tyson Chandler	Sam Jones
Season	2005-06	1961-62
Team	Chicago Bulls	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Bulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd	NBA Champion

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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tyson Chandler	79	26.8	5.3	3.4	5.7	9.0	1.0	0.5	1.3	1.6	3.8	2.0	3.6	.565	0.0	0.0	-	1.2	2.4	.503
difference:	+1	+3.8	+13.1			+3.1	+2.0				-1.9	+5.6	+12.9	+.101				+1.9	+1.4	+.315
Sam Jones	78	30.6	18.4	-	-	5.9	3.0	-	-	-	1.9	7.6	16.5	.464	-	-	-	3.1	3.8	.818
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tyson Chandler	6	17.3	1.8	1.3	3.2	4.5	0.5	0.3	0.3	1.0	4.8	0.7	1.0	.667	0.0	0.0	-	0.5	1.7	.300
difference:	+8	+18.7	+18.8			+2.6	+2.6				-2.7	+8.1	+18.8	+.223				+2.5	+2.6	+.400
Sam Jones	14	36.0	20.6	-	-	7.1	3.1	-	-	-	2.1	8.8	19.8	.444	-	-	-	3.0	4.3	.700

Season 6
	Tyson Chandler	Sam Jones
Season	2006-07	1962-63
Team	New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	NBA Champion

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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tyson Chandler	73	34.6	9.5	4.4	8.0	12.4	0.9	0.5	1.8	1.7	3.3	4.0	6.4	.624	0.0	0.0	-	1.5	2.8	.527
difference:	+3	+4.0	+10.2			+7.2	+2.3				-1.2	+4.2	+10.8	+.148				+1.9	+1.5	+.266
Sam Jones	76	30.6	19.7	-	-	5.2	3.2	-	-	-	2.1	8.2	17.2	.476	-	-	-	3.4	4.3	.793
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tyson Chandler	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sam Jones	13	34.6	23.8	-	-	6.2	2.5	-	-	-	3.2	9.2	19.1	.484	-	-	-	5.3	6.4	.831

Season 7
	Tyson Chandler	Sam Jones
Season	2007-08	1963-64
Team	New Orleans Hornets	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Hornets Lost West Conf Semis	NBA Champion

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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tyson Chandler	79	35.2	11.8	4.1	7.7	11.7	1.0	0.6	1.1	1.7	3.1	4.8	7.7	.623	0.0	0.0	-	2.2	3.7	.593
difference:	+3	+3.9	+7.6			+7.1	+1.7				-0.6	+3.3	+10.2	+.173				+1.1	+0.5	+.190
Sam Jones	76	31.3	19.4	-	-	4.6	2.7	-	-	-	2.5	8.1	17.9	.450	-	-	-	3.3	4.2	.783
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tyson Chandler	12	34.3	8.0	3.8	6.5	10.3	0.4	0.4	1.7	0.8	3.6	3.6	5.7	.632	0.0	0.0	-	0.8	1.3	.625
difference:	+2	+1.3	+15.2			+5.6	+1.9				-1.2	+5.5	+12.3	+.126				+4.2	+5.5	+.110
Sam Jones	10	35.6	23.2	-	-	4.7	2.3	-	-	-	2.4	9.1	18.0	.506	-	-	-	5.0	6.8	.735

Season 8
	Tyson Chandler	Sam Jones
Season	2008-09	1964-65
Team	New Orleans Hornets	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Hornets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	NBA Champion

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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tyson Chandler	45	32.1	8.8	3.6	5.1	8.7	0.5	0.3	1.2	1.6	3.2	3.6	6.3	.565	0.0	0.0	-	1.7	3.0	.579
difference:	+35	+4.0	+17.1			+3.6	+2.3				-1.0	+6.7	+16.4	+.113				+3.7	+3.5	+.241
Sam Jones	80	36.1	25.9	-	-	5.1	2.8	-	-	-	2.2	10.3	22.7	.452	-	-	-	5.4	6.5	.820
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tyson Chandler	4	23.5	3.8	2.0	3.3	5.3	0.5	0.5	0.3	2.0	4.3	1.5	3.0	.500	0.0	0.0	-	0.8	1.5	.500
difference:	+8	+17.8	+24.8			+0.7	+2.0				-1.0	+9.8	+21.5	+.041				+5.3	+5.5	+.369
Sam Jones	12	41.3	28.6	-	-	4.6	2.5	-	-	-	3.3	11.3	24.5	.459	-	-	-	6.1	7.0	.869

Season 9
	Tyson Chandler	Sam Jones
Season	2009-10	1965-66
Team	Charlotte Bobcats	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Bobcats Lost East Conf 1st Rd	NBA Champion

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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tyson Chandler	51	22.8	6.5	2.2	4.0	6.3	0.3	0.3	1.1	1.8	2.7	2.1	3.7	.574	0.0	0.0	-	2.3	3.1	.732
difference:	+16	+9.4	+17.0			+1.1	+2.9				-0.2	+7.2	+16.2	+.105				+2.6	+3.0	+.067
Sam Jones	67	32.2	23.5	-	-	5.2	3.2	-	-	-	2.5	9.3	19.9	.469	-	-	-	4.9	6.1	.799
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tyson Chandler	4	15.0	3.5	0.8	1.8	2.5	0.5	0.5	0.8	1.0	4.0	1.5	2.8	.545	0.0	0.0	-	0.5	0.8	.667
difference:	+13	+20.4	+21.3			+2.6	+2.6				-0.2	+7.6	+17.4	+.096				+6.2	+7.2	+.171
Sam Jones	17	35.4	24.8	-	-	5.1	3.1	-	-	-	3.8	9.1	20.2	.449	-	-	-	6.7	8.0	.838

Season 10
	Tyson Chandler	Sam Jones
Season	2010-11	1966-67
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	All-Defensive Second Team	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Celtics Lost East Div Finals

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10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tyson Chandler	74	27.8	10.1	2.8	6.6	9.4	0.4	0.5	1.1	1.2	3.2	3.6	5.5	.654	0.0	0.0	-	2.9	4.0	.732
difference:	+2	+4.5	+12.0			+4.7	+2.6				-0.5	+5.3	+14.0	+.200				+1.5	+1.2	+.125
Sam Jones	72	32.3	22.1	-	-	4.7	3.0	-	-	-	2.7	8.9	19.5	.454	-	-	-	4.4	5.2	.857
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tyson Chandler	21	32.4	8.0	3.8	5.4	9.2	0.4	0.6	0.9	0.7	3.7	2.7	4.7	.582	0.0	0.0	-	2.5	3.7	.679
difference:	+12	+3.8	+18.7			+4.1	+2.7				-0.4	+7.9	+18.3	+.123				+3.1	+2.7	+.183
Sam Jones	9	36.2	26.7	-	-	5.1	3.1	-	-	-	3.3	10.6	23.0	.459	-	-	-	5.6	6.4	.862

Season 11
	Tyson Chandler	Sam Jones
Season	2011-12	1967-68
Team	New York Knicks	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	-
	All-Defensive Second Team	-
	Defensive Player of the Year	-
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Knicks Lost East Conf 1st Rd	NBA Champion

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11th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tyson Chandler	62	33.2	11.3	3.4	6.5	9.9	0.9	0.9	1.4	1.6	3.0	3.9	5.7	.679	0.0	0.0	-	3.5	5.1	.689
difference:	+11	+0.2	+10.0			+5.0	+2.1				-0.5	+4.6	+12.8	+.218				+0.8	+0.1	+.138
Sam Jones	73	33.0	21.3	-	-	4.9	3.0	-	-	-	2.5	8.5	18.5	.461	-	-	-	4.3	5.2	.827
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tyson Chandler	5	33.4	6.2	3.6	5.4	9.0	0.8	1.4	1.4	3.0	3.6	2.2	5.0	.440	0.0	0.0	-	1.8	3.0	.600
difference:	+14	+2.7	+14.3			+5.6	+1.8				-0.5	+6.3	+14.3	+.001				+1.7	+1.4	+.186
Sam Jones	19	36.1	20.5	-	-	3.4	2.6	-	-	-	3.1	8.5	19.3	.441	-	-	-	3.5	4.4	.786

Season 12
	Tyson Chandler	Sam Jones
Season	2012-13	1968-69
Team	New York Knicks	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Knicks Lost East Conf Semis	NBA Champion

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12th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tyson Chandler	66	32.8	10.4	4.1	6.6	10.7	0.9	0.6	1.1	1.3	2.8	3.9	6.1	.638	0.0	0.0	-	2.7	3.9	.694
difference:	+4	+6.8	+5.9			+6.9	+1.7				-1.1	+3.2	+9.7	+.188				+0.6	+1.2	+.089
Sam Jones	70	26.0	16.3	-	-	3.8	2.6	-	-	-	1.7	7.1	15.8	.450	-	-	-	2.1	2.7	.783
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tyson Chandler	12	29.2	5.7	3.3	4.0	7.3	0.3	0.7	1.2	0.9	4.0	2.3	4.3	.538	0.0	0.0	-	1.0	1.3	.750
difference:	+6	+0.6	+11.1			+4.1	+1.8				-1.5	+4.6	+12.1	+.119				+2.1	+2.5	+.047
Sam Jones	18	28.6	16.8	-	-	3.2	2.1	-	-	-	2.5	6.9	16.4	.419	-	-	-	3.1	3.8	.797