K.C. Jones

Position: Guard ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-1 ▪ Weight: 200 lbs.
Born: May 25, 1932 in Taylor, Texas
High School: Commerce in San Francisco, California
College: University of San Francisco
Draft: Boston Celtics, 2nd round, 1956 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: November 1, 1958
Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1989 (Full List)
As Coach: 11 Yrs, 552-306, .643 W-L% (Full Record)

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Fine Details ▪ Last updated Jun 19, 2013 2:17 AM

All-Time Rank: #299. Spud Webb… #300. Tom Gugliotta… #301. Jose Calderon… #302. K.C. JONES… #303. Rodney McCray… #304. Shane Battier… #305. Derek Fisher…

All-Time Rank: #299. Spud Webb… #300. Tom Gugliotta… #301. Jose Calderon… #302. K.C. JONES… #303. Rodney McCray… #304. Shane Battier… #305. Derek Fisher…

Totals

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
1958-59	26	BOS	NBA	PG	49	609	65	192	.339	41	68	.603	127	70	58	171
1959-60	27	BOS	NBA	PG	74	1274	169	414	.408	128	170	.753	199	189	109	466
1960-61	28	BOS	NBA	PG	78	1605	203	601	.338	186	280	.664	279	253	190	592
1961-62	29	BOS	NBA	PG	80	2054	294	724	.406	147	232	.634	298	343	206	735
1962-63	30	BOS	NBA	PG	79	1945	230	591	.389	112	177	.633	263	317	221	572
1963-64	31	BOS	NBA	PG	80	2424	283	722	.392	88	168	.524	372	407	253	654
1964-65	32	BOS	NBA	PG	78	2434	253	639	.396	143	227	.630	318	437	263	649
1965-66	33	BOS	NBA	PG	80	2710	240	619	.388	209	303	.690	304	503	243	689
1966-67	34	BOS	NBA	PG	78	2446	182	459	.397	119	189	.630	239	389	273	483
Career			NBA		676	17501	1919	4961	.387	1173	1814	.647	2399	2908	1816	5011

Per Game

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
1958-59	26	BOS	NBA	PG	49	12.4	1.3	3.9	.339	0.8	1.4	.603	2.6	1.4	1.2	3.5
1959-60	27	BOS	NBA	PG	74	17.2	2.3	5.6	.408	1.7	2.3	.753	2.7	2.6	1.5	6.3
1960-61	28	BOS	NBA	PG	78	20.6	2.6	7.7	.338	2.4	3.6	.664	3.6	3.2	2.4	7.6
1961-62	29	BOS	NBA	PG	80	25.7	3.7	9.1	.406	1.8	2.9	.634	3.7	4.3	2.6	9.2
1962-63	30	BOS	NBA	PG	79	24.6	2.9	7.5	.389	1.4	2.2	.633	3.3	4.0	2.8	7.2
1963-64	31	BOS	NBA	PG	80	30.3	3.5	9.0	.392	1.1	2.1	.524	4.7	5.1	3.2	8.2
1964-65	32	BOS	NBA	PG	78	31.2	3.2	8.2	.396	1.8	2.9	.630	4.1	5.6	3.4	8.3
1965-66	33	BOS	NBA	PG	80	33.9	3.0	7.7	.388	2.6	3.8	.690	3.8	6.3	3.0	8.6
1966-67	34	BOS	NBA	PG	78	31.4	2.3	5.9	.397	1.5	2.4	.630	3.1	5.0	3.5	6.2
Career			NBA		676	25.9	2.8	7.3	.387	1.7	2.7	.647	3.5	4.3	2.7	7.4

Per 36 Minutes

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
1958-59	26	BOS	NBA	PG	49	609	3.8	11.3	.339	2.4	4.0	.603	7.5	4.1	3.4	10.1
1959-60	27	BOS	NBA	PG	74	1274	4.8	11.7	.408	3.6	4.8	.753	5.6	5.3	3.1	13.2
1960-61	28	BOS	NBA	PG	78	1605	4.6	13.5	.338	4.2	6.3	.664	6.3	5.7	4.3	13.3
1961-62	29	BOS	NBA	PG	80	2054	5.2	12.7	.406	2.6	4.1	.634	5.2	6.0	3.6	12.9
1962-63	30	BOS	NBA	PG	79	1945	4.3	10.9	.389	2.1	3.3	.633	4.9	5.9	4.1	10.6
1963-64	31	BOS	NBA	PG	80	2424	4.2	10.7	.392	1.3	2.5	.524	5.5	6.0	3.8	9.7
1964-65	32	BOS	NBA	PG	78	2434	3.7	9.5	.396	2.1	3.4	.630	4.7	6.5	3.9	9.6
1965-66	33	BOS	NBA	PG	80	2710	3.2	8.2	.388	2.8	4.0	.690	4.0	6.7	3.2	9.2
1966-67	34	BOS	NBA	PG	78	2446	2.7	6.8	.397	1.8	2.8	.630	3.5	5.7	4.0	7.1
Career			NBA		676	17501	3.9	10.2	.387	2.4	3.7	.647	4.9	6.0	3.7	10.3

Advanced

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	MP	PER	TS%	eFG%	AST%	OWS	DWS	WS	WS/48
1958-59	26	BOS	NBA	PG	49	609	9.5	.385	.339		-0.4	1.1	0.8	.060
1959-60	27	BOS	NBA	PG	74	1274	12.6	.477	.408		1.5	2.2	3.7	.139
1960-61	28	BOS	NBA	PG	78	1605	11.0	.409	.338		-0.6	3.6	3.0	.089
1961-62	29	BOS	NBA	PG	80	2054	11.6	.445	.406		0.5	4.4	4.9	.115
1962-63	30	BOS	NBA	PG	79	1945	9.8	.428	.389		-0.7	4.2	3.6	.088
1963-64	31	BOS	NBA	PG	80	2424	10.4	.411	.392		-1.2	7.0	5.8	.114
1964-65	32	BOS	NBA	PG	78	2434	11.0	.439	.396	21.9	0.5	6.2	6.7	.132
1965-66	33	BOS	NBA	PG	80	2710	10.9	.458	.388	22.7	1.0	5.6	6.6	.117
1966-67	34	BOS	NBA	PG	78	2446	7.7	.445	.397	18.2	0.1	3.5	3.7	.072
Career			NBA		676	17501	10.4	.435	.387	21.0	0.7	37.9	38.6	.106

Playoffs Totals

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
1958-59	26	BOS	NBA	PG	8	75	5	20	.250	5	5	1.000	12	10	8	15
1959-60	27	BOS	NBA	PG	13	232	27	80	.338	17	22	.773	45	14	28	71
1960-61	28	BOS	NBA	PG	9	103	9	30	.300	7	14	.500	19	15	17	25
1961-62	29	BOS	NBA	PG	14	329	44	102	.431	38	53	.717	56	55	50	126
1962-63	30	BOS	NBA	PG	13	255	19	64	.297	21	30	.700	36	37	42	59
1963-64	31	BOS	NBA	PG	10	312	25	72	.347	13	25	.520	37	68	40	63
1964-65	32	BOS	NBA	PG	12	396	43	104	.413	35	45	.778	39	74	49	121
1965-66	33	BOS	NBA	PG	17	543	45	109	.413	39	57	.684	52	75	65	129
1966-67	34	BOS	NBA	PG	9	254	24	75	.320	11	18	.611	24	48	36	59
Career			NBA		105	2499	241	656	.367	186	269	.691	320	396	335	668

Playoffs Per Game

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
1958-59	26	BOS	NBA	PG	8	9.4	0.6	2.5	.250	0.6	0.6	1.000	1.5	1.3	1.0	1.9
1959-60	27	BOS	NBA	PG	13	17.8	2.1	6.2	.338	1.3	1.7	.773	3.5	1.1	2.2	5.5
1960-61	28	BOS	NBA	PG	9	11.4	1.0	3.3	.300	0.8	1.6	.500	2.1	1.7	1.9	2.8
1961-62	29	BOS	NBA	PG	14	23.5	3.1	7.3	.431	2.7	3.8	.717	4.0	3.9	3.6	9.0
1962-63	30	BOS	NBA	PG	13	19.6	1.5	4.9	.297	1.6	2.3	.700	2.8	2.8	3.2	4.5
1963-64	31	BOS	NBA	PG	10	31.2	2.5	7.2	.347	1.3	2.5	.520	3.7	6.8	4.0	6.3
1964-65	32	BOS	NBA	PG	12	33.0	3.6	8.7	.413	2.9	3.8	.778	3.3	6.2	4.1	10.1
1965-66	33	BOS	NBA	PG	17	31.9	2.6	6.4	.413	2.3	3.4	.684	3.1	4.4	3.8	7.6
1966-67	34	BOS	NBA	PG	9	28.2	2.7	8.3	.320	1.2	2.0	.611	2.7	5.3	4.0	6.6
Career			NBA		105	23.8	2.3	6.2	.367	1.8	2.6	.691	3.0	3.8	3.2	6.4

Playoffs Per 36 Minutes

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
1958-59	26	BOS	NBA	PG	8	75	2.4	9.6	.250	2.4	2.4	1.000	5.8	4.8	3.8	7.2
1959-60	27	BOS	NBA	PG	13	232	4.2	12.4	.338	2.6	3.4	.773	7.0	2.2	4.3	11.0
1960-61	28	BOS	NBA	PG	9	103	3.1	10.5	.300	2.4	4.9	.500	6.6	5.2	5.9	8.7
1961-62	29	BOS	NBA	PG	14	329	4.8	11.2	.431	4.2	5.8	.717	6.1	6.0	5.5	13.8
1962-63	30	BOS	NBA	PG	13	255	2.7	9.0	.297	3.0	4.2	.700	5.1	5.2	5.9	8.3
1963-64	31	BOS	NBA	PG	10	312	2.9	8.3	.347	1.5	2.9	.520	4.3	7.8	4.6	7.3
1964-65	32	BOS	NBA	PG	12	396	3.9	9.5	.413	3.2	4.1	.778	3.5	6.7	4.5	11.0
1965-66	33	BOS	NBA	PG	17	543	3.0	7.2	.413	2.6	3.8	.684	3.4	5.0	4.3	8.6
1966-67	34	BOS	NBA	PG	9	254	3.4	10.6	.320	1.6	2.6	.611	3.4	6.8	5.1	8.4
Career			NBA		105	2499	3.5	9.5	.367	2.7	3.9	.691	4.6	5.7	4.8	9.6

Playoffs Advanced

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	MP	PER	TS%	eFG%	AST%	OWS	DWS	WS	WS/48
1958-59	26	BOS	NBA	PG	8	75	6.1	.338	.250	14.7	-0.1	0.1	0.0	.031
1959-60	27	BOS	NBA	PG	13	232	8.0	.396	.338	7.4	-0.1	0.4	0.3	.056
1960-61	28	BOS	NBA	PG	9	103	6.6	.346	.300	17.1	-0.1	0.2	0.1	.029
1961-62	29	BOS	NBA	PG	14	329	13.7	.503	.431	21.2	0.5	0.6	1.2	.173
1962-63	30	BOS	NBA	PG	13	255	6.3	.382	.297	16.7	-0.3	0.4	0.1	.028
1963-64	31	BOS	NBA	PG	10	312	9.9	.380	.347	28.9	-0.2	1.0	0.8	.119
1964-65	32	BOS	NBA	PG	12	396	11.6	.489	.413	22.1	0.4	0.9	1.3	.156
1965-66	33	BOS	NBA	PG	17	543	8.5	.481	.413	17.1	0.2	0.8	1.0	.089
1966-67	34	BOS	NBA	PG	9	254	6.7	.356	.320	22.2	-0.3	0.3	0.0	-0.009
Career			NBA		105	2499	9.2	.431	.367	19.4	0.0	4.7	4.7	.091

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)

Thru 9 Years		Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player	Sim	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
K.C. Jones		6.7	6.6	5.8	4.9	3.7	3.7	3.6	3.0	0.8
Jameer Nelson	90.0	6.6	6.0	5.6	5.0	4.9	4.0	3.5	2.5	2.1
Devin Harris	89.4	7.5	6.5	5.6	4.2	4.2	3.7	3.3	2.7	2.7
Brian Winters	88.8	6.2	6.0	5.5	5.1	5.0	4.2	3.5	2.1	1.1
Dick McGuire	88.8	6.6	6.3	5.3	5.3	4.7	4.5	4.0	2.1	1.3
Clem Haskins	88.5	6.8	6.4	6.1	5.3	3.4	2.9	2.3	1.6	1.0
Kevin Porter	87.7	6.5	6.4	6.2	5.2	4.2	2.7	2.3	1.8	0.5
Jalen Rose	87.0	7.3	7.3	5.7	3.8	3.6	3.3	2.9	2.1	1.8
Eddie Johnson	86.8	8.2	6.9	6.3	4.8	4.2	3.5	3.0	1.7	1.5
Nate McMillan	86.5	6.5	6.0	5.6	5.1	4.9	4.4	4.1	3.7	2.8
John Lucas	85.9	7.9	5.9	5.2	4.8	4.3	3.9	3.2	1.3	0.4

Career		Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player	Sim	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14
K.C. Jones		6.7	6.6	5.8	4.9	3.7	3.7	3.6	3.0	0.8
Jameer Nelson	90.0	6.6	6.0	5.6	5.0	4.9	4.0	3.5	2.5	2.1
Devin Harris	89.4	7.5	6.5	5.6	4.2	4.2	3.7	3.3	2.7	2.7
Craig Ehlo	89.3	6.5	6.2	5.9	4.6	3.8	3.4	3.3	3.1	2.1	1.2	0.5	0.3	0.2	0.0
Brian Winters	88.8	6.2	6.0	5.5	5.1	5.0	4.2	3.5	2.1	1.1
Clem Haskins	88.5	6.8	6.4	6.1	5.3	3.4	2.9	2.3	1.6	1.0
Kevin Porter	87.4	6.5	6.4	6.2	5.2	4.2	2.7	2.3	1.8	0.5	0.2
Eddie Johnson	85.7	8.2	6.9	6.3	4.8	4.2	3.5	3.0	1.7	1.5	0.8
Jimmy Walker	84.4	6.2	6.2	6.1	5.5	5.2	5.1	4.8	3.6	0.4
Austin Carr	83.7	5.9	5.4	5.3	5.0	3.4	2.9	2.6	2.0	1.0	-0.4
Jalen Rose	83.4	7.3	7.3	5.7	4.8	3.8	3.6	3.3	2.9	2.5	2.1	1.8	1.5	0.6

College

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			Totals																Shooting			Per Game
Season	Age	College	G	MP	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	FG%	3P%	FT%	MP	PTS	TRB	AST
1952-53	20	SANFRAN	23		63	159			81	149								207	.396		.544		9.0
1953-54	21	SANFRAN	1		3	12			2	2		3						8	.250		1.000		8.0	3.0
1954-55	22	SANFRAN	29		105	293			97	144		148						307	.358		.674		10.6	5.1
1955-56	23	SANFRAN	25		76	208			93	142		130						245	.365		.655		9.8	5.2
Career			78		247	672			273	437		281						767	.368		.625		9.8	5.1

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Honors 1955-56 NCAA AP All-America (2nd)	Championships (Minimum 1 playoff game) 1959 Boston Celtics (NBA) 1960 Boston Celtics (NBA) 1961 Boston Celtics (NBA) 1962 Boston Celtics (NBA) 1963 Boston Celtics (NBA) 1964 Boston Celtics (NBA) 1965 Boston Celtics (NBA) 1966 Boston Celtics (NBA)	Games 1961-62 NBA 80 (1) 1963-64 NBA 80 (2) 1965-66 NBA 80 (1)	Assists 1963-64 NBA 407 (3) 1964-65 NBA 437 (3) 1965-66 NBA 503 (3) 1966-67 NBA 389 (8)
Assists Per Game 1963-64 NBA 5.1 (5) 1964-65 NBA 5.6 (3) 1965-66 NBA 6.3 (3) 1966-67 NBA 5.0 (8)	Assist Pct 1964-65 NBA 21.9 (4) 1965-66 NBA 22.7 (5) 1966-67 NBA 18.2 (10)	Defensive Win Shares 1961-62 NBA 4.4 (8) 1962-63 NBA 4.2 (10) 1963-64 NBA 7.0 (3) 1964-65 NBA 6.2 (2) 1965-66 NBA 5.6 (3) 1966-67 NBA 3.5 (9) Career NBA 37.9 (96)	Hall of Fame Probability Career 0.464 (112)
NBA Elo Player Rating 299th (overall) as of Jun 18, 2013, 5:03AM

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April 30, 1956: Drafted by the Boston Celtics in the 2nd round (14th pick) of the 1956 NBA Draft.

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