K.C. Jones
PG · Boston Celtics
Seasons 1958-59–1966-67 · 9 on record · Ht 6-1 · b. 1932
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Player info
| Position | PG |
|---|---|
| Number | #25 (also #27) |
| Team | Boston Celtics |
| Height | 6-1 |
| Weight | 200 lb |
| Born | 1932-05-25 |
| College | San Francisco |
| Drafted | 1956 · Round 2, Pick 14 · Boston Celtics |
| Seasons | 1958-59–1966-67 (9) |
Career averages
7.4 PPG, 3.5 RPG, 4.3 APG · 676 games · .387 FG% · — 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958-59 | BOS | 26 | 49 | 12.4 | .339 | — | .603 | 2.6 | 1.4 | — | — | 3.5 | 9.5 | .385 |
| 1959-60 | BOS | 27 | 74 | 17.2 | .408 | — | .753 | 2.7 | 2.6 | — | — | 6.3 | 12.6 | .477 |
| 1960-61 | BOS | 28 | 78 | 20.6 | .338 | — | .664 | 3.6 | 3.2 | — | — | 7.6 | 11.0 | .409 |
| 1961-62 | BOS | 29 | 80 | 25.7 | .406 | — | .634 | 3.7 | 4.3 | — | — | 9.2 | 11.8 | .445 |
| 1962-63 | BOS | 30 | 79 | 24.6 | .389 | — | .633 | 3.3 | 4.0 | — | — | 7.2 | 9.8 | .428 |
| 1963-64 | BOS | 31 | 80 | 30.3 | .392 | — | .524 | 4.7 | 5.1 | — | — | 8.2 | 10.4 | .411 |
| 1964-65 | BOS | 32 | 78 | 31.2 | .396 | — | .630 | 4.1 | 5.6 | — | — | 8.3 | 10.9 | .439 |
| 1965-66 | BOS | 33 | 80 | 33.9 | .388 | — | .690 | 3.8 | 6.3 | — | — | 8.6 | 10.9 | .458 |
| 1966-67 | BOS | 34 | 78 | 31.4 | .397 | — | .630 | 3.1 | 5.0 | — | — | 6.2 | 7.7 | .445 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958-59 | BOS | 49 | — | 609 | 65 | 192 | .339 | — | — | 41 | 68 | 127 | 70 | — | — | — | 171 |
| 1959-60 | BOS | 74 | — | 1,274 | 169 | 414 | .408 | — | — | 128 | 170 | 199 | 189 | — | — | — | 466 |
| 1960-61 | BOS | 78 | — | 1,605 | 203 | 601 | .338 | — | — | 186 | 280 | 279 | 253 | — | — | — | 592 |
| 1961-62 | BOS | 80 | — | 2,054 | 294 | 724 | .406 | — | — | 147 | 232 | 298 | 343 | — | — | — | 735 |
| 1962-63 | BOS | 79 | — | 1,945 | 230 | 591 | .389 | — | — | 112 | 177 | 263 | 317 | — | — | — | 572 |
| 1963-64 | BOS | 80 | — | 2,424 | 283 | 722 | .392 | — | — | 88 | 168 | 372 | 407 | — | — | — | 654 |
| 1964-65 | BOS | 78 | — | 2,434 | 253 | 639 | .396 | — | — | 143 | 227 | 318 | 437 | — | — | — | 649 |
| 1965-66 | BOS | 80 | — | 2,710 | 240 | 619 | .388 | — | — | 209 | 303 | 304 | 503 | — | — | — | 689 |
| 1966-67 | BOS | 78 | — | 2,446 | 182 | 459 | .397 | — | — | 119 | 189 | 239 | 389 | — | — | — | 483 |
| Career | 676 | — | — | 1,919 | 4,961 | .387 | 0 | 0 | 1173 | 1814 | 2399 | 2908 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5,011 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958-59 | BOS | 49 | 12.4 | 3.8 | 11.3 | .339 | — | — | 2.4 | 4.0 | 7.5 | 4.1 | — | — | — | 10.1 |
| 1959-60 | BOS | 74 | 17.2 | 4.8 | 11.7 | .408 | — | — | 3.6 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 5.3 | — | — | — | 13.2 |
| 1960-61 | BOS | 78 | 20.6 | 4.6 | 13.5 | .338 | — | — | 4.2 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 5.7 | — | — | — | 13.3 |
| 1961-62 | BOS | 80 | 25.7 | 5.2 | 12.7 | .406 | — | — | 2.6 | 4.1 | 5.2 | 6.0 | — | — | — | 12.9 |
| 1962-63 | BOS | 79 | 24.6 | 4.3 | 10.9 | .389 | — | — | 2.1 | 3.3 | 4.9 | 5.9 | — | — | — | 10.6 |
| 1963-64 | BOS | 80 | 30.3 | 4.2 | 10.7 | .392 | — | — | 1.3 | 2.5 | 5.5 | 6.0 | — | — | — | 9.7 |
| 1964-65 | BOS | 78 | 31.2 | 3.7 | 9.5 | .396 | — | — | 2.1 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 6.5 | — | — | — | 9.6 |
| 1965-66 | BOS | 80 | 33.9 | 3.2 | 8.2 | .388 | — | — | 2.8 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 6.7 | — | — | — | 9.2 |
| 1966-67 | BOS | 78 | 31.4 | 2.7 | 6.8 | .397 | — | — | 1.8 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 5.7 | — | — | — | 7.1 |
Counting stats scaled to a per-36-minute pace.
Advanced stats
| Season | Tm | G | MP | PER | TS% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958-59 | BOS | 49 | 609 | 9.5 | .385 | — | -0.4 | 1.1 | 0.8 | .060 | — | — | — | — |
| 1959-60 | BOS | 74 | 1,274 | 12.6 | .477 | — | 1.5 | 2.2 | 3.7 | .139 | — | — | — | — |
| 1960-61 | BOS | 78 | 1,605 | 11.0 | .409 | — | -0.6 | 3.6 | 3.0 | .089 | — | — | — | — |
| 1961-62 | BOS | 80 | 2,054 | 11.8 | .445 | — | 0.5 | 4.4 | 4.9 | .115 | — | — | — | — |
| 1962-63 | BOS | 79 | 1,945 | 9.8 | .428 | — | -0.7 | 4.2 | 3.6 | .088 | — | — | — | — |
| 1963-64 | BOS | 80 | 2,424 | 10.4 | .411 | — | -1.2 | 7.0 | 5.8 | .114 | — | — | — | — |
| 1964-65 | BOS | 78 | 2,434 | 10.9 | .439 | — | 0.5 | 6.2 | 6.7 | .132 | — | — | — | — |
| 1965-66 | BOS | 80 | 2,710 | 10.9 | .458 | — | 1.0 | 5.6 | 6.6 | .117 | — | — | — | — |
| 1966-67 | BOS | 78 | 2,446 | 7.7 | .445 | — | 0.1 | 3.5 | 3.7 | .072 | — | — | — | — |
| Career | 676 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38.8 | — | — | — | — | +0.0 |
PER, True Shooting %, Usage %, Win Shares (Off/Def/Total, per 48), Box Plus/Minus (Off/Def/Total) and Value Over Replacement Player.
Playoff stats
| Season | G | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958-59 | 8 | 9.4 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .250 | — | .338 |
| 1959-60 | 13 | 17.8 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .338 | — | .396 |
| 1960-61 | 9 | 11.4 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .300 | — | .346 |
| 1961-62 | 14 | 23.5 | 9.0 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .431 | — | .503 |
| 1962-63 | 13 | 19.6 | 4.5 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .297 | — | .382 |
| 1963-64 | 10 | 31.2 | 6.3 | 3.7 | 6.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .347 | — | .378 |
| 1964-65 | 12 | 33.0 | 10.1 | 3.2 | 6.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .413 | — | .487 |
| 1965-66 | 17 | 15.5 | 7.6 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .413 | — | .481 |
| 1966-67 | 9 | 28.2 | 6.6 | 2.7 | 5.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .320 | — | .358 |
| Career | 105 | 21.1 | 6.4 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .367 | — | .431 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 334 | 7.7 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 298–36 |
| Away | 343 | 7.3 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 196–147 |
| In wins | 494 | 7.7 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 494–0 |
| In losses | 183 | 6.9 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 0–183 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 80 | 7.4 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 54–26 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 8 | 8.8 | 1.4 | 3.4 | 7–1 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 79 | 7.0 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 65–14 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 93 | 7.5 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 66–27 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 80 | 8.4 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 56–24 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 99 | 7.6 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 80–19 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 41 | 7.0 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 24–17 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Frequently asked questions
What team does K.C. Jones play for?
K.C. Jones plays PG for the Boston Celtics.
What are K.C. Jones's career stats?
K.C. Jones has averaged 7.4 PPG, 3.5 RPG, 4.3 APG over 9 seasons (1958-59–1966-67).
How tall is K.C. Jones?
K.C. Jones is 6-1 (200 lb).
When was K.C. Jones drafted?
K.C. Jones was drafted in 1956, round 2, pick 14, by the Boston Celtics.