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K.C. JonesBoston Celtics · #25

Guard · 6'4", 195 lb · 9th season

K.C. Jones is a retired guard best known with the Boston Celtics. Eight-time champion defender. Career averages: 7.4 points, 3.5 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game.

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Boston Celtics · #25 · Guard

K.C. Jones

Season avg6.2 pts · 3.1 reb · 5.0 ast · .397 fg

Career avg7.4 pts · 3.6 reb · 4.3 ast · .386 fg

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Scouting report

K.C. Jones — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.

C+

Hall of Famer · guard · Impact 69

K.C. Jones is a retired guard best known with the Boston Celtics. Eight-time champion defender. Career averages: 7.4 points, 3.5 rebounds and 4.3 assi

Offense

Defense

C-

Feel / IQ

C-

Playmaking

Average creator

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Scoring

Average scorer

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Rebounding

Below average on the glass

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3PT / spacing

Average spacing

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C-

Perimeter D

Below average on the perimeter

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Paint / rim D

Below average at the rim

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Clutch

Average late

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B-

Athleticism

Strong tools

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C-

Basketball IQ

Reads the game

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A+

Durability

Availability

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Act II

Where K.C. Jones stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly

✦ Balladex Consensus: Solid starter tier — a blend of Impact, production and résumé.

Futures & chases

—MVP odds

69Impact index

619Star score

Career scoring average7.4 ppg

Seasons in the index9

Accolades on file3

8× NBA Champion · 1× NBA All-Star

Stat explorer

K.C. Jones — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

Scoring

6.2 PPG

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C-

Playmaking

5.0 APG

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Rebounding

3.1 RPG

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Shooting

— 3P%

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The engine

How the model sees K.C. Jones

Projection = per-minute rate × projected minutes. Rates are recency- and health-weighted, aged along a per-stat curve, and adjusted for live usage/role. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 1967-68 87% confidence

6.0

pts

5.0–7.0

2.9

reb

2.4–3.4

5.2

ast

4.7–5.7

31.9

min

proj

health

.394

fg%

~base

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3p%

~base

Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 9-season history below.

What moves the points line vs last season

Last season 6.2 → projected 6.0 PPG

Minutes / role

+0.1

Development (his trend)

-0.4

Age curve

+0.0

Live context

+0.1

Net vs last season-0.2 PPG

Everything it reads

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9 seasons of per-minute rates

every box line, minutes-normalized

real

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Recency × games-played weight

recent, healthy seasons anchor the baseline

auto

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Weighted least-squares trend

his own trajectory, read season over season

+dev

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Per-stat aging curves

age — — applied per stat

curve

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Live role context

usage & role shifts fold in when the feed is present

+ctx

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Durability signal

GP last 3: 78 / 80 / 78 → games & confidence

health

The real history it trains onsource: Basketball-Reference · verified

K.C. Jones career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
Season	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	FG%
1958-59 CHIP	49	12.4	3.5	2.6	1.4	.339
1959-60 CHIP	74	17.2	6.3	2.7	2.6	.408
1960-61 CHIP	78	20.6	7.6	3.6	3.2	.338
1961-62 CHIP	80	25.7	9.2	3.7	4.3	.406
1962-63 CHIP	79	24.6	7.2	3.3	4.0	.389
1963-64 CHIP	80	30.3	8.2	4.7	5.1	.392
1964-65 CHIP	78	31.2	8.3	4.1	5.6	.396
1965-66 CHIP	80	33.9	8.6	3.8	6.3	.388
1966-67	78	31.4	6.2	3.1	5.0	.397
Career	676	25.9	7.4	3.6	4.3

Source: Basketball-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers Tonight's projection, EraLab, and the role simulator — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.

Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = MVP / Championship season · hover any bar. Real per-game data; per-36 & totals derived.

EraLab · the stat time machinenovel

Re-express a season in today's pace-and-space.

—raw PPG

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—in 2026 pace

why

Player DNA + compssimilarity model

Closest comps

Derek Fisher 99%Slater Martin 99%Al Cervi 98%Andre Iguodala 98%Andrew Toney 98%

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Scoring map · clickable zonesShotChart

Team-tinted. Modeled where tracking data is absent.

Role simulatorpowered by GM engine

Change the roster around him — his projection updates live.

If a key teammate misses 20 games →

Projected line shifts to — usage , assists rise as primary initiator. Title odds . Illustrative.

Context

Are the Boston Celtics built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

63–19proj record

#2conf seed

+8.4net rtg

120off rtg

111.7def rtg

99%playoff odds

Roster delta · what changed

Drop coverage — Sits the big back to wall off the rim and lives with contested mid-range looks.. Core trending steady. Defensive anchors: Mitchell Robinson, Derrick White.

How his role moves

Projected 63–19, 2nd in the East. Real team projection from the roster + last-season baselines. His usage, minutes and creation load move with roster health.

Balladex Impact

69 of 99

Solid starter tier.

Rarity

◆ Epic

Rank #38 of 715 in NBA.

Résumé

3 accolades

8× NBA Champion · 1× NBA All-Star · HOF Hall of Fame

Act IV

The Ballad of K.C. Jones

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

Boston Celtics

Turning pro

Drafted 1956 as a Guard.

true

K.C. Jones is a retired Hall of Famer. Eight-time champion defender.

Chapter

He averaged 7.4 points, 3.5 rebounds and 4.3 assists and won 8 championships over his career.

Where things stand

A Hall of Famer and Boston Celtics name.

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Jones's story

The documentary, narrated

Highlights

▶ K.C. Jones 1966 NBA Playoffs and Season Clips ▶ K. C. Jones 9pts, 6a, 4reb (1963 NBA Finals G6 Full Highlights)▶ KC Jones Dealing w/ Media Scrutiny: Comparisons to Bill Fitch

Off the court

Measurables

Height: 6'4"
Weight: 195 lb
Draft: 1956
Jersey: #25

Legacy

Eight-time champion defender.

The person

A retired Hall of Famer and Boston Celtics name.

Hall of Fame

Boston Celtics

Champion

FAQ

K.C. Jones — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about K.C. Jones, answered.

What were K.C. Jones's career averages?

K.C. Jones averaged 7.4 points, 3.5 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game.

Is K.C. Jones retired?

Yes — K.C. Jones is a retired guard and a Hall of Famer.

K.C. Jones career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.