Arvydas Sabonis vs. Landry Shamet Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Landry Shamet and Arvydas Sabonis, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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.

Arvydas Sabonis played 7 years in the NBA, 1 more than Landry Shamet, who played 6. Arvydas Sabonis had the first of his seasons in 1995-96, while Landry Shamet had his rookie season in 2018-19. 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 achivements, 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
Arvydas Sabonis 7 7 1995-96 to 2002-03
Landry Shamet 6 5 2018-19 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Arvydas Sabonis Landry Shamet
Season 1995-962018-19
Team Portland Trail BlazersPhiladelphia 76ers, Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
-Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdClippers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Arvydas Sabonis 73 23.8 14.5 2.0 6.0 8.1 1.8 0.9 1.1 2.1 2.9 5.4 9.9 .545 0.5 1.4 .375 3.2 4.2 .757
Landry Shamet 79 22.8 9.1 0.3 1.4 1.7 1.5 0.5 0.1 0.6 2.0 3.0 7.1 .431 2.1 5.0 .422 0.9 1.2 .806
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Arvydas Sabonis 5 35.4 23.6 2.4 7.8 10.2 1.8 0.8 0.6 2.0 3.4 7.0 16.2 .432 1.0 1.8 .556 8.6 12.0 .717
Landry Shamet 6 29.0 7.7 0.2 1.8 2.0 1.7 1.0 0.0 1.2 2.5 2.2 6.3 .342 1.7 5.2 .323 1.7 1.7 1.000

Season 2
Arvydas Sabonis Landry Shamet
Season 1996-972019-20
Team Portland Trail BlazersLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdClippers Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Arvydas Sabonis 69 25.5 13.4 1.7 6.3 7.9 2.1 0.9 1.2 2.2 2.9 4.8 9.5 .498 0.7 1.9 .371 3.2 4.2 .777
Landry Shamet 53 27.4 9.3 0.1 1.8 1.9 1.9 0.4 0.2 0.8 2.7 3.0 7.4 .404 2.1 5.6 .375 1.2 1.4 .855
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Arvydas Sabonis 4 26.8 11.3 2.0 4.5 6.5 2.3 0.8 0.8 2.3 4.8 4.5 10.5 .429 0.5 2.0 .250 1.8 2.0 .875
Landry Shamet 13 18.7 5.2 0.0 1.7 1.7 1.3 0.5 0.2 1.0 1.4 1.8 4.5 .407 1.2 3.2 .357 0.4 0.5 .714

Season 3
Arvydas Sabonis Landry Shamet
Season 1997-982020-21
Team Portland Trail BlazersBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdNets Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Arvydas Sabonis 73 32.0 16.0 2.0 7.9 10.0 3.0 0.9 1.1 2.6 3.7 5.6 11.3 .493 0.4 1.6 .261 4.4 5.5 .798
Landry Shamet 61 23.0 9.3 0.2 1.7 1.8 1.6 0.5 0.2 0.8 1.5 3.0 7.5 .408 2.1 5.5 .387 1.1 1.3 .846
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Arvydas Sabonis 4 26.8 12.3 1.8 6.0 7.8 1.5 1.8 0.8 2.5 4.8 4.5 10.0 .450 0.3 0.5 .500 3.0 3.5 .857
Landry Shamet 12 17.2 4.2 0.3 1.5 1.8 0.6 0.4 0.1 0.5 1.6 1.5 3.4 .439 0.8 2.2 .385 0.3 0.4 .800

Season 4
Arvydas Sabonis Landry Shamet
Season 1998-992021-22
Team Portland Trail BlazersPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf FinalsSuns Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Arvydas Sabonis 50 27.0 12.1 1.8 6.1 7.9 2.4 0.7 1.3 1.7 2.9 4.6 9.6 .485 0.1 0.5 .292 2.7 3.5 .771
Landry Shamet 69 20.8 8.3 0.2 1.6 1.8 1.6 0.4 0.1 0.6 1.3 2.8 7.0 .394 1.8 4.8 .368 1.0 1.2 .840
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Arvydas Sabonis 13 30.1 10.0 0.9 7.8 8.8 2.2 1.2 1.2 1.5 2.7 3.5 8.7 .398 0.1 0.4 .200 3.0 3.3 .907
Landry Shamet 12 16.0 4.3 0.3 1.4 1.7 1.3 0.5 0.0 0.6 0.8 1.6 4.0 .396 0.8 2.2 .346 0.4 0.6 .714

Season 5
Arvydas Sabonis Landry Shamet
Season 1999-002022-23
Team Portland Trail BlazersPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf FinalsSuns Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Arvydas Sabonis 66 25.6 11.8 1.5 6.3 7.8 1.8 0.7 1.2 1.5 2.8 4.6 9.1 .505 0.1 0.3 .368 2.5 3.0 .843
Landry Shamet 40 20.2 8.7 0.3 1.4 1.7 2.3 0.7 0.1 0.9 1.5 2.8 7.5 .377 1.9 5.0 .377 1.1 1.3 .882
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Arvydas Sabonis 16 30.8 11.3 1.2 5.5 6.7 1.9 0.9 0.8 1.6 3.7 4.3 9.4 .453 0.4 1.3 .286 2.4 3.1 .796
Landry Shamet 10 18.4 4.8 0.3 1.4 1.7 1.1 0.2 0.1 0.4 1.5 1.7 4.5 .378 1.1 2.9 .379 0.3 0.4 .750

Season 6
Arvydas Sabonis Landry Shamet
Season 2000-012023-24
Team Portland Trail BlazersWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Arvydas Sabonis 61 21.3 10.1 0.8 4.6 5.4 1.5 0.7 1.0 1.4 2.2 4.0 8.5 .479 0.0 0.2 .067 2.0 2.6 .776
Landry Shamet 46 15.8 7.1 0.3 1.0 1.3 1.2 0.5 0.2 0.7 1.7 2.6 6.0 .431 1.2 3.4 .338 0.8 1.0 .826
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Arvydas Sabonis 3 35.0 11.3 2.7 5.7 8.3 2.7 0.3 2.3 0.7 4.0 4.7 9.7 .483 0.0 0.7 .000 2.0 2.7 .750
Landry Shamet ------- --- ----------

Note: Arvydas Sabonis didn't play in 2001-02.

Season 7
Arvydas Sabonis Landry Shamet
Season 2002-03-
Team Portland Trail Blazers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Arvydas Sabonis 78 15.5 6.1 1.1 3.2 4.3 1.8 0.8 0.6 1.0 1.8 2.2 4.6 .476 0.0 0.1 .500 1.7 2.1 .787
Landry Shamet ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Arvydas Sabonis 6 14.5 10.0 1.0 3.0 4.0 0.8 0.7 0.7 1.0 2.3 4.0 6.0 .667 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 2.5 .800
Landry Shamet ------- --- ----------
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