Arvydas Sabonis vs. Lonnie Walker IV Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Lonnie Walker IV 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 Lonnie Walker IV, who played 6. Arvydas Sabonis had the first of his seasons in 1995-96, while Lonnie Walker IV 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
Lonnie Walker IV 6 2 2018-19 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Arvydas Sabonis Lonnie Walker IV
Season 1995-962018-19
Team Portland Trail BlazersSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdSpurs 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
Lonnie Walker IV 17 6.9 2.6 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.9 2.7 .348 0.3 0.8 .385 0.5 0.6 .800
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
Lonnie Walker IV 6 3.5 1.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.3 .375 0.0 0.2 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2
Arvydas Sabonis Lonnie Walker IV
Season 1996-972019-20
Team Portland Trail BlazersSan Antonio Spurs
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 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
Lonnie Walker IV 61 16.2 6.4 0.4 1.9 2.3 1.1 0.5 0.2 0.7 1.3 2.5 5.9 .426 0.7 1.7 .406 0.7 1.0 .721
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
Lonnie Walker IV ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Arvydas Sabonis Lonnie Walker IV
Season 1997-982020-21
Team Portland Trail BlazersSan Antonio Spurs
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 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
Lonnie Walker IV 60 25.4 11.2 0.2 2.4 2.6 1.7 0.5 0.3 1.1 1.7 4.3 10.2 .420 1.7 4.7 .355 1.0 1.2 .814
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
Lonnie Walker IV ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Arvydas Sabonis Lonnie Walker IV
Season 1998-992021-22
Team Portland Trail BlazersSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf FinalsDid 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 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
Lonnie Walker IV 70 23.0 12.1 0.3 2.3 2.6 2.2 0.6 0.3 1.0 1.4 4.4 10.9 .407 1.6 5.0 .314 1.7 2.1 .784
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
Lonnie Walker IV ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Arvydas Sabonis Lonnie Walker IV
Season 1999-002022-23
Team Portland Trail BlazersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf FinalsLakers Lost West Conf Finals
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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
Lonnie Walker IV 56 23.2 11.7 0.3 1.7 1.9 1.1 0.5 0.3 0.8 1.3 4.2 9.4 .448 1.6 4.4 .365 1.6 1.9 .858
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
Lonnie Walker IV 13 13.8 6.2 0.1 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.5 0.1 0.3 1.2 2.2 4.6 .483 1.0 2.6 .382 0.7 0.9 .750

Season 6
Arvydas Sabonis Lonnie Walker IV
Season 2000-012023-24
Team Portland Trail BlazersBrooklyn Nets
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
Lonnie Walker IV 58 17.4 9.7 0.2 2.0 2.2 1.3 0.6 0.3 0.9 1.2 3.6 8.5 .423 1.8 4.7 .384 0.8 1.0 .763
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
Lonnie Walker IV ------- --- ----------

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

Season 7
Arvydas Sabonis Lonnie Walker IV
Season 2002-03-
Team Portland Trail Blazers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
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
Lonnie Walker IV ------- --- ----------
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
Lonnie Walker IV ------- --- ----------
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