Arvydas Sabonis vs. Ray Scott Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ray Scott 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, 2 less than Ray Scott, who played 9. Arvydas Sabonis had the first of his seasons in 1995-96, while Ray Scott had his rookie season in 1961-62. 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
Ray Scott 9 4 1961-62 to 1969-70

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Arvydas Sabonis Ray Scott
Season 1995-961961-62
Team Portland Trail BlazersDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdPistons Lost West Div 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 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
Ray Scott 75 27.8 13.3 - - 11.5 1.8 - - - 3.1 4.9 12.7 .387 - - - 3.4 5.2 .657
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
Ray Scott 10 40.0 17.3 - - 14.5 4.3 - - - 3.9 6.9 17.0 .406 - - - 3.5 6.7 .522

Season 2
Arvydas Sabonis Ray Scott
Season 1996-971962-63
Team Portland Trail BlazersDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdPistons Lost West Div 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
Ray Scott 76 33.4 16.2 - - 10.2 2.5 - - - 3.5 6.1 14.6 .414 - - - 4.1 6.0 .674
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
Ray Scott 4 38.8 15.8 - - 12.0 2.3 - - - 4.8 6.8 19.3 .351 - - - 2.3 3.3 .692

Season 3
Arvydas Sabonis Ray Scott
Season 1997-981963-64
Team Portland Trail BlazersDetroit Pistons
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
Ray Scott 80 37.1 17.6 - - 13.5 3.1 - - - 3.7 6.7 16.3 .412 - - - 4.1 5.7 .719
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
Ray Scott ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Arvydas Sabonis Ray Scott
Season 1998-991964-65
Team Portland Trail BlazersDetroit Pistons
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
Ray Scott 66 32.8 15.5 - - 9.6 3.6 - - - 3.2 6.1 16.5 .368 - - - 3.3 4.8 .701
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
Ray Scott ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Arvydas Sabonis Ray Scott
Season 1999-001965-66
Team Portland Trail BlazersDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf FinalsDid Not Play
more >>
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
Ray Scott 79 33.6 17.9 - - 9.6 3.0 - - - 2.6 6.9 16.6 .416 - - - 4.1 5.5 .743
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
Ray Scott ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Arvydas Sabonis Ray Scott
Season 2000-011966-67
Team Portland Trail BlazersDetroit Pistons, Baltimore Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
more >>
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
Ray Scott 72 34.0 16.3 - - 10.6 2.2 - - - 3.0 6.4 15.9 .400 - - - 3.6 5.1 .699
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
Ray Scott ------- --- ----------

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

Season 7
Arvydas Sabonis Ray Scott
Season 2002-031967-68
Team Portland Trail BlazersBaltimore Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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
Ray Scott 81 36.1 16.4 - - 13.7 2.1 - - - 3.1 6.0 14.7 .412 - - - 4.3 5.5 .779
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
Ray Scott ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Arvydas Sabonis Ray Scott
Season -1968-69
Team -Baltimore Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Bullets Lost East Div 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 ------- --- ----------
Ray Scott 82 26.4 11.8 - - 8.8 1.6 - - - 2.6 4.7 11.3 .416 - - - 2.4 3.1 .759
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Arvydas Sabonis ------- --- ----------
Ray Scott 4 34.3 13.3 - - 8.0 1.0 - - - 4.0 5.8 13.0 .442 - - - 1.8 2.0 .875

Season 9
Arvydas Sabonis Ray Scott
Season -1969-70
Team -Baltimore Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Bullets Lost East Div Semis
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Arvydas Sabonis ------- --- ----------
Ray Scott 73 19.1 8.9 - - 6.3 1.6 - - - 2.0 3.5 8.3 .425 - - - 1.9 2.4 .803
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Arvydas Sabonis ------- --- ----------
Ray Scott 7 12.9 4.6 - - 3.0 0.6 - - - 1.1 1.6 4.9 .324 - - - 1.4 2.0 .714
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