Danny Ainge vs. Arvydas Sabonis Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Arvydas Sabonis and Danny Ainge, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
Danny Ainge played 14 years in the NBA, 7 more than Arvydas Sabonis, who played 7. Danny Ainge had the first of his seasons in 1981-82, while Arvydas Sabonis had his rookie season in 1995-96. 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 |
Danny Ainge |
14 |
12 |
1981-82 to 1994-95 |
Arvydas Sabonis |
7 |
7 |
1995-96 to 2002-03 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Danny Ainge |
53 |
10.6 |
4.1 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
1.1 |
1.6 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
1.0 |
1.6 |
1.5 |
4.2 |
.357 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.294 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
.862 |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Danny Ainge |
10 |
12.9 |
5.0 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
1.3 |
1.1 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
1.1 |
2.1 |
1.9 |
4.5 |
.422 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
.500 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
.769 |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Danny Ainge |
80 |
25.6 |
9.9 |
1.0 |
1.6 |
2.7 |
3.1 |
1.4 |
0.1 |
1.2 |
3.2 |
4.5 |
9.0 |
.496 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
.172 |
0.9 |
1.2 |
.742 |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Danny Ainge |
7 |
28.7 |
9.4 |
0.3 |
1.7 |
2.0 |
3.6 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
0.9 |
3.4 |
4.0 |
10.3 |
.389 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
.400 |
1.1 |
1.6 |
.727 |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Danny Ainge |
71 |
16.3 |
5.4 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
1.6 |
2.3 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
2.3 |
5.1 |
.460 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.273 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
.821 |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Danny Ainge |
19 |
13.3 |
4.8 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
2.0 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
1.9 |
2.2 |
4.7 |
.456 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
.222 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
.700 |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Danny Ainge |
75 |
34.2 |
12.9 |
1.0 |
2.6 |
3.6 |
5.3 |
1.6 |
0.1 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
5.6 |
10.6 |
.529 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
.268 |
1.6 |
1.8 |
.868 |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Danny Ainge |
21 |
32.7 |
11.0 |
1.0 |
1.8 |
2.8 |
5.8 |
1.5 |
0.0 |
1.5 |
3.6 |
4.6 |
9.9 |
.466 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
.438 |
1.4 |
1.9 |
.769 |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Danny Ainge |
80 |
30.1 |
10.7 |
0.6 |
2.4 |
2.9 |
5.1 |
1.2 |
0.1 |
1.6 |
2.6 |
4.4 |
8.8 |
.504 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
.356 |
1.5 |
1.7 |
.904 |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Danny Ainge |
18 |
36.2 |
15.6 |
1.2 |
3.0 |
4.2 |
5.2 |
2.3 |
0.1 |
1.7 |
3.2 |
5.9 |
10.7 |
.554 |
0.8 |
1.9 |
.412 |
2.9 |
3.3 |
.867 |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Danny Ainge |
71 |
35.2 |
14.8 |
0.7 |
2.7 |
3.4 |
5.6 |
1.4 |
0.2 |
2.0 |
2.7 |
5.8 |
11.9 |
.486 |
1.2 |
2.7 |
.443 |
2.1 |
2.3 |
.897 |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Danny Ainge |
20 |
38.1 |
14.8 |
0.7 |
2.0 |
2.6 |
4.6 |
1.2 |
0.2 |
2.1 |
3.1 |
5.8 |
11.9 |
.487 |
1.6 |
3.7 |
.438 |
1.6 |
1.8 |
.861 |
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 |
Note: Arvydas Sabonis didn't play in 2001-02.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Danny Ainge |
81 |
37.3 |
15.7 |
0.7 |
2.3 |
3.1 |
6.2 |
1.4 |
0.2 |
1.9 |
2.5 |
6.0 |
12.1 |
.491 |
1.8 |
4.4 |
.415 |
2.0 |
2.2 |
.878 |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Danny Ainge |
17 |
39.4 |
11.6 |
0.9 |
2.2 |
3.1 |
6.4 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
2.4 |
3.8 |
4.2 |
10.8 |
.386 |
1.1 |
3.4 |
.328 |
2.2 |
2.5 |
.881 |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Danny Ainge |
73 |
32.6 |
17.5 |
1.0 |
2.5 |
3.5 |
5.5 |
1.3 |
0.1 |
2.0 |
2.5 |
6.6 |
14.4 |
.457 |
1.6 |
4.2 |
.380 |
2.8 |
3.3 |
.854 |
Arvydas Sabonis |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Danny Ainge |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Arvydas Sabonis |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Danny Ainge |
75 |
36.4 |
17.9 |
0.9 |
3.4 |
4.3 |
6.0 |
1.5 |
0.2 |
2.5 |
3.2 |
6.7 |
15.4 |
.438 |
1.4 |
3.9 |
.374 |
3.0 |
3.6 |
.831 |
Arvydas Sabonis |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Danny Ainge |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Arvydas Sabonis |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Danny Ainge |
80 |
21.4 |
11.1 |
0.6 |
2.0 |
2.6 |
3.6 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
1.3 |
2.4 |
4.2 |
8.9 |
.472 |
1.3 |
3.1 |
.406 |
1.4 |
1.7 |
.826 |
Arvydas Sabonis |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Danny Ainge |
16 |
17.3 |
8.0 |
0.1 |
1.7 |
1.8 |
1.9 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
1.5 |
2.1 |
2.9 |
6.6 |
.448 |
0.7 |
2.3 |
.306 |
1.4 |
1.8 |
.821 |
Arvydas Sabonis |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Danny Ainge |
81 |
19.7 |
9.7 |
0.5 |
1.3 |
1.8 |
2.5 |
0.9 |
0.2 |
0.9 |
1.8 |
3.7 |
8.3 |
.442 |
1.0 |
2.8 |
.339 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
.824 |
Arvydas Sabonis |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Danny Ainge |
21 |
21.4 |
10.6 |
0.4 |
1.5 |
1.9 |
2.3 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
1.2 |
2.8 |
3.9 |
8.0 |
.479 |
1.0 |
2.5 |
.404 |
1.9 |
2.2 |
.830 |
Arvydas Sabonis |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Danny Ainge |
80 |
27.0 |
11.8 |
0.6 |
2.1 |
2.7 |
3.3 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
1.4 |
2.2 |
4.2 |
9.1 |
.462 |
1.9 |
4.7 |
.403 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
.848 |
Arvydas Sabonis |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Danny Ainge |
24 |
24.6 |
8.1 |
0.8 |
1.7 |
2.5 |
2.3 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
0.9 |
2.5 |
2.7 |
7.1 |
.376 |
1.4 |
3.3 |
.413 |
1.4 |
1.6 |
.872 |
Arvydas Sabonis |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Danny Ainge |
68 |
22.9 |
8.9 |
0.4 |
1.5 |
1.9 |
2.6 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
1.2 |
2.1 |
3.3 |
7.9 |
.417 |
1.2 |
3.6 |
.328 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
.830 |
Arvydas Sabonis |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Danny Ainge |
10 |
23.0 |
8.6 |
0.7 |
1.6 |
2.3 |
2.1 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
2.6 |
2.7 |
5.9 |
.458 |
1.7 |
4.0 |
.425 |
1.5 |
2.1 |
.714 |
Arvydas Sabonis |
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Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Danny Ainge |
74 |
18.6 |
7.7 |
0.3 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
2.8 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
1.1 |
2.1 |
2.6 |
5.7 |
.460 |
1.1 |
2.9 |
.364 |
1.4 |
1.8 |
.808 |
Arvydas Sabonis |
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Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Danny Ainge |
10 |
13.7 |
6.0 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
1.5 |
1.9 |
3.8 |
.500 |
1.2 |
2.6 |
.462 |
1.0 |
1.1 |
.909 |
Arvydas Sabonis |
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