Ollie Johnson vs. Arvydas Sabonis Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Arvydas Sabonis and Ollie Johnson, 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.

Ollie Johnson played 10 years in the NBA, 3 more than Arvydas Sabonis, who played 7. Ollie Johnson had the first of his seasons in 1972-73, 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
Ollie Johnson 10 3 1972-73 to 1981-82
Arvydas Sabonis 7 7 1995-96 to 2002-03

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Ollie Johnson Arvydas Sabonis
Season 1972-731995-96
Team Portland Trail BlazersPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayTrail 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 %
Ollie Johnson 78 27.4 9.9 - - 5.3 2.6 - - - 2.1 3.9 7.9 .497 - - - 2.0 2.6 .757
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 %
Ollie Johnson ------- --- ----------
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

Season 2
Ollie Johnson Arvydas Sabonis
Season 1973-741996-97
Team Portland Trail BlazersPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayTrail 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 %
Ollie Johnson 79 21.7 6.3 1.5 2.6 4.1 2.1 0.8 0.4 - 2.3 2.6 5.5 .482 - - - 1.0 1.2 .819
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 %
Ollie Johnson ------- --- ----------
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

Season 3
Ollie Johnson Arvydas Sabonis
Season 1974-751997-98
Team New Orleans Jazz, Kansas City-Omaha KingsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Kings Lost West Conf SemisTrail 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 %
Ollie Johnson 73 22.8 6.9 1.2 2.1 3.3 1.5 0.8 0.5 - 2.4 2.8 5.9 .473 - - - 1.3 1.6 .833
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 %
Ollie Johnson 6 27.7 10.7 1.7 2.2 3.8 1.0 1.2 0.7 - 2.7 4.3 9.3 .464 - - - 2.0 2.0 1.000
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

Season 4
Ollie Johnson Arvydas Sabonis
Season 1975-761998-99
Team Kansas City KingsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayTrail Blazers 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 %
Ollie Johnson 81 26.5 10.1 1.4 3.0 4.4 1.8 0.8 0.5 - 2.7 4.3 8.4 .513 - - - 1.5 1.8 .839
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ollie Johnson ------- --- ----------
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

Season 5
Ollie Johnson Arvydas Sabonis
Season 1976-771999-00
Team Kansas City KingsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayTrail Blazers 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 %
Ollie Johnson 81 17.1 6.6 0.8 1.8 2.6 1.3 0.5 0.3 - 2.1 2.7 5.5 .489 - - - 1.2 1.4 .878
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ollie Johnson ------- --- ----------
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

Season 6
Ollie Johnson Arvydas Sabonis
Season 1977-782000-01
Team Atlanta HawksPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf 1st RdTrail 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 %
Ollie Johnson 82 20.8 8.5 1.1 2.1 3.2 1.5 1.0 0.4 1.3 2.2 3.6 7.5 .472 - - - 1.4 1.6 .854
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 %
Ollie Johnson 2 10.5 4.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 2.0 2.0 5.5 .364 - - - 0.0 0.0 -
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.

Season 7
Ollie Johnson Arvydas Sabonis
Season 1978-792002-03
Team Chicago BullsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayTrail 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 %
Ollie Johnson 71 24.4 9.2 0.8 2.4 3.2 2.3 0.8 0.5 1.6 2.6 4.0 7.6 .520 - - - 1.2 1.5 .800
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ollie Johnson ------- --- ----------
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

Season 8
Ollie Johnson Arvydas Sabonis
Season 1979-80-
Team Chicago Bulls-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ollie Johnson 79 19.4 7.7 0.6 1.4 2.1 2.0 0.7 0.3 1.2 2.1 3.3 6.7 .497 0.0 0.1 .091 1.0 1.2 .882
Arvydas Sabonis ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ollie Johnson ------- --- ----------
Arvydas Sabonis ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Ollie Johnson Arvydas Sabonis
Season 1980-81-
Team Philadelphia 76ers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf Finals-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ollie Johnson 40 9.3 5.1 0.2 1.2 1.4 0.8 0.5 0.1 0.6 1.1 2.2 4.0 .551 0.0 0.2 .167 0.7 0.8 .871
Arvydas Sabonis ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ollie Johnson 8 2.8 0.8 0.3 0.4 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.4 1.3 .300 0.0 0.1 .000 0.0 0.0 -
Arvydas Sabonis ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Ollie Johnson Arvydas Sabonis
Season 1981-82-
Team Philadelphia 76ers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ollie Johnson 26 5.8 2.3 0.3 0.6 0.8 0.4 0.5 0.1 0.5 1.1 1.0 2.1 .500 0.0 0.1 .333 0.2 0.3 .857
Arvydas Sabonis ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ollie Johnson ------- --- ----------
Arvydas Sabonis ------- --- ----------
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