Arvydas Sabonis vs. Antoine Wright Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Antoine Wright 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 Antoine Wright, who played 6. Arvydas Sabonis had the first of his seasons in 1995-96, while Antoine Wright had his rookie season in 2005-06. 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
Antoine Wright 6 4 2005-06 to 2010-11

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Arvydas Sabonis Antoine Wright
Season 1995-962005-06
Team Portland Trail BlazersNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
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 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
Antoine Wright 39 9.5 1.8 0.2 0.6 0.8 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.5 1.1 0.7 2.1 .358 0.0 0.4 .067 0.3 0.6 .500
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
Antoine Wright 5 2.0 0.8 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.8 .250 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.6 .667

Season 2

Arvydas Sabonis Antoine Wright
Season 1996-972006-07
Team Portland Trail BlazersNew Jersey 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 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
Antoine Wright 63 18.0 4.5 0.6 2.2 2.8 0.9 0.5 0.2 0.7 1.9 1.7 4.0 .438 0.3 0.9 .322 0.7 1.2 .603
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
Antoine Wright 12 13.6 3.8 0.4 1.5 1.9 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.4 1.2 1.4 3.0 .472 0.3 0.5 .500 0.8 0.8 .900

Season 3

Arvydas Sabonis Antoine Wright
Season 1997-982007-08
Team Portland Trail BlazersNew Jersey Nets, Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdMavericks 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 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
Antoine Wright 56 22.0 6.3 0.7 1.9 2.6 1.4 0.5 0.4 0.9 2.3 2.4 5.9 .413 0.6 2.0 .291 0.8 1.2 .687
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
Antoine Wright 1 7.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 4

Arvydas Sabonis Antoine Wright
Season 1998-992008-09
Team Portland Trail BlazersDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf FinalsMavericks 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
Antoine Wright 65 23.9 7.3 0.5 1.6 2.1 1.2 0.7 0.4 0.8 2.6 2.8 6.6 .415 0.7 2.3 .302 1.1 1.5 .747
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
Antoine Wright 10 16.7 5.9 0.5 0.8 1.3 1.0 0.3 0.2 0.4 3.0 2.1 4.3 .488 0.8 2.1 .381 0.9 1.1 .818

Season 5

Arvydas Sabonis Antoine Wright
Season 1999-002009-10
Team Portland Trail BlazersToronto Raptors
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 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
Antoine Wright 67 20.8 6.5 0.6 2.3 2.8 1.1 0.4 0.2 0.9 2.0 2.4 6.0 .406 0.9 2.6 .335 0.8 1.1 .688
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
Antoine Wright ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Arvydas Sabonis Antoine Wright
Season 2000-012010-11
Team Portland Trail BlazersSacramento Kings
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
Antoine Wright 7 4.4 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.1 1.1 .125 0.0 0.6 .000 0.0 0.0 -
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
Antoine Wright ------- --- ----------

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

Season 7

Arvydas Sabonis Antoine Wright
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
Antoine Wright ------- --- ----------
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
Antoine Wright ------- --- ----------