Arvydas Sabonis vs. Bryant Stith Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bryant Stith 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 / Games against each other

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, 3 less than Bryant Stith, who played 10. Arvydas Sabonis had the first of his seasons in 1995-96, while Bryant Stith had his rookie season in 1992-93. 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
Bryant Stith 10 2 1992-93 to 2001-02

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Arvydas Sabonis Bryant Stith
Season 1995-961992-93
Team Portland Trail BlazersDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
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 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
Bryant Stith 39 22.2 8.9 1.0 2.2 3.2 1.3 0.6 0.1 1.1 2.1 3.2 7.1 .446 0.0 0.1 .000 2.5 3.1 .832
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
Bryant Stith ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Arvydas Sabonis Bryant Stith
Season 1996-971993-94
Team Portland Trail BlazersDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdNuggets 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 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
Bryant Stith 82 34.8 12.5 1.5 2.8 4.3 2.4 1.4 0.2 1.6 2.0 4.5 9.9 .450 0.0 0.1 .222 3.5 4.3 .829
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
Bryant Stith 12 34.4 11.3 1.9 2.8 4.7 2.2 0.9 0.2 1.2 1.9 3.6 8.5 .422 0.0 0.1 .000 4.2 5.0 .833

Season 3
Arvydas Sabonis Bryant Stith
Season 1997-981994-95
Team Portland Trail BlazersDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdNuggets 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
Bryant Stith 81 28.8 11.2 1.2 2.1 3.3 1.9 1.1 0.2 1.4 1.8 3.9 8.2 .472 0.2 0.8 .294 3.3 4.0 .824
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
Bryant Stith 3 28.3 16.7 1.0 2.0 3.0 2.3 0.3 0.3 0.0 2.3 5.7 10.7 .531 0.3 2.0 .167 5.0 6.3 .789

Season 4
Arvydas Sabonis Bryant Stith
Season 1998-991995-96
Team Portland Trail BlazersDenver Nuggets
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
Bryant Stith 82 34.3 13.6 1.5 3.4 4.9 2.9 1.4 0.2 1.9 2.3 4.6 11.1 .416 0.5 1.8 .277 3.9 4.6 .844
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
Bryant Stith ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Arvydas Sabonis Bryant Stith
Season 1999-001996-97
Team Portland Trail BlazersDenver Nuggets
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
Bryant Stith 52 34.4 14.9 1.4 2.8 4.2 2.6 1.2 0.4 1.9 2.3 4.8 11.6 .416 1.3 3.5 .385 3.9 4.5 .863
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
Bryant Stith ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Arvydas Sabonis Bryant Stith
Season 2000-011997-98
Team Portland Trail BlazersDenver Nuggets
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
Bryant Stith 31 23.2 7.6 0.5 1.6 2.1 1.6 0.7 0.3 1.1 1.7 2.4 7.3 .333 0.3 1.5 .208 2.4 2.8 .872
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
Bryant Stith ------- --- ----------

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

Season 7
Arvydas Sabonis Bryant Stith
Season 2002-031998-99
Team Portland Trail BlazersDenver Nuggets
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 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
Bryant Stith 46 26.0 7.0 0.7 1.7 2.3 1.8 0.6 0.3 1.0 1.4 2.5 6.3 .393 0.7 2.3 .292 1.3 1.5 .859
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
Bryant Stith ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Arvydas Sabonis Bryant Stith
Season -1999-00
Team -Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did 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 ------- --- ----------
Bryant Stith 45 15.4 5.6 0.5 1.4 1.9 1.4 0.4 0.3 0.7 1.2 1.9 4.2 .455 0.4 1.2 .304 1.4 1.7 .831
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Arvydas Sabonis ------- --- ----------
Bryant Stith ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Arvydas Sabonis Bryant Stith
Season -2000-01
Team -Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did 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 ------- --- ----------
Bryant Stith 78 32.1 9.7 0.8 2.8 3.6 2.2 1.2 0.2 1.2 2.3 3.1 7.8 .401 1.2 3.1 .376 2.2 2.7 .845
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Arvydas Sabonis ------- --- ----------
Bryant Stith ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Arvydas Sabonis Bryant Stith
Season -2001-02
Team -Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did 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 ------- --- ----------
Bryant Stith 50 13.3 4.2 0.4 1.3 1.7 0.8 0.6 0.1 0.6 0.8 1.4 3.8 .372 0.5 1.4 .353 0.9 1.0 .846
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Arvydas Sabonis ------- --- ----------
Bryant Stith ------- --- ----------
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