Arvydas Sabonis vs. George Senesky Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of George Senesky 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 less than George Senesky, who played 8. Arvydas Sabonis had the first of his seasons in 1995-96, while George Senesky had his rookie season in 1946-47. 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
George Senesky 8 6 1946-47 to 1953-54

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Arvydas Sabonis George Senesky
Season 1995-961946-47
Team Portland Trail BlazersPhiladelphia Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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
George Senesky 58 - 6.3 - - - 0.6 - - - 1.4 2.4 9.2 .267 - - - 1.4 2.1 .661
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
George Senesky 10 - 10.9 - - - 0.8 - - - 1.5 4.4 13.9 .317 - - - 2.1 2.6 .808

Season 2
Arvydas Sabonis George Senesky
Season 1996-971947-48
Team Portland Trail BlazersPhiladelphia Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdWarriors Lost NBA 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 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
George Senesky 47 - 8.8 - - - 1.1 - - - 1.9 3.4 12.1 .277 - - - 2.1 3.1 .667
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
George Senesky 13 - 9.9 - - - 0.8 - - - 2.5 3.8 12.2 .314 - - - 2.2 3.5 .644

Season 3
Arvydas Sabonis George Senesky
Season 1997-981948-49
Team Portland Trail BlazersPhiladelphia Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdWarriors 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 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
George Senesky 60 - 6.5 - - - 3.9 - - - 2.2 2.3 8.6 .267 - - - 1.9 2.5 .730
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
George Senesky 2 - 6.0 - - - 2.0 - - - 3.0 1.5 11.0 .136 - - - 3.0 4.0 .750

Season 4
Arvydas Sabonis George Senesky
Season 1998-991949-50
Team Portland Trail BlazersPhiladelphia Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf FinalsWarriors 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 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
George Senesky 68 - 9.0 - - - 3.9 - - - 2.4 3.3 10.4 .320 - - - 2.3 3.3 .704
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
George Senesky 2 - 7.0 - - - 1.5 - - - 1.0 3.0 8.0 .375 - - - 1.0 2.0 .500

Season 5
Arvydas Sabonis George Senesky
Season 1999-001950-51
Team Portland Trail BlazersPhiladelphia Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf FinalsWarriors 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 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
George Senesky 65 - 10.4 - - 5.0 5.3 - - - 2.2 3.8 10.8 .354 - - - 2.8 3.7 .761
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
George Senesky 2 - 7.5 - - 3.5 7.5 - - - 3.0 2.0 11.0 .182 - - - 3.5 4.5 .778

Season 6
Arvydas Sabonis George Senesky
Season 2000-011951-52
Team Portland Trail BlazersPhiladelphia Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdWarriors 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 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
George Senesky 57 33.8 8.3 - - 4.1 4.9 - - - 2.2 2.9 8.0 .361 - - - 2.6 3.4 .753
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
George Senesky 3 40.0 14.3 - - 4.0 3.7 - - - 3.0 6.0 11.0 .545 - - - 2.3 3.7 .636

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

Season 7
Arvydas Sabonis George Senesky
Season 2002-031952-53
Team Portland Trail BlazersPhiladelphia Warriors
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
George Senesky 69 33.9 6.0 - - 3.7 3.8 - - - 2.4 2.3 7.0 .330 - - - 1.3 2.1 .637
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
George Senesky ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Arvydas Sabonis George Senesky
Season -1953-54
Team -Philadelphia Warriors
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 ------- --- ----------
George Senesky 58 13.3 1.9 - - 1.1 1.4 - - - 1.4 0.7 2.1 .345 - - - 0.5 0.9 .547
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Arvydas Sabonis ------- --- ----------
George Senesky ------- --- ----------
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