Arvydas Sabonis vs. John Stockton Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of John Stockton 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 / Stats / Stats Rankings / 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, 12 less than John Stockton, who played 19. Arvydas Sabonis had the first of his seasons in 1995-96, while John Stockton had his rookie season in 1984-85. 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 achievements, 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
John Stockton	19	19	1984-85 to 2002-03

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Arvydas Sabonis	John Stockton
Season	1995-96	1984-85
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie First Team	-
Playoffs	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Jazz Lost West Conf Semis

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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+9	+5.6	+8.9	+1.7	+5.0	+6.8	+3.3	+0.4	+1.0	-0.3	-0.4	+3.5	+5.8	+.074	+0.5	+1.3	+.193	+1.5	+1.8	+.021
John Stockton	82	18.2	5.6	0.3	1.0	1.3	5.1	1.3	0.1	1.8	2.5	1.9	4.1	.471	0.0	0.1	.182	1.7	2.4	.736

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
difference:	+5	+16.8	+16.8	+1.7	+5.7	+7.4	+2.5	+0.3	+0.4	-0.4	-0.4	+4.9	+11.7	+.035	+1.0	+1.6	+.556	+6.0	+8.5	+.026
John Stockton	10	18.6	6.8	0.7	2.1	2.8	4.3	1.1	0.2	1.6	3.0	2.1	4.5	.467	0.0	0.2	.000	2.6	3.5	.743


Season 2
	Arvydas Sabonis	John Stockton
Season	1996-97	1985-86
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Jazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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2nd Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+13	+1.9	+5.7	+1.3	+4.5	+5.7	+5.3	+1.0	+1.1	-0.2	-0.1	+2.0	+3.8	+.009	+0.7	+1.7	+.238	+1.1	+1.7	+.062
John Stockton	82	23.6	7.7	0.4	1.8	2.2	7.4	1.9	0.1	2.0	2.8	2.8	5.7	.489	0.0	0.2	.133	2.1	2.5	.839

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
difference:		+8.5	+4.5	+1.2	+3.7	+5.0	+1.2	+0.5	+0.8	-1.3	-2.3	+2.2	+6.2	+.100	+0.2	+1.7	+.750	+0.2	+0.3	+.014
John Stockton	4	18.3	6.8	0.8	0.8	1.5	3.5	1.3	0.0	1.0	2.5	2.3	4.3	.529	0.3	0.3	1.000	2.0	2.3	.889


Season 3
	Arvydas Sabonis	John Stockton
Season	1997-98	1986-87
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Jazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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3rd Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+9	+9.3	+8.1	+1.6	+6.4	+8.2	+5.2	+1.3	+0.9	-0.6	-1.0	+2.8	+5.7	+.006	+0.3	+1.1	+.082	+2.2	+2.7	+.016
John Stockton	82	22.7	7.9	0.4	1.5	1.8	8.2	2.2	0.2	2.0	2.7	2.8	5.6	.499	0.1	0.5	.179	2.2	2.8	.782

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
difference:	+1	+4.6	+2.3	+1.4	+4.2	+5.6	+6.5	+1.2	+0.6	-0.3	-1.2	+0.9	+4.2	+.171	+0.5	+0.5	+.300	+1.0	+0.9	+.088
John Stockton	5	31.4	10.0	0.4	1.8	2.2	8.0	3.0	0.2	2.2	3.6	3.6	5.8	.621	0.8	1.0	.800	2.0	2.6	.769


Season 4
	Arvydas Sabonis	John Stockton
Season	1998-99	1987-88
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
Honors & Awards	-	Assists Leader
Playoffs	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf Finals	Jazz Lost West Conf Semis

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4th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+32	+7.7	+2.6	+1.1	+3.9	+5.0	+11.4	+2.3	+1.1	-1.5	-0.1	+0.9		+.089	+0.2	+0.3	+.066	+0.6	+0.5	+.069
John Stockton	82	34.7	14.7	0.7	2.2	2.9	13.8	3.0	0.2	3.2	3.0	5.5	9.6	.574	0.3	0.8	.358	3.3	4.0	.840

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
difference:	+2	+13.4	+9.5	+0.4	+5.0	+4.7	+12.6	+2.2	+0.9	-2.9	-0.6	+2.7	+3.5	+.109	+0.3	+0.9	+.086	+3.8	+5.0	+.083
John Stockton	11	43.5	19.5	1.3	2.8	4.1	14.8	3.4	0.3	4.4	3.3	6.2	12.2	.507	0.4	1.3	.286	6.8	8.3	.824


Season 5
	Arvydas Sabonis	John Stockton
Season	1999-00	1988-89
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	-	Assists Leader
	-	Steals Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf Finals	Jazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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5th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+16	+13.1	+5.3	+0.5	+4.3	+4.8	+11.8	+2.5	+1.0	-2.3	-0.1	+1.5	+2.2	+.033	+0.1	+0.5	+.126	+2.3	+2.5	+.020
John Stockton	82	38.7	17.1	1.0	2.0	3.0	13.6	3.2	0.2	3.8	2.9	6.1	11.3	.538	0.2	0.8	.242	4.8	5.5	.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
difference:	+13	+15.5	+16.0	+0.5	+2.8	+3.4	+11.8	+2.8	+0.9	-2.1	-1.3	+5.7	+10.3	+.055	+0.6		+.464	+3.9	+3.9	+.109
John Stockton	3	46.3	27.3	0.7	2.7	3.3	13.7	3.7	1.7	3.7	5.0	10.0	19.7	.508	1.0	1.3	.750	6.3	7.0	.905


Season 6
	Arvydas Sabonis	John Stockton
Season	2000-01	1989-90
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	Assists Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Jazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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6th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+17	+16.1	+7.1	+0.1	+2.7	+2.8	+13.0	+2.0	+0.8	-2.1	-0.8	+2.1	+3.3	+.035	+0.6	+1.2	+.349	+2.5	+2.9	+.043
John Stockton	78	37.4	17.2	0.7	1.9	2.6	14.5	2.7	0.2	3.5	3.0	6.1	11.8	.514	0.6	1.4	.416	4.5	5.5	.819

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
difference:	+2	+3.8	+3.7	+1.9	+3.3	+5.1	+12.3	+0.9	+2.3	-2.1		+1.1	+4.1	+.063	+0.2	+1.9	+.077	+1.2	+1.3	+.050
John Stockton	5	38.8	15.0	0.8	2.4	3.2	15.0	1.2	0.0	2.8	4.0	5.8	13.8	.420	0.2	2.6	.077	3.2	4.0	.800

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


Season 7
	Arvydas Sabonis	John Stockton
Season	2002-03	1990-91
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	-	Assists Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Jazz Lost West Conf Semis

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7th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+4	+22.3	+11.1	+0.5	+0.9	+1.4	+12.4	+2.1	+0.4	-2.6	-1.0	+3.8	+7.3	+.031	+0.7	+1.9	+.155	+2.7	+3.2	+.049
John Stockton	82	37.8	17.2	0.6	2.3	2.9	14.2	2.9	0.2	3.6	2.8	6.0	11.9	.507	0.7	2.0	.345	4.4	5.3	.836

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
difference:	+3	+26.9	+8.2	+0.1	+0.6	+0.7	+13.0	+1.5	+0.5	-2.6	-1.4	+2.4	+6.0	+.130	+1.2	+3.0		+2.1	+2.4	+.041
John Stockton	9	41.4	18.2	1.1	3.6	4.7	13.8	2.2	0.2	3.6	3.7	6.4	12.0	.537	1.2	3.0	.407	4.1	4.9	.841


Additional Years
* John Stockton played 12 seasons more than Arvydas Sabonis in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 8 to 19, from 1992 to 2003—John Stockton played in 12 Playoffs. In those 12 extra years over Arvydas Sabonis, John Stockton got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	2 All-NBA First Team 3 All-NBA Second Team 2 All-NBA Third Team 3 All-Defensive Second Team 5 Assists Leader 1 Steals Leader 7 All-Star Game 1 All-Star Game MVP

Arvydas Sabonis vs. John Stockton Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of John Stockton 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.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Rookie Season Stats Comparison

Season 2

2nd Season Stats Comparison

Season 3

3rd Season Stats Comparison

Season 4

4th Season Stats Comparison

Season 5

5th Season Stats Comparison

Season 6

6th Season Stats Comparison

Season 7

7th Season Stats Comparison

Additional Years