Arvydas Sabonis vs. Tiago Splitter Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Tiago Splitter 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 and Tiago Splitter both played 7 years in the NBA. Arvydas Sabonis had the first of his seasons in 1995-96, while Tiago Splitter had his rookie season in 2010-11. 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
Tiago Splitter 7 5 2010-11 to 2016-17

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Arvydas Sabonis Tiago Splitter
Season 1995-962010-11
Team Portland Trail BlazersSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdSpurs 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 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
Tiago Splitter 60 12.3 4.6 1.2 2.2 3.4 0.4 0.5 0.3 0.5 1.5 1.7 3.2 .529 0.0 0.0 .000 1.3 2.3 .543
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
Tiago Splitter 3 16.7 6.7 2.3 2.3 4.7 0.3 1.0 0.3 0.7 1.3 3.3 5.3 .625 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 1.0 .000

Season 2
Arvydas Sabonis Tiago Splitter
Season 1996-972011-12
Team Portland Trail BlazersSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdSpurs Lost West Conf Finals
more >>
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
Tiago Splitter 59 19.0 9.3 1.6 3.6 5.2 1.1 0.4 0.8 1.5 2.3 3.6 5.8 .618 0.0 0.0 - 2.1 3.1 .691
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
Tiago Splitter 13 12.9 5.8 0.6 2.2 2.8 0.8 0.4 0.3 0.7 1.8 2.3 3.6 .638 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 3.3 .372

Season 3
Arvydas Sabonis Tiago Splitter
Season 1997-982012-13
Team Portland Trail BlazersSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdSpurs 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 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
Tiago Splitter 81 24.7 10.3 1.8 4.6 6.4 1.6 0.8 0.8 1.2 2.0 3.9 7.0 .560 0.0 0.0 .000 2.6 3.5 .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
Tiago Splitter 19 20.4 6.1 1.1 1.9 3.1 1.2 0.8 0.7 1.3 2.4 2.4 4.4 .536 0.0 0.1 .000 1.4 1.7 .788

Season 4
Arvydas Sabonis Tiago Splitter
Season 1998-992013-14
Team Portland Trail BlazersSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf FinalsNBA 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 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
Tiago Splitter 59 21.5 8.2 2.1 4.1 6.2 1.5 0.5 0.5 1.3 2.0 3.1 5.9 .523 0.0 0.1 .000 2.1 2.9 .699
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
Tiago Splitter 23 22.4 7.5 2.0 4.1 6.1 2.0 0.7 0.5 0.8 2.3 2.7 4.3 .610 0.0 0.0 .000 2.2 3.1 .718

Season 5
Arvydas Sabonis Tiago Splitter
Season 1999-002014-15
Team Portland Trail BlazersSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf FinalsSpurs 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 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
Tiago Splitter 52 19.8 8.2 1.8 3.1 4.8 1.5 0.7 0.7 1.2 2.0 3.3 5.8 .558 0.0 0.0 - 1.7 2.3 .750
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
Tiago Splitter 7 17.6 3.4 1.9 2.6 4.4 1.3 0.6 0.1 1.0 2.4 1.3 3.4 .375 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 2.7 .316

Season 6
Arvydas Sabonis Tiago Splitter
Season 2000-012015-16
Team Portland Trail BlazersAtlanta Hawks
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
Tiago Splitter 36 16.1 5.6 1.3 2.1 3.3 0.8 0.6 0.3 0.7 2.0 2.3 4.3 .523 0.0 0.1 .000 1.1 1.3 .813
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
Tiago Splitter ------- --- ----------

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

Season 7
Arvydas Sabonis Tiago Splitter
Season 2002-032016-17
Team Portland Trail BlazersPhiladelphia 76ers
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 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
Tiago Splitter 8 9.5 4.9 1.0 1.8 2.8 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.8 1.0 1.8 3.9 .452 0.3 0.8 .333 1.1 1.4 .818
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
Tiago Splitter ------- --- ----------
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