Dick Snyder vs. Jonas Valanciunas Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jonas Valanciunas and Dick Snyder, 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.

Dick Snyder played 13 years in the NBA, 1 more than Jonas Valanciunas, who played 12. Dick Snyder had the first of his seasons in 1966-67, while Jonas Valanciunas had his rookie season in 2012-13. 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
Dick Snyder 13 6 1966-67 to 1978-79
Jonas Valanciunas 12 8 2012-13 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Dick Snyder Jonas Valanciunas
Season 1966-672012-13
Team St. Louis HawksToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div 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 %
Dick Snyder 55 12.3 6.1 - - 1.7 1.1 - - - 1.5 2.6 6.1 .432 - - - 0.8 1.1 .754
Jonas Valanciunas 62 23.9 8.9 2.0 4.0 6.0 0.7 0.3 1.3 1.5 3.0 3.3 5.9 .557 0.0 0.0 - 2.4 3.0 .789
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dick Snyder 1 2.0 0.0 - - 0 0.0 - - - 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - - - 0.0 0.0 -
Jonas Valanciunas ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Dick Snyder Jonas Valanciunas
Season 1967-682013-14
Team St. Louis HawksToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div SemisRaptors Lost East 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 %
Dick Snyder 75 21.6 8.6 - - 2.6 2.2 - - - 2.9 3.4 8.2 .419 - - - 1.7 2.2 .772
Jonas Valanciunas 81 28.2 11.3 2.8 6.0 8.8 0.7 0.3 0.9 1.7 3.1 4.4 8.3 .531 0.0 0.0 .000 2.4 3.2 .762
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dick Snyder 4 15.5 6.0 - - 1.3 1.0 - - - 1.5 2.5 5.5 .455 - - - 1.0 1.3 .800
Jonas Valanciunas 7 28.6 10.9 2.7 7.0 9.7 0.3 0.0 1.0 2.7 3.1 4.4 7.0 .633 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 3.1 .636

Season 3

Dick Snyder Jonas Valanciunas
Season 1968-692014-15
Team Phoenix SunsToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayRaptors Lost East 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 %
Dick Snyder 81 26.0 12.1 - - 4.0 2.6 - - - 2.6 4.9 10.4 .472 - - - 2.3 3.1 .725
Jonas Valanciunas 80 26.2 12.0 2.7 6.0 8.7 0.5 0.4 1.2 1.4 2.8 4.7 8.2 .572 0.0 0.0 .000 2.7 3.5 .786
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dick Snyder ------- --- ----------
Jonas Valanciunas 4 26.5 11.3 2.3 7.0 9.3 0.5 0.5 0.3 1.0 1.8 4.8 9.5 .500 0.0 0.0 - 1.8 2.0 .875

Season 4

Dick Snyder Jonas Valanciunas
Season 1969-702015-16
Team Phoenix Suns, Seattle SupersonicsToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayRaptors Lost East Conf 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 %
Dick Snyder 82 29.7 13.2 - - 3.9 4.2 - - - 3.4 5.6 10.5 .528 - - - 2.1 2.5 .813
Jonas Valanciunas 60 26.0 12.8 3.1 6.1 9.1 0.7 0.4 1.3 1.4 2.6 5.1 8.9 .565 0.0 0.0 - 2.7 3.6 .761
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dick Snyder ------- --- ----------
Jonas Valanciunas 12 26.8 13.8 4.0 6.8 10.8 0.9 0.8 1.2 1.5 2.7 5.7 10.0 .567 0.0 0.0 - 2.4 3.3 .744

Season 5

Dick Snyder Jonas Valanciunas
Season 1970-712016-17
Team Seattle SupersonicsToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayRaptors 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 %
Dick Snyder 82 34.4 19.4 - - 3.1 4.3 - - - 3.0 7.9 14.8 .531 - - - 3.7 4.4 .837
Jonas Valanciunas 80 25.8 12.0 2.8 6.7 9.5 0.7 0.5 0.8 1.3 2.7 4.9 8.8 .557 0.0 0.0 .500 2.2 2.7 .811
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dick Snyder ------- --- ----------
Jonas Valanciunas 10 22.6 11.2 0.9 5.8 6.7 0.2 0.2 0.6 1.3 2.2 4.4 8.1 .543 0.0 0.1 .000 2.4 3.3 .727

Season 6

Dick Snyder Jonas Valanciunas
Season 1971-722017-18
Team Seattle SupersonicsToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayRaptors 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 %
Dick Snyder 73 34.7 16.6 - - 3.1 3.9 - - - 2.7 6.8 12.8 .529 - - - 3.0 3.5 .842
Jonas Valanciunas 77 22.4 12.7 2.4 6.2 8.6 1.1 0.4 0.9 1.5 2.5 5.1 8.9 .568 0.4 1.0 .405 2.2 2.7 .806
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dick Snyder ------- --- ----------
Jonas Valanciunas 10 24.4 14.6 3.0 7.5 10.5 1.2 0.4 1.5 1.9 2.2 5.8 10.7 .542 0.2 0.5 .400 2.8 3.4 .824

Season 7

Dick Snyder Jonas Valanciunas
Season 1972-732018-19
Team Seattle SupersonicsToronto Raptors, Memphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Dick Snyder 82 37.3 13.8 - - 3.9 3.8 - - - 2.6 5.8 12.5 .463 - - - 2.3 2.6 .861
Jonas Valanciunas 49 22.3 15.6 2.2 6.4 8.6 1.4 0.4 1.1 1.8 3.0 6.1 11.0 .559 0.3 1.0 .292 3.0 3.8 .795
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dick Snyder ------- --- ----------
Jonas Valanciunas ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Dick Snyder Jonas Valanciunas
Season 1973-742019-20
Team Seattle SupersonicsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Dick Snyder 74 36.1 18.1 1.2 2.9 4.1 3.6 1.2 0.4 - 3.5 7.7 16.1 .481 - - - 2.6 3.0 .866
Jonas Valanciunas 70 26.4 14.9 3.0 8.2 11.3 1.9 0.4 1.1 1.8 2.6 6.2 10.6 .585 0.5 1.3 .352 2.1 2.9 .740
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dick Snyder ------- --- ----------
Jonas Valanciunas ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Dick Snyder Jonas Valanciunas
Season 1974-752020-21
Team Cleveland CavaliersMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayGrizzlies 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 %
Dick Snyder 82 31.6 14.2 0.5 2.5 2.9 3.4 0.8 0.5 - 2.8 6.1 12.0 .504 - - - 2.0 2.4 .846
Jonas Valanciunas 62 28.3 17.1 4.1 8.4 12.5 1.8 0.6 0.9 1.6 2.9 7.1 12.0 .592 0.3 0.9 .368 2.5 3.3 .773
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dick Snyder ------- --- ----------
Jonas Valanciunas 5 33.2 15.0 4.0 5.8 9.8 2.6 0.6 0.6 2.0 3.6 6.6 11.6 .569 0.4 1.6 .250 1.4 1.6 .875

Season 10

Dick Snyder Jonas Valanciunas
Season 1975-762021-22
Team Cleveland CavaliersNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf FinalsPelicans 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 %
Dick Snyder 82 27.7 12.6 0.6 1.8 2.4 2.7 0.7 0.4 - 2.6 5.4 10.7 .501 - - - 1.9 2.3 .824
Jonas Valanciunas 74 30.3 17.8 3.1 8.3 11.4 2.6 0.6 0.8 2.4 3.3 6.9 12.7 .544 0.8 2.1 .361 3.2 3.9 .820
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dick Snyder 13 28.0 12.0 0.8 1.5 2.2 2.4 0.8 0.5 - 2.7 5.3 11.8 .451 - - - 1.4 1.7 .818
Jonas Valanciunas 6 29.2 14.5 5.5 8.8 14.3 3.0 0.7 0.2 2.0 2.8 5.5 11.3 .485 0.2 1.0 .167 3.3 4.3 .769

Season 11

Dick Snyder Jonas Valanciunas
Season 1976-772022-23
Team Cleveland CavaliersNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East 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 %
Dick Snyder 82 20.5 9.3 0.6 1.2 1.8 2.0 0.5 0.4 - 2.2 3.9 8.5 .456 - - - 1.5 1.8 .852
Jonas Valanciunas 79 24.9 14.1 2.8 7.3 10.2 1.8 0.3 0.7 2.0 3.1 5.6 10.3 .547 0.5 1.4 .349 2.3 2.8 .826
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dick Snyder 3 17.7 6.0 0.7 1.0 1.7 1.3 0.3 0.7 - 2.0 2.7 9.0 .296 - - - 0.7 1.7 .400
Jonas Valanciunas ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Dick Snyder Jonas Valanciunas
Season 1977-782023-24
Team Cleveland CavaliersNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st RdPelicans 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 %
Dick Snyder 58 11.4 4.8 0.2 0.7 0.8 1.0 0.4 0.3 0.8 1.3 1.9 4.3 .444 - - - 1.0 1.1 .875
Jonas Valanciunas 82 23.5 12.2 2.3 6.5 8.8 2.1 0.4 0.8 1.4 2.7 4.9 8.8 .559 0.5 1.5 .308 2.0 2.5 .785
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dick Snyder 1 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - - - 0.0 0.0 -
Jonas Valanciunas 4 22.5 14.5 4.5 6.5 11.0 1.3 0.5 0.0 2.5 2.3 5.5 10.5 .524 0.0 0.3 .000 3.5 4.3 .824

Season 13

Dick Snyder Jonas Valanciunas
Season 1978-79-
Team Seattle Supersonics-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA 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 %
Dick Snyder 56 9.6 3.7 0.3 0.6 0.9 1.1 0.3 0.1 0.6 0.9 1.4 3.3 .433 - - - 0.8 0.9 .843
Jonas Valanciunas ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dick Snyder 9 9.8 2.9 0.2 1.0 1.2 1.1 0.4 0.3 0.8 0.9 1.1 3.4 .323 - - - 0.7 1.0 .667
Jonas Valanciunas ------- --- ----------