Eldridge Recasner vs. Arvydas Sabonis Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Arvydas Sabonis and Eldridge Recasner, 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.

Eldridge Recasner played 8 years in the NBA, 1 more than Arvydas Sabonis, who played 7. Eldridge Recasner had the first of his seasons in 1994-95, while Arvydas Sabonis had his rookie season in 1995-96. 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
Eldridge Recasner 8 4 1994-95 to 2001-02
Arvydas Sabonis 7 7 1995-96 to 2002-03

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Eldridge Recasner Arvydas Sabonis
Season 1994-951995-96
Team Denver NuggetsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayTrail Blazers 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 %
Eldridge Recasner 3 4.3 2.0 0.0 0.7 0.7 0.3 1.0 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.3 2.0 .167 0.0 0.3 .000 1.3 1.3 1.000
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eldridge Recasner ------- --- ----------
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

Season 2
Eldridge Recasner Arvydas Sabonis
Season 1995-961996-97
Team Houston RocketsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf SemisTrail Blazers 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 %
Eldridge Recasner 63 20.2 6.9 0.5 1.8 2.3 2.7 0.4 0.1 1.0 1.8 2.4 5.7 .415 1.3 3.0 .424 0.9 1.0 .864
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eldridge Recasner 1 8.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 3.0 .000 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 -
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

Season 3
Eldridge Recasner Arvydas Sabonis
Season 1996-971997-98
Team Atlanta HawksPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf SemisTrail Blazers 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 %
Eldridge Recasner 71 17.0 5.7 0.5 1.1 1.6 1.3 0.5 0.1 0.9 1.4 2.1 4.9 .423 0.8 2.0 .414 0.7 0.8 .879
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eldridge Recasner 10 12.1 3.1 0.3 0.8 1.1 0.9 0.2 0.0 0.7 0.9 1.1 2.6 .423 0.4 1.1 .364 0.5 0.8 .625
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

Season 4
Eldridge Recasner Arvydas Sabonis
Season 1997-981998-99
Team Atlanta HawksPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf 1st RdTrail Blazers Lost West 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 %
Eldridge Recasner 59 24.6 9.3 0.5 1.9 2.4 2.0 0.7 0.0 1.5 1.6 3.5 7.7 .456 1.1 2.5 .419 1.3 1.3 .937
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eldridge Recasner 4 22.5 7.3 0.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 1.8 2.5 6.3 .400 1.8 3.0 .583 0.5 0.5 1.000
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

Season 5
Eldridge Recasner Arvydas Sabonis
Season 1998-991999-00
Team Charlotte HornetsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayTrail Blazers Lost West 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 %
Eldridge Recasner 44 16.1 5.0 0.5 1.3 1.8 2.1 0.4 0.0 1.3 1.5 1.9 4.2 .446 0.5 1.4 .400 0.8 0.9 .872
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eldridge Recasner ------- --- ----------
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

Season 6
Eldridge Recasner Arvydas Sabonis
Season 1999-002000-01
Team Charlotte HornetsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayTrail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eldridge Recasner 7 4.0 1.0 0.0 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.4 1.0 .429 0.1 0.6 .250 0.0 0.0 -
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eldridge Recasner ------- --- ----------
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

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

Season 7
Eldridge Recasner Arvydas Sabonis
Season 2000-012002-03
Team Charlotte HornetsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hornets Lost East Conf SemisTrail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eldridge Recasner 43 9.4 2.4 0.3 0.9 1.2 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.6 0.7 0.9 2.7 .333 0.3 0.9 .333 0.3 0.4 .778
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eldridge Recasner 2 4.5 1.5 0.0 0.5 0.5 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 2.0 .750
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

Season 8
Eldridge Recasner Arvydas Sabonis
Season 2001-02-
Team Charlotte Hornets, Los Angeles Clippers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eldridge Recasner 6 5.5 0.8 0.0 0.0 0 0.8 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.7 0.3 1.0 .333 0.0 0.2 .000 0.2 0.2 1.000
Arvydas Sabonis ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eldridge Recasner ------- --- ----------
Arvydas Sabonis ------- --- ----------
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