Evan Mobley vs. Jim Spanarkel Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jim Spanarkel and Evan Mobley, 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.

Evan Mobley played 3 years in the NBA, 2 less than Jim Spanarkel, who played 5. Evan Mobley had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, while Jim Spanarkel had his rookie season in 1979-80. 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
Evan Mobley 3 2 2021-22 to 2023-24
Jim Spanarkel 5 1 1979-80 to 1983-84

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Evan Mobley Jim Spanarkel
Season 2021-221979-80
Team Cleveland CavaliersPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers 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 %
Evan Mobley 69 33.8 15.0 2.1 6.2 8.3 2.5 0.8 1.7 1.9 2.1 6.1 12.0 .508 0.3 1.3 .250 2.4 3.7 .663
Jim Spanarkel 40 11.1 5.0 0.7 0.7 1.4 1.3 0.3 0.2 1.4 1.5 1.8 3.8 .471 0.0 0.1 .000 1.4 1.6 .831
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Evan Mobley ------- --- ----------
Jim Spanarkel 5 1.6 0.4 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.4 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.4 1.000

Season 2
Evan Mobley Jim Spanarkel
Season 2022-231980-81
Team Cleveland CavaliersDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
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 %
Evan Mobley 79 34.4 16.2 2.4 6.6 9.0 2.8 0.8 1.5 1.8 2.8 6.6 12.0 .554 0.3 1.3 .216 2.6 3.8 .674
Jim Spanarkel 82 28.3 14.4 1.7 1.9 3.6 2.8 1.4 0.2 2.1 2.8 4.9 10.6 .467 0.0 0.1 .100 4.6 5.2 .887
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Evan Mobley 5 37.6 9.8 3.0 7.0 10.0 2.0 0.6 1.2 2.4 2.6 4.4 9.6 .458 0.0 0.2 .000 1.0 1.6 .625
Jim Spanarkel ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Evan Mobley Jim Spanarkel
Season 2023-241981-82
Team Cleveland CavaliersDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf SemisDid 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 %
Evan Mobley 50 30.6 15.7 2.2 7.1 9.4 3.2 0.9 1.4 1.8 2.7 6.4 11.0 .580 0.4 1.2 .373 2.5 3.4 .719
Jim Spanarkel 82 21.4 10.1 1.2 1.4 2.6 2.5 1.0 0.1 1.4 1.7 3.3 6.9 .479 0.1 0.3 .333 3.4 4.0 .853
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Evan Mobley 12 35.2 16.0 2.5 6.8 9.3 2.3 0.8 2.2 1.8 2.8 6.8 12.2 .555 0.4 1.5 .278 2.1 3.0 .694
Jim Spanarkel ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Evan Mobley Jim Spanarkel
Season -1982-83
Team -Dallas Mavericks
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 %
Evan Mobley ------- --- ----------
Jim Spanarkel 48 15.0 5.7 0.6 1.2 1.8 1.6 0.6 0.1 1.1 1.2 1.9 4.1 .462 0.0 0.2 .200 1.8 2.4 .779
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Evan Mobley ------- --- ----------
Jim Spanarkel ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Evan Mobley Jim Spanarkel
Season -1983-84
Team -Dallas Mavericks
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 %
Evan Mobley ------- --- ----------
Jim Spanarkel 7 7.7 3.4 0.7 0.3 1.0 0.7 0.9 0.0 0.6 1.1 1.0 2.3 .438 0.1 0.3 .500 1.3 1.9 .692
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Evan Mobley ------- --- ----------
Jim Spanarkel ------- --- ----------
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