Frank Ramsey vs. Arvydas Sabonis Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Arvydas Sabonis and Frank Ramsey, 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.

Frank Ramsey played 9 years in the NBA, 2 more than Arvydas Sabonis, who played 7. Frank Ramsey had the first of his seasons in 1954-55, 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
Frank Ramsey 9 9 1954-55 to 1963-64
Arvydas Sabonis 7 7 1995-96 to 2002-03

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Frank Ramsey Arvydas Sabonis
Season 1954-551995-96
Team Boston CelticsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Div FinalsTrail 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 %
Frank Ramsey 64 27.4 11.2 - - 6.3 2.9 - - - 3.9 3.7 9.3 .399 - - - 3.8 5.0 .755
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 %
Frank Ramsey 7 22.0 10.7 - - 5.0 2.3 - - - 3.9 4.0 7.7 .519 - - - 2.7 3.7 .731
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

Note: Frank Ramsey didn't play in 1955-56.

Season 2
Frank Ramsey Arvydas Sabonis
Season 1956-571996-97
Team Boston CelticsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionTrail 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 %
Frank Ramsey 35 23.1 11.9 - - 5.1 1.9 - - - 3.2 3.9 10.0 .393 - - - 4.1 5.2 .791
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 %
Frank Ramsey 10 22.9 12.2 - - 4.3 1.7 - - - 3.6 3.8 8.2 .463 - - - 4.6 5.9 .780
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
Frank Ramsey Arvydas Sabonis
Season 1957-581997-98
Team Boston CelticsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost NBA FinalsTrail 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 %
Frank Ramsey 69 29.7 16.5 - - 7.3 2.4 - - - 3.6 5.5 13.0 .419 - - - 5.6 6.8 .811
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 %
Frank Ramsey 11 32.0 18.4 - - 8.2 1.5 - - - 4.5 6.7 15.8 .425 - - - 4.9 5.4 .915
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
Frank Ramsey Arvydas Sabonis
Season 1958-591998-99
Team Boston CelticsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionTrail Blazers 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 %
Frank Ramsey 72 28.0 15.4 - - 6.8 2.0 - - - 3.7 5.3 14.1 .378 - - - 4.7 6.1 .782
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 %
Frank Ramsey 11 27.5 23.2 - - 6.2 1.8 - - - 4.7 8.6 17.5 .495 - - - 5.9 7.4 .802
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
Frank Ramsey Arvydas Sabonis
Season 1959-601999-00
Team Boston CelticsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionTrail Blazers 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 %
Frank Ramsey 73 27.5 15.3 - - 6.9 1.9 - - - 3.4 5.8 14.5 .397 - - - 3.7 4.8 .787
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 %
Frank Ramsey 13 35.3 16.7 - - 7.7 2.1 - - - 3.9 6.2 15.1 .413 - - - 4.2 4.8 .873
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
Frank Ramsey Arvydas Sabonis
Season 1960-612000-01
Team Boston CelticsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionTrail 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 %
Frank Ramsey 79 25.6 15.1 - - 5.5 1.8 - - - 3.6 5.7 13.9 .407 - - - 3.7 4.5 .833
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 %
Frank Ramsey 10 30.0 17.1 - - 6.4 2.3 - - - 4.0 5.5 13.6 .404 - - - 6.1 7.5 .813
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
Frank Ramsey Arvydas Sabonis
Season 1961-622002-03
Team Boston CelticsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionTrail 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 %
Frank Ramsey 79 24.2 15.3 - - 4.9 1.4 - - - 3.1 5.5 12.9 .428 - - - 4.2 5.1 .825
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 %
Frank Ramsey 13 16.2 9.2 - - 2.9 0.8 - - - 2.9 3.0 8.0 .375 - - - 3.2 3.5 .911
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
Frank Ramsey Arvydas Sabonis
Season 1962-63-
Team Boston Celtics-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Frank Ramsey 77 20.0 10.9 - - 3.7 1.2 - - - 3.4 3.7 9.6 .382 - - - 3.5 4.3 .816
Arvydas Sabonis ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Frank Ramsey 13 19.3 8.3 - - 2.7 0.9 - - - 3.3 2.8 8.0 .356 - - - 2.6 3.6 .723
Arvydas Sabonis ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Frank Ramsey Arvydas Sabonis
Season 1963-64-
Team Boston Celtics-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Frank Ramsey 75 16.4 8.6 - - 3.0 1.1 - - - 3.3 3.0 8.1 .374 - - - 2.6 3.1 .841
Arvydas Sabonis ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Frank Ramsey 10 13.8 6.2 - - 2.1 1.0 - - - 2.5 2.2 6.3 .349 - - - 1.8 2.1 .857
Arvydas Sabonis ------- --- ----------
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