Russ Lee vs. Arvydas Sabonis Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Arvydas Sabonis and Russ Lee, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
Russ Lee played 3 years in the NBA, 4 less than Arvydas Sabonis, who played 7. Russ Lee had the first of his seasons in 1972-73, 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 |
Russ Lee |
3 |
2 |
1972-73 to 1974-75 |
Arvydas Sabonis |
7 |
7 |
1995-96 to 2002-03 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Russ Lee |
46 |
6.0 |
2.8 |
- |
- |
0.9 |
0.8 |
- |
- |
- |
0.8 |
1.1 |
2.8 |
.386 |
- |
- |
- |
0.7 |
0.9 |
.744 |
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 |
% |
Russ Lee |
5 |
2.6 |
3.2 |
- |
- |
0.8 |
0.4 |
- |
- |
- |
0.2 |
1.6 |
2.8 |
.571 |
- |
- |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Russ Lee |
36 |
4.6 |
2.4 |
0.4 |
0.7 |
1.1 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
- |
0.8 |
1.1 |
2.6 |
.404 |
- |
- |
- |
0.3 |
0.4 |
.688 |
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 |
% |
Russ Lee |
6 |
2.0 |
1.8 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
- |
0.0 |
0.8 |
1.3 |
.625 |
- |
- |
- |
0.2 |
0.7 |
.250 |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Russ Lee |
15 |
9.3 |
4.3 |
1.0 |
1.1 |
2.1 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
- |
1.1 |
1.9 |
5.1 |
.382 |
- |
- |
- |
0.5 |
0.9 |
.500 |
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 |
% |
Russ Lee |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Russ Lee |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Russ Lee |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Russ Lee |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Russ Lee |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Russ Lee |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Russ Lee |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Russ Lee |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Russ Lee |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |