Arvydas Sabonis vs. Andrew Toney Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Andrew Toney and Arvydas Sabonis, 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.

Arvydas Sabonis played 7 years in the NBA, 1 less than Andrew Toney, who played 8. Arvydas Sabonis had the first of his seasons in 1995-96, while Andrew Toney had his rookie season in 1980-81. 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
Arvydas Sabonis 7 7 1995-96 to 2002-03
Andrew Toney 8 6 1980-81 to 1987-88

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Arvydas Sabonis Andrew Toney
Season 1995-961980-81
Team Portland Trail BlazersPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd76ers 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 %
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
Andrew Toney 75 23.6 12.9 0.4 1.5 1.9 3.6 0.8 0.1 2.9 3.1 5.3 10.7 .495 0.1 0.4 .310 2.1 3.0 .712
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Andrew Toney 16 22.3 13.8 0.6 1.7 2.3 3.4 0.7 0.4 3.4 3.1 4.8 11.3 .428 0.1 0.6 .111 4.1 5.1 .815

Season 2
Arvydas Sabonis Andrew Toney
Season 1996-971981-82
Team Portland Trail BlazersPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd76ers 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 %
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
Andrew Toney 77 24.8 16.5 0.6 1.2 1.7 3.7 0.8 0.2 2.8 3.5 6.6 12.7 .522 0.3 0.8 .424 2.9 4.0 .742
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Andrew Toney 21 33.7 21.8 1.0 1.5 2.4 4.9 0.9 0.1 3.2 4.1 8.8 17.4 .507 0.2 0.7 .333 3.9 4.9 .796

Season 3
Arvydas Sabonis Andrew Toney
Season 1997-981982-83
Team Portland Trail BlazersPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdNBA 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 %
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
Andrew Toney 81 30.5 19.7 0.5 2.3 2.8 4.5 1.0 0.2 3.3 3.1 7.7 15.4 .501 0.3 0.9 .289 4.0 5.1 .788
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Andrew Toney 12 29.8 18.8 0.9 1.4 2.3 4.6 0.9 0.1 3.8 3.6 7.3 15.4 .470 0.0 0.4 .000 4.3 5.8 .754

Season 4
Arvydas Sabonis Andrew Toney
Season 1998-991983-84
Team Portland Trail BlazersPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf Finals76ers 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 %
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
Andrew Toney 78 32.8 20.4 0.7 1.7 2.5 4.8 0.9 0.3 3.8 3.2 7.6 14.4 .527 0.2 0.5 .316 5.0 6.0 .839
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Andrew Toney 5 36.0 20.6 1.0 1.2 2.2 3.8 0.8 0.2 5.0 4.8 8.0 15.4 .519 0.0 1.0 .000 4.6 6.0 .767

Season 5
Arvydas Sabonis Andrew Toney
Season 1999-001984-85
Team Portland Trail BlazersPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf Finals76ers 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 %
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
Andrew Toney 70 32.0 17.8 0.5 2.0 2.5 5.2 0.9 0.3 3.2 3.0 6.4 13.1 .492 0.6 1.5 .371 4.4 5.1 .862
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Andrew Toney 13 34.0 16.8 0.6 1.8 2.5 5.1 0.9 0.4 3.8 3.5 6.4 13.4 .477 0.5 1.1 .429 3.6 4.7 .770

Season 6
Arvydas Sabonis Andrew Toney
Season 2000-011985-86
Team Portland Trail BlazersPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West 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 %
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
Andrew Toney 6 14.0 4.2 0.3 0.5 0.8 2.0 0.3 0.0 1.2 1.3 1.8 6.0 .306 0.0 0.3 .000 0.5 1.3 .375
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Andrew Toney ------- --- ----------

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

Season 7
Arvydas Sabonis Andrew Toney
Season 2002-031986-87
Team Portland Trail BlazersPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd76ers 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 %
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
Andrew Toney 52 20.3 10.6 0.3 1.3 1.6 3.6 0.3 0.2 2.2 1.5 3.8 8.4 .451 0.4 1.3 .328 2.6 3.2 .796
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Andrew Toney 5 20.8 5.6 0.4 1.4 1.8 5.4 0.4 0.4 3.2 3.2 2.6 6.8 .382 0.0 0.6 .000 0.4 0.4 1.000

Season 8
Arvydas Sabonis Andrew Toney
Season -1987-88
Team -Philadelphia 76ers
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 %
Arvydas Sabonis ------- --- ----------
Andrew Toney 29 18.0 7.3 0.3 1.3 1.6 3.7 0.4 0.2 1.7 1.2 2.5 5.9 .421 0.3 0.9 .333 2.0 2.5 .806
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Arvydas Sabonis ------- --- ----------
Andrew Toney ------- --- ----------
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