Arvydas Sabonis vs. Charlie Scott Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Charlie Scott 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, 2 less than Charlie Scott, who played 9. Arvydas Sabonis had the first of his seasons in 1995-96, while Charlie Scott had his rookie season in 1971-72. 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
Charlie Scott 9 4 1971-72 to 1979-80

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Arvydas Sabonis Charlie Scott
Season 1995-961971-72
Team Portland Trail BlazersPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
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 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
Charlie Scott 6 29.5 18.8 - - 3.8 4.3 - - - 3.2 8.0 18.8 .425 - - - 2.8 3.5 .810
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
Charlie Scott ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Arvydas Sabonis Charlie Scott
Season 1996-971972-73
Team Portland Trail BlazersPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
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 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
Charlie Scott 81 37.8 25.3 - - 4.2 6.1 - - - 3.8 10.0 22.3 .446 - - - 5.4 6.9 .784
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
Charlie Scott ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Arvydas Sabonis Charlie Scott
Season 1997-981973-74
Team Portland Trail BlazersPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
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 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
Charlie Scott 52 38.5 25.4 1.2 3.0 4.3 5.2 1.9 0.4 - 3.7 10.3 22.5 .459 - - - 4.7 6.1 .781
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
Charlie Scott ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Arvydas Sabonis Charlie Scott
Season 1998-991974-75
Team Portland Trail BlazersPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf FinalsDid 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 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
Charlie Scott 69 37.6 24.3 1.0 2.9 4.0 4.5 1.6 0.3 - 4.3 10.2 23.1 .441 - - - 4.0 5.1 .781
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
Charlie Scott ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Arvydas Sabonis Charlie Scott
Season 1999-001975-76
Team Portland Trail BlazersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf FinalsNBA 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 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
Charlie Scott 82 35.5 17.6 1.3 3.1 4.4 4.2 1.3 0.3 - 4.3 7.2 16.0 .449 - - - 3.3 4.1 .797
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
Charlie Scott 18 35.1 15.4 1.3 2.9 4.2 3.9 1.2 0.4 - 5.4 6.2 15.8 .391 - - - 3.1 4.0 .764

Season 6

Arvydas Sabonis Charlie Scott
Season 2000-011976-77
Team Portland Trail BlazersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdCeltics Lost East Conf Semis
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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
Charlie Scott 43 36.8 18.2 1.2 3.2 4.4 4.6 1.4 0.3 - 3.6 7.6 17.1 .444 - - - 3.0 4.0 .746
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
Charlie Scott 9 37.6 16.4 1.7 2.6 4.2 4.2 1.4 0.2 - 4.6 5.8 14.2 .406 - - - 4.9 5.8 .846

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

Season 7

Arvydas Sabonis Charlie Scott
Season 2002-031977-78
Team Portland Trail BlazersBoston Celtics, Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdLakers 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 %
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
Charlie Scott 79 31.3 13.5 0.8 2.4 3.2 4.8 1.4 0.2 3.0 3.2 5.5 12.6 .438 - - - 2.5 3.3 .746
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
Charlie Scott 3 34.3 10.0 2.0 2.3 4.3 4.7 1.3 0.0 3.7 3.0 4.0 13.3 .300 - - - 2.0 2.7 .750

Season 8

Arvydas Sabonis Charlie Scott
Season -1978-79
Team -Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Nuggets 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 %
Arvydas Sabonis ------- --- ----------
Charlie Scott 79 33.1 12.0 0.7 2.0 2.7 5.4 1.0 0.4 3.2 3.6 5.0 10.8 .460 - - - 2.0 2.7 .749
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Arvydas Sabonis ------- --- ----------
Charlie Scott 3 34.7 16.0 0.7 4.0 4.7 3.3 0.7 0.7 3.3 3.7 6.7 14.0 .476 - - - 2.7 4.7 .571

Season 9

Arvydas Sabonis Charlie Scott
Season -1979-80
Team -Denver Nuggets
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 ------- --- ----------
Charlie Scott 69 27.0 9.3 0.7 1.7 2.4 3.6 0.7 0.3 2.4 2.9 4.0 10.0 .401 0.0 0.2 .182 1.2 1.7 .720
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Arvydas Sabonis ------- --- ----------
Charlie Scott ------- --- ----------