Arvydas Sabonis vs. Delon Wright Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Delon Wright 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 Delon Wright, who played 9. Arvydas Sabonis had the first of his seasons in 1995-96, while Delon Wright had his rookie season in 2015-16. 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
Delon Wright 9 6 2015-16 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Arvydas Sabonis Delon Wright
Season 1995-962015-16
Team Portland Trail BlazersToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdRaptors 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
Delon Wright 27 8.5 3.8 0.3 1.1 1.4 1.1 0.3 0.1 0.6 0.3 1.3 3.0 .450 0.2 0.5 .385 1.0 1.3 .743
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
Delon Wright 9 4.6 1.6 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.3 1.1 .300 0.0 0.1 .000 0.9 1.4 .615

Season 2
Arvydas Sabonis Delon Wright
Season 1996-972016-17
Team Portland Trail BlazersToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdRaptors 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 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
Delon Wright 27 16.5 5.6 0.6 1.2 1.8 2.1 1.0 0.4 0.9 1.1 1.8 4.3 .422 0.4 1.1 .333 1.6 2.0 .764
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
Delon Wright 9 10.2 2.8 0.4 1.0 1.4 1.4 0.4 0.1 0.6 0.4 1.0 1.9 .529 0.2 0.7 .333 0.6 0.8 .714

Season 3
Arvydas Sabonis Delon Wright
Season 1997-982017-18
Team Portland Trail BlazersToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdRaptors 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 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
Delon Wright 69 20.8 8.0 0.7 2.2 2.9 2.9 1.0 0.5 1.1 1.2 2.9 6.3 .465 0.8 2.2 .366 1.4 1.7 .829
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
Delon Wright 10 21.5 8.6 0.3 1.9 2.2 2.3 1.5 0.9 0.9 1.0 3.1 6.8 .456 0.9 2.1 .429 1.5 1.6 .938

Season 4
Arvydas Sabonis Delon Wright
Season 1998-992018-19
Team Portland Trail BlazersToronto Raptors, Memphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf FinalsDid Not Play
more >>
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
Delon Wright 75 22.6 8.7 0.9 2.6 3.5 3.3 1.2 0.4 1.0 1.4 3.2 7.4 .434 0.7 2.2 .298 1.6 2.0 .793
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
Delon Wright ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Arvydas Sabonis Delon Wright
Season 1999-002019-20
Team Portland Trail BlazersDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf FinalsMavericks 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 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
Delon Wright 73 21.5 6.9 1.0 2.9 3.8 3.3 1.2 0.3 1.0 1.3 2.6 5.6 .462 0.6 1.7 .370 1.1 1.4 .770
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
Delon Wright 4 13.3 4.0 0.3 0.5 0.8 1.8 1.3 0.0 1.3 0.5 1.5 2.5 .600 0.3 0.5 .500 0.8 1.3 .600

Season 6
Arvydas Sabonis Delon Wright
Season 2000-012020-21
Team Portland Trail BlazersDetroit Pistons, Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
more >>
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
Delon Wright 63 27.7 10.2 1.0 3.2 4.3 4.4 1.6 0.5 1.3 1.2 3.8 8.2 .463 1.0 2.7 .372 1.6 2.0 .802
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
Delon Wright ------- --- ----------

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

Season 7
Arvydas Sabonis Delon Wright
Season 2002-032021-22
Team Portland Trail BlazersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdHawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
more >>
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
Delon Wright 77 18.9 4.4 0.6 2.2 2.9 2.4 1.2 0.2 0.6 0.7 1.6 3.5 .454 0.6 1.5 .379 0.7 0.8 .857
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
Delon Wright 5 27.4 8.2 2.2 2.6 4.8 2.8 0.8 0.2 1.0 0.4 3.0 5.8 .517 1.0 2.6 .385 1.2 1.8 .667

Season 8
Arvydas Sabonis Delon Wright
Season -2022-23
Team -Washington Wizards
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 ------- --- ----------
Delon Wright 50 24.4 7.4 1.2 2.4 3.6 3.9 1.8 0.3 0.9 1.2 2.8 5.8 .474 0.8 2.4 .345 1.0 1.2 .867
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Arvydas Sabonis ------- --- ----------
Delon Wright ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Arvydas Sabonis Delon Wright
Season -2023-24
Team -Washington Wizards, Miami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Heat Lost East Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Arvydas Sabonis ------- --- ----------
Delon Wright 47 15.8 4.5 0.4 1.4 1.8 2.5 1.1 0.2 0.3 0.7 1.6 4.0 .394 0.5 1.4 .368 0.8 1.0 .822
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Arvydas Sabonis ------- --- ----------
Delon Wright 4 26.8 8.0 0.5 2.5 3.0 1.8 1.0 0.3 0.0 1.3 3.0 5.0 .600 1.5 2.5 .600 0.5 0.5 1.000
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