Arvydas Sabonis vs. Mike Smrek Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Mike Smrek 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 and Mike Smrek both played 7 years in the NBA. Arvydas Sabonis had the first of his seasons in 1995-96, while Mike Smrek had his rookie season in 1985-86. 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
Mike Smrek 7 3 1985-86 to 1991-92

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Arvydas Sabonis Mike Smrek
Season 1995-961985-86
Team Portland Trail BlazersChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdBulls 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 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
Mike Smrek 38 10.7 2.8 1.2 1.7 2.9 0.5 0.2 0.6 0.8 2.5 1.2 3.2 .377 0.0 0.1 .000 0.4 0.8 .552
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
Mike Smrek 3 1.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.3 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2
Arvydas Sabonis Mike Smrek
Season 1996-971986-87
Team Portland Trail BlazersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
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 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
Mike Smrek 35 6.7 2.2 0.4 0.7 1.1 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.5 2.0 0.9 1.7 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.7 .640
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
Mike Smrek 10 3.3 0.8 0.3 0.4 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.1 1.5 0.2 1.0 .200 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.6 .667

Season 3
Arvydas Sabonis Mike Smrek
Season 1997-981987-88
Team Portland Trail BlazersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
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
Mike Smrek 48 8.8 2.8 0.6 1.2 1.8 0.2 0.1 0.9 0.6 2.2 0.9 2.1 .427 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.4 .667
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
Mike Smrek 8 4.3 0.4 0.1 0.6 0.8 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.1 0.6 .200 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.4 .333

Season 4
Arvydas Sabonis Mike Smrek
Season 1998-991988-89
Team Portland Trail BlazersSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
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
Mike Smrek 43 14.5 4.5 1.0 2.0 3.0 0.3 0.3 1.3 1.1 2.4 1.7 3.6 .471 0.0 0.0 - 1.1 1.8 .645
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
Mike Smrek ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Arvydas Sabonis Mike Smrek
Season 1999-001989-90
Team Portland Trail BlazersGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
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 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
Mike Smrek 13 8.2 1.6 0.8 1.8 2.6 0.1 0.3 0.8 0.7 1.4 0.8 1.8 .417 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.5 .167
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
Mike Smrek ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Arvydas Sabonis Mike Smrek
Season 2000-011990-91
Team Portland Trail BlazersGolden State Warriors, Los Angeles Clippers
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
Mike Smrek 15 6.3 1.6 0.5 1.3 1.7 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 1.8 0.6 1.8 .333 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.8 .500
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
Mike Smrek ------- --- ----------

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

Season 7
Arvydas Sabonis Mike Smrek
Season 2002-031991-92
Team Portland Trail BlazersGolden State Warriors
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 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
Mike Smrek 2 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
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
Mike Smrek ------- --- ----------
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