Arvydas Sabonis vs. Pascal Siakam Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Pascal Siakam 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 Pascal Siakam, who played 8. Arvydas Sabonis had the first of his seasons in 1995-96, while Pascal Siakam had his rookie season in 2016-17. 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
Pascal Siakam 8 6 2016-17 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Arvydas Sabonis Pascal Siakam
Season 1995-962016-17
Team Portland Trail BlazersToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
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 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
Pascal Siakam 55 15.6 4.2 1.2 2.2 3.4 0.3 0.5 0.8 0.6 2.0 1.9 3.7 .502 0.0 0.1 .143 0.4 0.6 .688
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
Pascal Siakam 2 5.0 0.0 1.0 0.5 1.5 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2
Arvydas Sabonis Pascal Siakam
Season 1996-972017-18
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 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
Pascal Siakam 81 20.7 7.3 1.0 3.5 4.5 2.0 0.8 0.5 0.8 2.0 3.1 6.1 .508 0.4 1.6 .220 0.7 1.1 .621
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
Pascal Siakam 10 17.9 6.6 0.9 2.7 3.6 0.8 0.1 0.6 0.7 2.7 2.5 4.1 .610 0.3 0.4 .750 1.3 2.0 .650

Season 3
Arvydas Sabonis Pascal Siakam
Season 1997-982018-19
Team Portland Trail BlazersToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards -Achievement Most Improved Player
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
Pascal Siakam 80 31.9 16.9 1.6 5.3 6.9 3.1 0.9 0.7 1.9 3.0 6.5 11.8 .549 1.0 2.7 .369 3.0 3.8 .785
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
Pascal Siakam 24 37.1 19.0 1.7 5.5 7.1 2.8 1.0 0.7 1.4 2.8 7.5 16.0 .470 1.2 4.3 .279 2.8 3.6 .759

Season 4
Arvydas Sabonis Pascal Siakam
Season 1998-992019-20
Team Portland Trail BlazersToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf FinalsRaptors 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 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
Pascal Siakam 60 35.2 22.9 1.1 6.3 7.3 3.5 1.0 0.9 2.5 2.8 8.3 18.4 .453 2.2 6.1 .359 4.0 5.1 .792
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
Pascal Siakam 11 38.0 17.0 1.3 6.3 7.5 3.8 1.1 0.4 2.0 3.0 6.5 16.5 .396 0.9 4.8 .189 3.0 4.2 .717

Season 5
Arvydas Sabonis Pascal Siakam
Season 1999-002020-21
Team Portland Trail BlazersToronto Raptors
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
Pascal Siakam 56 35.8 21.4 1.7 5.5 7.2 4.5 1.1 0.7 2.3 3.1 7.8 17.2 .455 1.3 4.4 .297 4.4 5.4 .827
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
Pascal Siakam ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Arvydas Sabonis Pascal Siakam
Season 2000-012021-22
Team Portland Trail BlazersToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdRaptors 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 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
Pascal Siakam 68 37.9 22.8 1.9 6.6 8.5 5.3 1.3 0.6 2.7 3.3 8.8 17.8 .494 1.1 3.2 .344 4.2 5.6 .749
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
Pascal Siakam 6 43.3 22.8 1.3 5.8 7.2 5.8 1.2 1.0 2.2 4.0 8.5 17.8 .477 0.7 2.8 .235 5.2 6.0 .861

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

Season 7
Arvydas Sabonis Pascal Siakam
Season 2002-032022-23
Team Portland Trail BlazersToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
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 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
Pascal Siakam 71 37.4 24.2 1.8 6.0 7.8 5.8 0.9 0.5 2.4 3.2 8.9 18.5 .480 1.3 4.0 .324 5.2 6.7 .774
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
Pascal Siakam ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Arvydas Sabonis Pascal Siakam
Season -2023-24
Team -Toronto Raptors, Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Pacers TBD
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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 ------- --- ----------
Pascal Siakam 80 33.2 21.7 1.7 5.3 7.1 4.3 0.8 0.3 1.8 2.4 8.5 15.9 .536 1.1 3.1 .346 3.6 5.0 .732
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Arvydas Sabonis ------- --- ----------
Pascal Siakam 11 35.1 20.8 2.5 5.4 7.9 3.4 0.7 0.5 0.8 3.1 8.7 16.2 .539 0.9 2.9 .313 2.5 4.4 .563
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