Arvydas Sabonis vs. Steve Smith Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Steve Smith 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.
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, 7 less than Steve Smith, who played 14. Arvydas Sabonis had the first of his seasons in 1995-96, while Steve Smith had his rookie season in 1991-92. 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 |
Steve Smith |
14 |
13 |
1991-92 to 2004-05 |
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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 |
Steve Smith |
61 |
29.6 |
12.0 |
1.3 |
1.8 |
3.1 |
4.6 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
2.5 |
2.7 |
4.9 |
10.7 |
.454 |
0.7 |
2.0 |
.320 |
1.6 |
2.1 |
.748 |
|
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 |
Steve Smith |
3 |
33.3 |
16.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
5.0 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
6.0 |
11.3 |
.529 |
2.3 |
3.7 |
.636 |
1.7 |
2.0 |
.833 |
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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 |
Steve Smith |
48 |
33.5 |
16.0 |
1.2 |
2.9 |
4.1 |
5.6 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
2.7 |
3.1 |
5.8 |
12.9 |
.451 |
1.1 |
2.8 |
.402 |
3.2 |
4.1 |
.787 |
|
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 |
Steve Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Steve Smith |
78 |
35.6 |
17.3 |
2.0 |
2.5 |
4.5 |
5.1 |
1.1 |
0.4 |
2.6 |
2.8 |
6.3 |
13.8 |
.456 |
1.2 |
3.4 |
.347 |
3.5 |
4.2 |
.835 |
|
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 |
Steve Smith |
5 |
38.4 |
19.2 |
3.4 |
2.6 |
6.0 |
2.2 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
2.0 |
2.4 |
6.6 |
16.0 |
.413 |
1.8 |
4.4 |
.409 |
4.2 |
5.0 |
.840 |
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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 |
Steve Smith |
80 |
33.3 |
16.3 |
1.3 |
2.2 |
3.5 |
3.4 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
1.9 |
2.8 |
5.4 |
12.6 |
.426 |
1.7 |
5.2 |
.329 |
3.9 |
4.6 |
.841 |
|
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 |
Steve Smith |
3 |
36.0 |
19.0 |
0.3 |
2.3 |
2.7 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
4.7 |
5.7 |
14.3 |
.395 |
2.3 |
6.0 |
.389 |
5.3 |
6.3 |
.842 |
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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 |
Steve Smith |
80 |
35.7 |
18.1 |
1.6 |
2.5 |
4.1 |
2.8 |
0.9 |
0.2 |
1.9 |
2.6 |
6.2 |
14.3 |
.432 |
1.8 |
5.3 |
.331 |
4.0 |
4.8 |
.826 |
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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 |
Steve Smith |
10 |
42.1 |
21.7 |
1.5 |
2.6 |
4.1 |
3.2 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
3.1 |
7.5 |
17.1 |
.439 |
2.5 |
6.1 |
.410 |
4.2 |
5.2 |
.808 |
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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 |
Steve Smith |
72 |
39.1 |
20.1 |
1.3 |
2.1 |
3.3 |
4.2 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
2.4 |
2.4 |
6.8 |
15.9 |
.429 |
1.8 |
5.4 |
.335 |
4.6 |
5.5 |
.847 |
|
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 |
Steve Smith |
10 |
42.0 |
18.9 |
1.2 |
2.7 |
3.9 |
1.7 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
2.8 |
3.8 |
5.5 |
13.9 |
.396 |
1.8 |
5.5 |
.327 |
6.1 |
7.4 |
.824 |
Note: Arvydas Sabonis didn't play in 2001-02.
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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 |
Steve Smith |
73 |
39.1 |
20.1 |
1.8 |
2.4 |
4.2 |
4.0 |
1.0 |
0.4 |
2.4 |
3.0 |
6.7 |
15.1 |
.444 |
1.3 |
3.8 |
.351 |
5.3 |
6.2 |
.855 |
|
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 |
Steve Smith |
4 |
40.0 |
24.8 |
0.5 |
2.3 |
2.8 |
2.3 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
1.3 |
4.3 |
9.8 |
17.0 |
.574 |
2.5 |
5.0 |
.500 |
2.8 |
4.0 |
.688 |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Steve Smith |
36 |
36.5 |
18.7 |
1.4 |
2.8 |
4.2 |
3.3 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
6.0 |
15.0 |
.402 |
1.3 |
3.9 |
.338 |
5.3 |
6.3 |
.849 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Arvydas Sabonis |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Steve Smith |
9 |
39.6 |
17.3 |
1.6 |
1.9 |
3.4 |
3.3 |
1.6 |
0.2 |
2.3 |
3.6 |
6.0 |
17.0 |
.353 |
1.0 |
3.7 |
.273 |
4.3 |
4.8 |
.907 |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Steve Smith |
82 |
32.8 |
14.9 |
1.5 |
2.3 |
3.8 |
2.5 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
1.4 |
2.6 |
5.1 |
11.0 |
.467 |
1.2 |
2.9 |
.398 |
3.5 |
4.1 |
.850 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Arvydas Sabonis |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Steve Smith |
16 |
37.8 |
17.1 |
0.8 |
1.7 |
2.5 |
2.8 |
1.2 |
0.3 |
1.7 |
2.8 |
5.5 |
11.3 |
.486 |
1.8 |
3.3 |
.547 |
4.3 |
4.9 |
.885 |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Steve Smith |
81 |
31.4 |
13.6 |
1.1 |
2.3 |
3.4 |
2.6 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
1.7 |
2.5 |
4.4 |
9.7 |
.456 |
1.0 |
2.8 |
.339 |
3.8 |
4.3 |
.890 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Arvydas Sabonis |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Steve Smith |
3 |
40.7 |
17.0 |
1.7 |
2.7 |
4.3 |
2.3 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
3.3 |
1.0 |
5.3 |
11.3 |
.471 |
1.3 |
3.7 |
.364 |
5.0 |
5.3 |
.938 |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Steve Smith |
77 |
28.7 |
11.6 |
0.6 |
1.9 |
2.5 |
2.0 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
1.4 |
2.1 |
4.0 |
8.9 |
.455 |
1.5 |
3.2 |
.472 |
2.1 |
2.4 |
.878 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Arvydas Sabonis |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Steve Smith |
10 |
29.8 |
10.3 |
1.4 |
2.0 |
3.4 |
1.7 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
2.0 |
3.2 |
8.7 |
.368 |
1.0 |
3.8 |
.263 |
2.9 |
3.0 |
.967 |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Steve Smith |
53 |
19.5 |
6.8 |
0.4 |
1.5 |
1.9 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
1.5 |
2.1 |
5.5 |
.388 |
0.7 |
2.2 |
.331 |
1.8 |
2.2 |
.833 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Arvydas Sabonis |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Steve Smith |
9 |
7.4 |
1.8 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
2.7 |
.208 |
0.2 |
1.3 |
.167 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
1.000 |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Steve Smith |
71 |
13.1 |
5.0 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
1.1 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
1.3 |
1.7 |
4.1 |
.406 |
0.6 |
1.5 |
.402 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
.928 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Arvydas Sabonis |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Steve Smith |
5 |
9.0 |
6.4 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
1.6 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
1.0 |
2.4 |
5.2 |
.462 |
1.2 |
2.2 |
.545 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
.667 |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Steve Smith |
50 |
15.0 |
6.3 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
1.4 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
1.6 |
2.0 |
5.0 |
.411 |
0.8 |
2.1 |
.390 |
1.4 |
1.6 |
.863 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Arvydas Sabonis |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Steve Smith |
3 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
.000 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |