Arvydas Sabonis vs. Tom Tolbert Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Tom Tolbert 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 Tom Tolbert both played 7 years in the NBA. Arvydas Sabonis had the first of his seasons in 1995-96, while Tom Tolbert had his rookie season in 1988-89. 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
Tom Tolbert 7 1 1988-89 to 1994-95

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Arvydas Sabonis Tom Tolbert
Season 1995-961988-89
Team Portland Trail BlazersCharlotte Hornets
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
Tom Tolbert 14 8.4 2.9 0.5 1.0 1.5 0.5 0.1 0.3 0.1 1.4 1.2 2.6 .459 0.0 0.2 .000 0.4 0.9 .500
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
Tom Tolbert ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Arvydas Sabonis Tom Tolbert
Season 1996-971989-90
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 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
Tom Tolbert 70 19.2 8.8 1.7 3.4 5.2 0.8 0.3 0.4 1.1 2.7 3.1 6.3 .493 0.1 0.3 .278 2.5 3.4 .726
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
Tom Tolbert ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Arvydas Sabonis Tom Tolbert
Season 1997-981990-91
Team Portland Trail BlazersGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdWarriors Lost West 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
Tom Tolbert 62 22.1 8.1 1.4 3.0 4.4 1.2 0.6 0.6 1.3 3.1 3.0 7.0 .423 0.1 0.3 .333 2.0 2.8 .738
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
Tom Tolbert 9 12.9 3.6 0.0 2.0 2.0 0.9 0.3 0.4 0.4 3.2 1.6 3.7 .424 0.1 0.3 .333 0.3 1.2 .273

Season 4
Arvydas Sabonis Tom Tolbert
Season 1998-991991-92
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 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
Tom Tolbert 35 8.9 2.6 0.4 1.2 1.6 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.6 2.1 0.9 2.5 .384 0.1 0.2 .250 0.6 1.1 .550
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
Tom Tolbert ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Arvydas Sabonis Tom Tolbert
Season 1999-001992-93
Team Portland Trail BlazersOrlando Magic
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
Tom Tolbert 72 25.5 8.1 1.8 3.9 5.7 1.3 0.5 0.3 1.7 2.7 3.1 6.3 .498 0.1 0.4 .321 1.7 2.3 .726
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
Tom Tolbert ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Arvydas Sabonis Tom Tolbert
Season 2000-011993-94
Team Portland Trail BlazersLos 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
Tom Tolbert 49 13.1 3.8 0.7 1.5 2.2 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.8 1.2 1.5 3.6 .418 0.1 0.3 .375 0.7 0.9 .733
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
Tom Tolbert ------- --- ----------

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

Season 7
Arvydas Sabonis Tom Tolbert
Season 2002-031994-95
Team Portland Trail BlazersCharlotte Hornets
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 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
Tom Tolbert 10 5.7 1.4 0.7 1.0 1.7 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.9 0.6 1.8 .333 0.0 0.4 .000 0.2 0.2 1.000
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
Tom Tolbert ------- --- ----------
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