Maurice Harkless vs. Arvydas Sabonis Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Arvydas Sabonis and Maurice Harkless, 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.

Maurice Harkless played 10 years in the NBA, 3 more than Arvydas Sabonis, who played 7. Maurice Harkless had the first of his seasons in 2012-13, while Arvydas Sabonis had his rookie season in 1995-96. 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
Maurice Harkless 10 4 2012-13 to 2021-22
Arvydas Sabonis 7 7 1995-96 to 2002-03

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Maurice Harkless Arvydas Sabonis
Season 2012-131995-96
Team Orlando MagicPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayTrail Blazers 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 %
Maurice Harkless 76 26.0 8.2 1.6 2.8 4.4 0.7 1.2 0.8 0.9 1.9 3.4 7.4 .461 0.4 1.5 .274 1.0 1.7 .570
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Maurice Harkless ------- --- ----------
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

Season 2
Maurice Harkless Arvydas Sabonis
Season 2013-141996-97
Team Orlando MagicPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayTrail Blazers 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 %
Maurice Harkless 80 24.4 7.4 0.9 2.4 3.3 1.0 1.2 0.6 1.1 1.8 2.8 6.0 .464 0.7 1.9 .383 1.1 1.8 .594
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Maurice Harkless ------- --- ----------
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

Season 3
Maurice Harkless Arvydas Sabonis
Season 2014-151997-98
Team Orlando MagicPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayTrail Blazers 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 %
Maurice Harkless 45 15.0 3.5 0.8 1.5 2.4 0.6 0.7 0.2 0.6 1.5 1.4 3.5 .399 0.2 1.2 .179 0.5 0.9 .537
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Maurice Harkless ------- --- ----------
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

Season 4
Maurice Harkless Arvydas Sabonis
Season 2015-161998-99
Team Portland Trail BlazersPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf SemisTrail Blazers Lost West 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 %
Maurice Harkless 78 18.7 6.4 1.3 2.3 3.6 0.9 0.6 0.4 0.8 1.6 2.5 5.3 .474 0.5 1.8 .279 0.9 1.4 .622
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Maurice Harkless 11 24.7 11.0 2.0 3.1 5.1 0.6 0.9 0.3 1.0 3.5 4.3 10.0 .427 1.4 4.0 .341 1.1 2.3 .480
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

Season 5
Maurice Harkless Arvydas Sabonis
Season 2016-171999-00
Team Portland Trail BlazersPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdTrail Blazers Lost West Conf Finals
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Maurice Harkless 77 28.9 10.0 1.6 2.8 4.4 1.1 1.1 0.9 1.1 2.8 4.1 8.1 .503 0.9 2.5 .351 1.0 1.6 .621
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Maurice Harkless 4 24.8 7.3 1.8 1.5 3.3 0.8 1.3 1.3 0.3 3.5 2.5 8.5 .294 0.5 3.0 .167 1.8 2.0 .875
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

Season 6
Maurice Harkless Arvydas Sabonis
Season 2017-182000-01
Team Portland Trail BlazersPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdTrail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Maurice Harkless 59 21.4 6.5 0.8 2.0 2.7 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.7 1.7 2.5 5.0 .495 0.8 2.0 .415 0.7 1.0 .712
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Maurice Harkless 2 26.5 8.0 1.5 2.5 4.0 2.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 2.0 3.5 6.5 .538 1.0 3.0 .333 0.0 0.0 -
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

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

Season 7
Maurice Harkless Arvydas Sabonis
Season 2018-192002-03
Team Portland Trail BlazersPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf FinalsTrail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Maurice Harkless 60 23.6 7.7 1.3 3.2 4.5 1.2 1.1 0.9 0.8 2.7 3.2 6.5 .487 0.6 2.0 .275 0.8 1.2 .671
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Maurice Harkless 16 24.3 8.4 1.8 3.1 4.9 1.4 1.1 1.0 1.1 3.5 3.3 6.8 .477 0.4 1.8 .250 1.4 2.3 .639
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

Season 8
Maurice Harkless Arvydas Sabonis
Season 2019-20-
Team Los Angeles Clippers, New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Maurice Harkless 62 23.0 5.8 0.9 3.0 3.9 1.1 0.9 0.5 0.9 2.4 2.3 4.6 .502 0.5 1.6 .347 0.6 1.1 .591
Arvydas Sabonis ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Maurice Harkless ------- --- ----------
Arvydas Sabonis ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Maurice Harkless Arvydas Sabonis
Season 2020-21-
Team Miami Heat, Sacramento Kings-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Maurice Harkless 37 20.9 5.2 0.4 2.1 2.4 1.2 0.8 0.5 0.6 2.3 1.9 4.5 .418 0.6 2.3 .274 0.9 1.2 .767
Arvydas Sabonis ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Maurice Harkless ------- --- ----------
Arvydas Sabonis ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Maurice Harkless Arvydas Sabonis
Season 2021-22-
Team Sacramento Kings-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Maurice Harkless 47 18.4 4.6 0.3 2.1 2.4 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.7 1.6 1.8 3.9 .459 0.7 2.1 .307 0.4 0.6 .714
Arvydas Sabonis ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Maurice Harkless ------- --- ----------
Arvydas Sabonis ------- --- ----------
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