Nicolas Batum vs. Arvydas Sabonis Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Arvydas Sabonis and Nicolas Batum, 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.

Nicolas Batum played 16 years in the NBA, 9 more than Arvydas Sabonis, who played 7. Nicolas Batum had the first of his seasons in 2008-09, 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
Nicolas Batum 16 9 2008-09 to 2023-24
Arvydas Sabonis 7 7 1995-96 to 2002-03

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Nicolas Batum Arvydas Sabonis
Season 2008-091995-96
Team Portland Trail BlazersPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdTrail 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 %
Nicolas Batum 79 18.4 5.4 1.1 1.7 2.8 0.9 0.6 0.5 0.6 1.8 2.0 4.6 .446 0.8 2.1 .369 0.5 0.7 .808
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 %
Nicolas Batum 6 10.5 2.0 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.5 1.2 0.8 1.5 .556 0.3 0.7 .500 0.0 0.0 -
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
Nicolas Batum Arvydas Sabonis
Season 2009-101996-97
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 %
Nicolas Batum 37 24.8 10.1 0.9 2.9 3.8 1.2 0.6 0.7 0.7 2.2 3.8 7.2 .519 1.5 3.6 .409 1.2 1.4 .843
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 %
Nicolas Batum 6 23.2 8.2 0.7 2.5 3.2 0.8 0.3 0.0 0.7 2.2 2.8 6.2 .459 1.5 3.5 .429 1.0 1.3 .750
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
Nicolas Batum Arvydas Sabonis
Season 2010-111997-98
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 %
Nicolas Batum 80 31.5 12.4 1.4 3.2 4.5 1.5 0.9 0.6 1.0 2.4 4.6 10.1 .455 1.5 4.3 .345 1.7 2.1 .841
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 %
Nicolas Batum 6 25.2 8.0 0.2 1.5 1.7 1.3 0.8 0.8 1.2 2.3 3.2 7.7 .413 1.2 4.3 .269 0.5 0.7 .750
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
Nicolas Batum Arvydas Sabonis
Season 2011-121998-99
Team Portland Trail BlazersPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayTrail 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 %
Nicolas Batum 59 30.4 13.9 1.4 3.2 4.6 1.4 1.0 1.0 1.5 1.8 4.9 10.9 .451 1.8 4.6 .391 2.3 2.7 .836
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 %
Nicolas Batum ------- --- ----------
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
Nicolas Batum Arvydas Sabonis
Season 2012-131999-00
Team Portland Trail BlazersPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayTrail 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 %
Nicolas Batum 73 38.5 14.3 1.3 4.3 5.6 4.9 1.2 1.1 2.6 1.9 4.8 11.4 .423 2.3 6.1 .372 2.4 2.9 .848
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 %
Nicolas Batum ------- --- ----------
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
Nicolas Batum Arvydas Sabonis
Season 2013-142000-01
Team Portland Trail BlazersPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf SemisTrail 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 %
Nicolas Batum 82 36.0 13.0 1.4 6.0 7.5 5.1 0.9 0.7 2.5 1.9 4.6 10.0 .465 1.8 4.9 .361 2.0 2.5 .803
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 %
Nicolas Batum 11 41.7 15.2 0.9 6.7 7.6 4.8 1.3 0.5 2.5 1.9 6.1 12.9 .472 1.9 5.5 .350 1.1 1.4 .800
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
Nicolas Batum Arvydas Sabonis
Season 2014-152002-03
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 %
Nicolas Batum 71 33.5 9.4 0.9 5.0 5.9 4.8 1.1 0.6 1.9 1.5 3.4 8.5 .400 1.4 4.4 .324 1.2 1.4 .857
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 %
Nicolas Batum 5 41.8 14.2 1.2 7.4 8.6 5.2 0.2 0.2 2.4 2.2 4.8 14.0 .343 2.6 7.8 .333 2.0 2.6 .769
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
Nicolas Batum Arvydas Sabonis
Season 2015-16-
Team Charlotte Hornets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hornets Lost East Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nicolas Batum 70 35.0 14.9 0.8 5.3 6.1 5.8 0.9 0.6 2.9 1.6 5.3 12.5 .426 2.0 5.7 .348 2.3 2.7 .849
Arvydas Sabonis ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nicolas Batum 5 28.8 11.4 0.4 3.2 3.6 2.0 0.4 0.0 1.6 1.2 3.4 9.0 .378 1.2 4.4 .273 3.4 4.0 .850
Arvydas Sabonis ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Nicolas Batum Arvydas Sabonis
Season 2016-17-
Team Charlotte Hornets-
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 %
Nicolas Batum 77 34.0 15.1 0.6 5.6 6.2 5.9 1.1 0.4 2.5 1.4 5.1 12.7 .403 1.8 5.3 .333 3.2 3.7 .856
Arvydas Sabonis ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nicolas Batum ------- --- ----------
Arvydas Sabonis ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Nicolas Batum Arvydas Sabonis
Season 2017-18-
Team Charlotte Hornets-
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 %
Nicolas Batum 64 31.0 11.6 0.9 3.9 4.8 5.5 1.0 0.4 2.0 1.1 4.2 10.2 .415 1.4 4.3 .336 1.7 2.0 .831
Arvydas Sabonis ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nicolas Batum ------- --- ----------
Arvydas Sabonis ------- --- ----------

Season 11
Nicolas Batum Arvydas Sabonis
Season 2018-19-
Team Charlotte Hornets-
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 %
Nicolas Batum 75 31.4 9.3 0.9 4.3 5.2 3.3 0.9 0.6 1.6 1.9 3.4 7.5 .450 1.5 4.0 .389 1.0 1.2 .865
Arvydas Sabonis ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nicolas Batum ------- --- ----------
Arvydas Sabonis ------- --- ----------

Season 12
Nicolas Batum Arvydas Sabonis
Season 2019-20-
Team Charlotte Hornets-
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 %
Nicolas Batum 22 23.0 3.6 1.1 3.4 4.5 3.0 0.8 0.4 1.0 1.9 1.3 3.7 .346 0.6 2.2 .286 0.4 0.5 .900
Arvydas Sabonis ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nicolas Batum ------- --- ----------
Arvydas Sabonis ------- --- ----------

Season 13
Nicolas Batum Arvydas Sabonis
Season 2020-21-
Team Los Angeles Clippers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Clippers 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 %
Nicolas Batum 67 27.4 8.1 0.7 4.0 4.7 2.2 1.0 0.6 0.8 1.5 2.9 6.1 .464 1.6 4.1 .404 0.7 0.9 .828
Arvydas Sabonis ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nicolas Batum 19 29.2 8.1 1.0 4.5 5.5 2.1 1.3 0.5 0.3 1.4 2.8 5.7 .486 1.5 3.8 .389 1.0 1.2 .826
Arvydas Sabonis ------- --- ----------

Season 14
Nicolas Batum Arvydas Sabonis
Season 2021-22-
Team Los Angeles Clippers-
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 %
Nicolas Batum 59 24.8 8.3 0.5 3.8 4.3 1.7 1.0 0.7 0.7 1.4 3.0 6.6 .463 1.8 4.6 .400 0.4 0.6 .658
Arvydas Sabonis ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nicolas Batum ------- --- ----------
Arvydas Sabonis ------- --- ----------

Season 15
Nicolas Batum Arvydas Sabonis
Season 2022-23-
Team Los Angeles Clippers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Clippers 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 %
Nicolas Batum 78 21.9 6.1 0.8 3.0 3.8 1.6 0.7 0.6 0.6 1.9 2.1 4.9 .420 1.6 4.1 .391 0.4 0.6 .708
Arvydas Sabonis ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nicolas Batum 5 18.4 4.4 0.2 2.0 2.2 1.2 0.4 0.4 0.4 2.0 1.6 3.8 .421 1.2 3.4 .353 0.0 0.0 -
Arvydas Sabonis ------- --- ----------

Season 16
Nicolas Batum Arvydas Sabonis
Season 2023-24-
Team Los Angeles Clippers, Philadelphia 76ers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nicolas Batum 60 25.5 5.3 1.2 3.0 4.1 2.1 0.8 0.6 0.7 1.8 1.9 4.3 .453 1.2 3.1 .395 0.3 0.4 .714
Arvydas Sabonis ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nicolas Batum 6 28.3 6.3 1.5 4.3 5.8 1.3 0.2 0.8 0.8 2.2 2.0 4.8 .414 1.5 3.7 .409 0.8 1.3 .625
Arvydas Sabonis ------- --- ----------
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