Paul Mokeski vs. Arvydas Sabonis Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Arvydas Sabonis and Paul Mokeski, 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.

Paul Mokeski played 12 years in the NBA, 5 more than Arvydas Sabonis, who played 7. Paul Mokeski had the first of his seasons in 1979-80, 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
Paul Mokeski	12	9	1979-80 to 1990-91
Arvydas Sabonis	7	7	1995-96 to 2002-03

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Paul Mokeski	Arvydas Sabonis
Season	1979-80	1995-96
Team	Houston Rockets	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	-	All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Trail 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		%
Paul Mokeski	12	9.4	2.4	1.2	1.3	2.4	0.2	0.1	0.5	0.8	2.0	0.9	2.8	.333	0.0	0.0	-	0.6	0.8	.778
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		%
Paul Mokeski	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Paul Mokeski	Arvydas Sabonis
Season	1980-81	1996-97
Team	Detroit Pistons	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Trail 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		%
Paul Mokeski	80	22.7	7.1	1.8	3.5	5.2	1.7	0.5	0.9	2.0	3.3	2.8	5.7	.489	0.0	0.0	.000	1.5	2.5	.600
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		%
Paul Mokeski	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Paul Mokeski	Arvydas Sabonis
Season	1981-82	1997-98
Team	Detroit Pistons, Cleveland Cavaliers	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Trail 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		%
Paul Mokeski	67	13.0	3.2	0.9	2.2	3.1	0.5	0.5	0.6	0.8	2.6	1.3	2.9	.435	0.0	0.0	.000	0.7	0.9	.762
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		%
Paul Mokeski	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Paul Mokeski	Arvydas Sabonis
Season	1982-83	1998-99
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers, Milwaukee Bucks	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Bucks Lost East Conf Finals	Trail 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		%
Paul Mokeski	73	15.5	3.9	1.0	2.5	3.6	0.7	0.3	0.6	0.9	3.1	1.6	3.6	.458	0.0	0.0	.000	0.7	0.9	.735
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		%
Paul Mokeski	4	3.0	1.0	0.3	0.3	0.5	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.5	1.0	.500	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-
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
	Paul Mokeski	Arvydas Sabonis
Season	1983-84	1999-00
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Bucks Lost East Conf Finals	Trail 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		%
Paul Mokeski	68	12.3	3.8	0.8	1.7	2.4	0.6	0.2	0.4	0.6	2.5	1.5	3.1	.479	0.0	0.0	.333	0.7	1.1	.694
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		%
Paul Mokeski	16	20.1	6.1	1.3	4.3	5.5	0.4	0.6	0.7	0.6	3.9	2.1	3.9	.540	0.0	0.1	.000	1.9	2.8	.667
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
	Paul Mokeski	Arvydas Sabonis
Season	1984-85	2000-01
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Bucks Lost East Conf Semis	Trail 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		%
Paul Mokeski	79	20.1	6.2	1.4	3.8	5.2	1.3	0.4	0.4	1.1	3.4	2.6	5.4	.478	0.0	0.0	.000	1.0	1.5	.698
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		%
Paul Mokeski	8	19.3	5.5	1.0	3.3	4.3	1.5	0.3	0.5	1.5	3.5	2.0	4.5	.444	0.0	0.0	-	1.5	1.5	1.000
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
	Paul Mokeski	Arvydas Sabonis
Season	1985-86	2002-03
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Bucks Lost East Conf Finals	Trail 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		%
Paul Mokeski	45	11.6	3.2	0.8	2.3	3.1	0.7	0.1	0.1	0.6	2.0	1.3	3.1	.424	0.0	0.0	-	0.6	0.8	.735
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		%
Paul Mokeski	14	7.2	2.4	0.4	1.4	1.7	0.6	0.4	0.2	0.5	1.9	1.0	1.9	.519	0.0	0.0	-	0.4	0.6	.667
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
	Paul Mokeski	Arvydas Sabonis
Season	1986-87	-
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Bucks 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		%
Paul Mokeski	62	10.1	2.4	0.7	1.5	2.2	0.4	0.3	0.2	0.4	2.0	0.8	2.1	.403	0.0	0.0	.000	0.7	1.0	.719
Arvydas Sabonis	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Paul Mokeski	12	8.9	2.3	1.0	1.4	2.4	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.4	1.8	0.7	1.8	.364	0.0	0.1	.000	1.0	1.3	.800
Arvydas Sabonis	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 9
	Paul Mokeski	Arvydas Sabonis
Season	1987-88	-
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Bucks 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		%
Paul Mokeski	60	14.1	4.2	1.2	2.5	3.7	0.4	0.5	0.5	0.8	3.2	1.7	3.5	.476	0.0	0.1	.000	0.9	1.2	.708
Arvydas Sabonis	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Paul Mokeski	4	10.0	3.5	1.3	1.0	2.3	0.0	0.8	0.5	0.5	1.0	1.3	3.5	.357	0.0	0.0	-	1.0	1.5	.667
Arvydas Sabonis	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 10
	Paul Mokeski	Arvydas Sabonis
Season	1988-89	-
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Bucks 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		%
Paul Mokeski	74	9.3	2.2	0.9	1.7	2.5	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.5	2.1	0.8	2.2	.360	0.1	0.4	.269	0.5	0.7	.784
Arvydas Sabonis	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Paul Mokeski	5	12.2	4.6	1.6	1.8	3.4	0.6	0.0	0.0	0.4	3.2	1.6	2.8	.571	0.2	0.2	1.000	1.2	1.6	.750
Arvydas Sabonis	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 11
	Paul Mokeski	Arvydas Sabonis
Season	1989-90	-
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Cavaliers 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		%
Paul Mokeski	38	11.8	4.0	0.7	1.9	2.6	0.4	0.2	0.3	0.7	2.0	1.7	3.9	.420	0.0	0.0	.000	0.7	0.9	.694
Arvydas Sabonis	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Paul Mokeski	3	3.3	1.3	0.0	0.7	0.7	0.0	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.7	0.3	0.7	.500	0.0	0.0	-	0.7	0.7	1.000
Arvydas Sabonis	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 12
	Paul Mokeski	Arvydas Sabonis
Season	1990-91	-
Team	Golden State Warriors	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Warriors 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		%
Paul Mokeski	36	7.1	1.6	0.6	1.3	1.9	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.2	1.6	0.6	1.6	.356	0.1	0.3	.333	0.3	0.4	.800
Arvydas Sabonis	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Paul Mokeski	3	2.7	0.7	0.0	0.7	0.7	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.3	1.3	0.3	0.3	1.000	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-
Arvydas Sabonis	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Paul Mokeski vs. Arvydas Sabonis Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Arvydas Sabonis and Paul Mokeski, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11

Season 12