Samuel Dalembert vs. Arvydas Sabonis Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Arvydas Sabonis and Samuel Dalembert, 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 / Games against each other

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.

Samuel Dalembert played 13 years in the NBA, 6 more than Arvydas Sabonis, who played 7. Samuel Dalembert had the first of his seasons in 2001-02, 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
Samuel Dalembert 13 5 2001-02 to 2014-15
Arvydas Sabonis 7 7 1995-96 to 2002-03

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Samuel Dalembert Arvydas Sabonis
Season 2001-021995-96
Team Philadelphia 76ersPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayTrail 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 %
Samuel Dalembert 34 5.2 1.5 0.7 1.3 2.0 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.9 0.6 1.5 .440 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.5 .389
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 %
Samuel Dalembert ------- --- ----------
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

Note: Samuel Dalembert didn't play in 2002-03.

Season 2
Samuel Dalembert Arvydas Sabonis
Season 2003-041996-97
Team Philadelphia 76ersPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayTrail 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 %
Samuel Dalembert 82 26.8 8.0 2.4 5.3 7.6 0.3 0.5 2.3 1.0 3.3 3.3 6.1 .541 0.0 0.0 .000 1.4 2.1 .644
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 %
Samuel Dalembert ------- --- ----------
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
Samuel Dalembert Arvydas Sabonis
Season 2004-051997-98
Team Philadelphia 76ersPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers Lost East 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 %
Samuel Dalembert 72 24.8 8.2 2.6 4.9 7.5 0.5 0.6 1.7 1.6 3.3 3.5 6.6 .524 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 2.1 .601
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 %
Samuel Dalembert 5 38.4 11.6 3.6 9.2 12.8 0.4 0.4 1.4 1.8 3.8 5.2 9.4 .553 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 3.0 .400
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
Samuel Dalembert Arvydas Sabonis
Season 2005-061998-99
Team Philadelphia 76ersPortland 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 %
Samuel Dalembert 66 26.7 7.3 2.4 5.8 8.2 0.4 0.5 2.4 1.6 3.7 3.0 5.6 .531 0.0 0.0 .000 1.4 2.0 .705
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 %
Samuel Dalembert ------- --- ----------
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
Samuel Dalembert Arvydas Sabonis
Season 2006-071999-00
Team Philadelphia 76ersPortland 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 %
Samuel Dalembert 82 30.9 10.7 2.9 6.0 8.9 0.8 0.6 1.9 2.0 3.5 4.3 8.0 .541 0.0 0.0 .000 2.0 2.7 .746
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 %
Samuel Dalembert ------- --- ----------
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
Samuel Dalembert Arvydas Sabonis
Season 2007-082000-01
Team Philadelphia 76ersPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers Lost East 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 %
Samuel Dalembert 82 33.2 10.5 3.7 6.6 10.4 0.5 0.5 2.3 1.9 3.3 4.1 8.1 .513 0.0 0.0 .000 2.3 3.2 .707
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 %
Samuel Dalembert 6 32.2 9.0 3.3 6.2 9.5 0.5 0.3 1.7 1.7 2.8 3.2 7.5 .422 0.0 0.0 - 2.7 3.2 .842
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
Samuel Dalembert Arvydas Sabonis
Season 2008-092002-03
Team Philadelphia 76ersPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers Lost East 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 %
Samuel Dalembert 82 24.8 6.4 2.6 5.9 8.5 0.2 0.4 1.8 1.4 3.0 2.6 5.3 .498 0.0 0.0 .000 1.1 1.5 .734
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 %
Samuel Dalembert 6 22.2 5.8 1.7 6.2 7.8 0.5 0.3 1.5 1.0 4.0 2.7 4.2 .640 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.7 .750
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
Samuel Dalembert Arvydas Sabonis
Season 2009-10-
Team Philadelphia 76ers-
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 %
Samuel Dalembert 82 25.9 8.1 2.9 6.6 9.6 0.8 0.5 1.8 1.5 3.1 3.5 6.4 .545 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 1.6 .729
Arvydas Sabonis ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Samuel Dalembert ------- --- ----------
Arvydas Sabonis ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Samuel Dalembert Arvydas Sabonis
Season 2010-11-
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 %
Samuel Dalembert 80 24.2 8.1 2.7 5.6 8.2 0.8 0.5 1.5 1.7 2.8 3.4 7.1 .473 0.0 0.0 .000 1.4 1.9 .730
Arvydas Sabonis ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Samuel Dalembert ------- --- ----------
Arvydas Sabonis ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Samuel Dalembert Arvydas Sabonis
Season 2011-12-
Team Houston Rockets-
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 %
Samuel Dalembert 65 22.2 7.5 2.4 4.6 7.0 0.5 0.6 1.7 1.3 2.5 3.1 6.1 .506 0.0 0.0 .000 1.4 1.7 .796
Arvydas Sabonis ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Samuel Dalembert ------- --- ----------
Arvydas Sabonis ------- --- ----------

Season 11
Samuel Dalembert Arvydas Sabonis
Season 2012-13-
Team Milwaukee Bucks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks 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 %
Samuel Dalembert 47 16.3 6.7 2.2 3.6 5.9 0.4 0.4 1.1 1.1 1.9 2.9 5.4 .542 0.0 0.0 1.000 0.8 1.2 .691
Arvydas Sabonis ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Samuel Dalembert 1 9.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 2.0 3.0 0.0 2.0 .000 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 4.0 .250
Arvydas Sabonis ------- --- ----------

Season 12
Samuel Dalembert Arvydas Sabonis
Season 2013-14-
Team Dallas Mavericks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks 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 %
Samuel Dalembert 80 20.2 6.6 2.5 4.3 6.8 0.5 0.5 1.2 1.1 2.6 2.7 4.7 .568 0.0 0.0 .000 1.3 1.7 .737
Arvydas Sabonis ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Samuel Dalembert 7 19.3 4.6 3.3 5.1 8.4 0.0 0.3 1.4 0.6 2.1 1.6 3.4 .458 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 2.1 .667
Arvydas Sabonis ------- --- ----------

Season 13
Samuel Dalembert Arvydas Sabonis
Season 2014-15-
Team 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 %
Samuel Dalembert 32 17.0 4.0 1.7 3.6 5.3 0.9 0.4 1.3 1.2 2.2 1.8 4.1 .438 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.6 .700
Arvydas Sabonis ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Samuel Dalembert ------- --- ----------
Arvydas Sabonis ------- --- ----------
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