Trevor Ariza vs. Sam Bowie Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Sam Bowie and Trevor Ariza, 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.

Trevor Ariza played 18 years in the NBA, 8 more than Sam Bowie, who played 10. Trevor Ariza had the first of his seasons in 2004-05, while Sam Bowie had his rookie season in 1984-85. 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
Trevor Ariza	18	10	2004-05 to 2021-22
Sam Bowie	10	5	1984-85 to 1994-95

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18


Rookie Season
	Trevor Ariza	Sam Bowie
Season	2004-05	1984-85
Team	New York Knicks	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	-	All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Trail Blazers 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		%
Trevor Ariza	80	17.3	5.9	1.1	1.9	3.0	1.1	0.9	0.2	0.9	1.9	2.2	4.9	.442	0.0	0.2	.231	1.5	2.2	.695
Sam Bowie	76	29.2	10.0	2.7	5.9	8.6	2.8	0.7	2.7	2.3	3.7	3.9	7.3	.537	0.0	0.0	-	2.1	3.0	.711

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Trevor Ariza	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sam Bowie	9	28.8	7.3	1.8	6.7	8.4	2.3	0.4	2.3	1.3	4.0	2.9	6.6	.441	0.0	0.0	-	1.6	2.8	.560


Season 2
	Trevor Ariza	Sam Bowie
Season	2005-06	1985-86
Team	New York Knicks, Orlando Magic	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did 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		%
Trevor Ariza	57	17.5	4.6	1.4	2.5	3.8	1.1	1.0	0.2	1.1	1.8	1.6	4.0	.412	0.0	0.1	.200	1.4	2.2	.606
Sam Bowie	38	29.8	11.8	2.4	6.2	8.6	2.6	0.6	2.5	2.3	3.7	4.4	9.1	.484	0.0	0.0	-	3.0	4.2	.708

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Trevor Ariza	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sam Bowie	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 3
	Trevor Ariza	Sam Bowie
Season	2006-07	1986-87
Team	Orlando Magic	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Magic Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Did 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		%
Trevor Ariza	57	22.4	8.9	1.7	2.6	4.4	1.1	1.0	0.3	1.5	2.4	3.5	6.5	.539	0.0	0.1	.000	1.9	3.0	.620
Sam Bowie	5	32.6	16.0	2.8	3.8	6.6	1.8	0.2	2.0	3.0	3.8	6.0	13.2	.455	0.0	0.0	-	4.0	6.0	.667

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Trevor Ariza	4	11.8	2.8	1.3	1.0	2.3	1.3	0.3	0.0	1.0	2.3	1.3	4.0	.313	0.0	0.0	-	0.3	1.0	.250
Sam Bowie	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Note: Sam Bowie didn't play in 1987-88.


Season 4
	Trevor Ariza	Sam Bowie
Season	2007-08	1988-89
Team	Orlando Magic, Los Angeles Lakers	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Lakers Lost NBA 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		%
Trevor Ariza	35	15.6	5.5	0.9	2.2	3.1	1.3	0.9	0.3	0.7	1.3	2.0	3.9	.507	0.1	0.5	.278	1.4	2.1	.653
Sam Bowie	20	20.6	8.6	1.8	3.5	5.3	1.8	0.4	1.7	1.7	2.2	3.5	7.7	.451	0.3	0.4	.714	1.4	2.5	.571

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Trevor Ariza	8	5.6	2.1	0.4	1.0	1.4	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.9	0.9	1.5	.583	0.1	0.5	.250	0.3	0.5	.500
Sam Bowie	3	22.3	10.3	3.3	3.3	6.7	1.0	0.0	2.3	1.0	2.7	4.0	9.3	.429	0.3	0.7	.500	2.0	2.7	.750


Season 5
	Trevor Ariza	Sam Bowie
Season	2008-09	1989-90
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	New Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Did 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		%
Trevor Ariza	82	24.4	8.9	1.4	2.9	4.3	1.8	1.7	0.3	1.1	2.0	3.3	7.3	.460	0.7	2.3	.319	1.5	2.1	.710
Sam Bowie	68	32.5	14.7	3.0	7.1	10.1	1.3	0.6	1.8	1.8	3.1	5.1	12.3	.416	0.1	0.5	.323	4.3	5.6	.776

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Trevor Ariza	23	31.4	11.3	1.0	3.3	4.2	2.3	1.6	0.4	1.7	3.2	4.0	8.0	.497	1.7	3.7	.476	1.6	2.8	.563
Sam Bowie	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 6
	Trevor Ariza	Sam Bowie
Season	2009-10	1990-91
Team	Houston Rockets	New Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did 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		%
Trevor Ariza	72	36.5	14.9	1.1	4.5	5.6	3.8	1.8	0.6	2.2	2.3	5.5	13.9	.394	1.9	5.7	.334	2.1	3.2	.649
Sam Bowie	62	30.9	12.9	2.8	4.9	7.7	2.4	0.7	1.5	2.3	2.8	5.1	11.7	.434	0.1	0.4	.182	2.7	3.7	.732

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Trevor Ariza	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sam Bowie	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 7
	Trevor Ariza	Sam Bowie
Season	2010-11	1991-92
Team	New Orleans Hornets	New Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Hornets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Nets 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		%
Trevor Ariza	75	34.7	11.0	0.8	4.6	5.4	2.2	1.6	0.4	1.6	2.4	4.0	10.2	.398	1.1	3.6	.303	1.8	2.6	.701
Sam Bowie	71	30.7	15.0	2.9	5.3	8.1	2.6	0.6	1.7	2.1	3.0	5.9	13.3	.445	0.1	0.4	.320	3.0	3.9	.757

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Trevor Ariza	6	40.2	15.5	1.2	5.3	6.5	3.3	1.3	0.5	1.2	2.7	5.8	14.2	.412	1.2	3.5	.333	2.7	3.7	.727
Sam Bowie	4	28.0	9.3	2.0	2.8	4.8	2.3	0.8	0.8	1.3	4.8	3.5	8.3	.424	0.3	0.5	.500	2.0	3.0	.667


Season 8
	Trevor Ariza	Sam Bowie
Season	2011-12	1992-93
Team	New Orleans Hornets	New Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Nets 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		%
Trevor Ariza	41	32.9	10.8	1.0	4.2	5.2	3.3	1.7	0.6	1.9	1.8	4.1	9.8	.417	0.7	2.1	.333	1.9	2.5	.775
Sam Bowie	79	26.5	9.1	2.0	5.0	7.0	1.6	0.4	1.6	1.5	2.9	3.6	8.1	.450	0.0	0.1	.333	1.8	2.3	.779

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Trevor Ariza	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sam Bowie	3	23.7	3.3	0.7	3.3	4.0	0.7	2.0	0.3	1.3	3.0	1.3	3.0	.444	0.0	0.0	-	0.7	0.7	1.000


Season 9
	Trevor Ariza	Sam Bowie
Season	2012-13	1993-94
Team	Washington Wizards	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did 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		%
Trevor Ariza	56	26.3	9.5	0.8	4.0	4.8	2.0	1.3	0.4	1.5	1.3	3.4	8.1	.417	1.4	3.7	.364	1.4	1.7	.821
Sam Bowie	25	22.2	8.9	1.1	4.2	5.2	1.9	0.2	1.1	1.7	2.6	3.0	6.9	.436	0.0	0.2	.250	2.9	3.3	.867

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Trevor Ariza	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sam Bowie	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 10
	Trevor Ariza	Sam Bowie
Season	2013-14	1994-95
Team	Washington Wizards	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Wizards Lost East Conf Semis	Lakers 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		%
Trevor Ariza	77	35.4	14.4	1.3	4.9	6.2	2.5	1.6	0.3	1.7	2.3	5.1	11.1	.456	2.3	5.7	.407	1.9	2.5	.772
Sam Bowie	67	18.3	4.6	1.1	3.2	4.3	1.8	0.3	1.2	1.4	2.7	1.8	4.0	.442	0.0	0.2	.182	1.0	1.3	.764

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Trevor Ariza	11	37.0	13.6	1.9	7.0	8.9	1.7	1.5	0.4	1.3	2.4	4.7	9.8	.481	2.3	5.1	.446	1.9	2.5	.778
Sam Bowie	10	13.5	2.1	1.3	2.0	3.3	0.3	0.1	0.9	0.6	2.5	0.8	3.0	.267	0.0	0.0	-	0.5	0.5	1.000


Season 11
	Trevor Ariza	Sam Bowie
Season	2014-15	-
Team	Houston Rockets	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Rockets 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		%
Trevor Ariza	82	35.7	12.8	0.9	4.7	5.6	2.5	1.9	0.2	1.7	2.3	4.5	11.1	.402	2.4	6.8	.350	1.5	1.7	.853
Sam Bowie	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Trevor Ariza	17	38.5	13.2	1.1	5.4	6.4	2.6	1.8	0.1	1.4	3.0	4.4	10.4	.426	2.1	5.6	.375	2.2	2.5	.905
Sam Bowie	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 12
	Trevor Ariza	Sam Bowie
Season	2015-16	-
Team	Houston Rockets	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Rockets 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		%
Trevor Ariza	81	35.3	12.7	0.8	3.7	4.5	2.3	2.0	0.3	1.4	2.2	4.4	10.6	.416	2.3	6.2	.371	1.6	2.0	.783
Sam Bowie	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Trevor Ariza	5	36.2	6.6	1.4	2.8	4.2	0.8	2.6	0.2	2.4	3.2	2.6	10.2	.255	0.8	5.6	.143	0.6	0.8	.750
Sam Bowie	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 13
	Trevor Ariza	Sam Bowie
Season	2016-17	-
Team	Houston Rockets	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Rockets 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		%
Trevor Ariza	80	34.7	11.7	0.7	5.1	5.7	2.2	1.8	0.3	0.9	1.7	4.1	10.0	.409	2.4	6.9	.344	1.2	1.6	.738
Sam Bowie	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Trevor Ariza	11	37.5	10.7	0.7	4.4	5.1	2.1	1.3	0.2	0.8	2.3	3.7	8.8	.423	2.1	5.5	.377	1.2	1.3	.929
Sam Bowie	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 14
	Trevor Ariza	Sam Bowie
Season	2017-18	-
Team	Houston Rockets	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Rockets 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		%
Trevor Ariza	67	33.9	11.7	0.5	3.9	4.4	1.6	1.5	0.2	0.8	2.0	4.0	9.7	.412	2.5	6.9	.368	1.1	1.3	.854
Sam Bowie	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Trevor Ariza	17	34.2	8.8	0.5	3.3	3.8	1.3	1.1	0.1	0.6	2.6	2.9	8.2	.360	1.5	5.4	.286	1.4	1.8	.742
Sam Bowie	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 15
	Trevor Ariza	Sam Bowie
Season	2018-19	-
Team	Phoenix Suns, Washington Wizards	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did 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		%
Trevor Ariza	69	34.0	12.5	0.7	4.7	5.4	3.7	1.3	0.3	1.5	1.9	4.3	10.7	.399	2.1	6.3	.334	1.9	2.4	.793
Sam Bowie	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Trevor Ariza	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sam Bowie	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 16
	Trevor Ariza	Sam Bowie
Season	2019-20	-
Team	Sacramento Kings, Portland Trail Blazers	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did 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		%
Trevor Ariza	53	28.2	8.0	0.6	4.0	4.6	1.7	1.3	0.3	1.1	2.1	2.7	6.1	.438	1.5	3.9	.372	1.2	1.4	.838
Sam Bowie	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Trevor Ariza	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sam Bowie	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 17
	Trevor Ariza	Sam Bowie
Season	2020-21	-
Team	Miami Heat	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Heat 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		%
Trevor Ariza	30	28.0	9.4	0.9	3.9	4.8	1.8	1.0	0.6	0.7	1.8	3.3	8.0	.411	1.7	4.8	.350	1.1	1.5	.773
Sam Bowie	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Trevor Ariza	4	24.0	4.8	0.5	5.3	5.8	0.5	0.8	0.3	0.8	2.8	1.8	5.8	.304	1.3	4.3	.294	0.0	0.0	-
Sam Bowie	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 18
	Trevor Ariza	Sam Bowie
Season	2021-22	-
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did 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		%
Trevor Ariza	24	19.3	4.0	0.4	3.0	3.4	1.1	0.5	0.3	0.5	0.8	1.4	4.1	.333	0.8	3.1	.270	0.4	0.8	.556
Sam Bowie	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Trevor Ariza	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sam Bowie	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Trevor Ariza vs. Sam Bowie Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Sam Bowie and Trevor Ariza, 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

Season 13

Season 14

Season 15

Season 16

Season 17

Season 18