Tyler Hansbrough vs. Arvydas Sabonis Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Arvydas Sabonis and Tyler Hansbrough, 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.

Tyler Hansbrough and Arvydas Sabonis both played 7 years in the NBA. Tyler Hansbrough had the first of his seasons in 2009-10, 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
Tyler Hansbrough 7 6 2009-10 to 2015-16
Arvydas Sabonis 7 7 1995-96 to 2002-03

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Tyler Hansbrough Arvydas Sabonis
Season 2009-101995-96
Team Indiana PacersPortland 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 %
Tyler Hansbrough 29 17.6 8.5 2.1 2.7 4.8 1.0 0.6 0.3 0.7 2.4 2.8 7.8 .360 0.0 0.1 .000 2.9 3.9 .743
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 %
Tyler Hansbrough ------- --- ----------
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
Tyler Hansbrough Arvydas Sabonis
Season 2010-111996-97
Team Indiana PacersPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers Lost East 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 %
Tyler Hansbrough 70 21.9 11.0 2.1 3.2 5.2 0.6 0.5 0.2 1.1 2.3 4.1 8.8 .465 0.0 0.0 .000 2.8 3.6 .779
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 %
Tyler Hansbrough 5 32.8 11.2 2.6 2.8 5.4 1.0 1.2 0.0 1.8 2.6 4.0 12.0 .333 0.0 0.0 - 3.2 3.6 .889
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
Tyler Hansbrough Arvydas Sabonis
Season 2011-121997-98
Team Indiana PacersPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf SemisTrail 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 %
Tyler Hansbrough 66 21.8 9.3 1.7 2.7 4.4 0.5 0.8 0.1 1.0 2.4 2.9 7.3 .405 0.0 0.0 .000 3.4 4.2 .813
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 %
Tyler Hansbrough 11 14.9 4.4 1.1 2.1 3.2 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.7 2.0 1.5 4.5 .340 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 1.9 .667
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
Tyler Hansbrough Arvydas Sabonis
Season 2012-131998-99
Team Indiana PacersPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf FinalsTrail 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 %
Tyler Hansbrough 81 16.9 7.0 2.0 2.6 4.6 0.4 0.4 0.2 1.0 1.9 2.2 5.0 .432 0.0 0.0 .000 2.7 3.7 .720
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 %
Tyler Hansbrough 19 12.7 4.1 1.9 1.3 3.2 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.8 2.2 1.4 3.3 .419 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 2.3 .591
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
Tyler Hansbrough Arvydas Sabonis
Season 2013-141999-00
Team Toronto RaptorsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Raptors Lost East Conf 1st RdTrail 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 %
Tyler Hansbrough 64 15.3 4.9 1.9 2.6 4.5 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.7 2.1 1.5 3.1 .474 0.0 0.0 .000 2.0 2.9 .681
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 %
Tyler Hansbrough 3 9.7 2.3 0.7 1.3 2.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.7 2.7 0.3 1.0 .333 0.0 0.0 - 1.7 2.0 .833
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
Tyler Hansbrough Arvydas Sabonis
Season 2014-152000-01
Team Toronto RaptorsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Raptors Lost East 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 %
Tyler Hansbrough 74 14.3 3.6 1.4 2.1 3.6 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.3 1.9 1.2 2.2 .521 0.0 0.1 .143 1.3 1.9 .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 %
Tyler Hansbrough 4 12.0 1.3 0.3 1.3 1.5 0.8 0.5 0.3 0.5 2.0 0.3 1.3 .200 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.0 .750
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
Tyler Hansbrough Arvydas Sabonis
Season 2015-162002-03
Team Charlotte HornetsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hornets Lost East 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 %
Tyler Hansbrough 44 7.8 2.4 0.9 1.1 2.0 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.3 1.3 0.7 1.6 .451 0.0 0.1 .667 0.9 1.5 .585
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 %
Tyler Hansbrough 2 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
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
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