Willie Green vs. Arvydas Sabonis Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Arvydas Sabonis and Willie Green, 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.

Willie Green played 12 years in the NBA, 5 more than Arvydas Sabonis, who played 7. Willie Green had the first of his seasons in 2003-04, 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
Willie Green	12	7	2003-04 to 2014-15
Arvydas Sabonis	7	7	1995-96 to 2002-03

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12


Rookie Season
	Willie Green	Arvydas Sabonis
Season	2003-04	1995-96
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	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		%
Willie Green	53	14.5	6.9	0.3	0.9	1.2	1.0	0.5	0.1	1.1	1.6	2.7	6.7	.401	0.4	1.2	.311	1.1	1.5	.728
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		%
Willie Green	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Willie Green	Arvydas Sabonis
Season	2004-05	1996-97
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	76ers Lost East Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Willie Green	57	18.7	7.7	0.4	1.9	2.3	1.8	0.6	0.1	1.3	2.1	2.7	7.4	.366	0.5	1.8	.286	1.7	2.2	.776
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		%
Willie Green	5	13.2	5.4	0.6	1.2	1.8	0.6	0.2	0.0	0.4	1.0	1.6	3.6	.444	0.4	1.8	.222	1.8	2.0	.900
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
	Willie Green	Arvydas Sabonis
Season	2005-06	1997-98
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	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		%
Willie Green	10	15.3	7.0	0.1	1.4	1.5	0.5	0.2	0.0	1.2	1.3	2.8	6.6	.424	1.0	1.9	.526	0.4	0.5	.800
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		%
Willie Green	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Willie Green	Arvydas Sabonis
Season	2006-07	1998-99
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
Willie Green	74	24.9	11.3	0.6	1.6	2.1	1.5	0.8	0.1	1.4	1.9	4.8	11.7	.411	0.7	2.1	.325	1.0	1.5	.667
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		%
Willie Green	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Willie Green	Arvydas Sabonis
Season	2007-08	1999-00
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	76ers Lost East Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Willie Green	74	26.6	12.4	0.4	2.0	2.5	2.0	0.7	0.3	1.5	1.6	5.1	11.8	.436	0.7	2.4	.285	1.5	2.0	.757
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		%
Willie Green	6	23.7	9.0	0.3	1.0	1.3	2.0	0.8	0.7	1.5	3.2	3.7	8.5	.431	0.2	0.8	.200	1.5	2.3	.643
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
	Willie Green	Arvydas Sabonis
Season	2008-09	2000-01
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	76ers Lost East Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Willie Green	81	22.6	8.5	0.4	1.2	1.6	2.0	0.7	0.2	0.8	1.9	3.5	8.1	.435	0.6	2.0	.317	0.8	1.0	.729
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		%
Willie Green	6	24.7	7.8	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.2	0.0	0.2	0.8	2.2	3.5	8.5	.412	0.7	1.8	.364	0.2	0.5	.333
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
	Willie Green	Arvydas Sabonis
Season	2009-10	2002-03
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	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		%
Willie Green	73	21.3	8.7	0.3	1.5	1.8	2.1	0.4	0.2	0.9	1.8	3.4	7.4	.457	0.6	1.9	.346	1.3	1.6	.833
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		%
Willie Green	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Willie Green	Arvydas Sabonis
Season	2010-11	-
Team	New Orleans Hornets	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Hornets 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		%
Willie Green	77	21.7	8.7	0.3	1.8	2.1	1.0	0.5	0.2	0.9	1.9	3.5	7.9	.443	0.7	2.0	.348	1.0	1.3	.780
Arvydas Sabonis	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Willie Green	6	14.0	5.7	0.2	0.7	0.8	0.7	0.3	0.0	0.5	2.3	2.3	6.0	.389	0.3	1.5	.222	0.7	1.2	.571
Arvydas Sabonis	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 9
	Willie Green	Arvydas Sabonis
Season	2011-12	-
Team	Atlanta Hawks	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Hawks 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		%
Willie Green	53	17.4	7.6	0.3	1.2	1.5	0.8	0.4	0.1	0.6	1.4	2.9	6.1	.471	0.9	2.1	.442	0.9	1.1	.857
Arvydas Sabonis	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Willie Green	5	12.6	2.6	0.2	1.4	1.6	0.6	0.0	0.0	0.4	1.2	1.2	2.6	.462	0.2	0.8	.250	0.0	0.0	-
Arvydas Sabonis	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 10
	Willie Green	Arvydas Sabonis
Season	2012-13	-
Team	Los Angeles Clippers	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Clippers 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		%
Willie Green	72	16.5	6.3	0.2	1.1	1.3	0.8	0.4	0.2	0.4	1.3	2.5	5.4	.461	1.0	2.3	.428	0.3	0.4	.719
Arvydas Sabonis	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Willie Green	3	6.7	2.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.7	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.7	1.0	.667	0.0	0.3	.000	0.7	0.7	1.000
Arvydas Sabonis	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 11
	Willie Green	Arvydas Sabonis
Season	2013-14	-
Team	Los Angeles Clippers	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Clippers 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		%
Willie Green	55	15.8	5.0	0.2	1.2	1.4	0.9	0.4	0.2	0.6	1.7	1.9	4.9	.376	0.7	2.2	.339	0.5	0.6	.824
Arvydas Sabonis	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Willie Green	5	3.8	1.0	0.0	1.4	1.4	0.2	0.6	0.0	0.2	0.6	0.2	1.0	.200	0.2	0.8	.250	0.4	0.4	1.000
Arvydas Sabonis	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 12
	Willie Green	Arvydas Sabonis
Season	2014-15	-
Team	Orlando Magic	-
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		%
Willie Green	52	18.3	5.9	0.3	1.3	1.5	1.3	0.5	0.1	0.9	1.6	2.3	5.9	.386	0.8	2.3	.347	0.5	0.7	.824
Arvydas Sabonis	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Willie Green	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Arvydas Sabonis	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Willie Green vs. Arvydas Sabonis Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Arvydas Sabonis and Willie Green, 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