Woody Sauldsberry vs. Latrell Sprewell Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Latrell Sprewell and Woody Sauldsberry, 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.

Woody Sauldsberry played 7 years in the NBA, 6 less than Latrell Sprewell, who played 13. Woody Sauldsberry had the first of his seasons in 1957-58, while Latrell Sprewell had his rookie season in 1992-93. 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
Woody Sauldsberry 7 3 1957-58 to 1965-66
Latrell Sprewell 13 5 1992-93 to 2004-05

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Woody Sauldsberry Latrell Sprewell
Season 1957-581992-93
Team Philadelphia WarriorsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
-Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Warriors Lost East Div FinalsDid 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 %
Woody Sauldsberry 71 33.5 12.8 - - 10.3 0.8 - - - 3.5 5.5 15.2 .360 - - - 1.9 3.1 .615
Latrell Sprewell 77 35.6 15.4 1.0 2.5 3.5 3.8 1.6 0.7 2.6 2.2 5.8 12.6 .464 0.9 2.6 .369 2.7 3.7 .746
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Woody Sauldsberry 8 36.3 12.9 - - 10.9 0.8 - - - 3.4 5.6 16.4 .344 - - - 1.6 2.9 .565
Latrell Sprewell ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Woody Sauldsberry Latrell Sprewell
Season 1958-591993-94
Team Philadelphia WarriorsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayWarriors 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 %
Woody Sauldsberry 72 38.1 15.4 - - 11.5 1.0 - - - 3.8 7.0 19.2 .363 - - - 1.5 2.4 .625
Latrell Sprewell 82 43.1 21.0 1.0 3.9 4.9 4.7 2.2 0.9 2.8 1.9 7.5 17.3 .433 1.7 4.8 .361 4.3 5.6 .774
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Woody Sauldsberry ------- --- ----------
Latrell Sprewell 3 40.7 22.7 0.3 2.7 3.0 7.0 0.7 1.0 3.0 5.0 8.7 20.0 .433 2.7 7.7 .348 2.7 4.0 .667

Season 3

Woody Sauldsberry Latrell Sprewell
Season 1959-601994-95
Team Philadelphia WarriorsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Warriors Lost East Div FinalsDid 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 %
Woody Sauldsberry 71 26.0 9.9 - - 6.3 1.6 - - - 2.9 4.6 13.7 .334 - - - 0.8 1.5 .534
Latrell Sprewell 69 40.2 20.6 0.8 2.9 3.7 4.0 1.6 0.7 3.3 1.6 7.1 17.0 .418 1.3 4.7 .276 5.1 6.5 .781
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Woody Sauldsberry 9 33.1 12.9 - - 7.1 1.3 - - - 4.4 6.0 17.7 .340 - - - 0.9 1.6 .571
Latrell Sprewell ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Woody Sauldsberry Latrell Sprewell
Season 1960-611995-96
Team St. Louis HawksGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost NBA FinalsDid 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 %
Woody Sauldsberry 69 21.6 7.5 - - 7.1 1.1 - - - 2.9 3.3 11.1 .299 - - - 0.8 1.4 .560
Latrell Sprewell 78 39.3 18.9 1.6 3.3 4.9 4.2 1.6 0.6 2.8 1.9 6.6 15.4 .428 1.2 3.6 .323 4.5 5.7 .789
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Woody Sauldsberry 12 33.9 13.7 - - 9.0 2.8 - - - 4.3 6.3 17.2 .364 - - - 1.2 2.1 .560
Latrell Sprewell ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Woody Sauldsberry Latrell Sprewell
Season 1961-621996-97
Team St. Louis Hawks, Chicago PackersGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Woody Sauldsberry 63 28.0 10.7 - - 8.5 1.4 - - - 2.8 4.7 13.8 .343 - - - 1.3 2.0 .642
Latrell Sprewell 80 41.9 24.2 0.7 3.9 4.6 6.3 1.7 0.6 4.0 1.9 8.1 18.1 .449 1.8 5.2 .354 6.2 7.3 .843
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Woody Sauldsberry ------- --- ----------
Latrell Sprewell ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Woody Sauldsberry Latrell Sprewell
Season 1962-631997-98
Team Chicago Zephyrs, St. Louis HawksGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Woody Sauldsberry 77 26.4 10.9 - - 5.8 1.0 - - - 3.0 4.8 12.5 .379 - - - 1.4 2.1 .656
Latrell Sprewell 14 39.1 21.4 0.5 3.1 3.6 4.9 1.4 0.4 3.1 1.9 7.9 19.8 .397 0.6 3.4 .188 5.0 6.7 .745
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Woody Sauldsberry ------- --- ----------
Latrell Sprewell ------- --- ----------

Note: Woody Sauldsberry didn't play in 1963-64 and 1964-65.

Season 7

Woody Sauldsberry Latrell Sprewell
Season 1965-661998-99
Team Boston CelticsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionKnicks Lost NBA 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 %
Woody Sauldsberry 39 13.6 4.4 - - 3.6 0.4 - - - 2.4 2.1 6.4 .321 - - - 0.3 0.6 .500
Latrell Sprewell 37 33.3 16.4 1.1 3.1 4.2 2.5 1.2 0.1 2.1 1.8 5.8 14.0 .415 0.6 2.1 .273 4.2 5.2 .812
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Woody Sauldsberry ------- --- ----------
Latrell Sprewell 20 37.1 20.4 1.2 3.6 4.8 2.2 1.0 0.3 2.9 2.0 7.3 17.3 .419 0.2 1.3 .160 5.7 6.7 .850

Season 8

Woody Sauldsberry Latrell Sprewell
Season -1999-00
Team -New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Knicks Lost East 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 %
Woody Sauldsberry ------- --- ----------
Latrell Sprewell 82 40.0 18.6 0.6 3.7 4.3 4.0 1.3 0.3 2.8 2.2 6.9 15.9 .435 0.5 1.5 .346 4.2 4.8 .866
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Woody Sauldsberry ------- --- ----------
Latrell Sprewell 16 43.8 18.7 0.8 3.6 4.4 3.6 1.1 0.3 2.3 1.8 6.9 16.6 .414 0.6 1.9 .333 4.3 5.5 .784

Season 9

Woody Sauldsberry Latrell Sprewell
Season -2000-01
Team -New York Knicks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs -Knicks 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 %
Woody Sauldsberry ------- --- ----------
Latrell Sprewell 77 39.2 17.7 0.6 3.9 4.5 3.5 1.4 0.4 2.8 2.1 6.8 15.8 .430 0.5 1.8 .304 3.6 4.6 .783
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Woody Sauldsberry ------- --- ----------
Latrell Sprewell 5 42.4 18.4 0.6 2.4 3.0 3.4 1.0 0.2 4.0 3.4 7.0 17.2 .407 0.6 2.8 .214 3.8 5.0 .760

Season 10

Woody Sauldsberry Latrell Sprewell
Season -2001-02
Team -New York Knicks
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 %
Woody Sauldsberry ------- --- ----------
Latrell Sprewell 81 41.1 19.4 0.7 3.0 3.7 3.9 1.2 0.2 2.8 2.0 7.1 17.5 .404 1.8 5.0 .360 3.5 4.3 .821
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Woody Sauldsberry ------- --- ----------
Latrell Sprewell ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Woody Sauldsberry Latrell Sprewell
Season -2002-03
Team -New York Knicks
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 %
Woody Sauldsberry ------- --- ----------
Latrell Sprewell 74 38.6 16.4 0.6 3.2 3.9 4.5 1.4 0.3 2.3 1.8 6.1 15.2 .403 1.8 4.9 .372 2.3 2.9 .794
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Woody Sauldsberry ------- --- ----------
Latrell Sprewell ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Woody Sauldsberry Latrell Sprewell
Season -2003-04
Team -Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Timberwolves 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 %
Woody Sauldsberry ------- --- ----------
Latrell Sprewell 82 37.8 16.8 0.7 3.1 3.8 3.5 1.1 0.3 1.9 1.2 6.3 15.4 .409 1.2 3.6 .331 2.9 3.6 .814
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Woody Sauldsberry ------- --- ----------
Latrell Sprewell 18 42.8 19.8 0.6 3.8 4.4 4.0 1.6 0.7 2.6 1.9 7.2 17.2 .421 2.1 5.3 .385 3.3 4.3 .779

Season 13

Woody Sauldsberry Latrell Sprewell
Season -2004-05
Team -Minnesota Timberwolves
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 %
Woody Sauldsberry ------- --- ----------
Latrell Sprewell 80 30.6 12.8 0.8 2.4 3.2 2.2 0.7 0.3 1.6 1.6 5.0 12.0 .414 0.9 2.6 .327 2.0 2.4 .830
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Woody Sauldsberry ------- --- ----------
Latrell Sprewell ------- --- ----------