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Arvydas Sabonis
Arvydas Sabonis stats, teams and career impact
#264 all-timeCareer averages · 12.0 PPG · 7.3 RPG · 2.1 APGPeak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
- Position
- Center
- Final NBA team
- Portland Trail Blazers
- Height / weight
- 7 ft 3 in (221 cm) · 279 lb (127 kg)
- Born
- December 19, 1964 (61 yrs old)
- NBA seasons
- 7 seasons · 1995–96 to 2002–03
Career summaryArvydas Sabonis was a center who played 7 NBA seasons, from 1995–96 through 2002–03.
- Career PPG
- 12.0
- Career RPG
- 7.3
- Career APG
- 2.1
- #6 in 1995–96
- #264 all-time
Best-Season Impact Rank
Career Impact Rank
Peak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
Career overview
Why Arvydas Sabonis ranks #264 all time
Arvydas Sabonis ranks #264 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #12.7. His full-career value ranks #344, so this placement is driven more by dominance than longevity.
450+ minutes required per season
470 games · Career Value Rank #344
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Full player detailsTeam history, career shooting and sources
Full team history
- Teams
- Portland Trail Blazers
Career shooting
NBA regular season- Field goal
- 50.0%FG%
- Three-point
- 32.8%3P%
- Free throw
- 78.6%FT%
470 career games · 11,375 minutes
Sources and updateConventional stats and measurements: Basketball Reference, accessed Sep 13, 2026. hussEyquation ranking data through 2025–26. Life dates: Wikidata; conflicting dates checked against Basketball Reference, accessed Sep 17, 2026.
Traditional box score
Arvydas Sabonis stats by season
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Box impact is an estimate in points per 100 possessions, not the 0–100 Impact Rate score. Zero is league average; higher is better. Rate rank is a league place: No. 1 is best.
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| pts/100 · higher is better | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002–03 | 6.1 | 4.3 | 1.8 | +4.66 | POR | 78 | 1 | 15.5 | 47.6% | 50.0% | 78.7% | #16 | 149.9 |
| 2000–01 | 10.1 | 5.4 | 1.5 | +1.22 | POR | 61 | 42 | 21.3 | 47.9% | 6.7% | 77.6% | #68 | 77.6 |
| 1999–00 | 11.8 | 7.8 | 1.8 | +2.87 | POR | 66 | 61 | 25.6 | 50.5% | 36.8% | 84.3% | #26 | 154.1 |
| 1998–99 | 12.1 | 7.9 | 2.4 | +3.80 | POR | 50 | 48 | 27.0 | 48.5% | 29.2% | 77.1% | #23 | 145.3 |
| 1997–98 | 16.0 | 10.0 | 3.0 | +4.02 | POR | 73 | 73 | 32.0 | 49.3% | 26.1% | 79.8% | #16 | 263.3 |
| 1996–97 | 13.4 | 7.9 | 2.1 | +4.40 | POR | 69 | 68 | 25.5 | 49.8% | 37.1% | 77.7% | #19 | 213.4 |
| 1995–96 | 14.5 | 8.1 | 1.8 | +6.39 | POR | 73 | 21 | 23.8 | 54.5% | 37.5% | 75.7% | #6 | 280.8 |
| Career | 12.0 | 7.3 | 2.1 | — | POR | 470 | — | 24.2 | 50.0% | 32.8% | 78.6% | — | — |
Source: Basketball Reference regular-season totals, accessed Sep 13, 2026.
Film evidence
Arvydas Sabonis highlights
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Team career retrospective
Arvydas Sabonis Trail Blazers career highlights
Arvydas Sabonis's team career retrospective adds visual context to the numbers on this page, especially his strength, touch and exceptional passing from the center position. The vetted footage complements the season tables and impact model.
What these measures mean
- Box impact
- Estimated points per 100 possessions above that season's league average, from the historical box-score model. Zero is league average; higher is better. Historical defense estimates are included where labeled. This is not the live model's lineup-adjusted estimate.
- Impact Rate
- A 0–100 score comparing performance within one season. Higher is better. This is a score, not points per possession.
- Impact estimate
- The season model's final estimated points per 100 possessions above league average, before conversion to the 0–100 Impact Rate score. It includes lineup evidence where available. Zero is league average; higher is better.
- Impact Rate rank
- The player's place among qualified players in that season's Impact Rate ranking. No. 1 is best. This is a rank, not an impact score.
- Value contribution / Season Value
- Completed seasons use a fixed-baseline contribution to Career Value. The live season instead uses Season Value, combining that season's impact with workload.
- Career Impact Rank
- An all-time rank weighted toward the player's best three, five, and ten seasons.
33.8 composite · lower is better
16.0 average league finish
1,284 total value
- Impact Rate
- 0–100 score within one season. Higher is better.
- Box impact
- Estimated points per 100 possessions above league average, from the historical model. Zero is average; higher is better.
Career standing
How Arvydas Sabonis ranks all time
These are league placements, not raw scores. Each season is judged against that season's qualified player pool.
Best in the league
Elite finishes
Upper-tier finishes
Tie-breaker across top-ten seasons
Career Composite Score33.8
Best 3, Best 5, and Best 10 average league finishes receive 50%, 30%, and 20% window weights. Missing seasons receive a replacement finish just below the player's typical qualified field. Lower is better.
- Best 3 effective weight
- 74%
- Missing-season finish
- 320.0
- Qualified seasons
- 7
- All-time rank
- #264
Strongest seasons
Every season
Arvydas Sabonis advanced stats by season
Era-centered box impact supports comparisons through time. Impact Rate and its rank compare players only within that season.
More advanced statsAge, minutes, impact, rank, value and data coverage
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| pts/100 · higher is better | 0–100 · higher is better | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002–03Historical Defense Estimate | POR | 38 | 78 | 1,209 | +4.66 | 95.3 | #16 | 149.9 | 80th | Broad |
| 2000–01Historical Defense Estimate | POR | 36 | 61 | 1,299 | +1.22 | 79.5 | #68 | 77.6 | 69th | Broad |
| 1999–00Historical Defense Estimate | POR | 35 | 66 | 1,688 | +2.87 | 92.2 | #26 | 154.1 | 82nd | Broad |
| 1998–99Historical Defense Estimate | POR | 34 | 50 | 1,349 | +3.80 | 92.0 | #23 | 145.3 | 89th | Broad |
| 1997–98Historical Defense Estimate | POR | 33 | 73 | 2,333 | +4.02 | 95.3 | #16 | 263.3 | 94th | Broad |
| 1996–97Historical Defense Estimate | POR | 32 | 69 | 1,762 | +4.40 | 94.3 | #19 | 213.4 | 88th | Broad |
| 1995–96Historical Defense Estimate | POR | 31 | 73 | 1,735 | +6.39 | 98.5 | #6 | 280.8 | 95th | Broad |
Career movement
Arvydas Sabonis's box impact by season
Peak box impact +6.39 points per 100 possessions in 1995–96 · 7 seasons · 11,375 minutes
Box impact estimates points per 100 possessions above each season's league average. Zero is average; higher is better. Rank labels show Impact Rate league places, not ranks on this chart's box-impact scale.
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Career comparison
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Arvydas SabonisYao Ming
| NBA season | Arvydas Sabonis | Yao Ming |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6.4 | 2.0 |
| 2 | 4.4 | 2.1 |
| 3 | 4.0 | 2.6 |
| 4 | 3.8 | 5.4 |
| 5 | 2.9 | 5.3 |
| 6 | 1.2 | 3.7 |
| 7 | 4.7 | 2.9 |
| 8 | Did not play | -6.0 |
NBA season number
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