Arvydas Sabonis vs. Howie Shannon Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Howie Shannon and Arvydas Sabonis that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Arvydas Sabonis

vs.

Howie Shannon

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Arvydas Sabonis: 1995-96 to 2002-03
Howie Shannon: 1948-49 to 1949-50

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Arvydas Sabonis 0 Howie Shannon 0

NBA Seasons Arvydas Sabonis 7 Howie Shannon 2

Playoffs Played Arvydas Sabonis 7 Howie Shannon 0

All-Star Games Arvydas Sabonis 0 Howie Shannon 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 12.0 Howie Shannon 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 7.3 Howie Shannon - n/a **

Assists Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 2.1 Howie Shannon 2.5

Steals Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 0.8 Howie Shannon - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 1.1 Howie Shannon - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Arvydas Sabonis 5,629 Howie Shannon 1,323

Total Rebounds Arvydas Sabonis 3,436 Howie Shannon - n/a **

Total Assists Arvydas Sabonis 964 Howie Shannon 299

Total Steals Arvydas Sabonis 370 Howie Shannon - n/a **

Total Blocks Arvydas Sabonis 494 Howie Shannon - n/a **

Total Games Arvydas Sabonis 470 Howie Shannon 122

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Arvydas Sabonis .500 Howie Shannon .355

3-Point Percentage Arvydas Sabonis .328 Howie Shannon - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Arvydas Sabonis .786 Howie Shannon .795

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 16.0 (1998) Howie Shannon 13.4 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 10.0 (1998) Howie Shannon - n/a **

Assists Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 3.0 (1998) Howie Shannon 2.6 (1950)

Steals Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 (1997) Howie Shannon - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 1.3 (1999) Howie Shannon - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 12.1 Howie Shannon -

Rebounds Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 7.4 Howie Shannon - n/a **

Assists Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 1.9 Howie Shannon -

Steals Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 Howie Shannon - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 Howie Shannon - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Arvydas Sabonis 617 Howie Shannon -

Total Rebounds Arvydas Sabonis 378 Howie Shannon - n/a **

Total Assists Arvydas Sabonis 97 Howie Shannon -

Total Steals Arvydas Sabonis 48 Howie Shannon - n/a **

Total Blocks Arvydas Sabonis 48 Howie Shannon - n/a **

Total Games Arvydas Sabonis 51 Howie Shannon 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Arvydas Sabonis .452 Howie Shannon -

3-Point Percentage Arvydas Sabonis .319 Howie Shannon - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Arvydas Sabonis .802 Howie Shannon -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 23.6 (1996) Howie Shannon -

Rebounds Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 10.2 (1996) Howie Shannon - n/a **

Assists Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 2.7 (2001) Howie Shannon -

Steals Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 1.8 (1998) Howie Shannon - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 2.3 (2001) Howie Shannon - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.