Arvydas Sabonis vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West 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.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Arvydas Sabonis: 1995-96 to 2002-03
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Arvydas Sabonis 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Arvydas Sabonis 7 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Arvydas Sabonis 7 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Arvydas Sabonis 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Arvydas Sabonis 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Arvydas Sabonis 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Arvydas Sabonis 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Arvydas Sabonis 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Arvydas Sabonis 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Arvydas Sabonis 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Arvydas Sabonis 0 Jerry West 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 12.0 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 7.3 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 2.1 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 0.8 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 1.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Arvydas Sabonis 5,629 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Arvydas Sabonis 3,436 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Arvydas Sabonis 964 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Arvydas Sabonis 370 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Arvydas Sabonis 494 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Arvydas Sabonis 470 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Arvydas Sabonis .500 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Arvydas Sabonis .328 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Arvydas Sabonis .786 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 16.0 (1998) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 10.0 (1998) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 3.0 (1998) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 (1997) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 1.3 (1999) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 12.1 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 7.4 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 1.9 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Arvydas Sabonis 617 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Arvydas Sabonis 378 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Arvydas Sabonis 97 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Arvydas Sabonis 48 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Arvydas Sabonis 48 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Arvydas Sabonis 51 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Arvydas Sabonis .452 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Arvydas Sabonis .319 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Arvydas Sabonis .802 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 23.6 (1996) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 10.2 (1996) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 2.7 (2001) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 1.8 (1998) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 2.3 (2001) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.