Arvydas Sabonis vs. Justus Thigpen Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Justus Thigpen 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.

Justus Thigpen

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Arvydas Sabonis: 1995-96 to 2002-03
Justus Thigpen: 1972-73 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Arvydas Sabonis 0 Justus Thigpen 0

NBA Seasons Arvydas Sabonis 7 Justus Thigpen 2

Playoffs Played Arvydas Sabonis 7 Justus Thigpen 0

All-Star Games Arvydas Sabonis 0 Justus Thigpen 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 12.0 Justus Thigpen 2.5

Rebounds Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 7.3 Justus Thigpen 0.5

Assists Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 2.1 Justus Thigpen 0.4

Steals Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 0.8 Justus Thigpen 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 1.1 Justus Thigpen 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Arvydas Sabonis 5,629 Justus Thigpen 48

Total Rebounds Arvydas Sabonis 3,436 Justus Thigpen 10

Total Assists Arvydas Sabonis 964 Justus Thigpen 8

Total Steals Arvydas Sabonis 370 Justus Thigpen 0 *

Total Blocks Arvydas Sabonis 494 Justus Thigpen 0 *

Total Games Arvydas Sabonis 470 Justus Thigpen 19

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Arvydas Sabonis .500 Justus Thigpen .400

3-Point Percentage Arvydas Sabonis .328 Justus Thigpen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Arvydas Sabonis .786 Justus Thigpen -

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 16.0 (1998) Justus Thigpen 2.6 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 10.0 (1998) Justus Thigpen 1.0 (1974)

Assists Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 3.0 (1998) Justus Thigpen 0.4 (1973)

Steals Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 (1997) Justus Thigpen 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 1.3 (1999) Justus Thigpen 0.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 12.1 Justus Thigpen -

Rebounds Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 7.4 Justus Thigpen -

Assists Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 1.9 Justus Thigpen -

Steals Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 Justus Thigpen - *

Blocks Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 Justus Thigpen - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Arvydas Sabonis 617 Justus Thigpen -

Total Rebounds Arvydas Sabonis 378 Justus Thigpen -

Total Assists Arvydas Sabonis 97 Justus Thigpen -

Total Steals Arvydas Sabonis 48 Justus Thigpen - *

Total Blocks Arvydas Sabonis 48 Justus Thigpen - *

Total Games Arvydas Sabonis 51 Justus Thigpen 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Arvydas Sabonis .452 Justus Thigpen -

3-Point Percentage Arvydas Sabonis .319 Justus Thigpen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Arvydas Sabonis .802 Justus Thigpen -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 23.6 (1996) Justus Thigpen -

Rebounds Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 10.2 (1996) Justus Thigpen -

Assists Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 2.7 (2001) Justus Thigpen -

Steals Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 1.8 (1998) Justus Thigpen - *

Blocks Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 2.3 (2001) Justus Thigpen - *

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.