Arvydas Sabonis vs. Larry Steele Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Larry Steele 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.

Larry Steele

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Arvydas Sabonis: 1995-96 to 2002-03
Larry Steele: 1971-72 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Arvydas Sabonis 0 Larry Steele 1

NBA Seasons Arvydas Sabonis 7 Larry Steele 9

Playoffs Played Arvydas Sabonis 7 Larry Steele 3

All-Star Games Arvydas Sabonis 0 Larry Steele 0

Honors and Awards

Steals Leader Arvydas Sabonis 0 Larry Steele 1 *

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 12.0 Larry Steele 8.2

Rebounds Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 7.3 Larry Steele 2.9

Assists Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 2.1 Larry Steele 2.8

Steals Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 0.8 Larry Steele 1.8 *

Blocks Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 1.1 Larry Steele 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Arvydas Sabonis 5,629 Larry Steele 5,009

Total Rebounds Arvydas Sabonis 3,436 Larry Steele 1,781

Total Assists Arvydas Sabonis 964 Larry Steele 1,719

Total Steals Arvydas Sabonis 370 Larry Steele 846 *

Total Blocks Arvydas Sabonis 494 Larry Steele 96 *

Total Games Arvydas Sabonis 470 Larry Steele 610

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Arvydas Sabonis .500 Larry Steele .483

3-Point Percentage Arvydas Sabonis .328 Larry Steele .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Arvydas Sabonis .786 Larry Steele .796

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 16.0 (1998) Larry Steele 10.3 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 10.0 (1998) Larry Steele 3.9 (1972)

Assists Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 3.0 (1998) Larry Steele 4.2 (1980)

Steals Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 (1997) Larry Steele 2.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 1.3 (1999) Larry Steele 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 12.1 Larry Steele 6.9

Rebounds Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 7.4 Larry Steele 2.4

Assists Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 1.9 Larry Steele 1.4

Steals Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 Larry Steele 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 Larry Steele 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Arvydas Sabonis 617 Larry Steele 185

Total Rebounds Arvydas Sabonis 378 Larry Steele 64

Total Assists Arvydas Sabonis 97 Larry Steele 39

Total Steals Arvydas Sabonis 48 Larry Steele 26 *

Total Blocks Arvydas Sabonis 48 Larry Steele 2 *

Total Games Arvydas Sabonis 51 Larry Steele 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Arvydas Sabonis .452 Larry Steele .424

3-Point Percentage Arvydas Sabonis .319 Larry Steele - *

Free Throw Percentage Arvydas Sabonis .802 Larry Steele .823

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 23.6 (1996) Larry Steele 13.3 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 10.2 (1996) Larry Steele 4.3 (1978)

Assists Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 2.7 (2001) Larry Steele 2.3 (1979)

Steals Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 1.8 (1998) Larry Steele 3.3 (1979) *

Blocks Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 2.3 (2001) Larry Steele 0.3 (1978) *

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. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.