Arvydas Sabonis vs. Wayne Yates Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Wayne Yates 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.

Wayne Yates

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Arvydas Sabonis: 1995-96 to 2002-03
Wayne Yates: 1961-62 to 1961-62

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Arvydas Sabonis 0 Wayne Yates 0

NBA Seasons Arvydas Sabonis 7 Wayne Yates 1

Playoffs Played Arvydas Sabonis 7 Wayne Yates 1

All-Star Games Arvydas Sabonis 0 Wayne Yates 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 12.0 Wayne Yates 1.9

Rebounds Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 7.3 Wayne Yates 2.5

Assists Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 2.1 Wayne Yates 0.4

Steals Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 0.8 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 1.1 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Arvydas Sabonis 5,629 Wayne Yates 72

Total Rebounds Arvydas Sabonis 3,436 Wayne Yates 94

Total Assists Arvydas Sabonis 964 Wayne Yates 16

Total Steals Arvydas Sabonis 370 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Total Blocks Arvydas Sabonis 494 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Total Games Arvydas Sabonis 470 Wayne Yates 37

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Arvydas Sabonis .500 Wayne Yates .295

3-Point Percentage Arvydas Sabonis .328 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Arvydas Sabonis .786 Wayne Yates .455

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 16.0 (1998) Wayne Yates 1.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 10.0 (1998) Wayne Yates 2.5 (1962)

Assists Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 3.0 (1998) Wayne Yates 0.4 (1962)

Steals Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 (1997) Wayne Yates - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 1.3 (1999) Wayne Yates - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 12.1 Wayne Yates 1.8

Rebounds Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 7.4 Wayne Yates 1.3

Assists Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 1.9 Wayne Yates 0.3

Steals Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Arvydas Sabonis 617 Wayne Yates 7

Total Rebounds Arvydas Sabonis 378 Wayne Yates 5

Total Assists Arvydas Sabonis 97 Wayne Yates 1

Total Steals Arvydas Sabonis 48 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Total Blocks Arvydas Sabonis 48 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Total Games Arvydas Sabonis 51 Wayne Yates 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Arvydas Sabonis .452 Wayne Yates .375

3-Point Percentage Arvydas Sabonis .319 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Arvydas Sabonis .802 Wayne Yates .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 23.6 (1996) Wayne Yates 1.8 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 10.2 (1996) Wayne Yates 1.3 (1962)

Assists Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 2.7 (2001) Wayne Yates 0.3 (1962)

Steals Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 1.8 (1998) Wayne Yates - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 2.3 (2001) Wayne Yates - 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.