Austin Rivers vs. Arvydas Sabonis Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Arvydas Sabonis and Austin Rivers 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

Austin Rivers

vs.

Arvydas Sabonis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Austin Rivers: 2012-13 to 2022-23
Arvydas Sabonis: 1995-96 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Austin Rivers 0 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Seasons Austin Rivers 11 Arvydas Sabonis 7

Playoffs Played Austin Rivers 8 Arvydas Sabonis 7

All-Star Games Austin Rivers 0 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Austin Rivers 8.5 Arvydas Sabonis 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Austin Rivers 2.0 Arvydas Sabonis 7.3

Assists Per Game Austin Rivers 2.1 Arvydas Sabonis 2.1

Steals Per Game Austin Rivers 0.7 Arvydas Sabonis 0.8

Blocks Per Game Austin Rivers 0.2 Arvydas Sabonis 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Austin Rivers 5,996 Arvydas Sabonis 5,629

Total Rebounds Austin Rivers 1,442 Arvydas Sabonis 3,436

Total Assists Austin Rivers 1,513 Arvydas Sabonis 964

Total Steals Austin Rivers 494 Arvydas Sabonis 370

Total Blocks Austin Rivers 112 Arvydas Sabonis 494

Total Games Austin Rivers 707 Arvydas Sabonis 470

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Austin Rivers .419 Arvydas Sabonis .500

3-Point Percentage Austin Rivers .349 Arvydas Sabonis .328

Free Throw Percentage Austin Rivers .653 Arvydas Sabonis .786

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Austin Rivers 15.1 (2018) Arvydas Sabonis 16.0 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Austin Rivers 2.6 (2020) Arvydas Sabonis 10.0 (1998)

Assists Per Game Austin Rivers 4.0 (2018) Arvydas Sabonis 3.0 (1998)

Steals Per Game Austin Rivers 1.2 (2018) Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Austin Rivers 0.3 (2019) Arvydas Sabonis 1.3 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Austin Rivers 7.1 Arvydas Sabonis 12.1

Rebounds Per Game Austin Rivers 1.9 Arvydas Sabonis 7.4

Assists Per Game Austin Rivers 1.4 Arvydas Sabonis 1.9

Steals Per Game Austin Rivers 0.6 Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Blocks Per Game Austin Rivers 0.2 Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Austin Rivers 457 Arvydas Sabonis 617

Total Rebounds Austin Rivers 124 Arvydas Sabonis 378

Total Assists Austin Rivers 88 Arvydas Sabonis 97

Total Steals Austin Rivers 36 Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Blocks Austin Rivers 11 Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Games Austin Rivers 64 Arvydas Sabonis 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Austin Rivers .412 Arvydas Sabonis .452

3-Point Percentage Austin Rivers .357 Arvydas Sabonis .319

Free Throw Percentage Austin Rivers .727 Arvydas Sabonis .802

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Austin Rivers 10.3 (2016) Arvydas Sabonis 23.6 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Austin Rivers 2.7 (2017) Arvydas Sabonis 10.2 (1996)

Assists Per Game Austin Rivers 2.7 (2016) Arvydas Sabonis 2.7 (2001)

Steals Per Game Austin Rivers 1.4 (2022) Arvydas Sabonis 1.8 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Austin Rivers 0.3 (2017) Arvydas Sabonis 2.3 (2001)