Ben McDonald vs. Arvydas Sabonis Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Arvydas Sabonis and Ben McDonald 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

Ben McDonald

vs.

Arvydas Sabonis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ben McDonald: 1985-86 to 1988-89
Arvydas Sabonis: 1995-96 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ben McDonald 0 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Seasons Ben McDonald 4 Arvydas Sabonis 7

Playoffs Played Ben McDonald 2 Arvydas Sabonis 7

All-Star Games Ben McDonald 0 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ben McDonald 6.0 Arvydas Sabonis 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Ben McDonald 3.2 Arvydas Sabonis 7.3

Assists Per Game Ben McDonald 1.3 Arvydas Sabonis 2.1

Steals Per Game Ben McDonald 0.4 Arvydas Sabonis 0.8

Blocks Per Game Ben McDonald 0.1 Arvydas Sabonis 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Ben McDonald 1,061 Arvydas Sabonis 5,629

Total Rebounds Ben McDonald 568 Arvydas Sabonis 3,436

Total Assists Ben McDonald 236 Arvydas Sabonis 964

Total Steals Ben McDonald 77 Arvydas Sabonis 370

Total Blocks Ben McDonald 17 Arvydas Sabonis 494

Total Games Ben McDonald 176 Arvydas Sabonis 470

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ben McDonald .468 Arvydas Sabonis .500

3-Point Percentage Ben McDonald .227 Arvydas Sabonis .328

Free Throw Percentage Ben McDonald .727 Arvydas Sabonis .786

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ben McDonald 7.6 (1988) Arvydas Sabonis 16.0 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Ben McDonald 4.1 (1988) Arvydas Sabonis 10.0 (1998)

Assists Per Game Ben McDonald 1.7 (1988) Arvydas Sabonis 3.0 (1998)

Steals Per Game Ben McDonald 0.5 (1988) Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Ben McDonald 0.1 (1987) Arvydas Sabonis 1.3 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ben McDonald 0.8 Arvydas Sabonis 12.1

Rebounds Per Game Ben McDonald 1.4 Arvydas Sabonis 7.4

Assists Per Game Ben McDonald 1.0 Arvydas Sabonis 1.9

Steals Per Game Ben McDonald 0.5 Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Blocks Per Game Ben McDonald 0.1 Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Ben McDonald 8 Arvydas Sabonis 617

Total Rebounds Ben McDonald 14 Arvydas Sabonis 378

Total Assists Ben McDonald 10 Arvydas Sabonis 97

Total Steals Ben McDonald 5 Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Blocks Ben McDonald 1 Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Games Ben McDonald 10 Arvydas Sabonis 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ben McDonald .143 Arvydas Sabonis .452

3-Point Percentage Ben McDonald .000 Arvydas Sabonis .319

Free Throw Percentage Ben McDonald .500 Arvydas Sabonis .802

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ben McDonald 1.2 (1989) Arvydas Sabonis 23.6 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Ben McDonald 1.6 (1989) Arvydas Sabonis 10.2 (1996)

Assists Per Game Ben McDonald 1.8 (1987) Arvydas Sabonis 2.7 (2001)

Steals Per Game Ben McDonald 0.6 (1989) Arvydas Sabonis 1.8 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Ben McDonald 0.2 (1989) Arvydas Sabonis 2.3 (2001)