Buddy Hield vs. Arvydas Sabonis Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Arvydas Sabonis and Buddy Hield 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

Buddy Hield

vs.

Arvydas Sabonis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Buddy Hield: 2016-17 to 2023-24
Arvydas Sabonis: 1995-96 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Buddy Hield 0 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Seasons Buddy Hield 8 Arvydas Sabonis 7

Playoffs Played Buddy Hield 1 Arvydas Sabonis 7

All-Star Games Buddy Hield 0 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Buddy Hield 15.5 Arvydas Sabonis 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Buddy Hield 4.2 Arvydas Sabonis 7.3

Assists Per Game Buddy Hield 2.6 Arvydas Sabonis 2.1

Steals Per Game Buddy Hield 0.9 Arvydas Sabonis 0.8

Blocks Per Game Buddy Hield 0.3 Arvydas Sabonis 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Buddy Hield 9,820 Arvydas Sabonis 5,629

Total Rebounds Buddy Hield 2,672 Arvydas Sabonis 3,436

Total Assists Buddy Hield 1,641 Arvydas Sabonis 964

Total Steals Buddy Hield 545 Arvydas Sabonis 370

Total Blocks Buddy Hield 204 Arvydas Sabonis 494

Total Games Buddy Hield 632 Arvydas Sabonis 470

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Buddy Hield .434 Arvydas Sabonis .500

3-Point Percentage Buddy Hield .400 Arvydas Sabonis .328

Free Throw Percentage Buddy Hield .860 Arvydas Sabonis .786

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Buddy Hield 20.7 (2019) Arvydas Sabonis 16.0 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Buddy Hield 5.0 (2019) Arvydas Sabonis 10.0 (1998)

Assists Per Game Buddy Hield 3.6 (2021) Arvydas Sabonis 3.0 (1998)

Steals Per Game Buddy Hield 1.2 (2023) Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Buddy Hield 0.5 (2024) Arvydas Sabonis 1.3 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Buddy Hield 0.7 Arvydas Sabonis 12.1

Rebounds Per Game Buddy Hield 0.3 Arvydas Sabonis 7.4

Assists Per Game Buddy Hield 0.3 Arvydas Sabonis 1.9

Steals Per Game Buddy Hield 0.0 Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Blocks Per Game Buddy Hield 0.3 Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Buddy Hield 2 Arvydas Sabonis 617

Total Rebounds Buddy Hield 1 Arvydas Sabonis 378

Total Assists Buddy Hield 1 Arvydas Sabonis 97

Total Steals Buddy Hield 0 Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Blocks Buddy Hield 1 Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Games Buddy Hield 3 Arvydas Sabonis 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Buddy Hield .143 Arvydas Sabonis .452

3-Point Percentage Buddy Hield .000 Arvydas Sabonis .319

Free Throw Percentage Buddy Hield - Arvydas Sabonis .802

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Buddy Hield 0.7 (2024) Arvydas Sabonis 23.6 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Buddy Hield 0.3 (2024) Arvydas Sabonis 10.2 (1996)

Assists Per Game Buddy Hield 0.3 (2024) Arvydas Sabonis 2.7 (2001)

Steals Per Game Buddy Hield 0.0 (2024) Arvydas Sabonis 1.8 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Buddy Hield 0.3 (2024) Arvydas Sabonis 2.3 (2001)