Cleveland Buckner vs. Arvydas Sabonis Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Arvydas Sabonis and Cleveland Buckner 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

Cleveland Buckner

vs.

Arvydas Sabonis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Cleveland Buckner: 1961-62 to 1962-63
Arvydas Sabonis: 1995-96 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Cleveland Buckner 0 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Seasons Cleveland Buckner 2 Arvydas Sabonis 7

Playoffs Played Cleveland Buckner 0 Arvydas Sabonis 7

All-Star Games Cleveland Buckner 0 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cleveland Buckner 6.0 Arvydas Sabonis 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Cleveland Buckner 3.5 Arvydas Sabonis 7.3

Assists Per Game Cleveland Buckner 0.6 Arvydas Sabonis 2.1

Steals Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 0.8

Blocks Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Cleveland Buckner 411 Arvydas Sabonis 5,629

Total Rebounds Cleveland Buckner 240 Arvydas Sabonis 3,436

Total Assists Cleveland Buckner 44 Arvydas Sabonis 964

Total Steals Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 370

Total Blocks Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 494

Total Games Cleveland Buckner 68 Arvydas Sabonis 470

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cleveland Buckner .432 Arvydas Sabonis .500

3-Point Percentage Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis .328

Free Throw Percentage Cleveland Buckner .620 Arvydas Sabonis .786

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cleveland Buckner 6.4 (1962) Arvydas Sabonis 16.0 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Cleveland Buckner 3.8 (1962) Arvydas Sabonis 10.0 (1998)

Assists Per Game Cleveland Buckner 0.8 (1963) Arvydas Sabonis 3.0 (1998)

Steals Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 1.3 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cleveland Buckner - Arvydas Sabonis 12.1

Rebounds Per Game Cleveland Buckner - Arvydas Sabonis 7.4

Assists Per Game Cleveland Buckner - Arvydas Sabonis 1.9

Steals Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Blocks Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Cleveland Buckner - Arvydas Sabonis 617

Total Rebounds Cleveland Buckner - Arvydas Sabonis 378

Total Assists Cleveland Buckner - Arvydas Sabonis 97

Total Steals Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Blocks Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Games Cleveland Buckner 0 Arvydas Sabonis 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cleveland Buckner - Arvydas Sabonis .452

3-Point Percentage Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis .319

Free Throw Percentage Cleveland Buckner - Arvydas Sabonis .802

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cleveland Buckner - Arvydas Sabonis 23.6 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Cleveland Buckner - Arvydas Sabonis 10.2 (1996)

Assists Per Game Cleveland Buckner - Arvydas Sabonis 2.7 (2001)

Steals Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 1.8 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 2.3 (2001)

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.