David Lee vs. Arvydas Sabonis Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Arvydas Sabonis and David Lee 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

David Lee

vs.

Arvydas Sabonis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
David Lee: 2005-06 to 2016-17
Arvydas Sabonis: 1995-96 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships David Lee 1 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Seasons David Lee 12 Arvydas Sabonis 7

Playoffs Played David Lee 5 Arvydas Sabonis 7

All-Star Games David Lee 2 Arvydas Sabonis 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) David Lee 1 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game David Lee 13.5 Arvydas Sabonis 12.0

Rebounds Per Game David Lee 8.8 Arvydas Sabonis 7.3

Assists Per Game David Lee 2.2 Arvydas Sabonis 2.1

Steals Per Game David Lee 0.8 Arvydas Sabonis 0.8

Blocks Per Game David Lee 0.4 Arvydas Sabonis 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points David Lee 11,232 Arvydas Sabonis 5,629

Total Rebounds David Lee 7,320 Arvydas Sabonis 3,436

Total Assists David Lee 1,825 Arvydas Sabonis 964

Total Steals David Lee 625 Arvydas Sabonis 370

Total Blocks David Lee 329 Arvydas Sabonis 494

Total Games David Lee 829 Arvydas Sabonis 470

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage David Lee .535 Arvydas Sabonis .500

3-Point Percentage David Lee .034 Arvydas Sabonis .328

Free Throw Percentage David Lee .772 Arvydas Sabonis .786

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game David Lee 20.2 (2010) Arvydas Sabonis 16.0 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game David Lee 11.7 (2009) Arvydas Sabonis 10.0 (1998)

Assists Per Game David Lee 3.6 (2010) Arvydas Sabonis 3.0 (1998)

Steals Per Game David Lee 1.0 (2010) Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 (1997)

Blocks Per Game David Lee 0.5 (2015) Arvydas Sabonis 1.3 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game David Lee 5.6 Arvydas Sabonis 12.1

Rebounds Per Game David Lee 4.4 Arvydas Sabonis 7.4

Assists Per Game David Lee 1.0 Arvydas Sabonis 1.9

Steals Per Game David Lee 0.3 Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Blocks Per Game David Lee 0.2 Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points David Lee 240 Arvydas Sabonis 617

Total Rebounds David Lee 189 Arvydas Sabonis 378

Total Assists David Lee 43 Arvydas Sabonis 97

Total Steals David Lee 14 Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Blocks David Lee 8 Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Games David Lee 43 Arvydas Sabonis 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage David Lee .490 Arvydas Sabonis .452

3-Point Percentage David Lee .000 Arvydas Sabonis .319

Free Throw Percentage David Lee .667 Arvydas Sabonis .802

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game David Lee 13.9 (2014) Arvydas Sabonis 23.6 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game David Lee 9.1 (2014) Arvydas Sabonis 10.2 (1996)

Assists Per Game David Lee 2.6 (2014) Arvydas Sabonis 2.7 (2001)

Steals Per Game David Lee 0.6 (2014) Arvydas Sabonis 1.8 (1998)

Blocks Per Game David Lee 0.3 (2017) Arvydas Sabonis 2.3 (2001)