David Rivers vs. Arvydas Sabonis Comparison

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

David Rivers

vs.

Arvydas Sabonis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
David Rivers: 1988-89 to 1991-92
Arvydas Sabonis: 1995-96 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships David Rivers 0 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Seasons David Rivers 3 Arvydas Sabonis 7

Playoffs Played David Rivers 1 Arvydas Sabonis 7

All-Star Games David Rivers 0 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game David Rivers 3.4 Arvydas Sabonis 12.0

Rebounds Per Game David Rivers 1.3 Arvydas Sabonis 7.3

Assists Per Game David Rivers 2.5 Arvydas Sabonis 2.1

Steals Per Game David Rivers 0.5 Arvydas Sabonis 0.8

Blocks Per Game David Rivers 0.1 Arvydas Sabonis 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points David Rivers 383 Arvydas Sabonis 5,629

Total Rebounds David Rivers 147 Arvydas Sabonis 3,436

Total Assists David Rivers 282 Arvydas Sabonis 964

Total Steals David Rivers 61 Arvydas Sabonis 370

Total Blocks David Rivers 10 Arvydas Sabonis 494

Total Games David Rivers 114 Arvydas Sabonis 470

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage David Rivers .398 Arvydas Sabonis .500

3-Point Percentage David Rivers .083 Arvydas Sabonis .328

Free Throw Percentage David Rivers .794 Arvydas Sabonis .786

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game David Rivers 4.2 (1990) Arvydas Sabonis 16.0 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game David Rivers 1.6 (1990) Arvydas Sabonis 10.0 (1998)

Assists Per Game David Rivers 3.0 (1990) Arvydas Sabonis 3.0 (1998)

Steals Per Game David Rivers 0.6 (1990) Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 (1997)

Blocks Per Game David Rivers 0.2 (1989) Arvydas Sabonis 1.3 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game David Rivers 2.5 Arvydas Sabonis 12.1

Rebounds Per Game David Rivers 0.7 Arvydas Sabonis 7.4

Assists Per Game David Rivers 1.0 Arvydas Sabonis 1.9

Steals Per Game David Rivers 0.0 Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Blocks Per Game David Rivers 0.0 Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points David Rivers 15 Arvydas Sabonis 617

Total Rebounds David Rivers 4 Arvydas Sabonis 378

Total Assists David Rivers 6 Arvydas Sabonis 97

Total Steals David Rivers 0 Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Blocks David Rivers 0 Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Games David Rivers 6 Arvydas Sabonis 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage David Rivers .333 Arvydas Sabonis .452

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

Free Throw Percentage David Rivers .875 Arvydas Sabonis .802

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game David Rivers 2.5 (1989) Arvydas Sabonis 23.6 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game David Rivers 0.7 (1989) Arvydas Sabonis 10.2 (1996)

Assists Per Game David Rivers 1.0 (1989) Arvydas Sabonis 2.7 (2001)

Steals Per Game David Rivers 0.0 (1989) Arvydas Sabonis 1.8 (1998)

Blocks Per Game David Rivers 0.0 (1989) Arvydas Sabonis 2.3 (2001)