Gar Heard vs. Arvydas Sabonis Comparison

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

Gar Heard

vs.

Arvydas Sabonis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gar Heard: 1970-71 to 1980-81
Arvydas Sabonis: 1995-96 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gar Heard 0 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Seasons Gar Heard 11 Arvydas Sabonis 7

Playoffs Played Gar Heard 7 Arvydas Sabonis 7

All-Star Games Gar Heard 0 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gar Heard 8.7 Arvydas Sabonis 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Gar Heard 7.5 Arvydas Sabonis 7.3

Assists Per Game Gar Heard 1.6 Arvydas Sabonis 2.1

Steals Per Game Gar Heard 1.3 * Arvydas Sabonis 0.8

Blocks Per Game Gar Heard 1.3 * Arvydas Sabonis 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Gar Heard 6,828 Arvydas Sabonis 5,629

Total Rebounds Gar Heard 5,876 Arvydas Sabonis 3,436

Total Assists Gar Heard 1,220 Arvydas Sabonis 964

Total Steals Gar Heard 784 * Arvydas Sabonis 370

Total Blocks Gar Heard 780 * Arvydas Sabonis 494

Total Games Gar Heard 787 Arvydas Sabonis 470

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gar Heard .414 Arvydas Sabonis .500

3-Point Percentage Gar Heard .000 * Arvydas Sabonis .328

Free Throw Percentage Gar Heard .654 Arvydas Sabonis .786

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gar Heard 15.3 (1974) Arvydas Sabonis 16.0 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Gar Heard 11.7 (1974) Arvydas Sabonis 10.0 (1998)

Assists Per Game Gar Heard 2.8 (1975) Arvydas Sabonis 3.0 (1998)

Steals Per Game Gar Heard 1.7 (1974) * Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Gar Heard 2.8 (1974) * Arvydas Sabonis 1.3 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gar Heard 10.2 Arvydas Sabonis 12.1

Rebounds Per Game Gar Heard 9.1 Arvydas Sabonis 7.4

Assists Per Game Gar Heard 1.6 Arvydas Sabonis 1.9

Steals Per Game Gar Heard 1.4 * Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Blocks Per Game Gar Heard 1.7 * Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Gar Heard 602 Arvydas Sabonis 617

Total Rebounds Gar Heard 537 Arvydas Sabonis 378

Total Assists Gar Heard 96 Arvydas Sabonis 97

Total Steals Gar Heard 80 * Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Blocks Gar Heard 98 * Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Games Gar Heard 59 Arvydas Sabonis 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gar Heard .419 Arvydas Sabonis .452

3-Point Percentage Gar Heard - * Arvydas Sabonis .319

Free Throw Percentage Gar Heard .651 Arvydas Sabonis .802

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gar Heard 16.8 (1974) Arvydas Sabonis 23.6 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Gar Heard 14.7 (1974) Arvydas Sabonis 10.2 (1996)

Assists Per Game Gar Heard 2.6 (1975) Arvydas Sabonis 2.7 (2001)

Steals Per Game Gar Heard 2.1 (1976) * Arvydas Sabonis 1.8 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Gar Heard 2.0 (1978) * Arvydas Sabonis 2.3 (2001)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.