James Donaldson vs. Arvydas Sabonis Comparison

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

James Donaldson

vs.

Arvydas Sabonis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Donaldson: 1980-81 to 1994-95
Arvydas Sabonis: 1995-96 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Donaldson 0 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Seasons James Donaldson 14 Arvydas Sabonis 7

Playoffs Played James Donaldson 9 Arvydas Sabonis 7

All-Star Games James Donaldson 1 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Donaldson 8.6 Arvydas Sabonis 12.0

Rebounds Per Game James Donaldson 7.8 Arvydas Sabonis 7.3

Assists Per Game James Donaldson 0.8 Arvydas Sabonis 2.1

Steals Per Game James Donaldson 0.4 Arvydas Sabonis 0.8

Blocks Per Game James Donaldson 1.3 Arvydas Sabonis 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points James Donaldson 8,203 Arvydas Sabonis 5,629

Total Rebounds James Donaldson 7,492 Arvydas Sabonis 3,436

Total Assists James Donaldson 765 Arvydas Sabonis 964

Total Steals James Donaldson 336 Arvydas Sabonis 370

Total Blocks James Donaldson 1,267 Arvydas Sabonis 494

Total Games James Donaldson 957 Arvydas Sabonis 470

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Donaldson .571 Arvydas Sabonis .500

3-Point Percentage James Donaldson - Arvydas Sabonis .328

Free Throw Percentage James Donaldson .732 Arvydas Sabonis .786

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Donaldson 11.8 (1984) Arvydas Sabonis 16.0 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game James Donaldson 11.9 (1987) Arvydas Sabonis 10.0 (1998)

Assists Per Game James Donaldson 1.2 (1983) Arvydas Sabonis 3.0 (1998)

Steals Per Game James Donaldson 0.6 (1987) Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 (1997)

Blocks Per Game James Donaldson 1.7 (1984) Arvydas Sabonis 1.3 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Donaldson 7.9 Arvydas Sabonis 12.1

Rebounds Per Game James Donaldson 7.8 Arvydas Sabonis 7.4

Assists Per Game James Donaldson 0.7 Arvydas Sabonis 1.9

Steals Per Game James Donaldson 0.4 Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Blocks Per Game James Donaldson 0.8 Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points James Donaldson 401 Arvydas Sabonis 617

Total Rebounds James Donaldson 400 Arvydas Sabonis 378

Total Assists James Donaldson 35 Arvydas Sabonis 97

Total Steals James Donaldson 18 Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Blocks James Donaldson 42 Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Games James Donaldson 51 Arvydas Sabonis 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Donaldson .627 Arvydas Sabonis .452

3-Point Percentage James Donaldson - Arvydas Sabonis .319

Free Throw Percentage James Donaldson .779 Arvydas Sabonis .802

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Donaldson 12.0 (1983) Arvydas Sabonis 23.6 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game James Donaldson 11.7 (1986) Arvydas Sabonis 10.2 (1996)

Assists Per Game James Donaldson 1.0 (1986) Arvydas Sabonis 2.7 (2001)

Steals Per Game James Donaldson 0.7 (1990) Arvydas Sabonis 1.8 (1998)

Blocks Per Game James Donaldson 1.5 (1983) Arvydas Sabonis 2.3 (2001)