James Posey vs. Arvydas Sabonis Comparison

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

vs.

Arvydas Sabonis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Posey: 1999-00 to 2010-11
Arvydas Sabonis: 1995-96 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Posey 2 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Seasons James Posey 12 Arvydas Sabonis 7

Playoffs Played James Posey 6 Arvydas Sabonis 7

All-Star Games James Posey 0 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Posey 8.6 Arvydas Sabonis 12.0

Rebounds Per Game James Posey 4.7 Arvydas Sabonis 7.3

Assists Per Game James Posey 1.6 Arvydas Sabonis 2.1

Steals Per Game James Posey 1.1 Arvydas Sabonis 0.8

Blocks Per Game James Posey 0.3 Arvydas Sabonis 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points James Posey 7,419 Arvydas Sabonis 5,629

Total Rebounds James Posey 4,061 Arvydas Sabonis 3,436

Total Assists James Posey 1,413 Arvydas Sabonis 964

Total Steals James Posey 917 Arvydas Sabonis 370

Total Blocks James Posey 298 Arvydas Sabonis 494

Total Games James Posey 864 Arvydas Sabonis 470

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Posey .410 Arvydas Sabonis .500

3-Point Percentage James Posey .349 Arvydas Sabonis .328

Free Throw Percentage James Posey .820 Arvydas Sabonis .786

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Posey 13.7 (2004) Arvydas Sabonis 16.0 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game James Posey 5.9 (2002) Arvydas Sabonis 10.0 (1998)

Assists Per Game James Posey 2.5 (2002) Arvydas Sabonis 3.0 (1998)

Steals Per Game James Posey 1.7 (2004) Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 (1997)

Blocks Per Game James Posey 0.5 (2002) Arvydas Sabonis 1.3 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Posey 7.9 Arvydas Sabonis 12.1

Rebounds Per Game James Posey 4.8 Arvydas Sabonis 7.4

Assists Per Game James Posey 1.0 Arvydas Sabonis 1.9

Steals Per Game James Posey 1.0 Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Blocks Per Game James Posey 0.3 Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points James Posey 511 Arvydas Sabonis 617

Total Rebounds James Posey 315 Arvydas Sabonis 378

Total Assists James Posey 65 Arvydas Sabonis 97

Total Steals James Posey 65 Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Blocks James Posey 18 Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Games James Posey 65 Arvydas Sabonis 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Posey .421 Arvydas Sabonis .452

3-Point Percentage James Posey .387 Arvydas Sabonis .319

Free Throw Percentage James Posey .831 Arvydas Sabonis .802

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Posey 12.5 (2004) Arvydas Sabonis 23.6 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game James Posey 7.8 (2007) Arvydas Sabonis 10.2 (1996)

Assists Per Game James Posey 1.5 (2007) Arvydas Sabonis 2.7 (2001)

Steals Per Game James Posey 2.3 (2004) Arvydas Sabonis 1.8 (1998)

Blocks Per Game James Posey 1.3 (2007) Arvydas Sabonis 2.3 (2001)