Jeremy Lin vs. Arvydas Sabonis Comparison

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

Jeremy Lin

vs.

Arvydas Sabonis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jeremy Lin: 2010-11 to 2018-19
Arvydas Sabonis: 1995-96 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jeremy Lin 1 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Seasons Jeremy Lin 9 Arvydas Sabonis 7

Playoffs Played Jeremy Lin 4 Arvydas Sabonis 7

All-Star Games Jeremy Lin 0 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 11.6 Arvydas Sabonis 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.8 Arvydas Sabonis 7.3

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 4.3 Arvydas Sabonis 2.1

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 1.1 Arvydas Sabonis 0.8

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.4 Arvydas Sabonis 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeremy Lin 5,567 Arvydas Sabonis 5,629

Total Rebounds Jeremy Lin 1,338 Arvydas Sabonis 3,436

Total Assists Jeremy Lin 2,042 Arvydas Sabonis 964

Total Steals Jeremy Lin 519 Arvydas Sabonis 370

Total Blocks Jeremy Lin 175 Arvydas Sabonis 494

Total Games Jeremy Lin 480 Arvydas Sabonis 470

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeremy Lin .433 Arvydas Sabonis .500

3-Point Percentage Jeremy Lin .342 Arvydas Sabonis .328

Free Throw Percentage Jeremy Lin .809 Arvydas Sabonis .786

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 18.0 (2018) Arvydas Sabonis 16.0 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 3.8 (2017) Arvydas Sabonis 10.0 (1998)

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 6.2 (2012) Arvydas Sabonis 3.0 (1998)

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 1.6 (2013) Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.5 (2016) Arvydas Sabonis 1.3 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 7.2 Arvydas Sabonis 12.1

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.0 Arvydas Sabonis 7.4

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.2 Arvydas Sabonis 1.9

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.4 Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.1 Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeremy Lin 180 Arvydas Sabonis 617

Total Rebounds Jeremy Lin 49 Arvydas Sabonis 378

Total Assists Jeremy Lin 56 Arvydas Sabonis 97

Total Steals Jeremy Lin 11 Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Blocks Jeremy Lin 2 Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Games Jeremy Lin 25 Arvydas Sabonis 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeremy Lin .376 Arvydas Sabonis .452

3-Point Percentage Jeremy Lin .216 Arvydas Sabonis .319

Free Throw Percentage Jeremy Lin .836 Arvydas Sabonis .802

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 12.4 (2016) Arvydas Sabonis 23.6 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 3.7 (2014) Arvydas Sabonis 10.2 (1996)

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 4.3 (2014) Arvydas Sabonis 2.7 (2001)

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.7 (2016) Arvydas Sabonis 1.8 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.3 (2013) Arvydas Sabonis 2.3 (2001)