Jim Cleamons vs. Arvydas Sabonis Comparison

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

Jim Cleamons

vs.

Arvydas Sabonis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Cleamons: 1971-72 to 1979-80
Arvydas Sabonis: 1995-96 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Cleamons 1 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Seasons Jim Cleamons 9 Arvydas Sabonis 7

Playoffs Played Jim Cleamons 4 Arvydas Sabonis 7

All-Star Games Jim Cleamons 0 Arvydas Sabonis 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jim Cleamons 1 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Cleamons 8.3 Arvydas Sabonis 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Jim Cleamons 3.0 Arvydas Sabonis 7.3

Assists Per Game Jim Cleamons 3.9 Arvydas Sabonis 2.1

Steals Per Game Jim Cleamons 1.0 * Arvydas Sabonis 0.8

Blocks Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.2 * Arvydas Sabonis 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Cleamons 5,412 Arvydas Sabonis 5,629

Total Rebounds Jim Cleamons 1,981 Arvydas Sabonis 3,436

Total Assists Jim Cleamons 2,531 Arvydas Sabonis 964

Total Steals Jim Cleamons 533 * Arvydas Sabonis 370

Total Blocks Jim Cleamons 120 * Arvydas Sabonis 494

Total Games Jim Cleamons 652 Arvydas Sabonis 470

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Cleamons .460 Arvydas Sabonis .500

3-Point Percentage Jim Cleamons .226 * Arvydas Sabonis .328

Free Throw Percentage Jim Cleamons .765 Arvydas Sabonis .786

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Cleamons 12.2 (1976) Arvydas Sabonis 16.0 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Cleamons 4.6 (1977) Arvydas Sabonis 10.0 (1998)

Assists Per Game Jim Cleamons 5.2 (1976) Arvydas Sabonis 3.0 (1998)

Steals Per Game Jim Cleamons 1.5 (1976) * Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.4 (1977) * Arvydas Sabonis 1.3 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Cleamons 8.2 Arvydas Sabonis 12.1

Rebounds Per Game Jim Cleamons 3.3 Arvydas Sabonis 7.4

Assists Per Game Jim Cleamons 3.3 Arvydas Sabonis 1.9

Steals Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.6 * Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Blocks Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.1 * Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Cleamons 221 Arvydas Sabonis 617

Total Rebounds Jim Cleamons 89 Arvydas Sabonis 378

Total Assists Jim Cleamons 89 Arvydas Sabonis 97

Total Steals Jim Cleamons 12 * Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Blocks Jim Cleamons 3 * Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Games Jim Cleamons 27 Arvydas Sabonis 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Cleamons .396 Arvydas Sabonis .452

3-Point Percentage Jim Cleamons - * Arvydas Sabonis .319

Free Throw Percentage Jim Cleamons .848 Arvydas Sabonis .802

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Cleamons 13.8 (1976) Arvydas Sabonis 23.6 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Cleamons 5.5 (1976) Arvydas Sabonis 10.2 (1996)

Assists Per Game Jim Cleamons 4.7 (1976) Arvydas Sabonis 2.7 (2001)

Steals Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.6 (1976) * Arvydas Sabonis 1.8 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.2 (1976) * 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.