Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Arvydas Sabonis Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Arvydas Sabonis and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 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

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

vs.

Arvydas Sabonis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Arvydas Sabonis: 1995-96 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Arvydas Sabonis 7

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Arvydas Sabonis 7

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Arvydas Sabonis 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Arvydas Sabonis 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Arvydas Sabonis 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Arvydas Sabonis 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Arvydas Sabonis 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Arvydas Sabonis 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Arvydas Sabonis 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Arvydas Sabonis 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Arvydas Sabonis 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Arvydas Sabonis 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Arvydas Sabonis 0

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 Arvydas Sabonis 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Arvydas Sabonis 7.3

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Arvydas Sabonis 2.1

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Arvydas Sabonis 0.8

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Arvydas Sabonis 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Arvydas Sabonis 5,629

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Arvydas Sabonis 3,436

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Arvydas Sabonis 964

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Arvydas Sabonis 370

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Arvydas Sabonis 494

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Arvydas Sabonis 470

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Arvydas Sabonis .500

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Arvydas Sabonis .328

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Arvydas Sabonis .786

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Arvydas Sabonis 16.0 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Arvydas Sabonis 10.0 (1998)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Arvydas Sabonis 3.0 (1998)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Arvydas Sabonis 1.3 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Arvydas Sabonis 12.1

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Arvydas Sabonis 7.4

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Arvydas Sabonis 1.9

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Arvydas Sabonis 617

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Arvydas Sabonis 378

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Arvydas Sabonis 97

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Arvydas Sabonis 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Arvydas Sabonis .452

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Arvydas Sabonis .319

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Arvydas Sabonis .802

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Arvydas Sabonis 23.6 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Arvydas Sabonis 10.2 (1996)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Arvydas Sabonis 2.7 (2001)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Arvydas Sabonis 1.8 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * 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.