Kyrie Irving vs. Arvydas Sabonis Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Arvydas Sabonis and Kyrie Irving 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

Kyrie Irving

vs.

Arvydas Sabonis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kyrie Irving: 2011-12 to 2023-24
Arvydas Sabonis: 1995-96 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kyrie Irving 1 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Seasons Kyrie Irving 13 Arvydas Sabonis 7

Playoffs Played Kyrie Irving 7 Arvydas Sabonis 7

All-Star Games Kyrie Irving 8 Arvydas Sabonis 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kyrie Irving 3 Arvydas Sabonis 0

Rookie of The Year Kyrie Irving 1 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyrie Irving 23.6 Arvydas Sabonis 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Kyrie Irving 4.0 Arvydas Sabonis 7.3

Assists Per Game Kyrie Irving 5.7 Arvydas Sabonis 2.1

Steals Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.3 Arvydas Sabonis 0.8

Blocks Per Game Kyrie Irving 0.4 Arvydas Sabonis 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyrie Irving 17,199 Arvydas Sabonis 5,629

Total Rebounds Kyrie Irving 2,933 Arvydas Sabonis 3,436

Total Assists Kyrie Irving 4,134 Arvydas Sabonis 964

Total Steals Kyrie Irving 956 Arvydas Sabonis 370

Total Blocks Kyrie Irving 314 Arvydas Sabonis 494

Total Games Kyrie Irving 729 Arvydas Sabonis 470

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyrie Irving .474 Arvydas Sabonis .500

3-Point Percentage Kyrie Irving .393 Arvydas Sabonis .328

Free Throw Percentage Kyrie Irving .886 Arvydas Sabonis .786

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyrie Irving 27.4 (2022) Arvydas Sabonis 16.0 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Kyrie Irving 5.2 (2020) Arvydas Sabonis 10.0 (1998)

Assists Per Game Kyrie Irving 6.9 (2019) Arvydas Sabonis 3.0 (1998)

Steals Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.5 (2019) Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Kyrie Irving 0.8 (2023) Arvydas Sabonis 1.3 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyrie Irving 23.5 Arvydas Sabonis 12.1

Rebounds Per Game Kyrie Irving 3.8 Arvydas Sabonis 7.4

Assists Per Game Kyrie Irving 4.8 Arvydas Sabonis 1.9

Steals Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.4 Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Blocks Per Game Kyrie Irving 0.6 Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyrie Irving 1,853 Arvydas Sabonis 617

Total Rebounds Kyrie Irving 300 Arvydas Sabonis 378

Total Assists Kyrie Irving 382 Arvydas Sabonis 97

Total Steals Kyrie Irving 114 Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Blocks Kyrie Irving 46 Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Games Kyrie Irving 79 Arvydas Sabonis 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyrie Irving .458 Arvydas Sabonis .452

3-Point Percentage Kyrie Irving .395 Arvydas Sabonis .319

Free Throw Percentage Kyrie Irving .892 Arvydas Sabonis .802

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyrie Irving 25.9 (2017) Arvydas Sabonis 23.6 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Kyrie Irving 5.8 (2021) Arvydas Sabonis 10.2 (1996)

Assists Per Game Kyrie Irving 7.0 (2019) Arvydas Sabonis 2.7 (2001)

Steals Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.8 (2024) Arvydas Sabonis 1.8 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.3 (2022) Arvydas Sabonis 2.3 (2001)