LaMelo Ball vs. Arvydas Sabonis Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Arvydas Sabonis and LaMelo Ball 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

LaMelo Ball

vs.

Arvydas Sabonis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LaMelo Ball: 2020-21 to 2023-24
Arvydas Sabonis: 1995-96 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LaMelo Ball 0 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Seasons LaMelo Ball 4 Arvydas Sabonis 7

Playoffs Played LaMelo Ball 0 Arvydas Sabonis 7

All-Star Games LaMelo Ball 1 Arvydas Sabonis 0

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year LaMelo Ball 1 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 20.0 Arvydas Sabonis 12.0

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.2 Arvydas Sabonis 7.3

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 7.4 Arvydas Sabonis 2.1

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.6 Arvydas Sabonis 0.8

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.3 Arvydas Sabonis 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball 3,675 Arvydas Sabonis 5,629

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball 1,147 Arvydas Sabonis 3,436

Total Assists LaMelo Ball 1,364 Arvydas Sabonis 964

Total Steals LaMelo Ball 286 Arvydas Sabonis 370

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball 63 Arvydas Sabonis 494

Total Games LaMelo Ball 184 Arvydas Sabonis 470

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball .427 Arvydas Sabonis .500

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball .374 Arvydas Sabonis .328

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball .834 Arvydas Sabonis .786

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 23.9 (2024) Arvydas Sabonis 16.0 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.7 (2022) Arvydas Sabonis 10.0 (1998)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 8.4 (2023) Arvydas Sabonis 3.0 (1998)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.8 (2024) Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 (1997)

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.4 (2022) Arvydas Sabonis 1.3 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Arvydas Sabonis 12.1

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Arvydas Sabonis 7.4

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Arvydas Sabonis 1.9

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball - Arvydas Sabonis 617

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball - Arvydas Sabonis 378

Total Assists LaMelo Ball - Arvydas Sabonis 97

Total Steals LaMelo Ball - Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball - Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Games LaMelo Ball 0 Arvydas Sabonis 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball - Arvydas Sabonis .452

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball - Arvydas Sabonis .319

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball - Arvydas Sabonis .802

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Arvydas Sabonis 23.6 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Arvydas Sabonis 10.2 (1996)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Arvydas Sabonis 2.7 (2001)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Arvydas Sabonis 1.8 (1998)

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Arvydas Sabonis 2.3 (2001)