Rick Barry vs. Arvydas Sabonis Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Arvydas Sabonis and Rick Barry 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

Rick Barry

vs.

Arvydas Sabonis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Arvydas Sabonis: 1995-96 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Arvydas Sabonis 7

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Arvydas Sabonis 7

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Arvydas Sabonis 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Arvydas Sabonis 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Arvydas Sabonis 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Arvydas Sabonis 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Arvydas Sabonis 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Arvydas Sabonis 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Arvydas Sabonis 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 23.2 Arvydas Sabonis 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Arvydas Sabonis 7.3

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Arvydas Sabonis 2.1

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Arvydas Sabonis 0.8

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Arvydas Sabonis 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Arvydas Sabonis 5,629

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Arvydas Sabonis 3,436

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Arvydas Sabonis 964

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Arvydas Sabonis 370

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Arvydas Sabonis 494

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Arvydas Sabonis 470

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Arvydas Sabonis .500

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Arvydas Sabonis .328

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Arvydas Sabonis .786

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Arvydas Sabonis 16.0 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Arvydas Sabonis 10.0 (1998)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Arvydas Sabonis 3.0 (1998)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Arvydas Sabonis 1.3 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Arvydas Sabonis 12.1

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Arvydas Sabonis 7.4

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Arvydas Sabonis 1.9

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Arvydas Sabonis 617

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Arvydas Sabonis 378

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Arvydas Sabonis 97

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Arvydas Sabonis 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Arvydas Sabonis .452

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Arvydas Sabonis .319

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Arvydas Sabonis .802

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Arvydas Sabonis 23.6 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Arvydas Sabonis 10.2 (1996)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Arvydas Sabonis 2.7 (2001)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Arvydas Sabonis 1.8 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (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.