Sam Perkins vs. Arvydas Sabonis Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Arvydas Sabonis and Sam Perkins 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

Sam Perkins

vs.

Arvydas Sabonis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Perkins: 1984-85 to 2000-01
Arvydas Sabonis: 1995-96 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Perkins 0 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Seasons Sam Perkins 17 Arvydas Sabonis 7

Playoffs Played Sam Perkins 15 Arvydas Sabonis 7

All-Star Games Sam Perkins 0 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Perkins 11.9 Arvydas Sabonis 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Sam Perkins 6.0 Arvydas Sabonis 7.3

Assists Per Game Sam Perkins 1.5 Arvydas Sabonis 2.1

Steals Per Game Sam Perkins 0.9 Arvydas Sabonis 0.8

Blocks Per Game Sam Perkins 0.7 Arvydas Sabonis 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Perkins 15,324 Arvydas Sabonis 5,629

Total Rebounds Sam Perkins 7,666 Arvydas Sabonis 3,436

Total Assists Sam Perkins 1,975 Arvydas Sabonis 964

Total Steals Sam Perkins 1,105 Arvydas Sabonis 370

Total Blocks Sam Perkins 933 Arvydas Sabonis 494

Total Games Sam Perkins 1,286 Arvydas Sabonis 470

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Perkins .459 Arvydas Sabonis .500

3-Point Percentage Sam Perkins .362 Arvydas Sabonis .328

Free Throw Percentage Sam Perkins .811 Arvydas Sabonis .786

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Perkins 16.5 (1992) Arvydas Sabonis 16.0 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Perkins 8.8 (1992) Arvydas Sabonis 10.0 (1998)

Assists Per Game Sam Perkins 2.3 (1990) Arvydas Sabonis 3.0 (1998)

Steals Per Game Sam Perkins 1.4 (1987) Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Sam Perkins 1.2 (1989) Arvydas Sabonis 1.3 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Perkins 11.1 Arvydas Sabonis 12.1

Rebounds Per Game Sam Perkins 5.6 Arvydas Sabonis 7.4

Assists Per Game Sam Perkins 1.5 Arvydas Sabonis 1.9

Steals Per Game Sam Perkins 0.7 Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Blocks Per Game Sam Perkins 0.8 Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Perkins 1,861 Arvydas Sabonis 617

Total Rebounds Sam Perkins 936 Arvydas Sabonis 378

Total Assists Sam Perkins 246 Arvydas Sabonis 97

Total Steals Sam Perkins 118 Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Blocks Sam Perkins 126 Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Games Sam Perkins 167 Arvydas Sabonis 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Perkins .444 Arvydas Sabonis .452

3-Point Percentage Sam Perkins .363 Arvydas Sabonis .319

Free Throw Percentage Sam Perkins .785 Arvydas Sabonis .802

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Perkins 18.8 (1985) Arvydas Sabonis 23.6 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Perkins 12.8 (1985) Arvydas Sabonis 10.2 (1996)

Assists Per Game Sam Perkins 3.3 (1995) Arvydas Sabonis 2.7 (2001)

Steals Per Game Sam Perkins 1.5 (1988) Arvydas Sabonis 1.8 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Sam Perkins 1.4 (1991) Arvydas Sabonis 2.3 (2001)