Shareef Abdur-Rahim vs. Arvydas Sabonis Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Arvydas Sabonis and Shareef Abdur-Rahim 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

Shareef Abdur-Rahim

vs.

Arvydas Sabonis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shareef Abdur-Rahim: 1996-97 to 2007-08
Arvydas Sabonis: 1995-96 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Seasons Shareef Abdur-Rahim 12 Arvydas Sabonis 7

Playoffs Played Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1 Arvydas Sabonis 7

All-Star Games Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 18.1 Arvydas Sabonis 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 7.5 Arvydas Sabonis 7.3

Assists Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 2.5 Arvydas Sabonis 2.1

Steals Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1.0 Arvydas Sabonis 0.8

Blocks Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0.8 Arvydas Sabonis 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Shareef Abdur-Rahim 15,028 Arvydas Sabonis 5,629

Total Rebounds Shareef Abdur-Rahim 6,239 Arvydas Sabonis 3,436

Total Assists Shareef Abdur-Rahim 2,109 Arvydas Sabonis 964

Total Steals Shareef Abdur-Rahim 820 Arvydas Sabonis 370

Total Blocks Shareef Abdur-Rahim 638 Arvydas Sabonis 494

Total Games Shareef Abdur-Rahim 830 Arvydas Sabonis 470

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .472 Arvydas Sabonis .500

3-Point Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .297 Arvydas Sabonis .328

Free Throw Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .810 Arvydas Sabonis .786

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 23.0 (1999) Arvydas Sabonis 16.0 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 10.1 (2000) Arvydas Sabonis 10.0 (1998)

Assists Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 3.4 (1999) Arvydas Sabonis 3.0 (1998)

Steals Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1.4 (1999) Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1.1 (1999) Arvydas Sabonis 1.3 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 9.2 Arvydas Sabonis 12.1

Rebounds Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 4.8 Arvydas Sabonis 7.4

Assists Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1.2 Arvydas Sabonis 1.9

Steals Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0.3 Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Blocks Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0.0 Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Shareef Abdur-Rahim 55 Arvydas Sabonis 617

Total Rebounds Shareef Abdur-Rahim 29 Arvydas Sabonis 378

Total Assists Shareef Abdur-Rahim 7 Arvydas Sabonis 97

Total Steals Shareef Abdur-Rahim 2 Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Blocks Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Games Shareef Abdur-Rahim 6 Arvydas Sabonis 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .535 Arvydas Sabonis .452

3-Point Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .000 Arvydas Sabonis .319

Free Throw Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .600 Arvydas Sabonis .802

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 9.2 (2006) Arvydas Sabonis 23.6 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 4.8 (2006) Arvydas Sabonis 10.2 (1996)

Assists Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1.2 (2006) Arvydas Sabonis 2.7 (2001)

Steals Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0.3 (2006) Arvydas Sabonis 1.8 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0.0 (2006) Arvydas Sabonis 2.3 (2001)