Steve Alford vs. Arvydas Sabonis Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Arvydas Sabonis and Steve Alford 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

Steve Alford

vs.

Arvydas Sabonis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Steve Alford: 1987-88 to 1990-91
Arvydas Sabonis: 1995-96 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Steve Alford 0 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Seasons Steve Alford 4 Arvydas Sabonis 7

Playoffs Played Steve Alford 3 Arvydas Sabonis 7

All-Star Games Steve Alford 0 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Alford 4.4 Arvydas Sabonis 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Steve Alford 0.9 Arvydas Sabonis 7.3

Assists Per Game Steve Alford 1.0 Arvydas Sabonis 2.1

Steals Per Game Steve Alford 0.5 Arvydas Sabonis 0.8

Blocks Per Game Steve Alford 0.1 Arvydas Sabonis 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Alford 744 Arvydas Sabonis 5,629

Total Rebounds Steve Alford 144 Arvydas Sabonis 3,436

Total Assists Steve Alford 176 Arvydas Sabonis 964

Total Steals Steve Alford 85 Arvydas Sabonis 370

Total Blocks Steve Alford 10 Arvydas Sabonis 494

Total Games Steve Alford 169 Arvydas Sabonis 470

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Alford .459 Arvydas Sabonis .500

3-Point Percentage Steve Alford .324 Arvydas Sabonis .328

Free Throw Percentage Steve Alford .870 Arvydas Sabonis .786

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Alford 5.5 (1989) Arvydas Sabonis 16.0 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Alford 1.1 (1989) Arvydas Sabonis 10.0 (1998)

Assists Per Game Steve Alford 1.4 (1989) Arvydas Sabonis 3.0 (1998)

Steals Per Game Steve Alford 0.7 (1989) Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Steve Alford 0.1 (1988) Arvydas Sabonis 1.3 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Alford 4.2 Arvydas Sabonis 12.1

Rebounds Per Game Steve Alford 0.7 Arvydas Sabonis 7.4

Assists Per Game Steve Alford 1.2 Arvydas Sabonis 1.9

Steals Per Game Steve Alford 0.2 Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Blocks Per Game Steve Alford 0.0 Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Alford 54 Arvydas Sabonis 617

Total Rebounds Steve Alford 9 Arvydas Sabonis 378

Total Assists Steve Alford 15 Arvydas Sabonis 97

Total Steals Steve Alford 3 Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Blocks Steve Alford 0 Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Games Steve Alford 13 Arvydas Sabonis 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Alford .417 Arvydas Sabonis .452

3-Point Percentage Steve Alford .353 Arvydas Sabonis .319

Free Throw Percentage Steve Alford .889 Arvydas Sabonis .802

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Alford 7.7 (1990) Arvydas Sabonis 23.6 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Alford 1.0 (1990) Arvydas Sabonis 10.2 (1996)

Assists Per Game Steve Alford 2.7 (1990) Arvydas Sabonis 2.7 (2001)

Steals Per Game Steve Alford 0.3 (1990) Arvydas Sabonis 1.8 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Steve Alford 0.0 (1990) Arvydas Sabonis 2.3 (2001)