Tim Hardaway vs. Arvydas Sabonis Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Arvydas Sabonis and Tim Hardaway 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

Tim Hardaway

vs.

Arvydas Sabonis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Hardaway: 1989-90 to 2002-03
Arvydas Sabonis: 1995-96 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Hardaway 0 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Seasons Tim Hardaway 13 Arvydas Sabonis 7

Playoffs Played Tim Hardaway 9 Arvydas Sabonis 7

All-Star Games Tim Hardaway 5 Arvydas Sabonis 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Tim Hardaway 1 Arvydas Sabonis 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tim Hardaway 5 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway 17.7 Arvydas Sabonis 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway 3.3 Arvydas Sabonis 7.3

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway 8.2 Arvydas Sabonis 2.1

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway 1.6 Arvydas Sabonis 0.8

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway 0.1 Arvydas Sabonis 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Hardaway 15,373 Arvydas Sabonis 5,629

Total Rebounds Tim Hardaway 2,855 Arvydas Sabonis 3,436

Total Assists Tim Hardaway 7,095 Arvydas Sabonis 964

Total Steals Tim Hardaway 1,428 Arvydas Sabonis 370

Total Blocks Tim Hardaway 129 Arvydas Sabonis 494

Total Games Tim Hardaway 867 Arvydas Sabonis 470

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Hardaway .431 Arvydas Sabonis .500

3-Point Percentage Tim Hardaway .355 Arvydas Sabonis .328

Free Throw Percentage Tim Hardaway .782 Arvydas Sabonis .786

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway 23.4 (1992) Arvydas Sabonis 16.0 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway 4.0 (1991) Arvydas Sabonis 10.0 (1998)

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway 10.6 (1993) Arvydas Sabonis 3.0 (1998)

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway 2.6 (1991) Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway 0.2 (1996) Arvydas Sabonis 1.3 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway 16.8 Arvydas Sabonis 12.1

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway 3.1 Arvydas Sabonis 7.4

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway 6.8 Arvydas Sabonis 1.9

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway 1.6 Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway 0.2 Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Hardaway 943 Arvydas Sabonis 617

Total Rebounds Tim Hardaway 172 Arvydas Sabonis 378

Total Assists Tim Hardaway 382 Arvydas Sabonis 97

Total Steals Tim Hardaway 88 Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Blocks Tim Hardaway 9 Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Games Tim Hardaway 56 Arvydas Sabonis 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Hardaway .393 Arvydas Sabonis .452

3-Point Percentage Tim Hardaway .320 Arvydas Sabonis .319

Free Throw Percentage Tim Hardaway .751 Arvydas Sabonis .802

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway 26.0 (1998) Arvydas Sabonis 23.6 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway 4.1 (1997) Arvydas Sabonis 10.2 (1996)

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway 11.2 (1991) Arvydas Sabonis 2.7 (2001)

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway 3.3 (1992) Arvydas Sabonis 1.8 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway 0.8 (1991) Arvydas Sabonis 2.3 (2001)