Tom Boerwinkle vs. Arvydas Sabonis Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Arvydas Sabonis and Tom Boerwinkle 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

Tom Boerwinkle

vs.

Arvydas Sabonis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Boerwinkle: 1968-69 to 1977-78
Arvydas Sabonis: 1995-96 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Boerwinkle 0 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Seasons Tom Boerwinkle 10 Arvydas Sabonis 7

Playoffs Played Tom Boerwinkle 7 Arvydas Sabonis 7

All-Star Games Tom Boerwinkle 0 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Boerwinkle 7.2 Arvydas Sabonis 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Tom Boerwinkle 9.0 Arvydas Sabonis 7.3

Assists Per Game Tom Boerwinkle 3.2 Arvydas Sabonis 2.1

Steals Per Game Tom Boerwinkle 0.4 * Arvydas Sabonis 0.8

Blocks Per Game Tom Boerwinkle 0.5 * Arvydas Sabonis 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Boerwinkle 4,596 Arvydas Sabonis 5,629

Total Rebounds Tom Boerwinkle 5,745 Arvydas Sabonis 3,436

Total Assists Tom Boerwinkle 2,007 Arvydas Sabonis 964

Total Steals Tom Boerwinkle 110 * Arvydas Sabonis 370

Total Blocks Tom Boerwinkle 138 * Arvydas Sabonis 494

Total Games Tom Boerwinkle 635 Arvydas Sabonis 470

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Boerwinkle .453 Arvydas Sabonis .500

3-Point Percentage Tom Boerwinkle - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis .328

Free Throw Percentage Tom Boerwinkle .675 Arvydas Sabonis .786

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Boerwinkle 10.8 (1971) Arvydas Sabonis 16.0 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Boerwinkle 13.8 (1971) Arvydas Sabonis 10.0 (1998)

Assists Per Game Tom Boerwinkle 5.0 (1973) Arvydas Sabonis 3.0 (1998)

Steals Per Game Tom Boerwinkle 0.6 (1976) * Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Tom Boerwinkle 0.7 (1976) * Arvydas Sabonis 1.3 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Boerwinkle 7.1 Arvydas Sabonis 12.1

Rebounds Per Game Tom Boerwinkle 9.4 Arvydas Sabonis 7.4

Assists Per Game Tom Boerwinkle 3.5 Arvydas Sabonis 1.9

Steals Per Game Tom Boerwinkle 0.2 * Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Blocks Per Game Tom Boerwinkle 0.6 * Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Boerwinkle 250 Arvydas Sabonis 617

Total Rebounds Tom Boerwinkle 330 Arvydas Sabonis 378

Total Assists Tom Boerwinkle 123 Arvydas Sabonis 97

Total Steals Tom Boerwinkle 4 * Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Blocks Tom Boerwinkle 11 * Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Games Tom Boerwinkle 35 Arvydas Sabonis 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Boerwinkle .459 Arvydas Sabonis .452

3-Point Percentage Tom Boerwinkle - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis .319

Free Throw Percentage Tom Boerwinkle .750 Arvydas Sabonis .802

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Boerwinkle 17.6 (1970) Arvydas Sabonis 23.6 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Boerwinkle 14.4 (1970) Arvydas Sabonis 10.2 (1996)

Assists Per Game Tom Boerwinkle 4.4 (1971) Arvydas Sabonis 2.7 (2001)

Steals Per Game Tom Boerwinkle 0.3 (1975) * Arvydas Sabonis 1.8 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Tom Boerwinkle 0.8 (1975) * 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, this player has no data for the stat.