Vern Mikkelsen vs. Arvydas Sabonis Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Arvydas Sabonis and Vern Mikkelsen 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

Vern Mikkelsen

vs.

Arvydas Sabonis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Vern Mikkelsen: 1949-50 to 1958-59
Arvydas Sabonis: 1995-96 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Vern Mikkelsen 4 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Seasons Vern Mikkelsen 10 Arvydas Sabonis 7

Playoffs Played Vern Mikkelsen 9 Arvydas Sabonis 7

All-Star Games Vern Mikkelsen 6 Arvydas Sabonis 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Vern Mikkelsen 4 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vern Mikkelsen 14.4 Arvydas Sabonis 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Vern Mikkelsen 9.4 * Arvydas Sabonis 7.3

Assists Per Game Vern Mikkelsen 2.2 Arvydas Sabonis 2.1

Steals Per Game Vern Mikkelsen - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 0.8

Blocks Per Game Vern Mikkelsen - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Vern Mikkelsen 10,063 Arvydas Sabonis 5,629

Total Rebounds Vern Mikkelsen 5,940 * Arvydas Sabonis 3,436

Total Assists Vern Mikkelsen 1,515 Arvydas Sabonis 964

Total Steals Vern Mikkelsen - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 370

Total Blocks Vern Mikkelsen - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 494

Total Games Vern Mikkelsen 699 Arvydas Sabonis 470

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vern Mikkelsen .403 Arvydas Sabonis .500

3-Point Percentage Vern Mikkelsen - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis .328

Free Throw Percentage Vern Mikkelsen .766 Arvydas Sabonis .786

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vern Mikkelsen 18.7 (1955) Arvydas Sabonis 16.0 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Vern Mikkelsen 11.2 (1958) * Arvydas Sabonis 10.0 (1998)

Assists Per Game Vern Mikkelsen 2.8 (1951) Arvydas Sabonis 3.0 (1998)

Steals Per Game Vern Mikkelsen - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Vern Mikkelsen - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 1.3 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vern Mikkelsen 13.4 Arvydas Sabonis 12.1

Rebounds Per Game Vern Mikkelsen 8.0 * Arvydas Sabonis 7.4

Assists Per Game Vern Mikkelsen 1.8 Arvydas Sabonis 1.9

Steals Per Game Vern Mikkelsen - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Blocks Per Game Vern Mikkelsen - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Vern Mikkelsen 1,141 Arvydas Sabonis 617

Total Rebounds Vern Mikkelsen 585 * Arvydas Sabonis 378

Total Assists Vern Mikkelsen 152 Arvydas Sabonis 97

Total Steals Vern Mikkelsen - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Blocks Vern Mikkelsen - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Games Vern Mikkelsen 85 Arvydas Sabonis 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vern Mikkelsen .396 Arvydas Sabonis .452

3-Point Percentage Vern Mikkelsen - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis .319

Free Throw Percentage Vern Mikkelsen .783 Arvydas Sabonis .802

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vern Mikkelsen 17.6 (1957) Arvydas Sabonis 23.6 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Vern Mikkelsen 11.1 (1955) * Arvydas Sabonis 10.2 (1996)

Assists Per Game Vern Mikkelsen 3.4 (1957) Arvydas Sabonis 2.7 (2001)

Steals Per Game Vern Mikkelsen - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 1.8 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Vern Mikkelsen - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 2.3 (2001)

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.