Arvydas Sabonis vs. Carl Shaeffer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Carl Shaeffer and Arvydas Sabonis 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

Arvydas Sabonis

vs.

Carl Shaeffer

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Arvydas Sabonis: 1995-96 to 2002-03
Carl Shaeffer: 1949-50 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Arvydas Sabonis 0 Carl Shaeffer 0

NBA Seasons Arvydas Sabonis 7 Carl Shaeffer 2

Playoffs Played Arvydas Sabonis 7 Carl Shaeffer 1

All-Star Games Arvydas Sabonis 0 Carl Shaeffer 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 12.0 Carl Shaeffer 3.1

Rebounds Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 7.3 Carl Shaeffer 1.0 *

Assists Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 2.1 Carl Shaeffer 0.9

Steals Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 0.8 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 1.1 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Arvydas Sabonis 5,629 Carl Shaeffer 165

Total Rebounds Arvydas Sabonis 3,436 Carl Shaeffer 10 *

Total Assists Arvydas Sabonis 964 Carl Shaeffer 46

Total Steals Arvydas Sabonis 370 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Total Blocks Arvydas Sabonis 494 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Total Games Arvydas Sabonis 470 Carl Shaeffer 53

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Arvydas Sabonis .500 Carl Shaeffer .357

3-Point Percentage Arvydas Sabonis .328 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Arvydas Sabonis .786 Carl Shaeffer .583

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 16.0 (1998) Carl Shaeffer 3.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 10.0 (1998) Carl Shaeffer 1.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 3.0 (1998) Carl Shaeffer 0.9 (1950)

Steals Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 (1997) Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 1.3 (1999) Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 12.1 Carl Shaeffer 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 7.4 Carl Shaeffer - *

Assists Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 1.9 Carl Shaeffer 1.2

Steals Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Arvydas Sabonis 617 Carl Shaeffer 21

Total Rebounds Arvydas Sabonis 378 Carl Shaeffer 0 *

Total Assists Arvydas Sabonis 97 Carl Shaeffer 7

Total Steals Arvydas Sabonis 48 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Total Blocks Arvydas Sabonis 48 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Total Games Arvydas Sabonis 51 Carl Shaeffer 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Arvydas Sabonis .452 Carl Shaeffer .333

3-Point Percentage Arvydas Sabonis .319 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Arvydas Sabonis .802 Carl Shaeffer .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 23.6 (1996) Carl Shaeffer 3.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 10.2 (1996) Carl Shaeffer - *

Assists Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 2.7 (2001) Carl Shaeffer 1.2 (1950)

Steals Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 1.8 (1998) Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 2.3 (2001) Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

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.