John Battle vs. Arvydas Sabonis Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Arvydas Sabonis and John Battle 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

John Battle

vs.

Arvydas Sabonis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Battle: 1985-86 to 1994-95
Arvydas Sabonis: 1995-96 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Battle 0 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Seasons John Battle 10 Arvydas Sabonis 7

Playoffs Played John Battle 9 Arvydas Sabonis 7

All-Star Games John Battle 0 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Battle 8.7 Arvydas Sabonis 12.0

Rebounds Per Game John Battle 1.3 Arvydas Sabonis 7.3

Assists Per Game John Battle 2.1 Arvydas Sabonis 2.1

Steals Per Game John Battle 0.4 Arvydas Sabonis 0.8

Blocks Per Game John Battle 0.1 Arvydas Sabonis 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points John Battle 5,338 Arvydas Sabonis 5,629

Total Rebounds John Battle 824 Arvydas Sabonis 3,436

Total Assists John Battle 1,257 Arvydas Sabonis 964

Total Steals John Battle 273 Arvydas Sabonis 370

Total Blocks John Battle 43 Arvydas Sabonis 494

Total Games John Battle 612 Arvydas Sabonis 470

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Battle .464 Arvydas Sabonis .500

3-Point Percentage John Battle .273 Arvydas Sabonis .328

Free Throw Percentage John Battle .793 Arvydas Sabonis .786

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Battle 13.6 (1991) Arvydas Sabonis 16.0 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game John Battle 2.0 (1991) Arvydas Sabonis 10.0 (1998)

Assists Per Game John Battle 2.7 (1991) Arvydas Sabonis 3.0 (1998)

Steals Per Game John Battle 0.6 (1991) Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 (1997)

Blocks Per Game John Battle 0.1 (1993) Arvydas Sabonis 1.3 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Battle 6.3 Arvydas Sabonis 12.1

Rebounds Per Game John Battle 1.3 Arvydas Sabonis 7.4

Assists Per Game John Battle 1.5 Arvydas Sabonis 1.9

Steals Per Game John Battle 0.2 Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Blocks Per Game John Battle 0.0 Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points John Battle 347 Arvydas Sabonis 617

Total Rebounds John Battle 72 Arvydas Sabonis 378

Total Assists John Battle 80 Arvydas Sabonis 97

Total Steals John Battle 13 Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Blocks John Battle 1 Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Games John Battle 55 Arvydas Sabonis 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Battle .429 Arvydas Sabonis .452

3-Point Percentage John Battle .182 Arvydas Sabonis .319

Free Throw Percentage John Battle .848 Arvydas Sabonis .802

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Battle 11.6 (1991) Arvydas Sabonis 23.6 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game John Battle 2.6 (1989) Arvydas Sabonis 10.2 (1996)

Assists Per Game John Battle 3.2 (1989) Arvydas Sabonis 2.7 (2001)

Steals Per Game John Battle 0.4 (1989) Arvydas Sabonis 1.8 (1998)

Blocks Per Game John Battle 0.1 (1992) Arvydas Sabonis 2.3 (2001)