John Mengelt vs. Arvydas Sabonis Comparison

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

vs.

Arvydas Sabonis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Mengelt: 1971-72 to 1980-81
Arvydas Sabonis: 1995-96 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Mengelt 0 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Seasons John Mengelt 10 Arvydas Sabonis 7

Playoffs Played John Mengelt 4 Arvydas Sabonis 7

All-Star Games John Mengelt 0 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Mengelt 9.8 Arvydas Sabonis 12.0

Rebounds Per Game John Mengelt 1.9 Arvydas Sabonis 7.3

Assists Per Game John Mengelt 2.1 Arvydas Sabonis 2.1

Steals Per Game John Mengelt 0.7 * Arvydas Sabonis 0.8

Blocks Per Game John Mengelt 0.1 * Arvydas Sabonis 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points John Mengelt 6,218 Arvydas Sabonis 5,629

Total Rebounds John Mengelt 1,221 Arvydas Sabonis 3,436

Total Assists John Mengelt 1,329 Arvydas Sabonis 964

Total Steals John Mengelt 324 * Arvydas Sabonis 370

Total Blocks John Mengelt 28 * Arvydas Sabonis 494

Total Games John Mengelt 636 Arvydas Sabonis 470

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Mengelt .479 Arvydas Sabonis .500

3-Point Percentage John Mengelt .000 * Arvydas Sabonis .328

Free Throw Percentage John Mengelt .809 Arvydas Sabonis .786

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Mengelt 11.0 (1975) Arvydas Sabonis 16.0 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game John Mengelt 2.7 (1974) Arvydas Sabonis 10.0 (1998)

Assists Per Game John Mengelt 2.9 (1978) Arvydas Sabonis 3.0 (1998)

Steals Per Game John Mengelt 0.9 (1975) * Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 (1997)

Blocks Per Game John Mengelt 0.1 (1974) * Arvydas Sabonis 1.3 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Mengelt 8.8 Arvydas Sabonis 12.1

Rebounds Per Game John Mengelt 1.7 Arvydas Sabonis 7.4

Assists Per Game John Mengelt 1.7 Arvydas Sabonis 1.9

Steals Per Game John Mengelt 0.6 * Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Blocks Per Game John Mengelt 0.1 * Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points John Mengelt 167 Arvydas Sabonis 617

Total Rebounds John Mengelt 33 Arvydas Sabonis 378

Total Assists John Mengelt 33 Arvydas Sabonis 97

Total Steals John Mengelt 11 * Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Blocks John Mengelt 2 * Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Games John Mengelt 19 Arvydas Sabonis 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Mengelt .521 Arvydas Sabonis .452

3-Point Percentage John Mengelt - * Arvydas Sabonis .319

Free Throw Percentage John Mengelt .782 Arvydas Sabonis .802

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Mengelt 12.7 (1977) Arvydas Sabonis 23.6 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game John Mengelt 2.7 (1975) Arvydas Sabonis 10.2 (1996)

Assists Per Game John Mengelt 3.0 (1975) Arvydas Sabonis 2.7 (2001)

Steals Per Game John Mengelt 1.3 (1977) * Arvydas Sabonis 1.8 (1998)

Blocks Per Game John Mengelt 0.3 (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. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.