Rick Carlisle vs. Arvydas Sabonis Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Arvydas Sabonis and Rick Carlisle 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

Rick Carlisle

vs.

Arvydas Sabonis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Carlisle: 1984-85 to 1989-90
Arvydas Sabonis: 1995-96 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Carlisle 1 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Seasons Rick Carlisle 5 Arvydas Sabonis 7

Playoffs Played Rick Carlisle 2 Arvydas Sabonis 7

All-Star Games Rick Carlisle 0 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 2.2 Arvydas Sabonis 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.8 Arvydas Sabonis 7.3

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.1 Arvydas Sabonis 2.1

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.2 Arvydas Sabonis 0.8

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.0 Arvydas Sabonis 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Carlisle 422 Arvydas Sabonis 5,629

Total Rebounds Rick Carlisle 141 Arvydas Sabonis 3,436

Total Assists Rick Carlisle 201 Arvydas Sabonis 964

Total Steals Rick Carlisle 42 Arvydas Sabonis 370

Total Blocks Rick Carlisle 9 Arvydas Sabonis 494

Total Games Rick Carlisle 188 Arvydas Sabonis 470

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Carlisle .422 Arvydas Sabonis .500

3-Point Percentage Rick Carlisle .229 Arvydas Sabonis .328

Free Throw Percentage Rick Carlisle .775 Arvydas Sabonis .786

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 2.8 (1988) Arvydas Sabonis 16.0 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.0 (1986) Arvydas Sabonis 10.0 (1998)

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.4 (1986) Arvydas Sabonis 3.0 (1998)

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.4 (1988) Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.2 (1990) Arvydas Sabonis 1.3 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.8 Arvydas Sabonis 12.1

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.6 Arvydas Sabonis 7.4

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.7 Arvydas Sabonis 1.9

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.3 Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.0 Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Carlisle 21 Arvydas Sabonis 617

Total Rebounds Rick Carlisle 7 Arvydas Sabonis 378

Total Assists Rick Carlisle 8 Arvydas Sabonis 97

Total Steals Rick Carlisle 3 Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Blocks Rick Carlisle 0 Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Games Rick Carlisle 12 Arvydas Sabonis 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Carlisle .474 Arvydas Sabonis .452

3-Point Percentage Rick Carlisle .000 Arvydas Sabonis .319

Free Throw Percentage Rick Carlisle .750 Arvydas Sabonis .802

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.9 (1986) Arvydas Sabonis 23.6 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.0 (1988) Arvydas Sabonis 10.2 (1996)

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.8 (1986) Arvydas Sabonis 2.7 (2001)

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.5 (1988) Arvydas Sabonis 1.8 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.0 (1988) Arvydas Sabonis 2.3 (2001)