Ron Riley vs. Arvydas Sabonis Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Arvydas Sabonis and Ron Riley 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

Ron Riley

vs.

Arvydas Sabonis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ron Riley: 1972-73 to 1975-76
Arvydas Sabonis: 1995-96 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ron Riley 0 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Seasons Ron Riley 4 Arvydas Sabonis 7

Playoffs Played Ron Riley 1 Arvydas Sabonis 7

All-Star Games Ron Riley 0 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ron Riley 5.8 Arvydas Sabonis 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Ron Riley 5.2 Arvydas Sabonis 7.3

Assists Per Game Ron Riley 1.2 Arvydas Sabonis 2.1

Steals Per Game Ron Riley 0.6 * Arvydas Sabonis 0.8

Blocks Per Game Ron Riley 0.4 * Arvydas Sabonis 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Ron Riley 1,542 Arvydas Sabonis 5,629

Total Rebounds Ron Riley 1,368 Arvydas Sabonis 3,436

Total Assists Ron Riley 318 Arvydas Sabonis 964

Total Steals Ron Riley 106 * Arvydas Sabonis 370

Total Blocks Ron Riley 67 * Arvydas Sabonis 494

Total Games Ron Riley 264 Arvydas Sabonis 470

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ron Riley .419 Arvydas Sabonis .500

3-Point Percentage Ron Riley - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis .328

Free Throw Percentage Ron Riley .691 Arvydas Sabonis .786

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ron Riley 8.4 (1973) Arvydas Sabonis 16.0 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Ron Riley 6.9 (1973) Arvydas Sabonis 10.0 (1998)

Assists Per Game Ron Riley 1.7 (1975) Arvydas Sabonis 3.0 (1998)

Steals Per Game Ron Riley 0.7 (1975) * Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Ron Riley 0.5 (1974) * Arvydas Sabonis 1.3 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ron Riley 7.0 Arvydas Sabonis 12.1

Rebounds Per Game Ron Riley 4.5 Arvydas Sabonis 7.4

Assists Per Game Ron Riley 1.9 Arvydas Sabonis 1.9

Steals Per Game Ron Riley 1.1 * Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Blocks Per Game Ron Riley 0.3 * Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Ron Riley 56 Arvydas Sabonis 617

Total Rebounds Ron Riley 36 Arvydas Sabonis 378

Total Assists Ron Riley 15 Arvydas Sabonis 97

Total Steals Ron Riley 9 * Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Blocks Ron Riley 2 * Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Games Ron Riley 8 Arvydas Sabonis 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ron Riley .595 Arvydas Sabonis .452

3-Point Percentage Ron Riley - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis .319

Free Throw Percentage Ron Riley .375 Arvydas Sabonis .802

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ron Riley 7.0 (1975) Arvydas Sabonis 23.6 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Ron Riley 4.5 (1975) Arvydas Sabonis 10.2 (1996)

Assists Per Game Ron Riley 1.9 (1975) Arvydas Sabonis 2.7 (2001)

Steals Per Game Ron Riley 1.1 (1975) * Arvydas Sabonis 1.8 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Ron Riley 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, this player has no data for the stat.