Arvydas Sabonis vs. Bill Thieben Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Thieben 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.

Bill Thieben

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Arvydas Sabonis: 1995-96 to 2002-03
Bill Thieben: 1956-57 to 1957-58

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Arvydas Sabonis 0 Bill Thieben 0

NBA Seasons Arvydas Sabonis 7 Bill Thieben 2

Playoffs Played Arvydas Sabonis 7 Bill Thieben 1

All-Star Games Arvydas Sabonis 0 Bill Thieben 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 12.0 Bill Thieben 4.0

Rebounds Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 7.3 Bill Thieben 3.2

Assists Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 2.1 Bill Thieben 0.3

Steals Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 0.8 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 1.1 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Arvydas Sabonis 5,629 Bill Thieben 337

Total Rebounds Arvydas Sabonis 3,436 Bill Thieben 272

Total Assists Arvydas Sabonis 964 Bill Thieben 24

Total Steals Arvydas Sabonis 370 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Total Blocks Arvydas Sabonis 494 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Total Games Arvydas Sabonis 470 Bill Thieben 85

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Arvydas Sabonis .500 Bill Thieben .331

3-Point Percentage Arvydas Sabonis .328 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Arvydas Sabonis .786 Bill Thieben .640

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 16.0 (1998) Bill Thieben 4.1 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 10.0 (1998) Bill Thieben 3.6 (1957)

Assists Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 3.0 (1998) Bill Thieben 0.3 (1957)

Steals Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 (1997) Bill Thieben - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 1.3 (1999) Bill Thieben - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 12.1 Bill Thieben 7.0

Rebounds Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 7.4 Bill Thieben 3.0

Assists Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 1.9 Bill Thieben 1.5

Steals Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Arvydas Sabonis 617 Bill Thieben 14

Total Rebounds Arvydas Sabonis 378 Bill Thieben 6

Total Assists Arvydas Sabonis 97 Bill Thieben 3

Total Steals Arvydas Sabonis 48 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Total Blocks Arvydas Sabonis 48 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Total Games Arvydas Sabonis 51 Bill Thieben 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Arvydas Sabonis .452 Bill Thieben .857

3-Point Percentage Arvydas Sabonis .319 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Arvydas Sabonis .802 Bill Thieben .333

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 23.6 (1996) Bill Thieben 7.0 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 10.2 (1996) Bill Thieben 3.0 (1957)

Assists Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 2.7 (2001) Bill Thieben 1.5 (1957)

Steals Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 1.8 (1998) Bill Thieben - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 2.3 (2001) Bill Thieben - n/a **

Notes: ** 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.