Mel Riebe vs. Arvydas Sabonis Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Arvydas Sabonis and Mel Riebe 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

Mel Riebe

vs.

Arvydas Sabonis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Riebe: 1946-47 to 1948-49
Arvydas Sabonis: 1995-96 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Riebe 0 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Seasons Mel Riebe 3 Arvydas Sabonis 7

Playoffs Played Mel Riebe 2 Arvydas Sabonis 7

All-Star Games Mel Riebe 0 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Riebe 10.8 Arvydas Sabonis 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Mel Riebe - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 7.3

Assists Per Game Mel Riebe 1.5 Arvydas Sabonis 2.1

Steals Per Game Mel Riebe - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 0.8

Blocks Per Game Mel Riebe - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Riebe 1,575 Arvydas Sabonis 5,629

Total Rebounds Mel Riebe - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 3,436

Total Assists Mel Riebe 212 Arvydas Sabonis 964

Total Steals Mel Riebe - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 370

Total Blocks Mel Riebe - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 494

Total Games Mel Riebe 146 Arvydas Sabonis 470

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Riebe .304 Arvydas Sabonis .500

3-Point Percentage Mel Riebe - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis .328

Free Throw Percentage Mel Riebe .621 Arvydas Sabonis .786

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Riebe 12.1 (1947) Arvydas Sabonis 16.0 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Riebe - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 10.0 (1998)

Assists Per Game Mel Riebe 2.4 (1949) Arvydas Sabonis 3.0 (1998)

Steals Per Game Mel Riebe - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Mel Riebe - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 1.3 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Riebe 10.5 Arvydas Sabonis 12.1

Rebounds Per Game Mel Riebe - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 7.4

Assists Per Game Mel Riebe 0.8 Arvydas Sabonis 1.9

Steals Per Game Mel Riebe - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Blocks Per Game Mel Riebe - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Riebe 63 Arvydas Sabonis 617

Total Rebounds Mel Riebe - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 378

Total Assists Mel Riebe 5 Arvydas Sabonis 97

Total Steals Mel Riebe - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Blocks Mel Riebe - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Games Mel Riebe 6 Arvydas Sabonis 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Riebe .288 Arvydas Sabonis .452

3-Point Percentage Mel Riebe - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis .319

Free Throw Percentage Mel Riebe .654 Arvydas Sabonis .802

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Riebe 14.0 (1948) Arvydas Sabonis 23.6 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Riebe - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 10.2 (1996)

Assists Per Game Mel Riebe 1.0 (1948) Arvydas Sabonis 2.7 (2001)

Steals Per Game Mel Riebe - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 1.8 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Mel Riebe - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 2.3 (2001)

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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.