Phil Ford vs. Arvydas Sabonis Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Arvydas Sabonis and Phil Ford 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

Phil Ford

vs.

Arvydas Sabonis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Phil Ford: 1978-79 to 1984-85
Arvydas Sabonis: 1995-96 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Phil Ford 0 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Seasons Phil Ford 7 Arvydas Sabonis 7

Playoffs Played Phil Ford 4 Arvydas Sabonis 7

All-Star Games Phil Ford 0 Arvydas Sabonis 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Phil Ford 1 Arvydas Sabonis 0

Rookie of The Year Phil Ford 1 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Phil Ford 11.6 Arvydas Sabonis 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Phil Ford 1.8 Arvydas Sabonis 7.3

Assists Per Game Phil Ford 6.4 Arvydas Sabonis 2.1

Steals Per Game Phil Ford 1.2 Arvydas Sabonis 0.8

Blocks Per Game Phil Ford 0.1 Arvydas Sabonis 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Phil Ford 5,594 Arvydas Sabonis 5,629

Total Rebounds Phil Ford 854 Arvydas Sabonis 3,436

Total Assists Phil Ford 3,083 Arvydas Sabonis 964

Total Steals Phil Ford 589 Arvydas Sabonis 370

Total Blocks Phil Ford 29 Arvydas Sabonis 494

Total Games Phil Ford 482 Arvydas Sabonis 470

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Phil Ford .467 Arvydas Sabonis .500

3-Point Percentage Phil Ford .210 * Arvydas Sabonis .328

Free Throw Percentage Phil Ford .820 Arvydas Sabonis .786

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Phil Ford 17.5 (1981) Arvydas Sabonis 16.0 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Phil Ford 2.3 (1979) Arvydas Sabonis 10.0 (1998)

Assists Per Game Phil Ford 8.8 (1981) Arvydas Sabonis 3.0 (1998)

Steals Per Game Phil Ford 2.2 (1979) Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Phil Ford 0.1 (1984) Arvydas Sabonis 1.3 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Phil Ford 9.1 Arvydas Sabonis 12.1

Rebounds Per Game Phil Ford 1.7 Arvydas Sabonis 7.4

Assists Per Game Phil Ford 5.7 Arvydas Sabonis 1.9

Steals Per Game Phil Ford 1.5 Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Blocks Per Game Phil Ford 0.0 Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Phil Ford 136 Arvydas Sabonis 617

Total Rebounds Phil Ford 26 Arvydas Sabonis 378

Total Assists Phil Ford 85 Arvydas Sabonis 97

Total Steals Phil Ford 22 Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Blocks Phil Ford 0 Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Games Phil Ford 15 Arvydas Sabonis 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Phil Ford .365 Arvydas Sabonis .452

3-Point Percentage Phil Ford .600 * Arvydas Sabonis .319

Free Throw Percentage Phil Ford .717 Arvydas Sabonis .802

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Phil Ford 17.3 (1980) Arvydas Sabonis 23.6 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Phil Ford 2.4 (1979) Arvydas Sabonis 10.2 (1996)

Assists Per Game Phil Ford 8.7 (1980) Arvydas Sabonis 2.7 (2001)

Steals Per Game Phil Ford 2.4 (1979) Arvydas Sabonis 1.8 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Phil Ford 0.0 (1983) Arvydas Sabonis 2.3 (2001)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.