Thurl Bailey vs. Arvydas Sabonis Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Arvydas Sabonis and Thurl Bailey 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

Thurl Bailey

vs.

Arvydas Sabonis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Thurl Bailey: 1983-84 to 1998-99
Arvydas Sabonis: 1995-96 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Thurl Bailey 0 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Seasons Thurl Bailey 12 Arvydas Sabonis 7

Playoffs Played Thurl Bailey 9 Arvydas Sabonis 7

All-Star Games Thurl Bailey 0 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Thurl Bailey 12.8 Arvydas Sabonis 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Thurl Bailey 5.1 Arvydas Sabonis 7.3

Assists Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.4 Arvydas Sabonis 2.1

Steals Per Game Thurl Bailey 0.5 Arvydas Sabonis 0.8

Blocks Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.2 Arvydas Sabonis 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Thurl Bailey 11,834 Arvydas Sabonis 5,629

Total Rebounds Thurl Bailey 4,718 Arvydas Sabonis 3,436

Total Assists Thurl Bailey 1,298 Arvydas Sabonis 964

Total Steals Thurl Bailey 435 Arvydas Sabonis 370

Total Blocks Thurl Bailey 1,086 Arvydas Sabonis 494

Total Games Thurl Bailey 928 Arvydas Sabonis 470

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Thurl Bailey .473 Arvydas Sabonis .500

3-Point Percentage Thurl Bailey .114 Arvydas Sabonis .328

Free Throw Percentage Thurl Bailey .812 Arvydas Sabonis .786

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Thurl Bailey 19.6 (1988) Arvydas Sabonis 16.0 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Thurl Bailey 6.6 (1985) Arvydas Sabonis 10.0 (1998)

Assists Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.9 (1988) Arvydas Sabonis 3.0 (1998)

Steals Per Game Thurl Bailey 0.6 (1991) Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.5 (1988) Arvydas Sabonis 1.3 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Thurl Bailey 13.5 Arvydas Sabonis 12.1

Rebounds Per Game Thurl Bailey 5.5 Arvydas Sabonis 7.4

Assists Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.4 Arvydas Sabonis 1.9

Steals Per Game Thurl Bailey 0.4 Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Blocks Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.2 Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Thurl Bailey 929 Arvydas Sabonis 617

Total Rebounds Thurl Bailey 382 Arvydas Sabonis 378

Total Assists Thurl Bailey 98 Arvydas Sabonis 97

Total Steals Thurl Bailey 30 Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Blocks Thurl Bailey 82 Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Games Thurl Bailey 69 Arvydas Sabonis 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Thurl Bailey .449 Arvydas Sabonis .452

3-Point Percentage Thurl Bailey .000 Arvydas Sabonis .319

Free Throw Percentage Thurl Bailey .834 Arvydas Sabonis .802

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Thurl Bailey 23.2 (1988) Arvydas Sabonis 23.6 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Thurl Bailey 9.2 (1985) Arvydas Sabonis 10.2 (1996)

Assists Per Game Thurl Bailey 3.3 (1986) Arvydas Sabonis 2.7 (2001)

Steals Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.0 (1990) Arvydas Sabonis 1.8 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Thurl Bailey 2.1 (1988) Arvydas Sabonis 2.3 (2001)