Tim Duncan vs. Arvydas Sabonis Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Arvydas Sabonis and Tim Duncan 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

Tim Duncan

vs.

Arvydas Sabonis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Duncan: 1997-98 to 2015-16
Arvydas Sabonis: 1995-96 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Duncan 5 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Seasons Tim Duncan 19 Arvydas Sabonis 7

Playoffs Played Tim Duncan 18 Arvydas Sabonis 7

All-Star Games Tim Duncan 15 Arvydas Sabonis 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tim Duncan 2 Arvydas Sabonis 0

Finals MVP Tim Duncan 3 Arvydas Sabonis 0

All-NBA First Team Tim Duncan 10 Arvydas Sabonis 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Arvydas Sabonis 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Tim Duncan 8 Arvydas Sabonis 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Arvydas Sabonis 0

Rookie of The Year Tim Duncan 1 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 19.0 Arvydas Sabonis 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 10.8 Arvydas Sabonis 7.3

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Arvydas Sabonis 2.1

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Arvydas Sabonis 0.8

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.2 Arvydas Sabonis 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 26,496 Arvydas Sabonis 5,629

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 15,091 Arvydas Sabonis 3,436

Total Assists Tim Duncan 4,225 Arvydas Sabonis 964

Total Steals Tim Duncan 1,025 Arvydas Sabonis 370

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 3,020 Arvydas Sabonis 494

Total Games Tim Duncan 1,392 Arvydas Sabonis 470

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .506 Arvydas Sabonis .500

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .179 Arvydas Sabonis .328

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .696 Arvydas Sabonis .786

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 25.5 (2002) Arvydas Sabonis 16.0 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 12.9 (2003) Arvydas Sabonis 10.0 (1998)

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.9 (2003) Arvydas Sabonis 3.0 (1998)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.9 (1999) Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.9 (2003) Arvydas Sabonis 1.3 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 20.6 Arvydas Sabonis 12.1

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 11.4 Arvydas Sabonis 7.4

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Arvydas Sabonis 1.9

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.3 Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 5,172 Arvydas Sabonis 617

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 2,859 Arvydas Sabonis 378

Total Assists Tim Duncan 764 Arvydas Sabonis 97

Total Steals Tim Duncan 168 Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 568 Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Games Tim Duncan 251 Arvydas Sabonis 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .501 Arvydas Sabonis .452

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .143 Arvydas Sabonis .319

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .689 Arvydas Sabonis .802

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 27.6 (2002) Arvydas Sabonis 23.6 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 15.4 (2003) Arvydas Sabonis 10.2 (1996)

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 5.3 (2003) Arvydas Sabonis 2.7 (2001)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 1.3 (2015) Arvydas Sabonis 1.8 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 4.3 (2002) Arvydas Sabonis 2.3 (2001)