Al Butler vs. Arvydas Sabonis Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Arvydas Sabonis and Al Butler 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

Al Butler

vs.

Arvydas Sabonis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Al Butler: 1961-62 to 1964-65
Arvydas Sabonis: 1995-96 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Al Butler 0 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Seasons Al Butler 4 Arvydas Sabonis 7

Playoffs Played Al Butler 0 Arvydas Sabonis 7

All-Star Games Al Butler 0 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Al Butler 9.8 Arvydas Sabonis 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Al Butler 3.0 Arvydas Sabonis 7.3

Assists Per Game Al Butler 2.3 Arvydas Sabonis 2.1

Steals Per Game Al Butler - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 0.8

Blocks Per Game Al Butler - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Al Butler 2,282 Arvydas Sabonis 5,629

Total Rebounds Al Butler 696 Arvydas Sabonis 3,436

Total Assists Al Butler 530 Arvydas Sabonis 964

Total Steals Al Butler - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 370

Total Blocks Al Butler - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 494

Total Games Al Butler 234 Arvydas Sabonis 470

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Al Butler .439 Arvydas Sabonis .500

3-Point Percentage Al Butler - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis .328

Free Throw Percentage Al Butler .739 Arvydas Sabonis .786

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Al Butler 14.0 (1962) Arvydas Sabonis 16.0 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Al Butler 5.7 (1962) Arvydas Sabonis 10.0 (1998)

Assists Per Game Al Butler 3.5 (1962) Arvydas Sabonis 3.0 (1998)

Steals Per Game Al Butler - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Al Butler - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 1.3 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Al Butler - Arvydas Sabonis 12.1

Rebounds Per Game Al Butler - Arvydas Sabonis 7.4

Assists Per Game Al Butler - Arvydas Sabonis 1.9

Steals Per Game Al Butler - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Blocks Per Game Al Butler - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Al Butler - Arvydas Sabonis 617

Total Rebounds Al Butler - Arvydas Sabonis 378

Total Assists Al Butler - Arvydas Sabonis 97

Total Steals Al Butler - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Blocks Al Butler - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Games Al Butler 0 Arvydas Sabonis 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Al Butler - Arvydas Sabonis .452

3-Point Percentage Al Butler - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis .319

Free Throw Percentage Al Butler - Arvydas Sabonis .802

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Al Butler - Arvydas Sabonis 23.6 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Al Butler - Arvydas Sabonis 10.2 (1996)

Assists Per Game Al Butler - Arvydas Sabonis 2.7 (2001)

Steals Per Game Al Butler - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 1.8 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Al Butler - 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.