Arvydas Sabonis vs. Al Thornton Comparison

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

Arvydas Sabonis

vs.

Al Thornton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Arvydas Sabonis: 1995-96 to 2002-03
Al Thornton: 2007-08 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Arvydas Sabonis 0 Al Thornton 0

NBA Seasons Arvydas Sabonis 7 Al Thornton 4

Playoffs Played Arvydas Sabonis 7 Al Thornton 0

All-Star Games Arvydas Sabonis 0 Al Thornton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 12.0 Al Thornton 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 7.3 Al Thornton 4.2

Assists Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 2.1 Al Thornton 1.2

Steals Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 0.8 Al Thornton 0.6

Blocks Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 1.1 Al Thornton 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Arvydas Sabonis 5,629 Al Thornton 3,527

Total Rebounds Arvydas Sabonis 3,436 Al Thornton 1,233

Total Assists Arvydas Sabonis 964 Al Thornton 353

Total Steals Arvydas Sabonis 370 Al Thornton 185

Total Blocks Arvydas Sabonis 494 Al Thornton 152

Total Games Arvydas Sabonis 470 Al Thornton 296

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Arvydas Sabonis .500 Al Thornton .452

3-Point Percentage Arvydas Sabonis .328 Al Thornton .293

Free Throw Percentage Arvydas Sabonis .786 Al Thornton .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 16.0 (1998) Al Thornton 16.8 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 10.0 (1998) Al Thornton 5.2 (2009)

Assists Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 3.0 (1998) Al Thornton 1.5 (2009)

Steals Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 (1997) Al Thornton 0.8 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 1.3 (1999) Al Thornton 0.9 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 12.1 Al Thornton -

Rebounds Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 7.4 Al Thornton -

Assists Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 1.9 Al Thornton -

Steals Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 Al Thornton -

Blocks Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 Al Thornton -

Totals Stats

Total Points Arvydas Sabonis 617 Al Thornton -

Total Rebounds Arvydas Sabonis 378 Al Thornton -

Total Assists Arvydas Sabonis 97 Al Thornton -

Total Steals Arvydas Sabonis 48 Al Thornton -

Total Blocks Arvydas Sabonis 48 Al Thornton -

Total Games Arvydas Sabonis 51 Al Thornton 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Arvydas Sabonis .452 Al Thornton -

3-Point Percentage Arvydas Sabonis .319 Al Thornton -

Free Throw Percentage Arvydas Sabonis .802 Al Thornton -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

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

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

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

Steals Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 1.8 (1998) Al Thornton -

Blocks Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 2.3 (2001) Al Thornton -