Arvydas Sabonis vs. Earl Shannon Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Shannon 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.

Earl Shannon

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Arvydas Sabonis: 1995-96 to 2002-03
Earl Shannon: 1946-47 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Arvydas Sabonis 0 Earl Shannon 0

NBA Seasons Arvydas Sabonis 7 Earl Shannon 3

Playoffs Played Arvydas Sabonis 7 Earl Shannon 0

All-Star Games Arvydas Sabonis 0 Earl Shannon 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 12.0 Earl Shannon 8.6

Rebounds Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 7.3 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Assists Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 2.1 Earl Shannon 1.3

Steals Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 0.8 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 1.1 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Arvydas Sabonis 5,629 Earl Shannon 1,156

Total Rebounds Arvydas Sabonis 3,436 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Total Assists Arvydas Sabonis 964 Earl Shannon 177

Total Steals Arvydas Sabonis 370 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Total Blocks Arvydas Sabonis 494 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Total Games Arvydas Sabonis 470 Earl Shannon 134

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Arvydas Sabonis .500 Earl Shannon .305

3-Point Percentage Arvydas Sabonis .328 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Arvydas Sabonis .786 Earl Shannon .598

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 16.0 (1998) Earl Shannon 12.1 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 10.0 (1998) Earl Shannon - n/a **

Assists Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 3.0 (1998) Earl Shannon 1.5 (1947)

Steals Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 (1997) Earl Shannon - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 1.3 (1999) Earl Shannon - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 12.1 Earl Shannon -

Rebounds Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 7.4 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Assists Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 1.9 Earl Shannon -

Steals Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Arvydas Sabonis 617 Earl Shannon -

Total Rebounds Arvydas Sabonis 378 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Total Assists Arvydas Sabonis 97 Earl Shannon -

Total Steals Arvydas Sabonis 48 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Total Blocks Arvydas Sabonis 48 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Total Games Arvydas Sabonis 51 Earl Shannon 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Arvydas Sabonis .452 Earl Shannon -

3-Point Percentage Arvydas Sabonis .319 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Arvydas Sabonis .802 Earl Shannon -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 23.6 (1996) Earl Shannon -

Rebounds Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 10.2 (1996) Earl Shannon - n/a **

Assists Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 2.7 (2001) Earl Shannon -

Steals Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 1.8 (1998) Earl Shannon - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 2.3 (2001) Earl Shannon - n/a **

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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.