Arvydas Sabonis vs. Gene Vance Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gene Vance 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.

Gene Vance

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Arvydas Sabonis: 1995-96 to 2002-03
Gene Vance: 1947-48 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Arvydas Sabonis 0 Gene Vance 0

NBA Seasons Arvydas Sabonis 7 Gene Vance 5

Playoffs Played Arvydas Sabonis 7 Gene Vance 3

All-Star Games Arvydas Sabonis 0 Gene Vance 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 12.0 Gene Vance 8.3

Rebounds Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 7.3 Gene Vance 3.0 *

Assists Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 2.1 Gene Vance 2.3

Steals Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 0.8 Gene Vance - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 1.1 Gene Vance - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Arvydas Sabonis 5,629 Gene Vance 1,445

Total Rebounds Arvydas Sabonis 3,436 Gene Vance 109 *

Total Assists Arvydas Sabonis 964 Gene Vance 403

Total Steals Arvydas Sabonis 370 Gene Vance - n/a **

Total Blocks Arvydas Sabonis 494 Gene Vance - n/a **

Total Games Arvydas Sabonis 470 Gene Vance 175

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Arvydas Sabonis .500 Gene Vance .315

3-Point Percentage Arvydas Sabonis .328 Gene Vance - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Arvydas Sabonis .786 Gene Vance .687

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 16.0 (1998) Gene Vance 10.3 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 10.0 (1998) Gene Vance 3.2 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 3.0 (1998) Gene Vance 3.5 (1950)

Steals Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 (1997) Gene Vance - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 1.3 (1999) Gene Vance - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 12.1 Gene Vance 8.7

Rebounds Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 7.4 Gene Vance - *

Assists Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 1.9 Gene Vance 1.7

Steals Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 Gene Vance - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 Gene Vance - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Arvydas Sabonis 617 Gene Vance 87

Total Rebounds Arvydas Sabonis 378 Gene Vance 0 *

Total Assists Arvydas Sabonis 97 Gene Vance 17

Total Steals Arvydas Sabonis 48 Gene Vance - n/a **

Total Blocks Arvydas Sabonis 48 Gene Vance - n/a **

Total Games Arvydas Sabonis 51 Gene Vance 10

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Arvydas Sabonis .452 Gene Vance .242

3-Point Percentage Arvydas Sabonis .319 Gene Vance - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Arvydas Sabonis .802 Gene Vance .697

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 23.6 (1996) Gene Vance 10.5 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 10.2 (1996) Gene Vance - *

Assists Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 2.7 (2001) Gene Vance 3.5 (1949)

Steals Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 1.8 (1998) Gene Vance - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 2.3 (2001) Gene Vance - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.