Arvydas Sabonis vs. John Wetzel Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Wetzel 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.

John Wetzel

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Arvydas Sabonis: 1995-96 to 2002-03
John Wetzel: 1967-68 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Arvydas Sabonis 0 John Wetzel 0

NBA Seasons Arvydas Sabonis 7 John Wetzel 7

Playoffs Played Arvydas Sabonis 7 John Wetzel 2

All-Star Games Arvydas Sabonis 0 John Wetzel 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 12.0 John Wetzel 3.4

Rebounds Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 7.3 John Wetzel 1.9

Assists Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 2.1 John Wetzel 1.4

Steals Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 0.8 John Wetzel 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 1.1 John Wetzel 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Arvydas Sabonis 5,629 John Wetzel 1,215

Total Rebounds Arvydas Sabonis 3,436 John Wetzel 682

Total Assists Arvydas Sabonis 964 John Wetzel 494

Total Steals Arvydas Sabonis 370 John Wetzel 133 *

Total Blocks Arvydas Sabonis 494 John Wetzel 30 *

Total Games Arvydas Sabonis 470 John Wetzel 357

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Arvydas Sabonis .500 John Wetzel .429

3-Point Percentage Arvydas Sabonis .328 John Wetzel - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Arvydas Sabonis .786 John Wetzel .810

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 16.0 (1998) John Wetzel 4.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 10.0 (1998) John Wetzel 2.4 (1974)

Assists Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 3.0 (1998) John Wetzel 2.0 (1974)

Steals Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 (1997) John Wetzel 1.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 1.3 (1999) John Wetzel 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 12.1 John Wetzel 1.6

Rebounds Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 7.4 John Wetzel 0.8

Assists Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 1.9 John Wetzel 0.8

Steals Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 John Wetzel 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 John Wetzel 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Arvydas Sabonis 617 John Wetzel 8

Total Rebounds Arvydas Sabonis 378 John Wetzel 4

Total Assists Arvydas Sabonis 97 John Wetzel 4

Total Steals Arvydas Sabonis 48 John Wetzel 0 *

Total Blocks Arvydas Sabonis 48 John Wetzel 0 *

Total Games Arvydas Sabonis 51 John Wetzel 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Arvydas Sabonis .452 John Wetzel .429

3-Point Percentage Arvydas Sabonis .319 John Wetzel - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Arvydas Sabonis .802 John Wetzel 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 23.6 (1996) John Wetzel 2.0 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 10.2 (1996) John Wetzel 1.0 (1976)

Assists Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 2.7 (2001) John Wetzel 1.3 (1973)

Steals Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 1.8 (1998) John Wetzel 0.0 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 2.3 (2001) John Wetzel 0.0 (1976) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.