Bob Nash vs. Arvydas Sabonis Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Arvydas Sabonis and Bob Nash 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

Bob Nash

vs.

Arvydas Sabonis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob Nash: 1972-73 to 1978-79
Arvydas Sabonis: 1995-96 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Nash 0 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Seasons Bob Nash 4 Arvydas Sabonis 7

Playoffs Played Bob Nash 1 Arvydas Sabonis 7

All-Star Games Bob Nash 0 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Nash 4.7 Arvydas Sabonis 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Bob Nash 2.2 Arvydas Sabonis 7.3

Assists Per Game Bob Nash 0.7 Arvydas Sabonis 2.1

Steals Per Game Bob Nash 0.3 * Arvydas Sabonis 0.8

Blocks Per Game Bob Nash 0.2 * Arvydas Sabonis 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Nash 1,036 Arvydas Sabonis 5,629

Total Rebounds Bob Nash 483 Arvydas Sabonis 3,436

Total Assists Bob Nash 147 Arvydas Sabonis 964

Total Steals Bob Nash 59 * Arvydas Sabonis 370

Total Blocks Bob Nash 43 * Arvydas Sabonis 494

Total Games Bob Nash 219 Arvydas Sabonis 470

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Nash .435 Arvydas Sabonis .500

3-Point Percentage Bob Nash - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis .328

Free Throw Percentage Bob Nash .730 Arvydas Sabonis .786

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Nash 6.4 (1979) Arvydas Sabonis 16.0 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Nash 2.6 (1978) Arvydas Sabonis 10.0 (1998)

Assists Per Game Bob Nash 0.9 (1979) Arvydas Sabonis 3.0 (1998)

Steals Per Game Bob Nash 0.4 (1978) * Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Bob Nash 0.3 (1974) * Arvydas Sabonis 1.3 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Nash 4.8 Arvydas Sabonis 12.1

Rebounds Per Game Bob Nash 2.2 Arvydas Sabonis 7.4

Assists Per Game Bob Nash 0.0 Arvydas Sabonis 1.9

Steals Per Game Bob Nash 0.0 * Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Blocks Per Game Bob Nash 0.8 * Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Nash 24 Arvydas Sabonis 617

Total Rebounds Bob Nash 11 Arvydas Sabonis 378

Total Assists Bob Nash 0 Arvydas Sabonis 97

Total Steals Bob Nash 0 * Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Blocks Bob Nash 4 * Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Games Bob Nash 5 Arvydas Sabonis 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Nash .296 Arvydas Sabonis .452

3-Point Percentage Bob Nash - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis .319

Free Throw Percentage Bob Nash .800 Arvydas Sabonis .802

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Nash 4.8 (1979) Arvydas Sabonis 23.6 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Nash 2.2 (1979) Arvydas Sabonis 10.2 (1996)

Assists Per Game Bob Nash 0.0 (1979) Arvydas Sabonis 2.7 (2001)

Steals Per Game Bob Nash 0.0 (1979) * Arvydas Sabonis 1.8 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Bob Nash 0.8 (1979) * Arvydas Sabonis 2.3 (2001)

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.