Bob Rule vs. Arvydas Sabonis Comparison

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

vs.

Arvydas Sabonis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob Rule: 1967-68 to 1974-75
Arvydas Sabonis: 1995-96 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Rule 0 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Seasons Bob Rule 8 Arvydas Sabonis 7

Playoffs Played Bob Rule 0 Arvydas Sabonis 7

All-Star Games Bob Rule 1 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Rule 17.4 Arvydas Sabonis 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Bob Rule 8.3 Arvydas Sabonis 7.3

Assists Per Game Bob Rule 1.5 Arvydas Sabonis 2.1

Steals Per Game Bob Rule 0.4 * Arvydas Sabonis 0.8

Blocks Per Game Bob Rule 0.4 * Arvydas Sabonis 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Rule 7,007 Arvydas Sabonis 5,629

Total Rebounds Bob Rule 3,333 Arvydas Sabonis 3,436

Total Assists Bob Rule 594 Arvydas Sabonis 964

Total Steals Bob Rule 12 * Arvydas Sabonis 370

Total Blocks Bob Rule 10 * Arvydas Sabonis 494

Total Games Bob Rule 403 Arvydas Sabonis 470

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Rule .461 Arvydas Sabonis .500

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

Free Throw Percentage Bob Rule .686 Arvydas Sabonis .786

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Rule 29.8 (1971) Arvydas Sabonis 16.0 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Rule 11.5 (1971) Arvydas Sabonis 10.0 (1998)

Assists Per Game Bob Rule 2.0 (1975) Arvydas Sabonis 3.0 (1998)

Steals Per Game Bob Rule 0.5 (1974) * Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Bob Rule 0.4 (1974) * Arvydas Sabonis 1.3 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Rule - Arvydas Sabonis 12.1

Rebounds Per Game Bob Rule - Arvydas Sabonis 7.4

Assists Per Game Bob Rule - Arvydas Sabonis 1.9

Steals Per Game Bob Rule - * Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Blocks Per Game Bob Rule - * Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Rule - Arvydas Sabonis 617

Total Rebounds Bob Rule - Arvydas Sabonis 378

Total Assists Bob Rule - Arvydas Sabonis 97

Total Steals Bob Rule - * Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Blocks Bob Rule - * Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Games Bob Rule 0 Arvydas Sabonis 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Rule - Arvydas Sabonis .452

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

Free Throw Percentage Bob Rule - Arvydas Sabonis .802

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Rule - Arvydas Sabonis 23.6 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Rule - Arvydas Sabonis 10.2 (1996)

Assists Per Game Bob Rule - Arvydas Sabonis 2.7 (2001)

Steals Per Game Bob Rule - * Arvydas Sabonis 1.8 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Bob Rule - * 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.