Cliff Meely vs. Arvydas Sabonis Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Arvydas Sabonis and Cliff Meely 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

Cliff Meely

vs.

Arvydas Sabonis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Cliff Meely: 1971-72 to 1975-76
Arvydas Sabonis: 1995-96 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Cliff Meely 0 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Seasons Cliff Meely 5 Arvydas Sabonis 7

Playoffs Played Cliff Meely 0 Arvydas Sabonis 7

All-Star Games Cliff Meely 0 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cliff Meely 8.4 Arvydas Sabonis 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Cliff Meely 5.4 Arvydas Sabonis 7.3

Assists Per Game Cliff Meely 1.3 Arvydas Sabonis 2.1

Steals Per Game Cliff Meely 0.6 * Arvydas Sabonis 0.8

Blocks Per Game Cliff Meely 0.7 * Arvydas Sabonis 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Cliff Meely 2,658 Arvydas Sabonis 5,629

Total Rebounds Cliff Meely 1,703 Arvydas Sabonis 3,436

Total Assists Cliff Meely 398 Arvydas Sabonis 964

Total Steals Cliff Meely 88 * Arvydas Sabonis 370

Total Blocks Cliff Meely 106 * Arvydas Sabonis 494

Total Games Cliff Meely 318 Arvydas Sabonis 470

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cliff Meely .417 Arvydas Sabonis .500

3-Point Percentage Cliff Meely - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis .328

Free Throw Percentage Cliff Meely .675 Arvydas Sabonis .786

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cliff Meely 9.9 (1972) Arvydas Sabonis 16.0 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Cliff Meely 6.6 (1972) Arvydas Sabonis 10.0 (1998)

Assists Per Game Cliff Meely 1.6 (1974) Arvydas Sabonis 3.0 (1998)

Steals Per Game Cliff Meely 0.7 (1974) * Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Cliff Meely 1.0 (1974) * Arvydas Sabonis 1.3 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cliff Meely - Arvydas Sabonis 12.1

Rebounds Per Game Cliff Meely - Arvydas Sabonis 7.4

Assists Per Game Cliff Meely - Arvydas Sabonis 1.9

Steals Per Game Cliff Meely - * Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Blocks Per Game Cliff Meely - * Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Cliff Meely - Arvydas Sabonis 617

Total Rebounds Cliff Meely - Arvydas Sabonis 378

Total Assists Cliff Meely - Arvydas Sabonis 97

Total Steals Cliff Meely - * Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Blocks Cliff Meely - * Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Games Cliff Meely 0 Arvydas Sabonis 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cliff Meely - Arvydas Sabonis .452

3-Point Percentage Cliff Meely - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis .319

Free Throw Percentage Cliff Meely - Arvydas Sabonis .802

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cliff Meely - Arvydas Sabonis 23.6 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Cliff Meely - Arvydas Sabonis 10.2 (1996)

Assists Per Game Cliff Meely - Arvydas Sabonis 2.7 (2001)

Steals Per Game Cliff Meely - * Arvydas Sabonis 1.8 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Cliff Meely - * 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.