Cotton Nash vs. Arvydas Sabonis Comparison

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

Cotton Nash

vs.

Arvydas Sabonis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Cotton Nash: 1964-65 to 1964-65
Arvydas Sabonis: 1995-96 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Cotton Nash 0 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Seasons Cotton Nash 1 Arvydas Sabonis 7

Playoffs Played Cotton Nash 0 Arvydas Sabonis 7

All-Star Games Cotton Nash 0 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cotton Nash 3.0 Arvydas Sabonis 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Cotton Nash 1.8 Arvydas Sabonis 7.3

Assists Per Game Cotton Nash 0.4 Arvydas Sabonis 2.1

Steals Per Game Cotton Nash - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 0.8

Blocks Per Game Cotton Nash - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Cotton Nash 137 Arvydas Sabonis 5,629

Total Rebounds Cotton Nash 83 Arvydas Sabonis 3,436

Total Assists Cotton Nash 19 Arvydas Sabonis 964

Total Steals Cotton Nash - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 370

Total Blocks Cotton Nash - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 494

Total Games Cotton Nash 45 Arvydas Sabonis 470

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cotton Nash .324 Arvydas Sabonis .500

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

Free Throw Percentage Cotton Nash .827 Arvydas Sabonis .786

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cotton Nash 3.0 (1965) Arvydas Sabonis 16.0 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Cotton Nash 1.8 (1965) Arvydas Sabonis 10.0 (1998)

Assists Per Game Cotton Nash 0.4 (1965) Arvydas Sabonis 3.0 (1998)

Steals Per Game Cotton Nash - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Cotton Nash - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 1.3 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cotton Nash - Arvydas Sabonis 12.1

Rebounds Per Game Cotton Nash - Arvydas Sabonis 7.4

Assists Per Game Cotton Nash - Arvydas Sabonis 1.9

Steals Per Game Cotton Nash - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Blocks Per Game Cotton Nash - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Cotton Nash - Arvydas Sabonis 617

Total Rebounds Cotton Nash - Arvydas Sabonis 378

Total Assists Cotton Nash - Arvydas Sabonis 97

Total Steals Cotton Nash - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Blocks Cotton Nash - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Games Cotton Nash 0 Arvydas Sabonis 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cotton Nash - Arvydas Sabonis .452

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

Free Throw Percentage Cotton Nash - Arvydas Sabonis .802

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cotton Nash - Arvydas Sabonis 23.6 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Cotton Nash - Arvydas Sabonis 10.2 (1996)

Assists Per Game Cotton Nash - Arvydas Sabonis 2.7 (2001)

Steals Per Game Cotton Nash - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 1.8 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Cotton Nash - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 2.3 (2001)

Notes: ** 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.