Dan Issel vs. Arvydas Sabonis Comparison

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

Dan Issel

vs.

Arvydas Sabonis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dan Issel: 1976-77 to 1984-85
Arvydas Sabonis: 1995-96 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dan Issel 0 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Seasons Dan Issel 9 Arvydas Sabonis 7

Playoffs Played Dan Issel 7 Arvydas Sabonis 7

All-Star Games Dan Issel 1 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dan Issel 20.4 Arvydas Sabonis 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Dan Issel 7.9 Arvydas Sabonis 7.3

Assists Per Game Dan Issel 2.5 Arvydas Sabonis 2.1

Steals Per Game Dan Issel 1.0 Arvydas Sabonis 0.8

Blocks Per Game Dan Issel 0.6 Arvydas Sabonis 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Dan Issel 14,659 Arvydas Sabonis 5,629

Total Rebounds Dan Issel 5,707 Arvydas Sabonis 3,436

Total Assists Dan Issel 1,804 Arvydas Sabonis 964

Total Steals Dan Issel 698 Arvydas Sabonis 370

Total Blocks Dan Issel 396 Arvydas Sabonis 494

Total Games Dan Issel 718 Arvydas Sabonis 470

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dan Issel .506 Arvydas Sabonis .500

3-Point Percentage Dan Issel .253 * Arvydas Sabonis .328

Free Throw Percentage Dan Issel .797 Arvydas Sabonis .786

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dan Issel 23.8 (1980) Arvydas Sabonis 16.0 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Dan Issel 10.1 (1978) Arvydas Sabonis 10.0 (1998)

Assists Per Game Dan Issel 3.7 (1978) Arvydas Sabonis 3.0 (1998)

Steals Per Game Dan Issel 1.2 (1978) Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Dan Issel 0.7 (1982) Arvydas Sabonis 1.3 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dan Issel 19.4 Arvydas Sabonis 12.1

Rebounds Per Game Dan Issel 7.4 Arvydas Sabonis 7.4

Assists Per Game Dan Issel 2.7 Arvydas Sabonis 1.9

Steals Per Game Dan Issel 0.8 Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Blocks Per Game Dan Issel 0.5 Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Dan Issel 1,029 Arvydas Sabonis 617

Total Rebounds Dan Issel 393 Arvydas Sabonis 378

Total Assists Dan Issel 145 Arvydas Sabonis 97

Total Steals Dan Issel 42 Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Blocks Dan Issel 24 Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Games Dan Issel 53 Arvydas Sabonis 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dan Issel .496 Arvydas Sabonis .452

3-Point Percentage Dan Issel .500 * Arvydas Sabonis .319

Free Throw Percentage Dan Issel .829 Arvydas Sabonis .802

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dan Issel 27.4 (1984) Arvydas Sabonis 23.6 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Dan Issel 10.3 (1978) Arvydas Sabonis 10.2 (1996)

Assists Per Game Dan Issel 4.1 (1978) Arvydas Sabonis 2.7 (2001)

Steals Per Game Dan Issel 1.2 (1984) Arvydas Sabonis 1.8 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Dan Issel 1.2 (1984) Arvydas Sabonis 2.3 (2001)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.