Dick McGuire vs. Arvydas Sabonis Comparison

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

Dick McGuire

vs.

Arvydas Sabonis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dick McGuire: 1949-50 to 1959-60
Arvydas Sabonis: 1995-96 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dick McGuire 0 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Seasons Dick McGuire 11 Arvydas Sabonis 7

Playoffs Played Dick McGuire 9 Arvydas Sabonis 7

All-Star Games Dick McGuire 7 Arvydas Sabonis 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dick McGuire 1 Arvydas Sabonis 0

Assists Leader Dick McGuire 1 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dick McGuire 8.0 Arvydas Sabonis 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Dick McGuire 4.2 * Arvydas Sabonis 7.3

Assists Per Game Dick McGuire 5.7 Arvydas Sabonis 2.1

Steals Per Game Dick McGuire - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 0.8

Blocks Per Game Dick McGuire - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Dick McGuire 5,921 Arvydas Sabonis 5,629

Total Rebounds Dick McGuire 2,784 * Arvydas Sabonis 3,436

Total Assists Dick McGuire 4,205 Arvydas Sabonis 964

Total Steals Dick McGuire - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 370

Total Blocks Dick McGuire - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 494

Total Games Dick McGuire 738 Arvydas Sabonis 470

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dick McGuire .389 Arvydas Sabonis .500

3-Point Percentage Dick McGuire - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis .328

Free Throw Percentage Dick McGuire .644 Arvydas Sabonis .786

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dick McGuire 9.2 (1952) Arvydas Sabonis 16.0 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Dick McGuire 5.2 (1951) * Arvydas Sabonis 10.0 (1998)

Assists Per Game Dick McGuire 7.6 (1955) Arvydas Sabonis 3.0 (1998)

Steals Per Game Dick McGuire - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Dick McGuire - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 1.3 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dick McGuire 8.3 Arvydas Sabonis 12.1

Rebounds Per Game Dick McGuire 4.9 * Arvydas Sabonis 7.4

Assists Per Game Dick McGuire 5.6 Arvydas Sabonis 1.9

Steals Per Game Dick McGuire - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Blocks Per Game Dick McGuire - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Dick McGuire 521 Arvydas Sabonis 617

Total Rebounds Dick McGuire 284 * Arvydas Sabonis 378

Total Assists Dick McGuire 350 Arvydas Sabonis 97

Total Steals Dick McGuire - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Blocks Dick McGuire - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Games Dick McGuire 63 Arvydas Sabonis 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dick McGuire .410 Arvydas Sabonis .452

3-Point Percentage Dick McGuire - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis .319

Free Throw Percentage Dick McGuire .593 Arvydas Sabonis .802

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dick McGuire 15.7 (1959) Arvydas Sabonis 23.6 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Dick McGuire 5.9 (1951) * Arvydas Sabonis 10.2 (1996)

Assists Per Game Dick McGuire 6.4 (1952) Arvydas Sabonis 2.7 (2001)

Steals Per Game Dick McGuire - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 1.8 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Dick McGuire - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 2.3 (2001)

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.