Ed Macauley vs. Arvydas Sabonis Comparison

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

Ed Macauley

vs.

Arvydas Sabonis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ed Macauley: 1949-50 to 1958-59
Arvydas Sabonis: 1995-96 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ed Macauley 1 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Seasons Ed Macauley 10 Arvydas Sabonis 7

Playoffs Played Ed Macauley 8 Arvydas Sabonis 7

All-Star Games Ed Macauley 7 Arvydas Sabonis 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Ed Macauley 3 Arvydas Sabonis 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ed Macauley 4 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ed Macauley 17.5 Arvydas Sabonis 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Ed Macauley 7.5 * Arvydas Sabonis 7.3

Assists Per Game Ed Macauley 3.2 Arvydas Sabonis 2.1

Steals Per Game Ed Macauley - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 0.8

Blocks Per Game Ed Macauley - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Ed Macauley 11,234 Arvydas Sabonis 5,629

Total Rebounds Ed Macauley 4,325 * Arvydas Sabonis 3,436

Total Assists Ed Macauley 2,079 Arvydas Sabonis 964

Total Steals Ed Macauley - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 370

Total Blocks Ed Macauley - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 494

Total Games Ed Macauley 641 Arvydas Sabonis 470

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ed Macauley .436 Arvydas Sabonis .500

3-Point Percentage Ed Macauley - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis .328

Free Throw Percentage Ed Macauley .761 Arvydas Sabonis .786

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ed Macauley 20.4 (1951) Arvydas Sabonis 16.0 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Ed Macauley 9.1 (1953) * Arvydas Sabonis 10.0 (1998)

Assists Per Game Ed Macauley 4.1 (1953) Arvydas Sabonis 3.0 (1998)

Steals Per Game Ed Macauley - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Ed Macauley - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 1.3 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ed Macauley 13.8 Arvydas Sabonis 12.1

Rebounds Per Game Ed Macauley 6.8 * Arvydas Sabonis 7.4

Assists Per Game Ed Macauley 2.9 Arvydas Sabonis 1.9

Steals Per Game Ed Macauley - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Blocks Per Game Ed Macauley - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Ed Macauley 648 Arvydas Sabonis 617

Total Rebounds Ed Macauley 321 * Arvydas Sabonis 378

Total Assists Ed Macauley 138 Arvydas Sabonis 97

Total Steals Ed Macauley - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Blocks Ed Macauley - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Games Ed Macauley 47 Arvydas Sabonis 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ed Macauley .437 Arvydas Sabonis .452

3-Point Percentage Ed Macauley - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis .319

Free Throw Percentage Ed Macauley .729 Arvydas Sabonis .802

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ed Macauley 23.3 (1952) Arvydas Sabonis 23.6 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Ed Macauley 11.0 (1952) * Arvydas Sabonis 10.2 (1996)

Assists Per Game Ed Macauley 4.6 (1955) Arvydas Sabonis 2.7 (2001)

Steals Per Game Ed Macauley - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 1.8 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Ed Macauley - 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.