Ed Pinckney vs. Arvydas Sabonis Comparison

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

vs.

Arvydas Sabonis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ed Pinckney: 1985-86 to 1996-97
Arvydas Sabonis: 1995-96 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ed Pinckney 0 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Seasons Ed Pinckney 12 Arvydas Sabonis 7

Playoffs Played Ed Pinckney 5 Arvydas Sabonis 7

All-Star Games Ed Pinckney 0 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ed Pinckney 6.8 Arvydas Sabonis 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Ed Pinckney 5.0 Arvydas Sabonis 7.3

Assists Per Game Ed Pinckney 0.9 Arvydas Sabonis 2.1

Steals Per Game Ed Pinckney 0.8 Arvydas Sabonis 0.8

Blocks Per Game Ed Pinckney 0.5 Arvydas Sabonis 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Ed Pinckney 5,378 Arvydas Sabonis 5,629

Total Rebounds Ed Pinckney 3,952 Arvydas Sabonis 3,436

Total Assists Ed Pinckney 727 Arvydas Sabonis 964

Total Steals Ed Pinckney 612 Arvydas Sabonis 370

Total Blocks Ed Pinckney 435 Arvydas Sabonis 494

Total Games Ed Pinckney 793 Arvydas Sabonis 470

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ed Pinckney .535 Arvydas Sabonis .500

3-Point Percentage Ed Pinckney .000 Arvydas Sabonis .328

Free Throw Percentage Ed Pinckney .765 Arvydas Sabonis .786

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ed Pinckney 11.5 (1989) Arvydas Sabonis 16.0 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Ed Pinckney 7.3 (1987) Arvydas Sabonis 10.0 (1998)

Assists Per Game Ed Pinckney 1.5 (1989) Arvydas Sabonis 3.0 (1998)

Steals Per Game Ed Pinckney 1.1 (1987) Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Ed Pinckney 1.0 (1993) Arvydas Sabonis 1.3 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ed Pinckney 5.9 Arvydas Sabonis 12.1

Rebounds Per Game Ed Pinckney 4.5 Arvydas Sabonis 7.4

Assists Per Game Ed Pinckney 0.4 Arvydas Sabonis 1.9

Steals Per Game Ed Pinckney 0.6 Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Blocks Per Game Ed Pinckney 0.4 Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Ed Pinckney 176 Arvydas Sabonis 617

Total Rebounds Ed Pinckney 135 Arvydas Sabonis 378

Total Assists Ed Pinckney 11 Arvydas Sabonis 97

Total Steals Ed Pinckney 19 Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Blocks Ed Pinckney 12 Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Games Ed Pinckney 30 Arvydas Sabonis 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ed Pinckney .614 Arvydas Sabonis .452

3-Point Percentage Ed Pinckney .000 Arvydas Sabonis .319

Free Throw Percentage Ed Pinckney .825 Arvydas Sabonis .802

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ed Pinckney 9.6 (1992) Arvydas Sabonis 23.6 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Ed Pinckney 8.4 (1992) Arvydas Sabonis 10.2 (1996)

Assists Per Game Ed Pinckney 0.7 (1992) Arvydas Sabonis 2.7 (2001)

Steals Per Game Ed Pinckney 1.2 (1992) Arvydas Sabonis 1.8 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Ed Pinckney 0.9 (1992) Arvydas Sabonis 2.3 (2001)