Gaylon Nickerson vs. Arvydas Sabonis Comparison

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

Gaylon Nickerson

vs.

Arvydas Sabonis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gaylon Nickerson: 1996-97 to 1996-97
Arvydas Sabonis: 1995-96 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gaylon Nickerson 0 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Seasons Gaylon Nickerson 1 Arvydas Sabonis 7

Playoffs Played Gaylon Nickerson 0 Arvydas Sabonis 7

All-Star Games Gaylon Nickerson 0 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 3.8 Arvydas Sabonis 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 1.3 Arvydas Sabonis 7.3

Assists Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 0.3 Arvydas Sabonis 2.1

Steals Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 0.3 Arvydas Sabonis 0.8

Blocks Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 0.3 Arvydas Sabonis 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Gaylon Nickerson 15 Arvydas Sabonis 5,629

Total Rebounds Gaylon Nickerson 5 Arvydas Sabonis 3,436

Total Assists Gaylon Nickerson 1 Arvydas Sabonis 964

Total Steals Gaylon Nickerson 1 Arvydas Sabonis 370

Total Blocks Gaylon Nickerson 1 Arvydas Sabonis 494

Total Games Gaylon Nickerson 4 Arvydas Sabonis 470

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gaylon Nickerson .333 Arvydas Sabonis .500

3-Point Percentage Gaylon Nickerson .000 Arvydas Sabonis .328

Free Throw Percentage Gaylon Nickerson 1.000 Arvydas Sabonis .786

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 3.8 (1997) Arvydas Sabonis 16.0 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 1.3 (1997) Arvydas Sabonis 10.0 (1998)

Assists Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 0.3 (1997) Arvydas Sabonis 3.0 (1998)

Steals Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 0.3 (1997) Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 0.3 (1997) Arvydas Sabonis 1.3 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - Arvydas Sabonis 12.1

Rebounds Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - Arvydas Sabonis 7.4

Assists Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - Arvydas Sabonis 1.9

Steals Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Blocks Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Gaylon Nickerson - Arvydas Sabonis 617

Total Rebounds Gaylon Nickerson - Arvydas Sabonis 378

Total Assists Gaylon Nickerson - Arvydas Sabonis 97

Total Steals Gaylon Nickerson - Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Blocks Gaylon Nickerson - Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Games Gaylon Nickerson 0 Arvydas Sabonis 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gaylon Nickerson - Arvydas Sabonis .452

3-Point Percentage Gaylon Nickerson - Arvydas Sabonis .319

Free Throw Percentage Gaylon Nickerson - Arvydas Sabonis .802

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - Arvydas Sabonis 23.6 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - Arvydas Sabonis 10.2 (1996)

Assists Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - Arvydas Sabonis 2.7 (2001)

Steals Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - Arvydas Sabonis 1.8 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - Arvydas Sabonis 2.3 (2001)