James Harden vs. Arvydas Sabonis Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Arvydas Sabonis and James Harden 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

James Harden

vs.

Arvydas Sabonis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Harden: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Arvydas Sabonis: 1995-96 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Harden 0 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Seasons James Harden 15 Arvydas Sabonis 7

Playoffs Played James Harden 15 Arvydas Sabonis 7

All-Star Games James Harden 10 Arvydas Sabonis 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Harden 1 Arvydas Sabonis 0

All-NBA First Team James Harden 6 Arvydas Sabonis 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Harden 7 Arvydas Sabonis 0

Scoring Leader James Harden 3 Arvydas Sabonis 0

Assists Leader James Harden 2 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 24.1 Arvydas Sabonis 12.0

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.6 Arvydas Sabonis 7.3

Assists Per Game James Harden 7.1 Arvydas Sabonis 2.1

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.5 Arvydas Sabonis 0.8

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.6 Arvydas Sabonis 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 25,885 Arvydas Sabonis 5,629

Total Rebounds James Harden 6,017 Arvydas Sabonis 3,436

Total Assists James Harden 7,629 Arvydas Sabonis 964

Total Steals James Harden 1,597 Arvydas Sabonis 370

Total Blocks James Harden 600 Arvydas Sabonis 494

Total Games James Harden 1,072 Arvydas Sabonis 470

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .441 Arvydas Sabonis .500

3-Point Percentage James Harden .364 Arvydas Sabonis .328

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .861 Arvydas Sabonis .786

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 36.1 (2019) Arvydas Sabonis 16.0 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 8.1 (2017) Arvydas Sabonis 10.0 (1998)

Assists Per Game James Harden 11.2 (2017) Arvydas Sabonis 3.0 (1998)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.0 (2019) Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 (1997)

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.9 (2020) Arvydas Sabonis 1.3 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 22.7 Arvydas Sabonis 12.1

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.5 Arvydas Sabonis 7.4

Assists Per Game James Harden 6.4 Arvydas Sabonis 1.9

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.6 Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.5 Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 3,748 Arvydas Sabonis 617

Total Rebounds James Harden 903 Arvydas Sabonis 378

Total Assists James Harden 1,048 Arvydas Sabonis 97

Total Steals James Harden 271 Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Blocks James Harden 90 Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Games James Harden 165 Arvydas Sabonis 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .425 Arvydas Sabonis .452

3-Point Percentage James Harden .341 Arvydas Sabonis .319

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .870 Arvydas Sabonis .802

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 31.6 (2019) Arvydas Sabonis 23.6 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 6.8 (2019) Arvydas Sabonis 10.2 (1996)

Assists Per Game James Harden 8.6 (2022) Arvydas Sabonis 2.7 (2001)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.4 (2016) Arvydas Sabonis 1.8 (1998)

Blocks Per Game James Harden 1.0 (2024) Arvydas Sabonis 2.3 (2001)