JaVale McGee vs. Arvydas Sabonis Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Arvydas Sabonis and JaVale McGee 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

JaVale McGee

vs.

Arvydas Sabonis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
JaVale McGee: 2008-09 to 2023-24
Arvydas Sabonis: 1995-96 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships JaVale McGee 3 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Seasons JaVale McGee 16 Arvydas Sabonis 7

Playoffs Played JaVale McGee 8 Arvydas Sabonis 7

All-Star Games JaVale McGee 0 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game JaVale McGee 7.6 Arvydas Sabonis 12.0

Rebounds Per Game JaVale McGee 5.0 Arvydas Sabonis 7.3

Assists Per Game JaVale McGee 0.4 Arvydas Sabonis 2.1

Steals Per Game JaVale McGee 0.4 Arvydas Sabonis 0.8

Blocks Per Game JaVale McGee 1.4 Arvydas Sabonis 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points JaVale McGee 6,907 Arvydas Sabonis 5,629

Total Rebounds JaVale McGee 4,577 Arvydas Sabonis 3,436

Total Assists JaVale McGee 386 Arvydas Sabonis 964

Total Steals JaVale McGee 345 Arvydas Sabonis 370

Total Blocks JaVale McGee 1,258 Arvydas Sabonis 494

Total Games JaVale McGee 909 Arvydas Sabonis 470

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage JaVale McGee .578 Arvydas Sabonis .500

3-Point Percentage JaVale McGee .192 Arvydas Sabonis .328

Free Throw Percentage JaVale McGee .604 Arvydas Sabonis .786

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game JaVale McGee 12.0 (2019) Arvydas Sabonis 16.0 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game JaVale McGee 8.0 (2011) Arvydas Sabonis 10.0 (1998)

Assists Per Game JaVale McGee 0.8 (2021) Arvydas Sabonis 3.0 (1998)

Steals Per Game JaVale McGee 0.6 (2019) Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 (1997)

Blocks Per Game JaVale McGee 2.4 (2011) Arvydas Sabonis 1.3 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game JaVale McGee 5.6 Arvydas Sabonis 12.1

Rebounds Per Game JaVale McGee 4.0 Arvydas Sabonis 7.4

Assists Per Game JaVale McGee 0.4 Arvydas Sabonis 1.9

Steals Per Game JaVale McGee 0.3 Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Blocks Per Game JaVale McGee 1.0 Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points JaVale McGee 416 Arvydas Sabonis 617

Total Rebounds JaVale McGee 295 Arvydas Sabonis 378

Total Assists JaVale McGee 30 Arvydas Sabonis 97

Total Steals JaVale McGee 21 Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Blocks JaVale McGee 74 Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Games JaVale McGee 74 Arvydas Sabonis 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage JaVale McGee .616 Arvydas Sabonis .452

3-Point Percentage JaVale McGee .000 Arvydas Sabonis .319

Free Throw Percentage JaVale McGee .571 Arvydas Sabonis .802

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game JaVale McGee 8.6 (2012) Arvydas Sabonis 23.6 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game JaVale McGee 9.6 (2012) Arvydas Sabonis 10.2 (1996)

Assists Per Game JaVale McGee 0.8 (2021) Arvydas Sabonis 2.7 (2001)

Steals Per Game JaVale McGee 0.7 (2012) Arvydas Sabonis 1.8 (1998)

Blocks Per Game JaVale McGee 3.1 (2012) Arvydas Sabonis 2.3 (2001)