John Lucas III vs. Arvydas Sabonis Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Arvydas Sabonis and John Lucas III 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

John Lucas III

vs.

Arvydas Sabonis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Lucas III: 2005-06 to 2016-17
Arvydas Sabonis: 1995-96 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Lucas III 0 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Seasons John Lucas III 8 Arvydas Sabonis 7

Playoffs Played John Lucas III 2 Arvydas Sabonis 7

All-Star Games John Lucas III 0 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Lucas III 4.7 Arvydas Sabonis 12.0

Rebounds Per Game John Lucas III 1.0 Arvydas Sabonis 7.3

Assists Per Game John Lucas III 1.5 Arvydas Sabonis 2.1

Steals Per Game John Lucas III 0.4 Arvydas Sabonis 0.8

Blocks Per Game John Lucas III 0.0 Arvydas Sabonis 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points John Lucas III 1,147 Arvydas Sabonis 5,629

Total Rebounds John Lucas III 237 Arvydas Sabonis 3,436

Total Assists John Lucas III 362 Arvydas Sabonis 964

Total Steals John Lucas III 88 Arvydas Sabonis 370

Total Blocks John Lucas III 2 Arvydas Sabonis 494

Total Games John Lucas III 242 Arvydas Sabonis 470

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Lucas III .383 Arvydas Sabonis .500

3-Point Percentage John Lucas III .344 Arvydas Sabonis .328

Free Throw Percentage John Lucas III .768 Arvydas Sabonis .786

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Lucas III 7.5 (2012) Arvydas Sabonis 16.0 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game John Lucas III 1.6 (2012) Arvydas Sabonis 10.0 (1998)

Assists Per Game John Lucas III 2.9 (2015) Arvydas Sabonis 3.0 (1998)

Steals Per Game John Lucas III 0.4 (2017) Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 (1997)

Blocks Per Game John Lucas III 0.0 (2012) Arvydas Sabonis 1.3 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Lucas III 6.1 Arvydas Sabonis 12.1

Rebounds Per Game John Lucas III 1.0 Arvydas Sabonis 7.4

Assists Per Game John Lucas III 1.3 Arvydas Sabonis 1.9

Steals Per Game John Lucas III 0.1 Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Blocks Per Game John Lucas III 0.0 Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points John Lucas III 43 Arvydas Sabonis 617

Total Rebounds John Lucas III 7 Arvydas Sabonis 378

Total Assists John Lucas III 9 Arvydas Sabonis 97

Total Steals John Lucas III 1 Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Blocks John Lucas III 0 Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Games John Lucas III 7 Arvydas Sabonis 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Lucas III .439 Arvydas Sabonis .452

3-Point Percentage John Lucas III .357 Arvydas Sabonis .319

Free Throw Percentage John Lucas III 1.000 Arvydas Sabonis .802

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Lucas III 8.6 (2012) Arvydas Sabonis 23.6 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game John Lucas III 1.4 (2012) Arvydas Sabonis 10.2 (1996)

Assists Per Game John Lucas III 1.8 (2012) Arvydas Sabonis 2.7 (2001)

Steals Per Game John Lucas III 0.5 (2007) Arvydas Sabonis 1.8 (1998)

Blocks Per Game John Lucas III 0.0 (2012) Arvydas Sabonis 2.3 (2001)