Jonathan Bender vs. Arvydas Sabonis Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Arvydas Sabonis and Jonathan Bender 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

Jonathan Bender

vs.

Arvydas Sabonis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jonathan Bender: 1999-00 to 2009-10
Arvydas Sabonis: 1995-96 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jonathan Bender 0 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Seasons Jonathan Bender 8 Arvydas Sabonis 7

Playoffs Played Jonathan Bender 5 Arvydas Sabonis 7

All-Star Games Jonathan Bender 0 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jonathan Bender 5.5 Arvydas Sabonis 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Jonathan Bender 2.2 Arvydas Sabonis 7.3

Assists Per Game Jonathan Bender 0.6 Arvydas Sabonis 2.1

Steals Per Game Jonathan Bender 0.2 Arvydas Sabonis 0.8

Blocks Per Game Jonathan Bender 0.6 Arvydas Sabonis 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Jonathan Bender 1,453 Arvydas Sabonis 5,629

Total Rebounds Jonathan Bender 582 Arvydas Sabonis 3,436

Total Assists Jonathan Bender 170 Arvydas Sabonis 964

Total Steals Jonathan Bender 43 Arvydas Sabonis 370

Total Blocks Jonathan Bender 169 Arvydas Sabonis 494

Total Games Jonathan Bender 262 Arvydas Sabonis 470

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jonathan Bender .417 Arvydas Sabonis .500

3-Point Percentage Jonathan Bender .340 Arvydas Sabonis .328

Free Throw Percentage Jonathan Bender .763 Arvydas Sabonis .786

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jonathan Bender 7.4 (2002) Arvydas Sabonis 16.0 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Jonathan Bender 3.1 (2002) Arvydas Sabonis 10.0 (1998)

Assists Per Game Jonathan Bender 1.0 (2006) Arvydas Sabonis 3.0 (1998)

Steals Per Game Jonathan Bender 0.2 (2002) Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Jonathan Bender 1.2 (2003) Arvydas Sabonis 1.3 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jonathan Bender 3.3 Arvydas Sabonis 12.1

Rebounds Per Game Jonathan Bender 1.2 Arvydas Sabonis 7.4

Assists Per Game Jonathan Bender 0.3 Arvydas Sabonis 1.9

Steals Per Game Jonathan Bender 0.1 Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Blocks Per Game Jonathan Bender 0.6 Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Jonathan Bender 112 Arvydas Sabonis 617

Total Rebounds Jonathan Bender 42 Arvydas Sabonis 378

Total Assists Jonathan Bender 9 Arvydas Sabonis 97

Total Steals Jonathan Bender 5 Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Blocks Jonathan Bender 19 Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Games Jonathan Bender 34 Arvydas Sabonis 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jonathan Bender .412 Arvydas Sabonis .452

3-Point Percentage Jonathan Bender .361 Arvydas Sabonis .319

Free Throw Percentage Jonathan Bender .679 Arvydas Sabonis .802

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jonathan Bender 5.7 (2003) Arvydas Sabonis 23.6 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Jonathan Bender 2.3 (2003) Arvydas Sabonis 10.2 (1996)

Assists Per Game Jonathan Bender 0.4 (2004) Arvydas Sabonis 2.7 (2001)

Steals Per Game Jonathan Bender 0.4 (2002) Arvydas Sabonis 1.8 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Jonathan Bender 0.9 (2004) Arvydas Sabonis 2.3 (2001)