Kobe Bryant vs. Arvydas Sabonis Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Arvydas Sabonis and Kobe Bryant 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

Kobe Bryant

vs.

Arvydas Sabonis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kobe Bryant: 1996-97 to 2015-16
Arvydas Sabonis: 1995-96 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kobe Bryant 5 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Seasons Kobe Bryant 20 Arvydas Sabonis 7

Playoffs Played Kobe Bryant 15 Arvydas Sabonis 7

All-Star Games Kobe Bryant 18 Arvydas Sabonis 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kobe Bryant 1 Arvydas Sabonis 0

Finals MVP Kobe Bryant 2 Arvydas Sabonis 0

All-NBA First Team Kobe Bryant 11 Arvydas Sabonis 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 15 Arvydas Sabonis 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kobe Bryant 9 Arvydas Sabonis 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 12 Arvydas Sabonis 0

Scoring Leader Kobe Bryant 2 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.0 Arvydas Sabonis 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.2 Arvydas Sabonis 7.3

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Arvydas Sabonis 2.1

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Arvydas Sabonis 0.8

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.5 Arvydas Sabonis 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 33,643 Arvydas Sabonis 5,629

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 7,047 Arvydas Sabonis 3,436

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 6,306 Arvydas Sabonis 964

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 1,944 Arvydas Sabonis 370

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 640 Arvydas Sabonis 494

Total Games Kobe Bryant 1,346 Arvydas Sabonis 470

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .447 Arvydas Sabonis .500

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .329 Arvydas Sabonis .328

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .837 Arvydas Sabonis .786

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 35.4 (2006) Arvydas Sabonis 16.0 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.9 (2003) Arvydas Sabonis 10.0 (1998)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.3 (2014) Arvydas Sabonis 3.0 (1998)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 2.2 (2003) Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.0 (1999) Arvydas Sabonis 1.3 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.6 Arvydas Sabonis 12.1

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.1 Arvydas Sabonis 7.4

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Arvydas Sabonis 1.9

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.7 Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 5,640 Arvydas Sabonis 617

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 1,119 Arvydas Sabonis 378

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 1,040 Arvydas Sabonis 97

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 310 Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 144 Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Games Kobe Bryant 220 Arvydas Sabonis 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .448 Arvydas Sabonis .452

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .331 Arvydas Sabonis .319

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .816 Arvydas Sabonis .802

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 32.8 (2007) Arvydas Sabonis 23.6 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 7.3 (2001) Arvydas Sabonis 10.2 (1996)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.1 (2001) Arvydas Sabonis 2.7 (2001)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.9 (2004) Arvydas Sabonis 1.8 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.5 (2000) Arvydas Sabonis 2.3 (2001)