Larry Bird vs. Arvydas Sabonis Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Arvydas Sabonis and Larry Bird 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

Larry Bird

vs.

Arvydas Sabonis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Arvydas Sabonis: 1995-96 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Arvydas Sabonis 7

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Arvydas Sabonis 7

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Arvydas Sabonis 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Arvydas Sabonis 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Arvydas Sabonis 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Arvydas Sabonis 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Arvydas Sabonis 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Arvydas Sabonis 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Arvydas Sabonis 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Arvydas Sabonis 7.3

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Arvydas Sabonis 2.1

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Arvydas Sabonis 0.8

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Arvydas Sabonis 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Arvydas Sabonis 5,629

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Arvydas Sabonis 3,436

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Arvydas Sabonis 964

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Arvydas Sabonis 370

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Arvydas Sabonis 494

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Arvydas Sabonis 470

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Arvydas Sabonis .500

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Arvydas Sabonis .328

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Arvydas Sabonis .786

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Arvydas Sabonis 16.0 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Arvydas Sabonis 10.0 (1998)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Arvydas Sabonis 3.0 (1998)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Arvydas Sabonis 1.3 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Arvydas Sabonis 12.1

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Arvydas Sabonis 7.4

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Arvydas Sabonis 1.9

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Arvydas Sabonis 617

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Arvydas Sabonis 378

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Arvydas Sabonis 97

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Arvydas Sabonis 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Arvydas Sabonis .452

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Arvydas Sabonis .319

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Arvydas Sabonis .802

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Arvydas Sabonis 23.6 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Arvydas Sabonis 10.2 (1996)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Arvydas Sabonis 2.7 (2001)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Arvydas Sabonis 1.8 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Arvydas Sabonis 2.3 (2001)