Malik Rose vs. Arvydas Sabonis Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Arvydas Sabonis and Malik Rose 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

Malik Rose

vs.

Arvydas Sabonis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Malik Rose: 1996-97 to 2008-09
Arvydas Sabonis: 1995-96 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Malik Rose 2 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Seasons Malik Rose 13 Arvydas Sabonis 7

Playoffs Played Malik Rose 8 Arvydas Sabonis 7

All-Star Games Malik Rose 0 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Malik Rose 6.2 Arvydas Sabonis 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Malik Rose 4.1 Arvydas Sabonis 7.3

Assists Per Game Malik Rose 0.8 Arvydas Sabonis 2.1

Steals Per Game Malik Rose 0.6 Arvydas Sabonis 0.8

Blocks Per Game Malik Rose 0.4 Arvydas Sabonis 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Malik Rose 5,003 Arvydas Sabonis 5,629

Total Rebounds Malik Rose 3,371 Arvydas Sabonis 3,436

Total Assists Malik Rose 684 Arvydas Sabonis 964

Total Steals Malik Rose 487 Arvydas Sabonis 370

Total Blocks Malik Rose 293 Arvydas Sabonis 494

Total Games Malik Rose 813 Arvydas Sabonis 470

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Malik Rose .437 Arvydas Sabonis .500

3-Point Percentage Malik Rose .177 Arvydas Sabonis .328

Free Throw Percentage Malik Rose .743 Arvydas Sabonis .786

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Malik Rose 10.4 (2003) Arvydas Sabonis 16.0 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Malik Rose 6.4 (2003) Arvydas Sabonis 10.0 (1998)

Assists Per Game Malik Rose 1.6 (2003) Arvydas Sabonis 3.0 (1998)

Steals Per Game Malik Rose 1.0 (2001) Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Malik Rose 0.7 (2000) Arvydas Sabonis 1.3 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Malik Rose 6.2 Arvydas Sabonis 12.1

Rebounds Per Game Malik Rose 4.3 Arvydas Sabonis 7.4

Assists Per Game Malik Rose 0.7 Arvydas Sabonis 1.9

Steals Per Game Malik Rose 0.5 Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Blocks Per Game Malik Rose 0.3 Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Malik Rose 506 Arvydas Sabonis 617

Total Rebounds Malik Rose 353 Arvydas Sabonis 378

Total Assists Malik Rose 54 Arvydas Sabonis 97

Total Steals Malik Rose 43 Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Blocks Malik Rose 26 Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Games Malik Rose 82 Arvydas Sabonis 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Malik Rose .427 Arvydas Sabonis .452

3-Point Percentage Malik Rose .111 Arvydas Sabonis .319

Free Throw Percentage Malik Rose .739 Arvydas Sabonis .802

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Malik Rose 12.9 (2002) Arvydas Sabonis 23.6 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Malik Rose 7.9 (2002) Arvydas Sabonis 10.2 (1996)

Assists Per Game Malik Rose 1.4 (2002) Arvydas Sabonis 2.7 (2001)

Steals Per Game Malik Rose 1.0 (2002) Arvydas Sabonis 1.8 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Malik Rose 0.8 (2000) Arvydas Sabonis 2.3 (2001)