Pat Riley vs. Arvydas Sabonis Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Arvydas Sabonis and Pat Riley 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

Pat Riley

vs.

Arvydas Sabonis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Pat Riley: 1967-68 to 1975-76
Arvydas Sabonis: 1995-96 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Pat Riley 1 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Seasons Pat Riley 9 Arvydas Sabonis 7

Playoffs Played Pat Riley 6 Arvydas Sabonis 7

All-Star Games Pat Riley 0 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pat Riley 7.4 Arvydas Sabonis 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Pat Riley 1.6 Arvydas Sabonis 7.3

Assists Per Game Pat Riley 1.7 Arvydas Sabonis 2.1

Steals Per Game Pat Riley 0.6 * Arvydas Sabonis 0.8

Blocks Per Game Pat Riley 0.1 * Arvydas Sabonis 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Pat Riley 3,906 Arvydas Sabonis 5,629

Total Rebounds Pat Riley 855 Arvydas Sabonis 3,436

Total Assists Pat Riley 913 Arvydas Sabonis 964

Total Steals Pat Riley 112 * Arvydas Sabonis 370

Total Blocks Pat Riley 13 * Arvydas Sabonis 494

Total Games Pat Riley 528 Arvydas Sabonis 470

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pat Riley .414 Arvydas Sabonis .500

3-Point Percentage Pat Riley - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis .328

Free Throw Percentage Pat Riley .705 Arvydas Sabonis .786

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pat Riley 11.0 (1975) Arvydas Sabonis 16.0 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Pat Riley 2.2 (1968) Arvydas Sabonis 10.0 (1998)

Assists Per Game Pat Riley 2.6 (1975) Arvydas Sabonis 3.0 (1998)

Steals Per Game Pat Riley 0.8 (1975) * Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Pat Riley 0.1 (1976) * Arvydas Sabonis 1.3 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pat Riley 5.7 Arvydas Sabonis 12.1

Rebounds Per Game Pat Riley 1.5 Arvydas Sabonis 7.4

Assists Per Game Pat Riley 1.2 Arvydas Sabonis 1.9

Steals Per Game Pat Riley 0.4 * Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Blocks Per Game Pat Riley 0.0 * Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Pat Riley 251 Arvydas Sabonis 617

Total Rebounds Pat Riley 66 Arvydas Sabonis 378

Total Assists Pat Riley 52 Arvydas Sabonis 97

Total Steals Pat Riley 4 * Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Blocks Pat Riley 0 * Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Games Pat Riley 44 Arvydas Sabonis 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pat Riley .374 Arvydas Sabonis .452

3-Point Percentage Pat Riley - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis .319

Free Throw Percentage Pat Riley .763 Arvydas Sabonis .802

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pat Riley 9.4 (1971) Arvydas Sabonis 23.6 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Pat Riley 2.2 (1969) Arvydas Sabonis 10.2 (1996)

Assists Per Game Pat Riley 2.0 (1974) Arvydas Sabonis 2.7 (2001)

Steals Per Game Pat Riley 0.8 (1974) * Arvydas Sabonis 1.8 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Pat Riley 0.0 (1976) * Arvydas Sabonis 2.3 (2001)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.