Rick Adelman vs. Arvydas Sabonis Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Arvydas Sabonis and Rick Adelman 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

Rick Adelman

vs.

Arvydas Sabonis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Adelman: 1968-69 to 1974-75
Arvydas Sabonis: 1995-96 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Adelman 0 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Seasons Rick Adelman 7 Arvydas Sabonis 7

Playoffs Played Rick Adelman 3 Arvydas Sabonis 7

All-Star Games Rick Adelman 0 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 7.7 Arvydas Sabonis 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 2.4 Arvydas Sabonis 7.3

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 3.5 Arvydas Sabonis 2.1

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 0.9 * Arvydas Sabonis 0.8

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.1 * Arvydas Sabonis 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Adelman 3,579 Arvydas Sabonis 5,629

Total Rebounds Rick Adelman 1,129 Arvydas Sabonis 3,436

Total Assists Rick Adelman 1,606 Arvydas Sabonis 964

Total Steals Rick Adelman 106 * Arvydas Sabonis 370

Total Blocks Rick Adelman 9 * Arvydas Sabonis 494

Total Games Rick Adelman 462 Arvydas Sabonis 470

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Adelman .415 Arvydas Sabonis .500

3-Point Percentage Rick Adelman - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis .328

Free Throw Percentage Rick Adelman .713 Arvydas Sabonis .786

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 12.6 (1971) Arvydas Sabonis 16.0 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 3.5 (1971) Arvydas Sabonis 10.0 (1998)

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 5.2 (1972) Arvydas Sabonis 3.0 (1998)

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 1.2 (1975) * Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.1 (1975) * Arvydas Sabonis 1.3 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 5.8 Arvydas Sabonis 12.1

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 1.3 Arvydas Sabonis 7.4

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 1.9 Arvydas Sabonis 1.9

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 0.5 * Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.0 * Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Adelman 121 Arvydas Sabonis 617

Total Rebounds Rick Adelman 27 Arvydas Sabonis 378

Total Assists Rick Adelman 39 Arvydas Sabonis 97

Total Steals Rick Adelman 8 * Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Blocks Rick Adelman 0 * Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Games Rick Adelman 21 Arvydas Sabonis 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Adelman .448 Arvydas Sabonis .452

3-Point Percentage Rick Adelman - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis .319

Free Throw Percentage Rick Adelman .625 Arvydas Sabonis .802

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 11.7 (1969) Arvydas Sabonis 23.6 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 2.5 (1969) Arvydas Sabonis 10.2 (1996)

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 4.8 (1969) Arvydas Sabonis 2.7 (2001)

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 0.8 (1974) * Arvydas Sabonis 1.8 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.0 (1975) * 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.