Rod Knowles vs. Arvydas Sabonis Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Arvydas Sabonis and Rod Knowles 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

Rod Knowles

vs.

Arvydas Sabonis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rod Knowles: 1968-69 to 1968-69
Arvydas Sabonis: 1995-96 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rod Knowles 0 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Seasons Rod Knowles 1 Arvydas Sabonis 7

Playoffs Played Rod Knowles 0 Arvydas Sabonis 7

All-Star Games Rod Knowles 0 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rod Knowles 1.1 Arvydas Sabonis 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Rod Knowles 1.1 Arvydas Sabonis 7.3

Assists Per Game Rod Knowles 0.0 Arvydas Sabonis 2.1

Steals Per Game Rod Knowles - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 0.8

Blocks Per Game Rod Knowles - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Rod Knowles 9 Arvydas Sabonis 5,629

Total Rebounds Rod Knowles 9 Arvydas Sabonis 3,436

Total Assists Rod Knowles 0 Arvydas Sabonis 964

Total Steals Rod Knowles - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 370

Total Blocks Rod Knowles - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 494

Total Games Rod Knowles 8 Arvydas Sabonis 470

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rod Knowles .286 Arvydas Sabonis .500

3-Point Percentage Rod Knowles - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis .328

Free Throw Percentage Rod Knowles .333 Arvydas Sabonis .786

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rod Knowles 1.1 (1969) Arvydas Sabonis 16.0 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Rod Knowles 1.1 (1969) Arvydas Sabonis 10.0 (1998)

Assists Per Game Rod Knowles 0.0 (1969) Arvydas Sabonis 3.0 (1998)

Steals Per Game Rod Knowles - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Rod Knowles - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 1.3 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rod Knowles - Arvydas Sabonis 12.1

Rebounds Per Game Rod Knowles - Arvydas Sabonis 7.4

Assists Per Game Rod Knowles - Arvydas Sabonis 1.9

Steals Per Game Rod Knowles - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Blocks Per Game Rod Knowles - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Rod Knowles - Arvydas Sabonis 617

Total Rebounds Rod Knowles - Arvydas Sabonis 378

Total Assists Rod Knowles - Arvydas Sabonis 97

Total Steals Rod Knowles - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Blocks Rod Knowles - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Games Rod Knowles 0 Arvydas Sabonis 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rod Knowles - Arvydas Sabonis .452

3-Point Percentage Rod Knowles - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis .319

Free Throw Percentage Rod Knowles - Arvydas Sabonis .802

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rod Knowles - Arvydas Sabonis 23.6 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Rod Knowles - Arvydas Sabonis 10.2 (1996)

Assists Per Game Rod Knowles - Arvydas Sabonis 2.7 (2001)

Steals Per Game Rod Knowles - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 1.8 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Rod Knowles - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 2.3 (2001)

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.