Russ Lee vs. Arvydas Sabonis Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Arvydas Sabonis and Russ Lee 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

Russ Lee

vs.

Arvydas Sabonis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Russ Lee: 1972-73 to 1974-75
Arvydas Sabonis: 1995-96 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Russ Lee 0 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Seasons Russ Lee 3 Arvydas Sabonis 7

Playoffs Played Russ Lee 2 Arvydas Sabonis 7

All-Star Games Russ Lee 0 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Russ Lee 2.9 Arvydas Sabonis 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Russ Lee 1.2 Arvydas Sabonis 7.3

Assists Per Game Russ Lee 0.7 Arvydas Sabonis 2.1

Steals Per Game Russ Lee 0.4 * Arvydas Sabonis 0.8

Blocks Per Game Russ Lee 0.1 * Arvydas Sabonis 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Russ Lee 282 Arvydas Sabonis 5,629

Total Rebounds Russ Lee 114 Arvydas Sabonis 3,436

Total Assists Russ Lee 65 Arvydas Sabonis 964

Total Steals Russ Lee 22 * Arvydas Sabonis 370

Total Blocks Russ Lee 3 * Arvydas Sabonis 494

Total Games Russ Lee 97 Arvydas Sabonis 470

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Russ Lee .391 Arvydas Sabonis .500

3-Point Percentage Russ Lee - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis .328

Free Throw Percentage Russ Lee .685 Arvydas Sabonis .786

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Russ Lee 4.3 (1975) Arvydas Sabonis 16.0 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Russ Lee 2.1 (1975) Arvydas Sabonis 10.0 (1998)

Assists Per Game Russ Lee 0.8 (1973) Arvydas Sabonis 3.0 (1998)

Steals Per Game Russ Lee 0.7 (1975) * Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Russ Lee 0.2 (1975) * Arvydas Sabonis 1.3 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Russ Lee 2.5 Arvydas Sabonis 12.1

Rebounds Per Game Russ Lee 0.6 Arvydas Sabonis 7.4

Assists Per Game Russ Lee 0.3 Arvydas Sabonis 1.9

Steals Per Game Russ Lee 0.5 * Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Blocks Per Game Russ Lee 0.2 * Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Russ Lee 27 Arvydas Sabonis 617

Total Rebounds Russ Lee 7 Arvydas Sabonis 378

Total Assists Russ Lee 3 Arvydas Sabonis 97

Total Steals Russ Lee 3 * Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Blocks Russ Lee 1 * Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Games Russ Lee 11 Arvydas Sabonis 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Russ Lee .591 Arvydas Sabonis .452

3-Point Percentage Russ Lee - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis .319

Free Throw Percentage Russ Lee .250 Arvydas Sabonis .802

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Russ Lee 3.2 (1973) Arvydas Sabonis 23.6 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Russ Lee 0.8 (1973) Arvydas Sabonis 10.2 (1996)

Assists Per Game Russ Lee 0.4 (1973) Arvydas Sabonis 2.7 (2001)

Steals Per Game Russ Lee 0.5 (1974) * Arvydas Sabonis 1.8 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Russ Lee 0.2 (1974) * 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.