Sam Bowie vs. Arvydas Sabonis Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Arvydas Sabonis and Sam Bowie 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

Sam Bowie

vs.

Arvydas Sabonis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Bowie: 1984-85 to 1994-95
Arvydas Sabonis: 1995-96 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Bowie 0 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Seasons Sam Bowie 10 Arvydas Sabonis 7

Playoffs Played Sam Bowie 5 Arvydas Sabonis 7

All-Star Games Sam Bowie 0 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Bowie 10.9 Arvydas Sabonis 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Sam Bowie 7.5 Arvydas Sabonis 7.3

Assists Per Game Sam Bowie 2.1 Arvydas Sabonis 2.1

Steals Per Game Sam Bowie 0.5 Arvydas Sabonis 0.8

Blocks Per Game Sam Bowie 1.8 Arvydas Sabonis 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Bowie 5,564 Arvydas Sabonis 5,629

Total Rebounds Sam Bowie 3,845 Arvydas Sabonis 3,436

Total Assists Sam Bowie 1,075 Arvydas Sabonis 964

Total Steals Sam Bowie 263 Arvydas Sabonis 370

Total Blocks Sam Bowie 909 Arvydas Sabonis 494

Total Games Sam Bowie 511 Arvydas Sabonis 470

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Bowie .452 Arvydas Sabonis .500

3-Point Percentage Sam Bowie .302 Arvydas Sabonis .328

Free Throw Percentage Sam Bowie .748 Arvydas Sabonis .786

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Bowie 16.0 (1987) Arvydas Sabonis 16.0 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Bowie 10.1 (1990) Arvydas Sabonis 10.0 (1998)

Assists Per Game Sam Bowie 2.8 (1985) Arvydas Sabonis 3.0 (1998)

Steals Per Game Sam Bowie 0.7 (1985) Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Sam Bowie 2.7 (1985) Arvydas Sabonis 1.3 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Bowie 5.7 Arvydas Sabonis 12.1

Rebounds Per Game Sam Bowie 5.5 Arvydas Sabonis 7.4

Assists Per Game Sam Bowie 1.3 Arvydas Sabonis 1.9

Steals Per Game Sam Bowie 0.5 Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Blocks Per Game Sam Bowie 1.4 Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Bowie 165 Arvydas Sabonis 617

Total Rebounds Sam Bowie 160 Arvydas Sabonis 378

Total Assists Sam Bowie 38 Arvydas Sabonis 97

Total Steals Sam Bowie 14 Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Blocks Sam Bowie 41 Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Games Sam Bowie 29 Arvydas Sabonis 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Bowie .403 Arvydas Sabonis .452

3-Point Percentage Sam Bowie .500 Arvydas Sabonis .319

Free Throw Percentage Sam Bowie .673 Arvydas Sabonis .802

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Bowie 10.3 (1989) Arvydas Sabonis 23.6 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Bowie 8.4 (1985) Arvydas Sabonis 10.2 (1996)

Assists Per Game Sam Bowie 2.3 (1985) Arvydas Sabonis 2.7 (2001)

Steals Per Game Sam Bowie 2.0 (1993) Arvydas Sabonis 1.8 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Sam Bowie 2.3 (1989) Arvydas Sabonis 2.3 (2001)