Sam Lacey vs. Arvydas Sabonis Comparison

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

vs.

Arvydas Sabonis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Lacey: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Arvydas Sabonis: 1995-96 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Lacey 0 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Seasons Sam Lacey 13 Arvydas Sabonis 7

Playoffs Played Sam Lacey 4 Arvydas Sabonis 7

All-Star Games Sam Lacey 1 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Lacey 10.3 Arvydas Sabonis 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Sam Lacey 9.7 Arvydas Sabonis 7.3

Assists Per Game Sam Lacey 3.7 Arvydas Sabonis 2.1

Steals Per Game Sam Lacey 1.3 * Arvydas Sabonis 0.8

Blocks Per Game Sam Lacey 1.5 * Arvydas Sabonis 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Lacey 10,303 Arvydas Sabonis 5,629

Total Rebounds Sam Lacey 9,687 Arvydas Sabonis 3,436

Total Assists Sam Lacey 3,754 Arvydas Sabonis 964

Total Steals Sam Lacey 999 * Arvydas Sabonis 370

Total Blocks Sam Lacey 1,160 * Arvydas Sabonis 494

Total Games Sam Lacey 1,002 Arvydas Sabonis 470

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Lacey .441 Arvydas Sabonis .500

3-Point Percentage Sam Lacey .188 * Arvydas Sabonis .328

Free Throw Percentage Sam Lacey .738 Arvydas Sabonis .786

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Lacey 14.2 (1974) Arvydas Sabonis 16.0 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Lacey 14.2 (1975) Arvydas Sabonis 10.0 (1998)

Assists Per Game Sam Lacey 5.7 (1980) Arvydas Sabonis 3.0 (1998)

Steals Per Game Sam Lacey 1.7 (1975) * Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Sam Lacey 2.3 (1974) * Arvydas Sabonis 1.3 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Lacey 9.4 Arvydas Sabonis 12.1

Rebounds Per Game Sam Lacey 9.9 Arvydas Sabonis 7.4

Assists Per Game Sam Lacey 5.0 Arvydas Sabonis 1.9

Steals Per Game Sam Lacey 1.9 * Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Blocks Per Game Sam Lacey 1.5 * Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Lacey 274 Arvydas Sabonis 617

Total Rebounds Sam Lacey 287 Arvydas Sabonis 378

Total Assists Sam Lacey 144 Arvydas Sabonis 97

Total Steals Sam Lacey 56 * Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Blocks Sam Lacey 44 * Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Games Sam Lacey 29 Arvydas Sabonis 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Lacey .401 Arvydas Sabonis .452

3-Point Percentage Sam Lacey .250 * Arvydas Sabonis .319

Free Throw Percentage Sam Lacey .776 Arvydas Sabonis .802

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Lacey 10.0 (1981) Arvydas Sabonis 23.6 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Lacey 15.7 (1975) Arvydas Sabonis 10.2 (1996)

Assists Per Game Sam Lacey 5.3 (1981) Arvydas Sabonis 2.7 (2001)

Steals Per Game Sam Lacey 2.3 (1980) * Arvydas Sabonis 1.8 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Sam Lacey 2.0 (1979) * 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. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.