Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Arvydas Sabonis Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Arvydas Sabonis and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 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

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

vs.

Arvydas Sabonis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
S. Gilgeous-Alexander: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Arvydas Sabonis: 1995-96 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Seasons S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6 Arvydas Sabonis 7

Playoffs Played S. Gilgeous-Alexander 3 Arvydas Sabonis 7

All-Star Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2 Arvydas Sabonis 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Arvydas Sabonis 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Arvydas Sabonis 0

Steals Leader S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 22.8 Arvydas Sabonis 12.0

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.7 Arvydas Sabonis 7.3

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.9 Arvydas Sabonis 2.1

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.4 Arvydas Sabonis 0.8

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 Arvydas Sabonis 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 8,810 Arvydas Sabonis 5,629

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,832 Arvydas Sabonis 3,436

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,876 Arvydas Sabonis 964

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 535 Arvydas Sabonis 370

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 293 Arvydas Sabonis 494

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 386 Arvydas Sabonis 470

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .496 Arvydas Sabonis .500

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .349 Arvydas Sabonis .328

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .852 Arvydas Sabonis .786

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 31.4 (2023) Arvydas Sabonis 16.0 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.9 (2020) Arvydas Sabonis 10.0 (1998)

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.2 (2024) Arvydas Sabonis 3.0 (1998)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2.0 (2024) Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 (1997)

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.0 (2023) Arvydas Sabonis 1.3 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17.9 Arvydas Sabonis 12.1

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.5 Arvydas Sabonis 7.4

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.0 Arvydas Sabonis 1.9

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.1 Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.6 Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 305 Arvydas Sabonis 617

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 77 Arvydas Sabonis 378

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 68 Arvydas Sabonis 97

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 19 Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 11 Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17 Arvydas Sabonis 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .457 Arvydas Sabonis .452

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .400 Arvydas Sabonis .319

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .829 Arvydas Sabonis .802

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 27.3 (2024) Arvydas Sabonis 23.6 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.0 (2024) Arvydas Sabonis 10.2 (1996)

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.0 (2024) Arvydas Sabonis 2.7 (2001)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.5 (2024) Arvydas Sabonis 1.8 (1998)

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 (2019) Arvydas Sabonis 2.3 (2001)