Shane Battier vs. Arvydas Sabonis Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Arvydas Sabonis and Shane Battier 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

Shane Battier

vs.

Arvydas Sabonis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shane Battier: 2001-02 to 2013-14
Arvydas Sabonis: 1995-96 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shane Battier 2 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Seasons Shane Battier 13 Arvydas Sabonis 7

Playoffs Played Shane Battier 10 Arvydas Sabonis 7

All-Star Games Shane Battier 0 Arvydas Sabonis 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shane Battier 2 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shane Battier 8.6 Arvydas Sabonis 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Shane Battier 4.2 Arvydas Sabonis 7.3

Assists Per Game Shane Battier 1.8 Arvydas Sabonis 2.1

Steals Per Game Shane Battier 1.0 Arvydas Sabonis 0.8

Blocks Per Game Shane Battier 0.9 Arvydas Sabonis 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Shane Battier 8,408 Arvydas Sabonis 5,629

Total Rebounds Shane Battier 4,082 Arvydas Sabonis 3,436

Total Assists Shane Battier 1,717 Arvydas Sabonis 964

Total Steals Shane Battier 988 Arvydas Sabonis 370

Total Blocks Shane Battier 906 Arvydas Sabonis 494

Total Games Shane Battier 977 Arvydas Sabonis 470

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shane Battier .437 Arvydas Sabonis .500

3-Point Percentage Shane Battier .384 Arvydas Sabonis .328

Free Throw Percentage Shane Battier .743 Arvydas Sabonis .786

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shane Battier 14.4 (2002) Arvydas Sabonis 16.0 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Shane Battier 5.4 (2002) Arvydas Sabonis 10.0 (1998)

Assists Per Game Shane Battier 2.8 (2002) Arvydas Sabonis 3.0 (1998)

Steals Per Game Shane Battier 1.6 (2002) Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Shane Battier 1.4 (2006) Arvydas Sabonis 1.3 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shane Battier 6.1 Arvydas Sabonis 12.1

Rebounds Per Game Shane Battier 3.0 Arvydas Sabonis 7.4

Assists Per Game Shane Battier 1.0 Arvydas Sabonis 1.9

Steals Per Game Shane Battier 0.7 Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Blocks Per Game Shane Battier 0.5 Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Shane Battier 682 Arvydas Sabonis 617

Total Rebounds Shane Battier 341 Arvydas Sabonis 378

Total Assists Shane Battier 117 Arvydas Sabonis 97

Total Steals Shane Battier 77 Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Blocks Shane Battier 55 Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Games Shane Battier 112 Arvydas Sabonis 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shane Battier .398 Arvydas Sabonis .452

3-Point Percentage Shane Battier .356 Arvydas Sabonis .319

Free Throw Percentage Shane Battier .778 Arvydas Sabonis .802

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shane Battier 10.3 (2007) Arvydas Sabonis 23.6 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Shane Battier 6.8 (2005) Arvydas Sabonis 10.2 (1996)

Assists Per Game Shane Battier 2.4 (2009) Arvydas Sabonis 2.7 (2001)

Steals Per Game Shane Battier 1.7 (2007) Arvydas Sabonis 1.8 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Shane Battier 1.0 (2007) Arvydas Sabonis 2.3 (2001)