Shaquille O'Neal vs. Arvydas Sabonis Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Arvydas Sabonis and Shaquille O'Neal 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

Shaquille O'Neal

vs.

Arvydas Sabonis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
Arvydas Sabonis: 1995-96 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 Arvydas Sabonis 7

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 Arvydas Sabonis 7

All-Star Games Shaquille O'Neal 15 Arvydas Sabonis 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 Arvydas Sabonis 0

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 Arvydas Sabonis 0

All-NBA First Team Shaquille O'Neal 8 Arvydas Sabonis 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 14 Arvydas Sabonis 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 3 Arvydas Sabonis 0

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 Arvydas Sabonis 0

Rookie of The Year Shaquille O'Neal 1 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 23.7 Arvydas Sabonis 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 Arvydas Sabonis 7.3

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 Arvydas Sabonis 2.1

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 Arvydas Sabonis 0.8

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 Arvydas Sabonis 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 Arvydas Sabonis 5,629

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 Arvydas Sabonis 3,436

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 Arvydas Sabonis 964

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 Arvydas Sabonis 370

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 Arvydas Sabonis 494

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 Arvydas Sabonis 470

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 Arvydas Sabonis .500

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .045 Arvydas Sabonis .328

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 Arvydas Sabonis .786

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) Arvydas Sabonis 16.0 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993) Arvydas Sabonis 10.0 (1998)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) Arvydas Sabonis 3.0 (1998)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994) Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993) Arvydas Sabonis 1.3 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 Arvydas Sabonis 12.1

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 Arvydas Sabonis 7.4

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 Arvydas Sabonis 1.9

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 Arvydas Sabonis 617

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 Arvydas Sabonis 378

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 Arvydas Sabonis 97

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 Arvydas Sabonis 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 Arvydas Sabonis .452

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal - Arvydas Sabonis .319

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 Arvydas Sabonis .802

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) Arvydas Sabonis 23.6 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001) Arvydas Sabonis 10.2 (1996)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) Arvydas Sabonis 2.7 (2001)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008) Arvydas Sabonis 1.8 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994) Arvydas Sabonis 2.3 (2001)