Swen Nater vs. Arvydas Sabonis Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Arvydas Sabonis and Swen Nater 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

Swen Nater

vs.

Arvydas Sabonis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Swen Nater: 1976-77 to 1983-84
Arvydas Sabonis: 1995-96 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Swen Nater 0 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Seasons Swen Nater 8 Arvydas Sabonis 7

Playoffs Played Swen Nater 1 Arvydas Sabonis 7

All-Star Games Swen Nater 0 Arvydas Sabonis 0

Honors and Awards

Rebounds Leader Swen Nater 1 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Swen Nater 12.2 Arvydas Sabonis 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Swen Nater 10.8 Arvydas Sabonis 7.3

Assists Per Game Swen Nater 2.0 Arvydas Sabonis 2.1

Steals Per Game Swen Nater 0.5 Arvydas Sabonis 0.8

Blocks Per Game Swen Nater 0.5 Arvydas Sabonis 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Swen Nater 5,943 Arvydas Sabonis 5,629

Total Rebounds Swen Nater 5,297 Arvydas Sabonis 3,436

Total Assists Swen Nater 954 Arvydas Sabonis 964

Total Steals Swen Nater 258 Arvydas Sabonis 370

Total Blocks Swen Nater 226 Arvydas Sabonis 494

Total Games Swen Nater 489 Arvydas Sabonis 470

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Swen Nater .537 Arvydas Sabonis .500

3-Point Percentage Swen Nater .250 * Arvydas Sabonis .328

Free Throw Percentage Swen Nater .760 Arvydas Sabonis .786

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Swen Nater 15.6 (1981) Arvydas Sabonis 16.0 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Swen Nater 15.0 (1980) Arvydas Sabonis 10.0 (1998)

Assists Per Game Swen Nater 2.9 (1980) Arvydas Sabonis 3.0 (1998)

Steals Per Game Swen Nater 0.8 (1977) Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Swen Nater 0.7 (1977) Arvydas Sabonis 1.3 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Swen Nater 3.4 Arvydas Sabonis 12.1

Rebounds Per Game Swen Nater 2.4 Arvydas Sabonis 7.4

Assists Per Game Swen Nater 0.1 Arvydas Sabonis 1.9

Steals Per Game Swen Nater 0.1 Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Blocks Per Game Swen Nater 0.1 Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Swen Nater 58 Arvydas Sabonis 617

Total Rebounds Swen Nater 40 Arvydas Sabonis 378

Total Assists Swen Nater 1 Arvydas Sabonis 97

Total Steals Swen Nater 1 Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Blocks Swen Nater 2 Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Games Swen Nater 17 Arvydas Sabonis 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Swen Nater .500 Arvydas Sabonis .452

3-Point Percentage Swen Nater - * Arvydas Sabonis .319

Free Throw Percentage Swen Nater .769 Arvydas Sabonis .802

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Swen Nater 3.4 (1984) Arvydas Sabonis 23.6 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Swen Nater 2.4 (1984) Arvydas Sabonis 10.2 (1996)

Assists Per Game Swen Nater 0.1 (1984) Arvydas Sabonis 2.7 (2001)

Steals Per Game Swen Nater 0.1 (1984) Arvydas Sabonis 1.8 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Swen Nater 0.1 (1984) Arvydas Sabonis 2.3 (2001)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.