Tom Riker vs. Arvydas Sabonis Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Arvydas Sabonis and Tom Riker 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

Tom Riker

vs.

Arvydas Sabonis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Riker: 1972-73 to 1974-75
Arvydas Sabonis: 1995-96 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Riker 1 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Seasons Tom Riker 3 Arvydas Sabonis 7

Playoffs Played Tom Riker 1 Arvydas Sabonis 7

All-Star Games Tom Riker 0 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Riker 2.7 Arvydas Sabonis 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Tom Riker 1.7 Arvydas Sabonis 7.3

Assists Per Game Tom Riker 0.3 Arvydas Sabonis 2.1

Steals Per Game Tom Riker 0.2 * Arvydas Sabonis 0.8

Blocks Per Game Tom Riker 0.1 * Arvydas Sabonis 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Riker 225 Arvydas Sabonis 5,629

Total Rebounds Tom Riker 138 Arvydas Sabonis 3,436

Total Assists Tom Riker 24 Arvydas Sabonis 964

Total Steals Tom Riker 15 * Arvydas Sabonis 370

Total Blocks Tom Riker 5 * Arvydas Sabonis 494

Total Games Tom Riker 82 Arvydas Sabonis 470

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Riker .380 Arvydas Sabonis .500

3-Point Percentage Tom Riker - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis .328

Free Throw Percentage Tom Riker .593 Arvydas Sabonis .786

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Riker 3.0 (1975) Arvydas Sabonis 16.0 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Riker 2.1 (1975) Arvydas Sabonis 10.0 (1998)

Assists Per Game Tom Riker 0.4 (1975) Arvydas Sabonis 3.0 (1998)

Steals Per Game Tom Riker 0.3 (1975) * Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Tom Riker 0.1 (1975) * Arvydas Sabonis 1.3 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Riker 2.0 Arvydas Sabonis 12.1

Rebounds Per Game Tom Riker 2.0 Arvydas Sabonis 7.4

Assists Per Game Tom Riker 1.0 Arvydas Sabonis 1.9

Steals Per Game Tom Riker 0.0 * Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Blocks Per Game Tom Riker 0.0 * Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Riker 2 Arvydas Sabonis 617

Total Rebounds Tom Riker 2 Arvydas Sabonis 378

Total Assists Tom Riker 1 Arvydas Sabonis 97

Total Steals Tom Riker 0 * Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Blocks Tom Riker 0 * Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Games Tom Riker 1 Arvydas Sabonis 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Riker .500 Arvydas Sabonis .452

3-Point Percentage Tom Riker - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis .319

Free Throw Percentage Tom Riker - Arvydas Sabonis .802

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Riker 2.0 (1975) Arvydas Sabonis 23.6 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Riker 2.0 (1975) Arvydas Sabonis 10.2 (1996)

Assists Per Game Tom Riker 1.0 (1975) Arvydas Sabonis 2.7 (2001)

Steals Per Game Tom Riker 0.0 (1975) * Arvydas Sabonis 1.8 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Tom Riker 0.0 (1975) * 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, this player has no data for the stat.