Tommy Byrnes vs. Arvydas Sabonis Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Arvydas Sabonis and Tommy Byrnes 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

Tommy Byrnes

vs.

Arvydas Sabonis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tommy Byrnes: 1946-47 to 1950-51
Arvydas Sabonis: 1995-96 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tommy Byrnes 0 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Seasons Tommy Byrnes 5 Arvydas Sabonis 7

Playoffs Played Tommy Byrnes 2 Arvydas Sabonis 7

All-Star Games Tommy Byrnes 0 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tommy Byrnes 6.5 Arvydas Sabonis 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Tommy Byrnes 1.5 * Arvydas Sabonis 7.3

Assists Per Game Tommy Byrnes 1.2 Arvydas Sabonis 2.1

Steals Per Game Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 0.8

Blocks Per Game Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Tommy Byrnes 1,712 Arvydas Sabonis 5,629

Total Rebounds Tommy Byrnes 72 * Arvydas Sabonis 3,436

Total Assists Tommy Byrnes 311 Arvydas Sabonis 964

Total Steals Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 370

Total Blocks Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 494

Total Games Tommy Byrnes 265 Arvydas Sabonis 470

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tommy Byrnes .299 Arvydas Sabonis .500

3-Point Percentage Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis .328

Free Throw Percentage Tommy Byrnes .648 Arvydas Sabonis .786

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tommy Byrnes 7.6 (1947) Arvydas Sabonis 16.0 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Tommy Byrnes 1.5 (1951) * Arvydas Sabonis 10.0 (1998)

Assists Per Game Tommy Byrnes 1.8 (1949) Arvydas Sabonis 3.0 (1998)

Steals Per Game Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 1.3 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tommy Byrnes 6.3 Arvydas Sabonis 12.1

Rebounds Per Game Tommy Byrnes - * Arvydas Sabonis 7.4

Assists Per Game Tommy Byrnes 0.3 Arvydas Sabonis 1.9

Steals Per Game Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Blocks Per Game Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Tommy Byrnes 50 Arvydas Sabonis 617

Total Rebounds Tommy Byrnes 0 * Arvydas Sabonis 378

Total Assists Tommy Byrnes 2 Arvydas Sabonis 97

Total Steals Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Blocks Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Games Tommy Byrnes 8 Arvydas Sabonis 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tommy Byrnes .301 Arvydas Sabonis .452

3-Point Percentage Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis .319

Free Throw Percentage Tommy Byrnes .261 Arvydas Sabonis .802

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tommy Byrnes 8.7 (1948) Arvydas Sabonis 23.6 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Tommy Byrnes - * Arvydas Sabonis 10.2 (1996)

Assists Per Game Tommy Byrnes 0.7 (1948) Arvydas Sabonis 2.7 (2001)

Steals Per Game Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 1.8 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 2.3 (2001)

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.