Anthony Davis vs. Arvydas Sabonis: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Arvydas Sabonis and Anthony Davis to determine who has the better numbers. Here you can compare their career totals, points per game, games of 40+ points, 50+, etc. and their year-by-year scoring averages side by side, both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

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Anthony Davis has one of the highest career point averages in NBA history, and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Arvydas Sabonis.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Anthony Davis has better scoring stats than Arvydas Sabonis in averages and totals, both in the regular season and Playoffs. However, we won't stop there and we'll go into detail to analyze what these statistics are made up of, from how many games they had in each threshold (30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc.) to their season-by-season scoring averages.

On this page we compare:

Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers
Games of 30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc
Shooting Stats
Points Year by Year

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 14 NBA regular seasons played, Anthony Davis averages 12.1 points more than Arvydas Sabonis in his 7 seasons (24.1 points against 12.0), and he also scored a total of 13,569 points more (19,198 vs. 5,629).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Anthony Davis 24.1
+12.1
14
Arvydas Sabonis 12.0
7

Total Points

Seasons
Anthony Davis 19,198
+13,569
14
Arvydas Sabonis 5,629
7

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Anthony Davis has a better career point average than Arvydas Sabonis (+14 points per game) and he also scored more points (+949).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Anthony Davis 26.1
+14.0
6
Arvydas Sabonis 12.1
7

Total Points

Playoffs
Anthony Davis 1,566
+949
6
Arvydas Sabonis 617
7

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Anthony Davis 5
+5
Arvydas Sabonis 0

40+ Point Games

Anthony Davis 45
+45
Arvydas Sabonis 0

30+ Point Games

Anthony Davis 226
+221
Arvydas Sabonis 5

20+ Point Games

Anthony Davis 540
+474
Arvydas Sabonis 66

10+ Point Games

Anthony Davis 740
+443
Arvydas Sabonis 297

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Anthony Davis 795
+336
Arvydas Sabonis 459

0 Point Games (games without points)

Anthony Davis 3
Arvydas Sabonis 11
+8

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Anthony Davis 3
+3
Arvydas Sabonis 0

30+ Point Games

Anthony Davis 23
+23
Arvydas Sabonis 0

20+ Point Games

Anthony Davis 46
+40
Arvydas Sabonis 6

10+ Point Games

Anthony Davis 58
+23
Arvydas Sabonis 35

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Anthony Davis 59
+10
Arvydas Sabonis 49

0 Point Games (games without points)

Anthony Davis 1
Arvydas Sabonis 2
+1

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Anthony Davis 24.1 9.0 17.2 52.2 0.5 1.6 29.6 5.6 7.0 79.3 14 798
difference:+12.1+4.6+8.3+2.2+0.2+0.7+3.2+2.8+3.4+0.7+7+328
Arvydas Sabonis 12.0 4.4 8.9 50.0 0.3 0.9 32.8 2.8 3.6 78.6 7 470

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Anthony Davis 19,198 7,190 13,763 52.2 382 1,291 29.6 4,436 5,593 79.3 14 798
difference:+13,569+5,108+9,603+2.2+246+876+3.2+3,107+3,903+0.7+7+328
Arvydas Sabonis 5,629 2,082 4,160 50.0 136 415 32.8 1,329 1,690 78.6 7 470

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Anthony Davis 26.1 9.6 17.7 54.2 0.6 1.9 31.3 6.4 7.6 84.0 6 60
difference:+14.0+5.2+8.1+9.0+0.3+1.0+0.6+3.3+3.7+3.8+1+9
Arvydas Sabonis 12.1 4.4 9.6 45.2 0.3 0.9 31.9 3.1 3.9 80.2 7 51

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Anthony Davis 1,566 574 1,059 54.2 36 115 31.3 382 455 84.0 6 60
difference:+949+352+568+9.0+21+68+0.6+224+258+3.8+1+9
Arvydas Sabonis 617 222 491 45.2 15 47 31.9 158 197 80.2 7 51

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis 13.5
201364
Arvydas Sabonis 14.5
+1.0
199673

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis 20.8
+7.4
201467
Arvydas Sabonis 13.4
199769

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis 24.4
+8.4
201568
Arvydas Sabonis 16.0
199873

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis 24.3
+12.2
201661
Arvydas Sabonis 12.1
199950

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis 28.0
+16.2
201775
Arvydas Sabonis 11.8
200066

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis 28.1
+18.0
201875
Arvydas Sabonis 10.1
200161

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis 25.9
+19.8
201956
Arvydas Sabonis 6.1
200378

Anthony Davis' additional seasons:

* Anthony Davis played 9 seasons more than Arvydas Sabonis in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 8 to 16, from 2020 to 2026—he averaged 24.6 points in a total of 434 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 26.1 ppg and his lowest 20.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis -
DNP
20130
Arvydas Sabonis 23.6
+23.6
19965

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis -
DNP
20140
Arvydas Sabonis 11.3
+11.3
19974

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis 31.5
+19.2
20154
Arvydas Sabonis 12.3
19984

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis -
DNP
20160
Arvydas Sabonis 10.0
+10.0
199913

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis -
DNP
20170
Arvydas Sabonis 11.3
+11.3
200016

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis 30.1
+18.8
20189
Arvydas Sabonis 11.3
20013

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis -
DNP
20190
Arvydas Sabonis 10.0
+10.0
20036

Anthony Davis' additional Playoffs:

* During his 9 additional NBA seasons, Anthony Davis played in 4 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 24.9 points in a total of 47 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 27.8 ppg and his lowest 17.4.

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