Arvydas Sabonis vs. Chris Webber: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Chris Webber and Arvydas Sabonis 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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By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Chris Webber 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 15 NBA regular seasons played, Chris Webber averages 8.7 points more than Arvydas Sabonis in his 7 seasons (20.7 points against 12.0), and he also scored a total of 11,553 points more (17,182 vs. 5,629).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Arvydas Sabonis 12.0
7
Chris Webber 20.7
+8.7
15

Total Points

Seasons
Arvydas Sabonis 5,629
7
Chris Webber 17,182
+11,553
15

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Chris Webber has a better career point average than Arvydas Sabonis (+6.6 points per game) and he also scored more points (+878).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Arvydas Sabonis 12.1
7
Chris Webber 18.7
+6.6
10

Total Points

Playoffs
Arvydas Sabonis 617
7
Chris Webber 1,495
+878
10

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Arvydas Sabonis 0
Chris Webber 1
+1

40+ Point Games

Arvydas Sabonis 0
Chris Webber 5
+5

30+ Point Games

Arvydas Sabonis 5
Chris Webber 93
+88

20+ Point Games

Arvydas Sabonis 66
Chris Webber 488
+422

10+ Point Games

Arvydas Sabonis 297
Chris Webber 768
+471

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Arvydas Sabonis 459
Chris Webber 829
+370

0 Point Games (games without points)

Arvydas Sabonis 11
+9
Chris Webber 2

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Arvydas Sabonis 0
Chris Webber 4
+4

20+ Point Games

Arvydas Sabonis 6
Chris Webber 41
+35

10+ Point Games

Arvydas Sabonis 35
Chris Webber 71
+36

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Arvydas Sabonis 49
Chris Webber 78
+29

0 Point Games (games without points)

Arvydas Sabonis 2
Chris Webber 2

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Arvydas Sabonis 12.0 4.4 8.9 50.0 0.3 0.9 32.8 2.8 3.6 78.6 7 470
difference:+8.7+4.3+9.2+2.2+0.2+2.9+0.2+1.1+13.7+8+361
Chris Webber 20.7 8.7 18.1 47.9 0.3 1.1 29.9 3.0 4.7 64.9 15 831

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Arvydas Sabonis 5,629 2,082 4,160 50.0 136 415 32.8 1,329 1,690 78.6 7 470
difference:+11,553+5,110+10,864+2.2+128+468+2.9+1,205+2,216+13.7+8+361
Chris Webber 17,182 7,192 15,024 47.9 264 883 29.9 2,534 3,906 64.9 15 831

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Arvydas Sabonis 12.1 4.4 9.6 45.2 0.3 0.9 31.9 3.1 3.9 80.2 7 51
difference:+6.6+3.3+7.0+1.2+0.1+0.2+5.0+1.2+19.1+3+29
Chris Webber 18.7 7.7 16.6 46.4 0.2 0.7 26.9 3.1 5.1 61.1 10 80

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Arvydas Sabonis 617 222 491 45.2 15 47 31.9 158 197 80.2 7 51
difference:+878+395+839+1.2+1+5+5.0+89+207+19.1+3+29
Chris Webber 1,495 617 1,330 46.4 14 52 26.9 247 404 61.1 10 80

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Arvydas Sabonis 14.5
199673
Chris Webber 17.5
+3.0
199476

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Arvydas Sabonis 13.4
199769
Chris Webber 20.1
+6.7
199554

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Arvydas Sabonis 16.0
199873
Chris Webber 23.7
+7.7
199615

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Arvydas Sabonis 12.1
199950
Chris Webber 20.1
+8.0
199772

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Arvydas Sabonis 11.8
200066
Chris Webber 21.9
+10.1
199871

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Arvydas Sabonis 10.1
200161
Chris Webber 20.0
+9.9
199942

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Arvydas Sabonis 6.1
200378
Chris Webber 24.5
+18.4
200075

Chris Webber's additional seasons:

* Chris Webber played 9 seasons more than Arvydas Sabonis in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 8 to 16, from 2001 to 2008—he averaged 20.4 points in a total of 493 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 27.1 ppg and his lowest 3.9.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Arvydas Sabonis 23.6
+7.9
19965
Chris Webber 15.7
19943

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Arvydas Sabonis 11.3
+11.3
19974
Chris Webber -
DNP
19950

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Arvydas Sabonis 12.3
+12.3
19984
Chris Webber -
DNP
19960

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Arvydas Sabonis 10.0
199913
Chris Webber 15.7
+5.7
19973

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Arvydas Sabonis 11.3
+11.3
200016
Chris Webber -
DNP
19980

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Arvydas Sabonis 11.3
20013
Chris Webber 14.8
+3.5
19995

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Arvydas Sabonis 10.0
20036
Chris Webber 24.4
+14.4
20005

Chris Webber's additional Playoffs:

* During his 9 additional NBA seasons, Chris Webber played in 7 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 18.8 points in a total of 69 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 23.7 ppg and his lowest 9.9.

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