Bradley Beal vs. Arvydas Sabonis: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Arvydas Sabonis and Bradley Beal 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 Bradley Beal 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, Bradley Beal averages 9.4 points more than Arvydas Sabonis in his 7 seasons (21.4 points against 12.0), and he also scored a total of 11,677 points more (17,306 vs. 5,629).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Bradley Beal 21.4
+9.4
14
Arvydas Sabonis 12.0
7

Total Points

Seasons
Bradley Beal 17,306
+11,677
14
Arvydas Sabonis 5,629
7

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Bradley Beal has a better career point average than Arvydas Sabonis (+10.8 points per game) and he also scored more points (+506).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Bradley Beal 22.9
+10.8
6
Arvydas Sabonis 12.1
7

Total Points

Playoffs
Bradley Beal 1,123
+506
6
Arvydas Sabonis 617
7

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Bradley Beal 1
+1
Arvydas Sabonis 0

50+ Point Games

Bradley Beal 5
+5
Arvydas Sabonis 0

40+ Point Games

Bradley Beal 31
+31
Arvydas Sabonis 0

30+ Point Games

Bradley Beal 147
+142
Arvydas Sabonis 5

20+ Point Games

Bradley Beal 448
+382
Arvydas Sabonis 66

10+ Point Games

Bradley Beal 728
+431
Arvydas Sabonis 297

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Bradley Beal 806
+347
Arvydas Sabonis 459

0 Point Games (games without points)

Bradley Beal 1
Arvydas Sabonis 11
+10

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Bradley Beal 11
+11
Arvydas Sabonis 0

20+ Point Games

Bradley Beal 30
+24
Arvydas Sabonis 6

10+ Point Games

Bradley Beal 47
+12
Arvydas Sabonis 35

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Bradley Beal 49
Arvydas Sabonis 49

0 Point Games (games without points)

Bradley Beal 0
Arvydas Sabonis 2
+2

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Bradley Beal 21.4 7.9 17.0 46.4 2.1 5.7 37.6 3.5 4.3 82.1 14 807
difference:+9.4+3.5+8.1+3.6+1.8+4.8+4.8+0.7+0.7+3.5+7+337
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
Bradley Beal 17,306 6,364 13,712 46.4 1,724 4,588 37.6 2,854 3,475 82.1 14 807
difference:+11,677+4,282+9,552+3.6+1,588+4,173+4.8+1,525+1,785+3.5+7+337
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
Bradley Beal 22.9 8.3 18.9 44.2 2.3 6.5 35.3 3.9 4.8 82.8 6 49
difference:+10.8+3.9+9.3+1.0+2.0+5.6+3.4+0.8+0.9+2.6+1+2
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
Bradley Beal 1,123 409 926 44.2 112 317 35.3 193 233 82.8 6 49
difference:+506+187+435+1.0+97+270+3.4+35+36+2.6+1+2
Arvydas Sabonis 617 222 491 45.2 15 47 31.9 158 197 80.2 7 51

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 13.9
201356
Arvydas Sabonis 14.5
+0.6
199673

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 17.1
+3.7
201473
Arvydas Sabonis 13.4
199769

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 15.3
201563
Arvydas Sabonis 16.0
+0.7
199873

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 17.4
+5.3
201655
Arvydas Sabonis 12.1
199950

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 23.1
+11.3
201777
Arvydas Sabonis 11.8
200066

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 22.6
+12.5
201882
Arvydas Sabonis 10.1
200161

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 25.6
+19.5
201982
Arvydas Sabonis 6.1
200378

Bradley Beal's additional seasons:

* Bradley Beal played 7 seasons more than Arvydas Sabonis in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 8 to 14, from 2020 to 2026—he averaged 23.9 points in a total of 319 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 31.3 ppg and his lowest 8.2.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal -
DNP
20130
Arvydas Sabonis 23.6
+23.6
19965

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 19.2
+7.9
201411
Arvydas Sabonis 11.3
19974

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 23.4
+11.1
201510
Arvydas Sabonis 12.3
19984

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal -
DNP
20160
Arvydas Sabonis 10.0
+10.0
199913

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 24.8
+13.5
201713
Arvydas Sabonis 11.3
200016

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 23.2
+11.9
20186
Arvydas Sabonis 11.3
20013

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal -
DNP
20190
Arvydas Sabonis 10.0
+10.0
20036

Bradley Beal's additional Playoffs:

* During his 7 additional NBA seasons, Bradley Beal played in two Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 24.0 points in a total of 9 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 30 ppg and his lowest 16.5.

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