David Robinson vs. Arvydas Sabonis: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Arvydas Sabonis and David Robinson 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.

David Robinson is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points 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 David Robinson 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.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 14 NBA regular seasons played, David Robinson averages 9.1 points more than Arvydas Sabonis in his 7 seasons (21.1 points against 12.0), and he also scored a total of 15,161 points more (20,790 vs. 5,629).

Points Per Game			Seasons
David Robinson	21.1	+9.1	14
Arvydas Sabonis	12.0		7

Total Points			Seasons
David Robinson	20,790	+15,161	14
Arvydas Sabonis	5,629		7

Scoring Titles
David Robinson	1	+1
Arvydas Sabonis	0

Points by Thresholds

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

= NBA Scoring Leader

= NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
David Robinson	24.3	+9.8	1990	82
Arvydas Sabonis	14.5		1996	73

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
David Robinson	25.6	+12.2	1991	82
Arvydas Sabonis	13.4		1997	69

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
David Robinson	23.2	+7.2	1992	68
Arvydas Sabonis	16.0		1998	73

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
David Robinson	23.4	+11.3	1993	82
Arvydas Sabonis	12.1		1999	50

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
David Robinson	29.8	+18.0	1994	80
Arvydas Sabonis	11.8		2000	66

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
David Robinson	27.6	+17.5	1995	81
Arvydas Sabonis	10.1		2001	61

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
David Robinson	25.0	+18.9	1996	82
Arvydas Sabonis	6.1		2003	78

David Robinson's additional seasons:

* David Robinson played 7 seasons more than Arvydas Sabonis in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 8 to 14, from 1997 to 2003—he averaged 15.2 points in a total of 430 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 21.6 ppg and his lowest 8.5.