Domantas Sabonis vs. Arvydas Sabonis: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Arvydas Sabonis and Domantas 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.
By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Domantas Sabonis has better scoring average and totals in the regular season while in the Playoffs both numbers are better for Arvydas Sabonis. 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.
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Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers |
Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?
Points in the Regular Season
In his 10 NBA regular seasons played, Domantas Sabonis averages 4.1 points more than Arvydas Sabonis in his 7 seasons (16.1 points against 12.0), and he also scored a total of 4,859 points more (10,488 vs. 5,629).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Domantas Sabonis | 16.1 | +4.1 | 10 |
| Arvydas Sabonis | 12.0 | 7 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Domantas Sabonis | 10,488 | +4,859 | 10 |
| Arvydas Sabonis | 5,629 | 7 | |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Arvydas Sabonis has a better career point average than Domantas Sabonis (+0.1 points per game) and he also scored more points (+377).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Domantas Sabonis | 12.0 | 4 | |
| Arvydas Sabonis | 12.1 | +0.1 | 7 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Domantas Sabonis | 240 | 4 | |
| Arvydas Sabonis | 617 | +377 | 7 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Domantas Sabonis | 1 | +1 | ||
| Arvydas Sabonis | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Domantas Sabonis | 208 | +142 | ||
| Arvydas Sabonis | 66 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Domantas Sabonis | 518 | +221 | ||
| Arvydas Sabonis | 297 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Domantas Sabonis | 644 | +185 | ||
| Arvydas Sabonis | 459 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Domantas Sabonis | 8 | |||
| Arvydas Sabonis | 11 | +3 | ||
Playoffs
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Domantas Sabonis | 4 | |||
| Arvydas Sabonis | 6 | +2 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Domantas Sabonis | 12 | |||
| Arvydas Sabonis | 35 | +23 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Domantas Sabonis | 19 | |||
| Arvydas Sabonis | 49 | +30 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Domantas Sabonis | 1 | |||
| Arvydas Sabonis | 2 | +1 | ||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Domantas Sabonis | 16.1 | 6.3 | 11.3 | 56.0 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 34.5 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 72.9 | 10 | 652 |
| difference: | +4.1 | +1.9 | +2.4 | +5.9 | +0.2 | +0.5 | +1.7 | +0.2 | +0.5 | +5.7 | +3 | +182 |
| 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 | ||||
| Domantas Sabonis | 10,488 | 4,104 | 7,335 | 56.0 | 312 | 904 | 34.5 | 1,968 | 2,699 | 72.9 | 10 | 652 |
| difference: | +4,859 | +2,022 | +3,175 | +5.9 | +176 | +489 | +1.7 | +639 | +1,009 | +5.7 | +3 | +182 |
| 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 | ||||
| Domantas Sabonis | 12.0 | 4.9 | 9.7 | 50.3 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 17.6 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 67.2 | 4 | 20 |
| difference: | +0.1 | +0.5 | +0.1 | +5.0 | +0.1 | +14.3 | +0.9 | +0.7 | +13.0 | +3 | +31 | |
| 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 | ||||
| Domantas Sabonis | 240 | 97 | 193 | 50.3 | 3 | 17 | 17.6 | 43 | 64 | 67.2 | 4 | 20 |
| difference: | +377 | +125 | +298 | +5.0 | +12 | +30 | +14.3 | +115 | +133 | +13.0 | +3 | +31 |
| 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
Domantas Sabonis' additional seasons: | ||||
* Domantas Sabonis played 3 seasons more than Arvydas Sabonis in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 8 to 10, from 2024 to 2026—he averaged 19.1 points in a total of 158 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 19.4 ppg and his lowest 14.5. |
Playoffs
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Domantas Sabonis | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
| Arvydas Sabonis | 10.0 | +10.0 | 1999 | 13 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Domantas Sabonis | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
| Arvydas Sabonis | 11.3 | +11.3 | 2000 | 16 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Domantas Sabonis | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
| Arvydas Sabonis | 11.3 | +11.3 | 2001 | 3 |
Domantas Sabonis' additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 3 additional NBA seasons, Domantas Sabonis didn't play in the postseason (2026 season yet in progress). |