Draymond Green vs. Arvydas Sabonis: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Arvydas Sabonis and Draymond Green 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 Arvydas Sabonis has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs while Draymond Green scored more total points in both stages. 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 7 NBA regular seasons played, Arvydas Sabonis averages 3.3 points more than Draymond Green in his 13 seasons (12.0 points against 8.7). On the other hand Draymond Green scored a total of 2,036 points more than Arvydas Sabonis (7,665 vs. 5,629).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Draymond Green 8.7
13
Arvydas Sabonis 12.0
+3.3
7

Total Points

Seasons
Draymond Green 7,665
+2,036
13
Arvydas Sabonis 5,629
7

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Arvydas Sabonis has a better career point average than Draymond Green (+0.7 points per game) while Draymond Green scored more points (+1,317).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Draymond Green 11.4
10
Arvydas Sabonis 12.1
+0.7
7

Total Points

Playoffs
Draymond Green 1,934
+1,317
10
Arvydas Sabonis 617
7

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

30+ Point Games

Draymond Green 1
Arvydas Sabonis 5
+4

20+ Point Games

Draymond Green 44
Arvydas Sabonis 66
+22

10+ Point Games

Draymond Green 354
+57
Arvydas Sabonis 297

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Draymond Green 835
+376
Arvydas Sabonis 459

0 Point Games (games without points)

Draymond Green 46
+35
Arvydas Sabonis 11

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Draymond Green 2
+2
Arvydas Sabonis 0

20+ Point Games

Draymond Green 15
+9
Arvydas Sabonis 6

10+ Point Games

Draymond Green 101
+66
Arvydas Sabonis 35

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Draymond Green 168
+119
Arvydas Sabonis 49

0 Point Games (games without points)

Draymond Green 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
Draymond Green 8.7 3.2 7.1 44.9 0.8 2.6 32.0 1.4 2.0 71.0 13 881
difference:+3.3+1.2+1.8+5.1+0.5+1.7+0.8+1.4+1.6+7.6+6+411
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
Draymond Green 7,665 2,831 6,299 44.9 742 2,318 32.0 1,261 1,775 71.0 13 881
difference:+2,036+749+2,139+5.1+606+1,903+0.8+68+85+7.6+6+411
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
Draymond Green 11.4 4.1 9.2 44.5 1.0 3.4 30.0 2.2 3.0 72.6 10 169
difference:+0.7+0.3+0.4+0.7+0.7+2.5+1.9+0.9+0.9+7.6+3+118
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
Draymond Green 1,934 693 1,557 44.5 174 580 30.0 374 515 72.6 10 169
difference:+1,317+471+1,066+0.7+159+533+1.9+216+318+7.6+3+118
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
Draymond Green 2.9
201379
Arvydas Sabonis 14.5
+11.6
199673

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Draymond Green 6.2
201482
Arvydas Sabonis 13.4
+7.2
199769

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Draymond Green 11.7
2015NBA Champion79
Arvydas Sabonis 16.0
+4.3
199873

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Draymond Green 14.0
+1.9
201681
Arvydas Sabonis 12.1
199950

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Draymond Green 10.2
2017NBA Champion76
Arvydas Sabonis 11.8
+1.6
200066

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Draymond Green 11.0
+0.9
2018NBA Champion70
Arvydas Sabonis 10.1
200161

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Draymond Green 7.4
+1.3
201966
Arvydas Sabonis 6.1
200378

Draymond Green's additional seasons:

* Draymond Green played 6 seasons more than Arvydas Sabonis in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 8 to 13, from 2020 to 2025—he averaged 8.2 points in a total of 348 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 9 ppg and his lowest 7.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Draymond Green 5.8
201312
Arvydas Sabonis 23.6
+17.8
19965

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Draymond Green 11.9
+0.6
20147
Arvydas Sabonis 11.3
19974

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Draymond Green 13.7
+1.4
2015NBA Champion21
Arvydas Sabonis 12.3
19984

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Draymond Green 15.4
+5.4
201623
Arvydas Sabonis 10.0
199913

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Draymond Green 13.1
+1.8
2017NBA Champion17
Arvydas Sabonis 11.3
200016

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Draymond Green 10.8
2018NBA Champion21
Arvydas Sabonis 11.3
+0.5
20013

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Draymond Green 13.3
+3.3
201922
Arvydas Sabonis 10.0
20036

Draymond Green's additional Playoffs:

* During his 6 additional NBA seasons, Draymond Green played in 3 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 8.7 points in a total of 46 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 9.4 ppg and his lowest 8.

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