Kevin Garnett vs. Arvydas Sabonis: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Arvydas Sabonis and Kevin Garnett 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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Kevin Garnett 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 Kevin Garnett 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 21 NBA regular seasons played, Kevin Garnett averages 5.8 points more than Arvydas Sabonis in his 7 seasons (17.8 points against 12.0), and he also scored a total of 20,442 points more (26,071 vs. 5,629).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Kevin Garnett 17.8
+5.8
21
Arvydas Sabonis 12.0
7

Total Points

Seasons
Kevin Garnett 26,071
+20,442
21
Arvydas Sabonis 5,629
7

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Kevin Garnett has a better career point average than Arvydas Sabonis (+6.1 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,984).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Kevin Garnett 18.2
+6.1
14
Arvydas Sabonis 12.1
7

Total Points

Playoffs
Kevin Garnett 2,601
+1,984
14
Arvydas Sabonis 617
7

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Kevin Garnett 4
+4
Arvydas Sabonis 0

30+ Point Games

Kevin Garnett 84
+79
Arvydas Sabonis 5

20+ Point Games

Kevin Garnett 631
+565
Arvydas Sabonis 66

10+ Point Games

Kevin Garnett 1,260
+963
Arvydas Sabonis 297

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Kevin Garnett 1,449
+990
Arvydas Sabonis 459

0 Point Games (games without points)

Kevin Garnett 13
+2
Arvydas Sabonis 11

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Kevin Garnett 9
+9
Arvydas Sabonis 0

20+ Point Games

Kevin Garnett 58
+52
Arvydas Sabonis 6

10+ Point Games

Kevin Garnett 128
+93
Arvydas Sabonis 35

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Kevin Garnett 142
+93
Arvydas Sabonis 49

0 Point Games (games without points)

Kevin Garnett 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
Kevin Garnett 17.8 7.2 14.5 49.7 0.1 0.4 27.5 3.3 4.2 78.9 21 1,462
difference:+5.8+2.8+5.6+0.4+0.2+0.5+5.3+0.5+0.6+0.3+14+992
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
Kevin Garnett 26,071 10,505 21,142 49.7 174 632 27.5 4,887 6,190 78.9 21 1,462
difference:+20,442+8,423+16,982+0.4+38+217+5.3+3,558+4,500+0.3+14+992
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
Kevin Garnett 18.2 7.4 15.5 47.8 0.1 0.4 27.3 3.3 4.1 78.9 14 143
difference:+6.1+3.0+5.9+2.6+0.2+0.5+4.6+0.2+0.2+1.3+7+92
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
Kevin Garnett 2,601 1,059 2,216 47.8 15 55 27.3 468 593 78.9 14 143
difference:+1,984+837+1,725+2.6+8+4.6+310+396+1.3+7+92
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
Kevin Garnett 10.4
199680
Arvydas Sabonis 14.5
+4.1
199673

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Garnett 17.0
+3.6
199777
Arvydas Sabonis 13.4
199769

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Garnett 18.5
+2.5
199882
Arvydas Sabonis 16.0
199873

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Garnett 20.8
+8.7
199947
Arvydas Sabonis 12.1
199950

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Garnett 22.9
+11.1
200081
Arvydas Sabonis 11.8
200066

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Garnett 22.0
+11.9
200181
Arvydas Sabonis 10.1
200161

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Garnett 21.2
+15.1
200281
Arvydas Sabonis 6.1
200378

Kevin Garnett's additional seasons:

* Kevin Garnett played 16 seasons more than Arvydas Sabonis in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 8 to 23, from 2003 to 2016—he averaged 16.3 points in a total of 1,027 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 24.2 ppg and his lowest 3.2.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Garnett -
DNP
19960
Arvydas Sabonis 23.6
+23.6
19965

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Garnett 17.3
+6.0
19973
Arvydas Sabonis 11.3
19974

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Garnett 15.8
+3.5
19985
Arvydas Sabonis 12.3
19984

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Garnett 21.8
+11.8
19994
Arvydas Sabonis 10.0
199913

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Garnett 18.8
+7.5
20004
Arvydas Sabonis 11.3
200016

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Garnett 21.0
+9.7
20014
Arvydas Sabonis 11.3
20013

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Garnett 24.0
+14.0
20023
Arvydas Sabonis 10.0
20036

Kevin Garnett's additional Playoffs:

* During his 16 additional NBA seasons, Kevin Garnett played in 8 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 17.9 points in a total of 120 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 27 ppg and his lowest 6.9.

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