Kristaps Porzingis vs. Arvydas Sabonis: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Arvydas Sabonis and Kristaps Porzingis 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 Kristaps Porzingis 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 9 NBA regular seasons played, Kristaps Porzingis averages 7.6 points more than Arvydas Sabonis in his 7 seasons (19.6 points against 12.0), and he also scored a total of 4,210 points more (9,839 vs. 5,629).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Kristaps Porzingis | 19.6 | +7.6 | 9 |
| Arvydas Sabonis | 12.0 | 7 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Kristaps Porzingis | 9,839 | +4,210 | 9 |
| Arvydas Sabonis | 5,629 | 7 | |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Arvydas Sabonis has a better career point average than Kristaps Porzingis (+0.2 points per game) and he also scored more points (+283).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Kristaps Porzingis | 11.9 | 4 | |
| Arvydas Sabonis | 12.1 | +0.2 | 7 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Kristaps Porzingis | 334 | 4 | |
| Arvydas Sabonis | 617 | +283 | 7 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Kristaps Porzingis | 3 | +3 | ||
| Arvydas Sabonis | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Kristaps Porzingis | 239 | +173 | ||
| Arvydas Sabonis | 66 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Kristaps Porzingis | 459 | +162 | ||
| Arvydas Sabonis | 297 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Kristaps Porzingis | 500 | +41 | ||
| Arvydas Sabonis | 459 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Kristaps Porzingis | 1 | |||
| Arvydas Sabonis | 11 | +10 | ||
Playoffs
30+ Point Games | ||||
| Kristaps Porzingis | 1 | +1 | ||
| Arvydas Sabonis | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Kristaps Porzingis | 5 | |||
| Arvydas Sabonis | 6 | +1 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Kristaps Porzingis | 13 | |||
| Arvydas Sabonis | 35 | +22 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Kristaps Porzingis | 27 | |||
| Arvydas Sabonis | 49 | +22 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Kristaps Porzingis | 1 | |||
| Arvydas Sabonis | 2 | +1 | ||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Kristaps Porzingis | 19.6 | 6.9 | 14.9 | 46.1 | 1.9 | 5.2 | 36.6 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 82.9 | 9 | 501 |
| difference: | +7.6 | +2.5 | +6.0 | +3.9 | +1.6 | +4.3 | +3.8 | +1.2 | +1.2 | +4.3 | +2 | +31 |
| 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 | ||||
| Kristaps Porzingis | 9,839 | 3,453 | 7,486 | 46.1 | 950 | 2,597 | 36.6 | 1,983 | 2,391 | 82.9 | 9 | 501 |
| difference: | +4,210 | +1,371 | +3,326 | +3.9 | +814 | +2,182 | +3.8 | +654 | +701 | +4.3 | +2 | +31 |
| 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 | ||||
| Kristaps Porzingis | 11.9 | 3.9 | 9.0 | 43.0 | 1.1 | 3.5 | 31.3 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 79.8 | 4 | 28 |
| difference: | +0.2 | +0.5 | +0.6 | +2.2 | +0.8 | +2.6 | +0.6 | +0.4 | +3 | +23 | ||
| 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 | ||||
| Kristaps Porzingis | 334 | 108 | 251 | 43.0 | 31 | 99 | 31.3 | 87 | 109 | 79.8 | 4 | 28 |
| difference: | +283 | +114 | +240 | +2.2 | +16 | +52 | +0.6 | +71 | +88 | +0.4 | +3 | +23 |
| Arvydas Sabonis | 617 | 222 | 491 | 45.2 | 15 | 47 | 31.9 | 158 | 197 | 80.2 | 7 | 51 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
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Kristaps Porzingis' additional seasons: | ||||
* Kristaps Porzingis played 2 seasons more than Arvydas Sabonis in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 8 to 9, from 2024 to 2025—he averaged 19.8 points in a total of 99 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kristaps Porzingis | - | DNP | 2016 | 0 |
| Arvydas Sabonis | 23.6 | +23.6 | 1996 | 5 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kristaps Porzingis | - | DNP | 2017 | 0 |
| Arvydas Sabonis | 11.3 | +11.3 | 1997 | 4 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kristaps Porzingis | - | DNP | 2018 | 0 |
| Arvydas Sabonis | 12.3 | +12.3 | 1998 | 4 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kristaps Porzingis | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
| Arvydas Sabonis | 11.3 | +11.3 | 2001 | 3 |
Season 7 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kristaps Porzingis | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
| Arvydas Sabonis | 10.0 | +10.0 | 2003 | 6 |
Kristaps Porzingis' additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Kristaps Porzingis played in two Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 9.5 points in a total of 18 games. |