Luka Doncic vs. Arvydas Sabonis: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Arvydas Sabonis and Luka Doncic 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.
Luka Doncic has one of the highest career point averages in NBA history, 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 Luka Doncic 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.
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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 7 NBA regular seasons played, Luka Doncic averages 16.6 points more than Arvydas Sabonis in his 7 seasons (28.6 points against 12.0), and he also scored a total of 7,249 points more (12,878 vs. 5,629).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Luka Doncic | 28.6 | +16.6 | 7 |
| Arvydas Sabonis | 12.0 | 7 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Luka Doncic | 12,878 | +7,249 | 7 |
| Arvydas Sabonis | 5,629 | 7 | |
Scoring Titles | ||
| Luka Doncic | 1 |  +1 |
| Arvydas Sabonis | 0 | |
Points in the Playoffs
Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Luka Doncic has a better career point average than Arvydas Sabonis (+18.8 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,080).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Luka Doncic | 30.9 | +18.8 | 5 |
| Arvydas Sabonis | 12.1 | 7 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Luka Doncic | 1,697 | +1,080 | 5 |
| Arvydas Sabonis | 617 | 7 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
70+ Point Games | ||||
| Luka Doncic | 1 | +1 | ||
| Arvydas Sabonis | 0 | |||
60+ Point Games | ||||
| Luka Doncic | 2 | +2 | ||
| Arvydas Sabonis | 0 | |||
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Luka Doncic | 7 | +7 | ||
| Arvydas Sabonis | 0 | |||
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Luka Doncic | 46 | +46 | ||
| Arvydas Sabonis | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Luka Doncic | 381 | +315 | ||
| Arvydas Sabonis | 66 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Luka Doncic | 444 | +147 | ||
| Arvydas Sabonis | 297 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Luka Doncic | 449 | |||
| Arvydas Sabonis | 459 | +10 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Luka Doncic | 1 | |||
| Arvydas Sabonis | 11 | +10 | ||
Playoffs
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Luka Doncic | 8 | +8 | ||
| Arvydas Sabonis | 0 | |||
30+ Point Games | ||||
| Luka Doncic | 30 | +30 | ||
| Arvydas Sabonis | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Luka Doncic | 50 | +44 | ||
| Arvydas Sabonis | 6 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Luka Doncic | 55 | +20 | ||
| Arvydas Sabonis | 35 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Luka Doncic | 55 | +6 | ||
| Arvydas Sabonis | 49 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Luka Doncic | 0 | |||
| Arvydas Sabonis | 2 | +2 | ||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Luka Doncic | 28.6 | 9.7 | 20.7 | 46.8 | 3.1 | 8.8 | 35.0 | 6.2 | 8.2 | 75.1 | 7 | 450 |
| difference: | +16.6 | +5.3 | +11.8 | +3.3 | +2.8 | +7.9 | +2.2 | +3.4 | +4.6 | +3.5 | +20 | |
| 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 | ||||
| Luka Doncic | 12,878 | 4,359 | 9,321 | 46.8 | 1,378 | 3,938 | 35.0 | 2,782 | 3,704 | 75.1 | 7 | 450 |
| difference: | +7,249 | +2,277 | +5,161 | +3.3 | +1,242 | +3,523 | +2.2 | +1,453 | +2,014 | +3.5 | +20 | |
| 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 | ||||
| Luka Doncic | 30.9 | 10.8 | 23.3 | 46.1 | 3.3 | 9.5 | 34.7 | 6.0 | 8.2 | 73.7 | 5 | 55 |
| difference: | +18.8 | +6.4 | +13.7 | +0.9 | +3.0 | +8.6 | +2.8 | +2.9 | +4.3 | +6.5 | +2 | +4 |
| 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 | ||||
| Luka Doncic | 1,697 | 592 | 1,284 | 46.1 | 182 | 525 | 34.7 | 331 | 449 | 73.7 | 5 | 55 |
| difference: | +1,080 | +370 | +793 | +0.9 | +167 | +478 | +2.8 | +173 | +252 | +6.5 | +2 | +4 |
| 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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