Robert Horry vs. Arvydas Sabonis: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Arvydas Sabonis and Robert Horry 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 Robert Horry 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 5 points more than Robert Horry in his 16 seasons (12.0 points against 7.0). On the other hand Robert Horry scored a total of 2,086 points more than Arvydas Sabonis (7,715 vs. 5,629).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Robert Horry 7.0
16
Arvydas Sabonis 12.0
+5.0
7

Total Points

Seasons
Robert Horry 7,715
+2,086
16
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 Robert Horry (+4.2 points per game) while Robert Horry scored more points (+1,322).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Robert Horry 7.9
16
Arvydas Sabonis 12.1
+4.2
7

Total Points

Playoffs
Robert Horry 1,939
+1,322
16
Arvydas Sabonis 617
7

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Robert Horry 1
+1
Arvydas Sabonis 0

30+ Point Games

Robert Horry 2
Arvydas Sabonis 5
+3

20+ Point Games

Robert Horry 34
Arvydas Sabonis 66
+32

10+ Point Games

Robert Horry 309
+12
Arvydas Sabonis 297

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Robert Horry 989
+530
Arvydas Sabonis 459

0 Point Games (games without points)

Robert Horry 118
+107
Arvydas Sabonis 11

Playoffs

20+ Point Games

Robert Horry 11
+5
Arvydas Sabonis 6

10+ Point Games

Robert Horry 85
+50
Arvydas Sabonis 35

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Robert Horry 222
+173
Arvydas Sabonis 49

0 Point Games (games without points)

Robert Horry 22
+20
Arvydas Sabonis 2

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Robert Horry 7.0 2.5 6.0 42.5 0.7 2.1 34.1 1.2 1.6 72.6 16 1,107
difference:+5.0+1.9+2.9+7.6+0.4+1.2+1.3+1.6+2.0+6.0+9+637
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
Robert Horry 7,715 2,820 6,643 42.5 795 2,329 34.1 1,280 1,762 72.6 16 1,107
difference:+2,086+738+2,483+7.6+659+1,914+1.3+49+72+6.0+9+637
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
Robert Horry 7.9 2.7 6.4 42.6 1.1 3.0 35.9 1.4 2.0 72.2 16 244
difference:+4.2+1.7+3.2+2.6+0.8+2.1+4.0+1.7+1.9+8.0+9+193
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
Robert Horry 1,939 665 1,562 42.6 261 728 35.9 348 482 72.2 16 244
difference:+1,322+443+1,071+2.6+246+681+4.0+190+285+8.0+9+193
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
Robert Horry 10.1
199379
Arvydas Sabonis 14.5
+4.4
199673

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Robert Horry 9.9
1994NBA Champion81
Arvydas Sabonis 13.4
+3.5
199769

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Robert Horry 10.2
1995NBA Champion64
Arvydas Sabonis 16.0
+5.8
199873

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Robert Horry 12.0
199671
Arvydas Sabonis 12.1
+0.1
199950

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Robert Horry 7.8
199754
Arvydas Sabonis 11.8
+4.0
200066

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Robert Horry 7.8
199754
Arvydas Sabonis 10.1
+2.3
200161

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Robert Horry 7.8
+1.7
199754
Arvydas Sabonis 6.1
200378

Robert Horry's additional seasons:

* Robert Horry played 11 seasons more than Arvydas Sabonis in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 8 to 18, from 1998 to 2008—he averaged 5.5 points in a total of 758 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 7.4 ppg and his lowest 2.5.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Robert Horry 10.3
199312
Arvydas Sabonis 23.6
+13.3
19965

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Robert Horry 11.7
+0.4
1994NBA Champion23
Arvydas Sabonis 11.3
19974

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Robert Horry 13.1
+0.8
1995NBA Champion22
Arvydas Sabonis 12.3
19984

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Robert Horry 13.1
+3.1
19968
Arvydas Sabonis 10.0
199913

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Robert Horry 6.7
19979
Arvydas Sabonis 11.3
+4.6
200016

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Robert Horry 6.7
19979
Arvydas Sabonis 11.3
+4.6
20013

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Robert Horry 6.7
19979
Arvydas Sabonis 10.0
+3.3
20036

Robert Horry's additional Playoffs:

* During his 11 additional NBA seasons, Robert Horry played in 11 Playoffs and won 5 NBA Championships. In those postseasons he averaged 6.4 points in a total of 170 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 9.3 ppg and his lowest 1.5.

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