Stephon Marbury vs. Arvydas Sabonis: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Arvydas Sabonis and Stephon Marbury 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 Stephon Marbury has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more total points during the season while Arvydas Sabonis scored more points in the postseason. 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 13 NBA regular seasons played, Stephon Marbury averages 7.3 points more than Arvydas Sabonis in his 7 seasons (19.3 points against 12.0), and he also scored a total of 10,668 points more (16,297 vs. 5,629).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Stephon Marbury 19.3
+7.3
13
Arvydas Sabonis 12.0
7

Total Points

Seasons
Stephon Marbury 16,297
+10,668
13
Arvydas Sabonis 5,629
7

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Stephon Marbury has a better career point average than Arvydas Sabonis (+0.5 points per game) while Arvydas Sabonis scored more points (+215).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Stephon Marbury 12.6
+0.5
5
Arvydas Sabonis 12.1
7

Total Points

Playoffs
Stephon Marbury 402
5
Arvydas Sabonis 617
+215
7

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Stephon Marbury 1
+1
Arvydas Sabonis 0

40+ Point Games

Stephon Marbury 16
+16
Arvydas Sabonis 0

30+ Point Games

Stephon Marbury 117
+112
Arvydas Sabonis 5

20+ Point Games

Stephon Marbury 401
+335
Arvydas Sabonis 66

10+ Point Games

Stephon Marbury 734
+437
Arvydas Sabonis 297

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Stephon Marbury 838
+379
Arvydas Sabonis 459

0 Point Games (games without points)

Stephon Marbury 8
Arvydas Sabonis 11
+3

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Stephon Marbury 2
+2
Arvydas Sabonis 0

20+ Point Games

Stephon Marbury 8
+2
Arvydas Sabonis 6

10+ Point Games

Stephon Marbury 19
Arvydas Sabonis 35
+16

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Stephon Marbury 29
Arvydas Sabonis 49
+20

0 Point Games (games without points)

Stephon Marbury 3
+1
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
Stephon Marbury 19.3 6.8 15.7 43.3 1.2 3.6 32.5 4.5 5.7 78.4 13 846
difference:+7.3+2.4+6.8+6.8+0.9+2.7+0.3+1.7+2.1+0.2+6+376
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
Stephon Marbury 16,297 5,769 13,324 43.3 991 3,048 32.5 3,768 4,804 78.4 13 846
difference:+10,668+3,687+9,164+6.8+855+2,633+0.3+2,439+3,114+0.2+6+376
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
Stephon Marbury 12.6 4.7 13.2 35.5 0.8 3.1 27.3 2.3 3.1 75.0 5 32
difference:+0.5+0.3+3.6+9.7+0.5+2.2+4.6+0.8+0.8+5.2+2+19
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
Stephon Marbury 402 150 422 35.5 27 99 27.3 75 100 75.0 5 32
difference:+215+72+69+9.7+12+52+4.6+83+97+5.2+2+19
Arvydas Sabonis 617 222 491 45.2 15 47 31.9 158 197 80.2 7 51

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury 15.8
+1.3
199767
Arvydas Sabonis 14.5
199673

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury 17.7
+4.3
199882
Arvydas Sabonis 13.4
199769

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury 21.3
+5.3
199949
Arvydas Sabonis 16.0
199873

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury 22.2
+10.1
200074
Arvydas Sabonis 12.1
199950

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury 23.9
+12.1
200167
Arvydas Sabonis 11.8
200066

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury 20.4
+10.3
200282
Arvydas Sabonis 10.1
200161

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury 22.3
+16.2
200381
Arvydas Sabonis 6.1
200378

Stephon Marbury's additional seasons:

* Stephon Marbury played 7 seasons more than Arvydas Sabonis in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 8 to 14, from 2004 to 2009—he averaged 18.0 points in a total of 425 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 21.7 ppg and his lowest 3.8.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury 21.3
19973
Arvydas Sabonis 23.6
+2.3
19965

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury 13.8
+2.5
19985
Arvydas Sabonis 11.3
19974

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
19990
Arvydas Sabonis 12.3
+12.3
19984

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
20000
Arvydas Sabonis 10.0
+10.0
199913

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
20010
Arvydas Sabonis 11.3
+11.3
200016

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
20020
Arvydas Sabonis 11.3
+11.3
20013

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury 22.0
+12.0
20036
Arvydas Sabonis 10.0
20036

Stephon Marbury's additional Playoffs:

* During his 7 additional NBA seasons, Stephon Marbury played in 3 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 10.1 points in a total of 22 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 21.3 ppg and his lowest 3.7.

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