Tyler Herro vs. Arvydas Sabonis: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Arvydas Sabonis and Tyler Herro 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 Tyler Herro 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.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 6 NBA regular seasons played, Tyler Herro averages 7.4 points more than Arvydas Sabonis in his 7 seasons (19.4 points against 12.0), and he also scored a total of 1,358 points more (6,987 vs. 5,629).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Tyler Herro 19.4
+7.4
6
Arvydas Sabonis 12.0
7

Total Points

Seasons
Tyler Herro 6,987
+1,358
6
Arvydas Sabonis 5,629
7

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Tyler Herro has a better career point average than Arvydas Sabonis (+2.5 points per game) and he also scored more points (+111).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Tyler Herro 14.6
+2.5
6
Arvydas Sabonis 12.1
7

Total Points

Playoffs
Tyler Herro 728
+111
6
Arvydas Sabonis 617
7

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Tyler Herro 4
+4
Arvydas Sabonis 0

30+ Point Games

Tyler Herro 40
+35
Arvydas Sabonis 5

20+ Point Games

Tyler Herro 176
+110
Arvydas Sabonis 66

10+ Point Games

Tyler Herro 317
+20
Arvydas Sabonis 297

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Tyler Herro 359
Arvydas Sabonis 459
+100

0 Point Games (games without points)

Tyler Herro 2
Arvydas Sabonis 11
+9

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Tyler Herro 2
+2
Arvydas Sabonis 0

20+ Point Games

Tyler Herro 9
+3
Arvydas Sabonis 6

10+ Point Games

Tyler Herro 42
+7
Arvydas Sabonis 35

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Tyler Herro 49
Arvydas Sabonis 49

0 Point Games (games without points)

Tyler Herro 1
Arvydas Sabonis 2
+1

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Tyler Herro 19.4 7.0 15.7 44.8 2.7 7.1 38.2 2.6 2.9 87.4 6 361
difference:+7.4+2.6+6.8+5.3+2.4+6.2+5.4+0.2+0.7+8.8+1+109
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
Tyler Herro 6,987 2,540 5,674 44.8 984 2,574 38.2 923 1,056 87.4 6 361
difference:+1,358+458+1,514+5.3+848+2,159+5.4+406+634+8.8+1+109
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
Tyler Herro 14.6 5.4 13.0 41.4 1.9 5.9 32.8 1.9 2.2 88.9 6 50
difference:+2.5+1.0+3.4+3.9+1.6+5.0+0.9+1.2+1.7+8.7+1+1
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
Tyler Herro 728 268 648 41.4 96 293 32.8 96 108 88.9 6 50
difference:+111+46+157+3.9+81+246+0.9+62+89+8.7+1+1
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
Tyler Herro 13.5
202055
Arvydas Sabonis 14.5
+1.0
199673

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Tyler Herro 15.1
+1.7
202154
Arvydas Sabonis 13.4
199769

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Tyler Herro 20.7
+4.7
202266
Arvydas Sabonis 16.0
199873

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Tyler Herro 20.1
+8.0
202367
Arvydas Sabonis 12.1
199950

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Tyler Herro 20.8
+9.0
202442
Arvydas Sabonis 11.8
200066

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Tyler Herro 23.9
+13.8
202577
Arvydas Sabonis 10.1
200161

Arvydas Sabonis' additional seasons:

* Arvydas Sabonis played 1 season more than Tyler Herro in the NBA.

In that year—his season 7 in 2003—he averaged 6.1 points in a total of 78 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Tyler Herro 16.0
202021
Arvydas Sabonis 23.6
+7.6
19965

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Tyler Herro 9.3
20214
Arvydas Sabonis 11.3
+2.0
19974

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Tyler Herro 12.6
+0.3
202215
Arvydas Sabonis 12.3
19984

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Tyler Herro 12.0
+2.0
20231
Arvydas Sabonis 10.0
199913

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Tyler Herro 16.8
+5.5
20245
Arvydas Sabonis 11.3
200016

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Tyler Herro 17.8
+6.5
20254
Arvydas Sabonis 11.3
20013

Arvydas Sabonis' additional Playoffs:

* In his additional NBA year, Arvydas Sabonis played in the Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 10.0 points in a total of 6 games.