Arvydas Sabonis vs. Jalen Williams: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Arvydas Sabonis and Jalen Williams all-time NBA rankings. Explore their historical standing across total and per-game stats, regular season and playoffs. Who ranks higher?

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings

This in-depth analysis goes beyond basic career numbers to provide an unparalleled look at where Arvydas Sabonis, with a career spanning 7 seasons from 1996 to 2003, and Jalen Williams, with 3 seasons played from 2023 to 2025, stand among the league's historical elite..

Dive into a meticulous breakdown of their positions in every major statistical category—from scoring and rebounding to assists, steals, and blocks—across both regular season and their entire playoff careers. Our comprehensive tables offer side-by-side rankings, value comparisons, and key differences, ensuring you have all the definitive data to assess their historical impact.

First, review a concise summary of how they rank in NBA history in the main categories (points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks) for both total and per-game stats, and below, you can then explore in detail all their stats and their historical rankings.

Arvydas Sabonis vs. Jalen Williams
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Arvydas Sabonis Jalen Williams Arvydas Sabonis Jalen Williams
Points
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
279th
+300th
Assists
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
Steals
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
Blocks
291st
+300th
190th
+300th
Years7372

Arvydas Sabonis vs. Jalen Williams
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Arvydas Sabonis Jalen Williams Arvydas Sabonis Jalen Williams
Points
+300th
--
+300th
82nd
Rebounds
209th
--
188th
+300th
Assists
+300th
--
+300th
104th
Steals
+300th
--
+300th
78th
Blocks
155th
--
169th
+300th

Note: the season per game rankings on this page respect the minimums usually applied by the NBA for all-time leaders: 400 games with some exceptions for some stats; for the Playoffs a minimum of 3 games is used.

Comparisons on this page:

Their rankings for:
Season Totals - Playoffs Totals /
Season Per Game - Playoffs Per Game

Career Totals,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Arvydas Sabonis Jalen Williams Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
+300th
5,629 vs. 3,9011,728
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
3,436 vs. 9882,448
Assists
+300th
+300th
964 vs. 92440
Steals
+300th
+300th
370 vs. 29476
Blocks
291st
+300th
+9 494 vs. 126368
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
734 vs. 180554
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
2,702 vs. 8081,894
Field Goals Made
+300th
+300th
2,082 vs. 1,515567
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
+300th
4,160 vs. 2,9551,205
3-Pointers Made
+300th
+300th
136 vs. 300164
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
+300th
415 vs. 786371
Free Throws Made
+300th
+300th
1,329 vs. 571758
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
+300th
1,690 vs. 711979

Games and Years:

Arvydas Sabonis Jalen Williams Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
+300th
470 vs. 215255
Seasons
+300th
+300th
7 vs. 34

Rankings by Points Scored:

Arvydas Sabonis Jalen Williams Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
+300th
0 vs. 11
50+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Arvydas Sabonis Jalen Williams Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
+300th
617 vs. 67962
Rebounds
279th
+300th
+21 378 vs. 195183
Assists
+300th
+300th
97 vs. 16568
Steals
+300th
+300th
48 vs. 491
Blocks
190th
+300th
+110 48 vs. 1434
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
72 vs. 3735
Defensive Rebounds
197th
+300th
+103 306 vs. 158148
Field Goals Made
+300th
+300th
222 vs. 25331
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
+300th
491 vs. 55665
3-Pointers Made
+300th
276th
+24 15 vs. 5035
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
259th
+41 47 vs. 154107
Free Throws Made
+300th
+300th
158 vs. 12335
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
+300th
197 vs. 15542

Games and Years:

Arvydas Sabonis Jalen Williams Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
+300th
51 vs. 3318
Playoffs
+300th
+300th
7 vs. 25

Rankings by Points Scored:

Arvydas Sabonis Jalen Williams Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
78th
0 vs. 11
50+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Arvydas Sabonis Jalen Williams Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
+300th
--
11.98 vs. 18.146.17
Rebounds per game
209th
--
7.31 vs. 4.602.72
Assists per game
+300th
--
2.05 vs. 4.302.25
Steals per game
+300th
--
0.79 vs. 1.370.58
Blocks per game
155th
--
1.05 vs. 0.590.47
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
--
1.56 vs. 0.840.72
Defensive Rebounds per game
94th
--
5.75 vs. 3.761.99
Field Goals Made per game
+300th
--
4.43 vs. 7.052.62
Field Goals Attempted per game
+300th
--
8.85 vs. 13.744.89
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
225th
+75 0.29 vs. 1.401.11
3-Pointers Attempted per game
+300th
--
0.88 vs. 3.662.77
Free Throws Made per game
+300th
--
2.83 vs. 2.660.17
Free Throws Attempted per game
+300th
--
3.60 vs. 3.310.29

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Arvydas Sabonis Jalen Williams Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
+300th
82nd
+218 12.10 vs. 20.588.48
Rebounds per game
188th
+300th
+112 7.41 vs. 5.911.50
Assists per game
+300th
104th
+196 1.90 vs. 5.003.10
Steals per game
+300th
78th
+222 0.94 vs. 1.480.54
Blocks per game
169th
+300th
+131 0.94 vs. 0.420.52
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
1.41 vs. 1.120.29
Defensive Rebounds per game
92nd
176th
84 6.00 vs. 4.791.21
Field Goals Made per game
+300th
83rd
+217 4.35 vs. 7.673.31
Field Goals Attempted per game
+300th
81st
+219 9.63 vs. 16.857.22
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
145th
+155 0.29 vs. 1.521.22
3-Pointers Attempted per game
+300th
104th
+196 0.92 vs. 4.673.75
Free Throws Made per game
+300th
202nd
+98 3.10 vs. 3.730.63
Free Throws Attempted per game
+300th
211st
+89 3.86 vs. 4.700.83

Note: Even if they don't have the minimum of 400 season games, the players are also included in the all-time rankings in some stats if they reach certain thresholds: 10,000 points; 4,000 rebounds; 2,000 assists; 625 steals; 500 blocks; 250 3-pointers made.