Arvydas Sabonis vs. Jayson Tatum: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Arvydas Sabonis and Jayson Tatum 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 Jayson Tatum, with 8 seasons played from 2018 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. Jayson Tatum
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Arvydas Sabonis Jayson Tatum Arvydas Sabonis Jayson Tatum
Points
+300th
211st
+300th
34th
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
279th
54th
Assists
+300th
+300th
+300th
51st
Steals
+300th
+300th
+300th
63rd
Blocks
293rd
+300th
190th
71st
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Arvydas Sabonis vs. Jayson Tatum
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Arvydas Sabonis Jayson Tatum Arvydas Sabonis Jayson Tatum
Points
+300th
32nd
+300th
38th
Rebounds
210th
206th
188th
136th
Assists
+300th
258th
+300th
112nd
Steals
+300th
281st
+300th
193rd
Blocks
155th
+300th
169th
195th

Comparisons on this page:

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

Note: per game rankings include players with a minimum of games played

Career Totals,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Arvydas Sabonis Jayson Tatum Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
211st
+89 5,629 vs. 13,7848,155
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
3,436 vs. 4,293857
Assists
+300th
+300th
964 vs. 2,2431,279
Steals
+300th
+300th
370 vs. 639269
Blocks
293rd
+300th
+7 494 vs. 384110
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
734 vs. 512222
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
194th
+106 2,702 vs. 3,7811,079
Field Goals Made
+300th
261st
+39 2,082 vs. 4,7892,707
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
262nd
+38 4,160 vs. 10,4296,269
3-Pointers Made
+300th
50th
+250 136 vs. 1,5461,410
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
52nd
+248 415 vs. 4,1813,766
Free Throws Made
+300th
230th
+70 1,329 vs. 2,6601,331
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
281st
+19 1,690 vs. 3,1671,477

Games and Years:

Arvydas Sabonis Jayson Tatum Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
+300th
470 vs. 585115
Seasons
+300th
+300th
7 vs. 81

Rankings by Points Scored:

Arvydas Sabonis Jayson Tatum Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
45th
0 vs. 2929
50+ point games
-
23rd
0 vs. 55
60+ point games
-
11th
0 vs. 11
70+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Arvydas Sabonis Jayson Tatum Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
34th
+266 617 vs. 2,9362,319
Rebounds
279th
54th
225 378 vs. 989611
Assists
+300th
51st
+249 97 vs. 592495
Steals
+300th
63rd
+237 48 vs. 14395
Blocks
190th
71st
119 48 vs. 10658
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
208th
+92 72 vs. 11846
Defensive Rebounds
197th
29th
168 306 vs. 871565
Field Goals Made
+300th
38th
+262 222 vs. 983761
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
33rd
+267 491 vs. 2,2411,750
3-Pointers Made
+300th
11th
+289 15 vs. 292277
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
9th
+291 47 vs. 840793
Free Throws Made
+300th
35th
+265 158 vs. 678520
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
40th
+260 197 vs. 806609

Games and Years:

Arvydas Sabonis Jayson Tatum Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
103rd
+197 51 vs. 12170
Playoffs
+300th
+300th
7 vs. 81

Rankings by Points Scored:

Arvydas Sabonis Jayson Tatum Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
28th
0 vs. 55
50+ point games
-
5th
0 vs. 22
60+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Arvydas Sabonis Jayson Tatum Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
+300th
32nd
+268 11.98 vs. 23.5611.59
Rebounds per game
210th
206th
4 7.31 vs. 7.340.03
Assists per game
+300th
258th
+42 2.05 vs. 3.831.78
Steals per game
+300th
281st
+19 0.79 vs. 1.090.31
Blocks per game
155th
+300th
+145 1.05 vs. 0.660.39
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
1.56 vs. 0.880.69
Defensive Rebounds per game
94th
60th
34 5.75 vs. 6.460.71
Field Goals Made per game
+300th
46th
+254 4.43 vs. 8.193.76
Field Goals Attempted per game
+300th
35th
+265 8.85 vs. 17.838.98
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
13th
+287 0.29 vs. 2.642.35
3-Pointers Attempted per game
+300th
12th
+288 0.88 vs. 7.156.26
Free Throws Made per game
+300th
80th
+220 2.83 vs. 4.551.72
Free Throws Attempted per game
+300th
107th
+193 3.60 vs. 5.411.82

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Arvydas Sabonis Jayson Tatum Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
+300th
38th
+262 12.10 vs. 24.2612.17
Rebounds per game
188th
136th
52 7.41 vs. 8.170.76
Assists per game
+300th
112nd
+188 1.90 vs. 4.892.99
Steals per game
+300th
193rd
+107 0.94 vs. 1.180.24
Blocks per game
169th
195th
26 0.94 vs. 0.880.07
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
1.41 vs. 0.980.44
Defensive Rebounds per game
92nd
37th
55 6.00 vs. 7.201.20
Field Goals Made per game
+300th
61st
+239 4.35 vs. 8.123.77
Field Goals Attempted per game
+300th
53rd
+247 9.63 vs. 18.528.89
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
20th
+280 0.29 vs. 2.412.12
3-Pointers Attempted per game
+300th
13th
+287 0.92 vs. 6.946.02
Free Throws Made per game
+300th
48th
+252 3.10 vs. 5.602.51
Free Throws Attempted per game
+300th
72nd
+228 3.86 vs. 6.662.80

Note: the per game rankings on this page respect the minimums usually applied by the NBA for all-time leaders, this is 400 games for regular season stats unless the player reached these thresholds before: 10,000 points; 4,000 rebounds; 2,000 assists; 625 steals; 500 blocks; 250 3-pointers made. Also a minimum of 3 games is applied here for the Playoffs.