Arvydas Sabonis vs. John Starks: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Arvydas Sabonis and John Starks 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 / Stats Rankings / Games against each other

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 John Starks, with 13 seasons played from 1989 to 2002, 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. John Starks
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Arvydas Sabonis John Starks Arvydas Sabonis John Starks
Points
+300th
+300th
+300th
160th
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
279th
+300th
Assists
+300th
227th
+300th
88th
Steals
+300th
210th
+300th
86th
Blocks
292nd
+300th
190th
+300th
Years71379

Arvydas Sabonis vs. John Starks
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Arvydas Sabonis John Starks Arvydas Sabonis John Starks
Points
+300th
+300th
+300th
288th
Rebounds
210th
+300th
188th
+300th
Assists
+300th
+300th
+300th
183rd
Steals
+300th
272nd
+300th
146th
Blocks
155th
+300th
169th
+300th

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 John Starks Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
+300th
5,629 vs. 10,8295,200
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
3,436 vs. 2,1291,307
Assists
+300th
227th
+73 964 vs. 3,0852,121
Steals
+300th
210th
+90 370 vs. 951581
Blocks
292nd
+300th
+8 494 vs. 106388
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
734 vs. 417317
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
2,702 vs. 1,712990
Field Goals Made
+300th
+300th
2,082 vs. 3,9531,871
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
+300th
4,160 vs. 9,5905,430
3-Pointers Made
+300th
104th
+196 136 vs. 1,2221,086
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
81st
+219 415 vs. 3,5913,176
Free Throws Made
+300th
+300th
1,329 vs. 1,701372
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
+300th
1,690 vs. 2,211521

Games and Years:

Arvydas Sabonis John Starks Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
+300th
470 vs. 866396
Seasons
+300th
300th
+0 7 vs. 136

Rankings by Points Scored:

Arvydas Sabonis John Starks Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Arvydas Sabonis John Starks Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
160th
+140 617 vs. 1,363746
Rebounds
279th
+300th
+21 378 vs. 271107
Assists
+300th
88th
+212 97 vs. 393296
Steals
+300th
86th
+214 48 vs. 12072
Blocks
190th
+300th
+110 48 vs. 939
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
72 vs. 3735
Defensive Rebounds
197th
267th
70 306 vs. 23472
Field Goals Made
+300th
189th
+111 222 vs. 450228
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
166th
+134 491 vs. 1,069578
3-Pointers Made
+300th
43rd
+257 15 vs. 176161
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
45th
+255 47 vs. 475428
Free Throws Made
+300th
151st
+149 158 vs. 287129
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
157th
+143 197 vs. 378181

Games and Years:

Arvydas Sabonis John Starks Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
183rd
+117 51 vs. 9645
Playoffs
+300th
223rd
+77 7 vs. 92

Rankings by Points Scored:

Arvydas Sabonis John Starks Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Arvydas Sabonis John Starks Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
+300th
+300th
11.98 vs. 12.500.53
Rebounds per game
210th
+300th
+90 7.31 vs. 2.464.85
Assists per game
+300th
+300th
2.05 vs. 3.561.51
Steals per game
+300th
272nd
+28 0.79 vs. 1.100.31
Blocks per game
155th
+300th
+145 1.05 vs. 0.120.93
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
1.56 vs. 0.481.08
Defensive Rebounds per game
94th
+300th
+206 5.75 vs. 1.983.77
Field Goals Made per game
+300th
+300th
4.43 vs. 4.560.13
Field Goals Attempted per game
+300th
+300th
8.85 vs. 11.072.22
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
222nd
+78 0.29 vs. 1.411.12
3-Pointers Attempted per game
+300th
126th
+174 0.88 vs. 4.153.26
Free Throws Made per game
+300th
+300th
2.83 vs. 1.960.86
Free Throws Attempted per game
+300th
+300th
3.60 vs. 2.551.04

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Arvydas Sabonis John Starks Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
+300th
288th
+12 12.10 vs. 14.202.10
Rebounds per game
188th
+300th
+112 7.41 vs. 2.824.59
Assists per game
+300th
183rd
+117 1.90 vs. 4.092.19
Steals per game
+300th
146th
+154 0.94 vs. 1.250.31
Blocks per game
169th
+300th
+131 0.94 vs. 0.090.85
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
1.41 vs. 0.391.03
Defensive Rebounds per game
92nd
+300th
+208 6.00 vs. 2.443.56
Field Goals Made per game
+300th
+300th
4.35 vs. 4.690.33
Field Goals Attempted per game
+300th
+300th
9.63 vs. 11.141.51
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
80th
+220 0.29 vs. 1.831.54
3-Pointers Attempted per game
+300th
94th
+206 0.92 vs. 4.954.03
Free Throws Made per game
+300th
+300th
3.10 vs. 2.990.11
Free Throws Attempted per game
+300th
+300th
3.86 vs. 3.940.07

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.