Darius Garland vs. Arvydas Sabonis: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Darius Garland and Arvydas Sabonis 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 Darius Garland, with a career spanning 6 seasons from 2020 to 2025, and Arvydas Sabonis, with 7 seasons played from 1996 to 2003, 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.

Darius Garland vs. Arvydas Sabonis
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Darius Garland Arvydas Sabonis Darius Garland Arvydas Sabonis
Points
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
+300th
279th
Assists
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
Steals
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
Blocks
+300th
291st
+300th
190th
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Darius Garland vs. Arvydas Sabonis
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Darius Garland Arvydas Sabonis Darius Garland Arvydas Sabonis
Points
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+300th
167th
+300th
Rebounds
--
209th
+300th
188th
Assists
42nd
+300th
80th
+300th
Steals
--
+300th
262nd
+300th
Blocks
--
155th
+300th
169th

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:

Darius Garland Arvydas Sabonis Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
+300th
7,204 vs. 5,6291,575
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
1,015 vs. 3,4362,421
Assists
+300th
+300th
2,558 vs. 9641,594
Steals
+300th
+300th
447 vs. 37077
Blocks
+300th
291st
+9 44 vs. 494450
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
194 vs. 734540
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
821 vs. 2,7021,881
Field Goals Made
+300th
+300th
2,635 vs. 2,082553
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
+300th
5,818 vs. 4,1601,658
3-Pointers Made
215th
+300th
+85 897 vs. 136761
3-Pointers Attempted
234th
+300th
+66 2,313 vs. 4151,898
Free Throws Made
+300th
+300th
1,037 vs. 1,329292
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
+300th
1,196 vs. 1,690494

Games and Years:

Darius Garland Arvydas Sabonis Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
+300th
382 vs. 47088
Seasons
+300th
+300th
6 vs. 71

Rankings by Points Scored:

Darius Garland Arvydas Sabonis Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
152nd
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5 vs. 05
50+ point games
76th
-
1 vs. 01
60+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Darius Garland Arvydas Sabonis Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
+300th
381 vs. 617236
Rebounds
+300th
279th
+21 63 vs. 378315
Assists
+300th
+300th
120 vs. 9723
Steals
+300th
+300th
23 vs. 4825
Blocks
+300th
190th
+110 3 vs. 4845
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
2 vs. 7270
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
197th
+103 61 vs. 306245
Field Goals Made
+300th
+300th
137 vs. 22285
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
+300th
320 vs. 491171
3-Pointers Made
298th
+300th
+2 47 vs. 1532
3-Pointers Attempted
292nd
+300th
+8 137 vs. 4790
Free Throws Made
+300th
+300th
60 vs. 15898
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
+300th
70 vs. 197127

Games and Years:

Darius Garland Arvydas Sabonis Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
+300th
22 vs. 5129
Playoffs
+300th
+300th
3 vs. 74

Rankings by Points Scored:

Darius Garland Arvydas Sabonis Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Darius Garland Arvydas Sabonis Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
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+300th
18.86 vs. 11.986.88
Rebounds per game
--
209th
2.66 vs. 7.314.65
Assists per game
42nd
+300th
+258 6.70 vs. 2.054.65
Steals per game
--
+300th
1.17 vs. 0.790.38
Blocks per game
--
155th
0.12 vs. 1.050.94
Offensive Rebounds per game
--
+300th
0.51 vs. 1.561.05
Defensive Rebounds per game
--
93rd
2.15 vs. 5.753.60
Field Goals Made per game
--
+300th
6.90 vs. 4.432.47
Field Goals Attempted per game
--
+300th
15.23 vs. 8.856.38
3-Pointers Made per game
31st
+300th
+269 2.35 vs. 0.292.06
3-Pointers Attempted per game
--
+300th
6.05 vs. 0.885.17
Free Throws Made per game
--
+300th
2.71 vs. 2.830.11
Free Throws Attempted per game
--
+300th
3.13 vs. 3.600.46

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Darius Garland Arvydas Sabonis Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
167th
+300th
+133 17.32 vs. 12.105.22
Rebounds per game
+300th
188th
+112 2.86 vs. 7.414.55
Assists per game
80th
+300th
+220 5.45 vs. 1.903.55
Steals per game
262nd
+300th
+38 1.05 vs. 0.940.10
Blocks per game
+300th
169th
+131 0.14 vs. 0.940.80
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
0.09 vs. 1.411.32
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
92nd
+208 2.77 vs. 6.003.23
Field Goals Made per game
188th
+300th
+112 6.23 vs. 4.351.87
Field Goals Attempted per game
159th
+300th
+141 14.55 vs. 9.634.92
3-Pointers Made per game
45th
+300th
+255 2.14 vs. 0.291.84
3-Pointers Attempted per game
29th
+300th
+271 6.23 vs. 0.925.31
Free Throws Made per game
+300th
+300th
2.73 vs. 3.100.37
Free Throws Attempted per game
+300th
+300th
3.18 vs. 3.860.68

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.