Josh Giddey vs. Arvydas Sabonis: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Josh Giddey 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 Josh Giddey, with a career spanning 4 seasons from 2022 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.

Josh Giddey vs. Arvydas Sabonis
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Josh Giddey Arvydas Sabonis Josh Giddey 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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Josh Giddey vs. Arvydas Sabonis
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Josh Giddey Arvydas Sabonis Josh Giddey Arvydas Sabonis
Points
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+300th
+300th
+300th
Rebounds
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209th
+300th
188th
Assists
--
+300th
+300th
+300th
Steals
--
+300th
+300th
+300th
Blocks
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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:

Josh Giddey Arvydas Sabonis Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
+300th
3,942 vs. 5,6291,687
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
2,100 vs. 3,4361,336
Assists
+300th
+300th
1,703 vs. 964739
Steals
+300th
+300th
244 vs. 370126
Blocks
+300th
291st
+9 140 vs. 494354
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
484 vs. 734250
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
1,616 vs. 2,7021,086
Field Goals Made
+300th
+300th
1,593 vs. 2,082489
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
+300th
3,433 vs. 4,160727
3-Pointers Made
+300th
+300th
319 vs. 136183
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
+300th
968 vs. 415553
Free Throws Made
+300th
+300th
437 vs. 1,329892
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
+300th
572 vs. 1,6901,118

Games and Years:

Josh Giddey Arvydas Sabonis Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
+300th
280 vs. 470190
Seasons
+300th
+300th
4 vs. 73

Rankings by Points Scored:

Josh Giddey Arvydas Sabonis Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Josh Giddey Arvydas Sabonis Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
+300th
87 vs. 617530
Rebounds
+300th
279th
+21 36 vs. 378342
Assists
+300th
+300th
21 vs. 9776
Steals
+300th
+300th
2 vs. 4846
Blocks
+300th
190th
+110 4 vs. 4844
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
7 vs. 7265
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
197th
+103 29 vs. 306277
Field Goals Made
+300th
+300th
34 vs. 222188
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
+300th
75 vs. 491416
3-Pointers Made
+300th
+300th
12 vs. 153
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
+300th
34 vs. 4713
Free Throws Made
+300th
+300th
7 vs. 158151
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
+300th
8 vs. 197189

Games and Years:

Josh Giddey Arvydas Sabonis Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
+300th
10 vs. 5141
Playoffs
+300th
+300th
1 vs. 76

Rankings by Points Scored:

Josh Giddey Arvydas Sabonis Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Josh Giddey Arvydas Sabonis Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
--
+300th
14.08 vs. 11.982.10
Rebounds per game
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209th
7.50 vs. 7.310.19
Assists per game
--
+300th
6.08 vs. 2.054.03
Steals per game
--
+300th
0.87 vs. 0.790.08
Blocks per game
--
155th
0.50 vs. 1.050.55
Offensive Rebounds per game
--
+300th
1.73 vs. 1.560.17
Defensive Rebounds per game
--
93rd
5.77 vs. 5.750.02
Field Goals Made per game
--
+300th
5.69 vs. 4.431.26
Field Goals Attempted per game
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+300th
12.26 vs. 8.853.41
3-Pointers Made per game
--
+300th
1.14 vs. 0.290.85
3-Pointers Attempted per game
--
+300th
3.46 vs. 0.882.57
Free Throws Made per game
--
+300th
1.56 vs. 2.831.27
Free Throws Attempted per game
--
+300th
2.04 vs. 3.601.55

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Josh Giddey Arvydas Sabonis Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
+300th
+300th
8.70 vs. 12.103.40
Rebounds per game
+300th
188th
+112 3.60 vs. 7.413.81
Assists per game
+300th
+300th
2.10 vs. 1.900.20
Steals per game
+300th
+300th
0.20 vs. 0.940.74
Blocks per game
+300th
169th
+131 0.40 vs. 0.940.54
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
0.70 vs. 1.410.71
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
92nd
+208 2.90 vs. 6.003.10
Field Goals Made per game
+300th
+300th
3.40 vs. 4.350.95
Field Goals Attempted per game
+300th
+300th
7.50 vs. 9.632.13
3-Pointers Made per game
248th
+300th
+52 1.20 vs. 0.290.91
3-Pointers Attempted per game
235th
+300th
+65 3.40 vs. 0.922.48
Free Throws Made per game
+300th
+300th
0.70 vs. 3.102.40
Free Throws Attempted per game
+300th
+300th
0.80 vs. 3.863.06

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.