Arvydas Sabonis vs David Robinson

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Arvydas Sabonis and David Robinson compared on their NBA careers: Arvydas Sabonis played 7 seasons, 1995-96 to 2002-03, David Robinson 14 seasons, 1989-90 to 2002-03. Arvydas Sabonis averaged 12 points a game to David Robinson's 21.1. They have faced each other 23 times: Arvydas Sabonis's team won 9, David Robinson's 14. In the playoffs David Robinson leads 4-0. David Robinson won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

David Robinson leads in 7 of the 9 lines, Arvydas Sabonis in 2. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Arvydas Sabonis and David Robinson career per game
470GP987
24.2MIN34.7
12PTS21.1, better
7.3REB10.6, better
2.1AST2.5, better
0.8STL1.4, better
1.1BLK3, better
50FG%51.8, better
32.8, better3P%25
78.6, betterFT%73.6
57.4TS%58.3, better

Arvydas Sabonis vs David Robinson head to head

They have faced each other 23 times: Arvydas Sabonis's team won 9, David Robinson's 14. In the playoffs David Robinson leads 4-0.

Arvydas Sabonis and David Robinson, record against each other
Regular season19910, better
Playoffs404, better
Total23914, better
Arvydas Sabonis and David Robinson, averages in their games against each other
11.5PTS17.7, better
6.8REB10.0, better
2.0AST2.3, better
25.0MIN34.7

Every game against each other

Arvydas Sabonis vs David Robinson, every game
Apr 9, 2003POR at SAL 84-792 PTS, 3 REB, 0 AST, 7 MIN6 PTS, 5 REB, 0 AST, 19 MIN
Jan 9, 2003SA at PORW 90-8711 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 21 MIN6 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 24 MIN
Nov 9, 2002POR at SAW 95-764 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 21 MIN6 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 29 MIN
Apr 17, 2001SA at PORL 99-932 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST, 15 MIN12 PTS, 9 REB, 0 AST, 21 MIN
Mar 19, 2001POR at SAL 98-854 PTS, 1 REB, 0 AST, 7 MIN15 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 26 MIN
Feb 27, 2001POR at SAW 95-877 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 23 MIN16 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 38 MIN
Apr 13, 2000POR at SAW 93-7713 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 20 MIN16 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 31 MIN
Jan 29, 2000SA at PORW 81-677 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 24 MIN12 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 35 MIN
Jan 19, 2000POR at SAW 105-9517 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 28 MIN29 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST, 43 MIN
Jun 6, 1999SA at POR (playoffs)L 94-8010 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 31 MIN20 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 42 MIN
Jun 4, 1999SA at POR (playoffs)L 85-636 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 30 MIN15 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 36 MIN
May 31, 1999POR at SA (playoffs)L 86-8517 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 30 MIN14 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 40 MIN
May 29, 1999POR at SA (playoffs)L 80-765 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 26 MIN21 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 38 MIN
May 4, 1999SA at PORL 87-8118 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST, 36 MIN29 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST, 36 MIN
May 1, 1999POR at SAL 98-90 OT14 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 27 MIN26 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST, 44 MIN
Apr 16, 1999POR at SAL 81-8010 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 21 MIN20 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 33 MIN
Mar 19, 1999SA at PORW 90-8528 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 40 MIN10 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST, 34 MIN
Mar 8, 1998SA at PORL 82-7823 PTS, 17 REB, 3 AST, 38 MIN11 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 32 MIN
Jan 2, 1998POR at SAL 85-694 PTS, 4 REB, 0 AST, 22 MIN22 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 30 MIN
Dec 28, 1997SA at PORW 82-7913 PTS, 11 REB, 0 AST, 34 MIN16 PTS, 17 REB, 5 AST, 42 MIN
Apr 15, 1996SA at PORW 121-9722 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 26 MIN25 PTS, 13 REB, 1 AST, 38 MIN
Feb 20, 1996SA at PORL 108-10516 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 28 MIN39 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 42 MIN
Jan 26, 1996POR at SAL 87-8311 PTS, 10 REB, 0 AST, 20 MIN20 PTS, 21 REB, 2 AST, 44 MIN

Games both played on opposite sides, from the game logs on file; the record is their teams’.

Career totals

Arvydas Sabonis and David Robinson career totals
5,629PTS20,790, better
3,436REB10,497, better
964AST2,441, better
370STL1,388, better
494BLK2,954, better
50FG%51.8, better
32.8, better3P%25
78.6, betterFT%73.6
57.4TS%58.3, better

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Arvydas Sabonis and David Robinson postseason
51GP123
28.8MIN34.3
12.1PTS18.1, better
7.4REB10.6, better
1.9AST2.3, better
0.9STL1.2, better
0.9BLK2.5, better
45.2FG%47.9, better
31.9, better3P%10
80.2, betterFT%70.8
53.4TS%54.7, better

Where each stands all time

Arvydas Sabonis and David Robinson all-time places
258th (494)Blocks6th (2,954), better
—Points46th (20,790), better
—Rebounds34th (10,497), better
—Steals66th (1,388), better

Among the NBA players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Arvydas Sabonis and David Robinson titles and awards
—Championships2, better
—All-Defensive Second Team4, better
—Rookie of the Year1, better
—All-Rookie First Team1, better
—All-NBA Third Team4, better
—All-Defensive First Team4, better
—All-NBA First Team4, better
—Defensive Player of the Year1, better
—All-NBA Second Team2, better
—MVP1, better

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Arvydas Sabonis and David Robinson season by season
PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.
1st1995-9614.58.11.81989-9024.3, better12.0, better2.0, better
2nd1996-9713.47.92.11990-9125.6, better13.0, better2.5, better
3rd1997-9816.010.03.0, better1991-9223.2, better12.2, better2.7
4th1998-9912.17.92.41992-9323.4, better11.7, better3.7, better
5th1999-0011.87.81.81993-9429.8, better10.7, better4.8, better
6th2000-0110.15.41.51994-9527.6, better10.8, better2.9, better
7th2002-036.14.31.81995-9625.0, better12.2, better3.0, better
8th————1996-9717.78.51.3
9th————1997-9821.610.62.7
10th————1998-9915.810.02.1
11th————1999-0017.89.61.8
12th————2000-0114.48.61.5
13th————2001-0212.28.31.2
14th————2002-038.57.91.0

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST