Arvydas Sabonis vs Nikola Jokic

Arvydas Sabonis

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Nikola Jokic

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Arvydas Sabonis and Nikola Jokic compared on their NBA careers: Arvydas Sabonis played 7 seasons, 1995-96 to 2002-03, Nikola Jokic 11 seasons, 2015-16 to 2025-26. Arvydas Sabonis averaged 12 points a game to Nikola Jokic's 22.2. Nikola Jokic won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Nikola Jokic leads in 8 of the 9 lines, Arvydas Sabonis in 1. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Arvydas Sabonis and Nikola Jokic career per game
470GP810
24.2MIN32
12PTS22.2, better
7.3REB11.1, better
2.1AST7.5, better
0.8STL1.3, better
1.1, betterBLK0.7
50FG%56.1, better
32.83P%36.2, better
78.6FT%82.5, better
57.4TS%64.1, better

Career totals

Arvydas Sabonis and Nikola Jokic career totals
5,629PTS18,009, better
3,436REB8,977, better
964AST6,080, better
370STL1,041, better
494BLK589, better
50FG%56.1, better
32.83P%36.2, better
78.6FT%82.5, better
57.4TS%64.1, better

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Arvydas Sabonis and Nikola Jokic postseason
51GP100
28.8MIN38.4
12.1PTS27.4, better
7.4REB12.4, better
1.9AST7.7, better
0.9STL1.2, better
0.9BLK0.9
45.2FG%52, better
31.93P%37.3, better
80.2FT%83.3, better
53.4TS%60.8, better

Where each stands all time

Arvydas Sabonis and Nikola Jokic all-time places
258th (494)Blocks212th (589), better
—Points84th (18,009), better
—Rebounds56th (8,977), better
—Assists39th (6,080), better
—3-pointers made218th (926), better
—Steals150th (1,041), 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 Nikola Jokic titles and awards
—Championships1, better
—All-Rookie First Team1, better
—All-NBA First Team6, better
—All-NBA Second Team2, better
—MVP3, better
—Finals 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 Nikola Jokic 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.
1st1995-9614.5, better8.1, better1.82015-1610.07.02.4, better
2nd1996-9713.47.92.12016-1716.7, better9.8, better4.9, better
3rd1997-9816.010.03.02017-1818.5, better10.7, better6.1, better
4th1998-9912.17.92.42018-1920.1, better10.8, better7.3, better
5th1999-0011.87.81.82019-2019.9, better9.7, better7.0, better
6th2000-0110.15.41.52020-2126.4, better10.8, better8.3, better
7th2002-036.14.31.82021-2227.1, better13.8, better7.9, better
8th————2022-2324.511.89.8
9th————2023-2426.412.49.0
10th————2024-2529.612.710.2
11th————2025-2627.712.910.7

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST