Arvydas Sabonis vs Shaquille O'Neal

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Arvydas Sabonis and Shaquille O'Neal compared on their NBA careers: Arvydas Sabonis played 7 seasons, 1995-96 to 2002-03, Shaquille O'Neal 19 seasons, 1992-93 to 2010-11. Arvydas Sabonis averaged 12 points a game to Shaquille O'Neal's 23.7. They have faced each other 39 times: Arvydas Sabonis's team won 16, Shaquille O'Neal's 23. In the playoffs Shaquille O'Neal leads 13-5. Shaquille O'Neal won 4 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Shaquille O'Neal leads in 6 of the 9 lines, Arvydas Sabonis in 3. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Arvydas Sabonis and Shaquille O'Neal career per game
470GP1,207
24.2MIN34.7
12PTS23.7, better
7.3REB10.9, better
2.1AST2.5, better
0.8, betterSTL0.6
1.1BLK2.3, better
50FG%58.2, better
32.8, better3P%4.5
78.6, betterFT%52.7
57.4TS%58.6, better

Arvydas Sabonis vs Shaquille O'Neal head to head

They have faced each other 39 times: Arvydas Sabonis's team won 16, Shaquille O'Neal's 23. In the playoffs Shaquille O'Neal leads 13-5.

Arvydas Sabonis and Shaquille O'Neal, record against each other
Regular season2111, better10
Playoffs18513, better
Total391623, better
Arvydas Sabonis and Shaquille O'Neal, averages in their games against each other
10.4PTS28.0, better
6.7REB12.2, better
2.0AST3.3, better
26.9MIN41.3

Every game against each other

Arvydas Sabonis vs Shaquille O'Neal, every game
Apr 13, 2003LAL at PORW 101-998 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 16 MIN36 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 44 MIN
Feb 21, 2003POR at LALL 92-842 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 12 MIN24 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST, 44 MIN
Apr 29, 2001LAL at POR (playoffs)L 99-8612 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST, 39 MIN25 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST, 44 MIN
Apr 26, 2001POR at LAL (playoffs)L 106-8811 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 34 MIN32 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST, 43 MIN
Apr 22, 2001POR at LAL (playoffs)L 106-9311 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 31 MIN24 PTS, 20 REB, 1 AST, 44 MIN
Apr 15, 2001POR at LALL 105-1009 PTS, 8 REB, 0 AST, 19 MIN33 PTS, 18 REB, 4 AST, 43 MIN
Dec 25, 2000POR at LALW 109-10412 PTS, 4 REB, 0 AST, 33 MIN32 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST, 42 MIN
Dec 13, 2000LAL at PORW 96-864 PTS, 8 REB, 0 AST, 21 MIN19 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST, 44 MIN
Jun 4, 2000POR at LAL (playoffs)L 89-846 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 33 MIN18 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 47 MIN
Jun 2, 2000LAL at POR (playoffs)W 103-9310 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST, 45 MIN17 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST, 48 MIN
May 30, 2000POR at LAL (playoffs)W 96-8812 PTS, 6 REB, 0 AST, 27 MIN31 PTS, 21 REB, 3 AST, 46 MIN
May 28, 2000LAL at POR (playoffs)L 103-9114 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 29 MIN25 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 45 MIN
May 26, 2000LAL at POR (playoffs)L 93-9111 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 35 MIN26 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST, 48 MIN
May 22, 2000POR at LAL (playoffs)W 106-775 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 17 MIN23 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST, 39 MIN
May 20, 2000POR at LAL (playoffs)L 109-940 PTS, 1 REB, 2 AST, 33 MIN41 PTS, 11 REB, 7 AST, 47 MIN
Feb 29, 2000LAL at PORL 90-8716 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 38 MIN23 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST, 46 MIN
Jan 22, 2000POR at LALW 95-918 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 31 MIN17 PTS, 16 REB, 7 AST, 47 MIN
Dec 3, 1999POR at LALL 93-802 PTS, 2 REB, 3 AST, 17 MIN21 PTS, 16 REB, 6 AST, 47 MIN
Nov 6, 1999LAL at PORW 97-8217 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 24 MIN21 PTS, 10 REB, 0 AST, 33 MIN
May 5, 1999POR at LALL 119-912 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST, 9 MIN18 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 32 MIN
Apr 29, 1999POR at LALL 108-898 PTS, 4 REB, 0 AST, 21 MIN38 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST, 39 MIN
Apr 21, 1999LAL at PORW 88-8212 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST, 28 MIN25 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST, 42 MIN
Apr 13, 1999LAL at PORW 113-864 PTS, 6 REB, 0 AST, 14 MIN24 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST, 33 MIN
Apr 30, 1998LAL at POR (playoffs)L 110-9915 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 34 MIN31 PTS, 15 REB, 5 AST, 40 MIN
Apr 28, 1998LAL at POR (playoffs)W 99-9413 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 35 MIN36 PTS, 16 REB, 4 AST, 42 MIN
Apr 26, 1998POR at LAL (playoffs)L 108-996 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 14 MIN19 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 37 MIN
Apr 24, 1998POR at LAL (playoffs)L 104-10215 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST, 24 MIN30 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 41 MIN
Mar 11, 1998POR at LALL 121-10717 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 29 MIN33 PTS, 6 REB, 0 AST, 38 MIN
Feb 10, 1998LAL at PORW 117-10510 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 28 MIN31 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST, 35 MIN
Feb 4, 1998POR at LALL 122-11517 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 29 MIN21 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 39 MIN
May 2, 1997LAL at POR (playoffs)L 95-9123 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 40 MIN27 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 41 MIN
Apr 30, 1997LAL at POR (playoffs)W 98-900 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 17 MIN29 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST, 40 MIN
Apr 27, 1997POR at LAL (playoffs)L 107-934 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 19 MIN30 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 38 MIN
Apr 25, 1997POR at LAL (playoffs)L 95-7718 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 32 MIN46 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 35 MIN
Apr 20, 1997LAL at PORW 100-9616 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 29 MIN24 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 35 MIN
Jan 16, 1997POR at LALW 102-9811 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 24 MIN33 PTS, 13 REB, 7 AST, 40 MIN
Jan 6, 1997LAL at PORW 88-8424 PTS, 3 REB, 5 AST, 37 MIN34 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST, 40 MIN
Dec 13, 1996POR at LALL 120-119 OT13 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 41 MIN34 PTS, 10 REB, 7 AST, 46 MIN
Mar 2, 1996POR at ORLL 115-898 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 13 MIN41 PTS, 17 REB, 1 AST, 38 MIN

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

Career totals

Arvydas Sabonis and Shaquille O'Neal career totals
5,629PTS28,596, better
3,436REB13,099, better
964AST3,026, better
370STL739, better
494BLK2,732, better
50FG%58.2, better
32.8, better3P%4.5
78.6, betterFT%52.7
57.4TS%58.6, better

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Arvydas Sabonis and Shaquille O'Neal postseason
51GP216
28.8MIN37.5
12.1PTS24.3, better
7.4REB11.6, better
1.9AST2.7, better
0.9, betterSTL0.5
0.9BLK2.1, better
45.2FG%56.3, better
31.9, better3P%0
80.2, betterFT%50.4
53.4TS%56.5, better

Where each stands all time

Arvydas Sabonis and Shaquille O'Neal all-time places
258th (494)Blocks8th (2,732), better
—Points10th (28,596), better
—Rebounds15th (13,099), better
—Assists215th (3,026), 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 Shaquille O'Neal titles and awards
—Championships4, better
—All-Rookie First Team1, better
—Rookie of the Year1, better
—All-NBA Third Team4, better
—All-NBA Second Team2, better
—All-NBA First Team8, better
—Finals MVP3, better
—MVP1, better
—All-Star MVP3, better
—All-Defensive Second Team3, 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 Shaquille O'Neal 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.
1st1995-9614.58.11.81992-9323.4, better13.9, better1.9, better
2nd1996-9713.47.92.11993-9429.3, better13.2, better2.4, better
3rd1997-9816.010.03.0, better1994-9529.3, better11.4, better2.7
4th1998-9912.17.92.41995-9626.6, better11.0, better2.9, better
5th1999-0011.87.81.81996-9726.2, better12.5, better3.1, better
6th2000-0110.15.41.51997-9828.3, better11.4, better2.4, better
7th2002-036.14.31.81998-9926.3, better10.7, better2.3, better
8th————1999-0029.713.63.8
9th————2000-0128.712.73.7
10th————2001-0227.210.73.0
11th————2002-0327.511.13.1
12th————2003-0421.511.52.9
13th————2004-0522.910.42.7
14th————2005-0620.09.21.9
15th————2006-0717.37.42.0
16th————2007-0813.69.11.5
17th————2008-0917.88.41.7
18th————2009-1012.06.71.5
19th————2010-119.24.80.7

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST