Johnny Newman vs. Arvydas Sabonis Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Arvydas Sabonis and Johnny Newman that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Johnny Newman

vs.

Arvydas Sabonis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Johnny Newman: 1986-87 to 2001-02
Arvydas Sabonis: 1995-96 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Johnny Newman 0 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Seasons Johnny Newman 16 Arvydas Sabonis 7

Playoffs Played Johnny Newman 6 Arvydas Sabonis 7

All-Star Games Johnny Newman 0 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Johnny Newman 11.0 Arvydas Sabonis 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Newman 2.2 Arvydas Sabonis 7.3

Assists Per Game Johnny Newman 1.5 Arvydas Sabonis 2.1

Steals Per Game Johnny Newman 0.9 Arvydas Sabonis 0.8

Blocks Per Game Johnny Newman 0.2 Arvydas Sabonis 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Johnny Newman 12,740 Arvydas Sabonis 5,629

Total Rebounds Johnny Newman 2,536 Arvydas Sabonis 3,436

Total Assists Johnny Newman 1,688 Arvydas Sabonis 964

Total Steals Johnny Newman 1,064 Arvydas Sabonis 370

Total Blocks Johnny Newman 246 Arvydas Sabonis 494

Total Games Johnny Newman 1,159 Arvydas Sabonis 470

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Johnny Newman .461 Arvydas Sabonis .500

3-Point Percentage Johnny Newman .336 Arvydas Sabonis .328

Free Throw Percentage Johnny Newman .810 Arvydas Sabonis .786

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Johnny Newman 16.9 (1991) Arvydas Sabonis 16.0 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Newman 3.3 (1992) Arvydas Sabonis 10.0 (1998)

Assists Per Game Johnny Newman 2.7 (1992) Arvydas Sabonis 3.0 (1998)

Steals Per Game Johnny Newman 1.4 (1989) Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Johnny Newman 0.3 (1994) Arvydas Sabonis 1.3 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Johnny Newman 10.8 Arvydas Sabonis 12.1

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Newman 2.1 Arvydas Sabonis 7.4

Assists Per Game Johnny Newman 1.4 Arvydas Sabonis 1.9

Steals Per Game Johnny Newman 0.9 Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Blocks Per Game Johnny Newman 0.2 Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Johnny Newman 421 Arvydas Sabonis 617

Total Rebounds Johnny Newman 81 Arvydas Sabonis 378

Total Assists Johnny Newman 56 Arvydas Sabonis 97

Total Steals Johnny Newman 35 Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Blocks Johnny Newman 8 Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Games Johnny Newman 39 Arvydas Sabonis 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Johnny Newman .451 Arvydas Sabonis .452

3-Point Percentage Johnny Newman .226 Arvydas Sabonis .319

Free Throw Percentage Johnny Newman .766 Arvydas Sabonis .802

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Johnny Newman 19.0 (1988) Arvydas Sabonis 23.6 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Newman 2.8 (1989) Arvydas Sabonis 10.2 (1996)

Assists Per Game Johnny Newman 2.0 (1993) Arvydas Sabonis 2.7 (2001)

Steals Per Game Johnny Newman 1.5 (1988) Arvydas Sabonis 1.8 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Johnny Newman 0.5 (1994) Arvydas Sabonis 2.3 (2001)