Dereck Lively II vs. Arvydas Sabonis Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Arvydas Sabonis and Dereck Lively II 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

Dereck Lively II

vs.

Arvydas Sabonis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dereck Lively II: 2023-24 to 2023-24
Arvydas Sabonis: 1995-96 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dereck Lively II 0 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Seasons Dereck Lively II 1 Arvydas Sabonis 7

Playoffs Played Dereck Lively II 1 Arvydas Sabonis 7

All-Star Games Dereck Lively II 0 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dereck Lively II 8.8 Arvydas Sabonis 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Dereck Lively II 6.9 Arvydas Sabonis 7.3

Assists Per Game Dereck Lively II 1.1 Arvydas Sabonis 2.1

Steals Per Game Dereck Lively II 0.7 Arvydas Sabonis 0.8

Blocks Per Game Dereck Lively II 1.4 Arvydas Sabonis 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Dereck Lively II 483 Arvydas Sabonis 5,629

Total Rebounds Dereck Lively II 378 Arvydas Sabonis 3,436

Total Assists Dereck Lively II 60 Arvydas Sabonis 964

Total Steals Dereck Lively II 36 Arvydas Sabonis 370

Total Blocks Dereck Lively II 77 Arvydas Sabonis 494

Total Games Dereck Lively II 55 Arvydas Sabonis 470

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dereck Lively II .747 Arvydas Sabonis .500

3-Point Percentage Dereck Lively II .000 Arvydas Sabonis .328

Free Throw Percentage Dereck Lively II .506 Arvydas Sabonis .786

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dereck Lively II 8.8 (2024) Arvydas Sabonis 16.0 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Dereck Lively II 6.9 (2024) Arvydas Sabonis 10.0 (1998)

Assists Per Game Dereck Lively II 1.1 (2024) Arvydas Sabonis 3.0 (1998)

Steals Per Game Dereck Lively II 0.7 (2024) Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Dereck Lively II 1.4 (2024) Arvydas Sabonis 1.3 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dereck Lively II 8.6 Arvydas Sabonis 12.1

Rebounds Per Game Dereck Lively II 7.2 Arvydas Sabonis 7.4

Assists Per Game Dereck Lively II 1.6 Arvydas Sabonis 1.9

Steals Per Game Dereck Lively II 0.3 Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Blocks Per Game Dereck Lively II 1.2 Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Dereck Lively II 137 Arvydas Sabonis 617

Total Rebounds Dereck Lively II 115 Arvydas Sabonis 378

Total Assists Dereck Lively II 25 Arvydas Sabonis 97

Total Steals Dereck Lively II 5 Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Blocks Dereck Lively II 19 Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Games Dereck Lively II 16 Arvydas Sabonis 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dereck Lively II .667 Arvydas Sabonis .452

3-Point Percentage Dereck Lively II - Arvydas Sabonis .319

Free Throw Percentage Dereck Lively II .611 Arvydas Sabonis .802

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dereck Lively II 8.6 (2024) Arvydas Sabonis 23.6 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Dereck Lively II 7.2 (2024) Arvydas Sabonis 10.2 (1996)

Assists Per Game Dereck Lively II 1.6 (2024) Arvydas Sabonis 2.7 (2001)

Steals Per Game Dereck Lively II 0.3 (2024) Arvydas Sabonis 1.8 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Dereck Lively II 1.2 (2024) Arvydas Sabonis 2.3 (2001)