Arvydas Sabonis vs Donovan Clingan: Who Wins on NBA Stats?

This is as close as it gets. Arvydas Sabonis and Donovan Clingan split the statistical categories evenly — 4 apiece — making this one of the most genuinely contested C comparisons in NBA history. When the numbers are this balanced, the debate comes down to which statistics matter most to you.

Arvydas Sabonis's Steals Per Game of 0.8 compared to Donovan Clingan's 0.5 represents a 60% advantage — dramatically better than their counterpart in this critical category. It is the single most decisive number in this comparison and the clearest statistical argument for Arvydas Sabonis's edge.

The most competitive category in this matchup is Three Point %, where Arvydas Sabonis posts 32.8% against Donovan Clingan's 34.1% — a gap of just 4%. Donovan Clingan can point to this as evidence that the overall comparison is closer than the final 4-4 tally suggests. In any debate, Three Point % is the statistical ammunition for the Donovan Clingan side.

Centers have evolved dramatically across NBA eras — from dominant low-post scorers to modern stretch bigs. Career statistics must be evaluated with positional evolution and era context in mind.

With categories split evenly, this comparison ultimately comes down to which statistics matter most to you. Arvydas Sabonis claims the tiebreaker through Steals Per Game advantage — a 60% edge — but reasonable people can, and do, argue both sides of this NBA debate.