Domantas Sabonis vs. Ray Williams Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ray Williams and Domantas Sabonis, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Domantas Sabonis played 8 years in the NBA, 2 less than Ray Williams, who played 10. Domantas Sabonis had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, while Ray Williams had his rookie season in 1977-78. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Domantas Sabonis 8 4 2016-17 to 2023-24
Ray Williams 10 5 1977-78 to 1986-87

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Domantas Sabonis Ray Williams
Season 2016-171977-78
Team Oklahoma City ThunderNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf 1st RdKnicks Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Domantas Sabonis 81 20.1 5.9 0.6 3.0 3.6 1.0 0.5 0.4 1.0 2.5 2.4 5.9 .399 0.6 2.0 .321 0.5 0.8 .657
Ray Williams 81 19.1 9.3 1.0 1.5 2.6 4.5 1.3 0.2 3.0 2.6 3.8 8.5 .443 - - - 1.8 2.6 .705
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Domantas Sabonis 2 3.0 2.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 2.0 0.0 1.5 .000 0.0 0.5 .000 2.0 2.0 1.000
Ray Williams 6 23.3 17.5 1.0 1.5 2.5 5.2 1.0 0.0 2.8 4.2 6.8 13.0 .526 - - - 3.8 4.3 .885

Season 2
Domantas Sabonis Ray Williams
Season 2017-181978-79
Team Indiana PacersNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Domantas Sabonis 74 24.5 11.6 2.2 5.5 7.7 2.0 0.5 0.4 1.9 3.0 4.6 8.9 .514 0.2 0.5 .351 2.3 3.0 .750
Ray Williams 81 29.3 17.3 1.3 2.3 3.6 6.2 1.6 0.2 3.5 3.4 7.1 15.5 .457 - - - 3.1 3.9 .802
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Domantas Sabonis 7 23.7 12.4 2.0 2.6 4.6 0.7 0.1 0.3 1.0 3.1 5.1 8.9 .581 0.1 1.0 .143 2.0 2.6 .778
Ray Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Domantas Sabonis Ray Williams
Season 2018-191979-80
Team Indiana PacersNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Domantas Sabonis 74 24.8 14.1 2.5 6.8 9.3 2.9 0.6 0.4 2.2 3.2 5.6 9.5 .590 0.1 0.2 .529 2.8 3.9 .715
Ray Williams 82 31.5 20.9 1.8 3.2 5.0 6.2 2.0 0.3 3.1 3.6 8.4 16.9 .496 0.1 0.5 .189 4.1 5.2 .787
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Domantas Sabonis 4 24.0 8.5 1.8 5.5 7.3 4.0 0.8 0.3 1.3 3.0 3.0 7.3 .414 0.3 1.0 .250 2.3 3.5 .643
Ray Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Domantas Sabonis Ray Williams
Season 2019-201980-81
Team Indiana PacersNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayKnicks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Domantas Sabonis 62 34.8 18.5 3.0 9.4 12.4 5.0 0.8 0.5 2.7 3.1 7.4 13.7 .540 0.3 1.1 .254 3.5 4.8 .723
Ray Williams 79 34.7 19.7 1.5 2.5 4.1 5.5 2.3 0.5 3.0 3.4 7.8 16.9 .461 0.2 0.9 .235 3.9 4.8 .817
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Domantas Sabonis ------- --- ----------
Ray Williams 2 42.0 21.5 1.5 2.5 4.0 4.5 2.0 0.0 4.5 5.0 9.0 20.5 .439 0.5 1.5 .333 3.0 5.5 .545

Season 5
Domantas Sabonis Ray Williams
Season 2020-211981-82
Team Indiana PacersNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayNets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Domantas Sabonis 62 36.0 20.3 2.4 9.5 12.0 6.7 1.2 0.5 3.4 3.3 7.8 14.6 .535 0.8 2.6 .321 3.9 5.3 .732
Ray Williams 82 33.3 20.4 1.4 2.5 4.0 6.0 2.4 0.5 3.5 3.7 7.8 16.9 .462 0.1 0.7 .167 4.7 5.7 .832
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Domantas Sabonis ------- --- ----------
Ray Williams 2 38.5 17.0 4.0 2.0 6.0 7.0 2.0 0.0 3.0 5.0 7.0 23.5 .298 1.0 2.5 .400 2.0 2.5 .800

Season 6
Domantas Sabonis Ray Williams
Season 2021-221982-83
Team Indiana Pacers, Sacramento KingsKansas City Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Domantas Sabonis 62 34.5 18.9 3.2 8.9 12.1 5.2 1.0 0.4 3.1 3.3 7.1 12.5 .573 0.6 2.0 .312 4.0 5.4 .741
Ray Williams 72 30.1 15.4 1.3 3.3 4.5 7.9 1.7 0.4 4.7 3.4 5.8 14.8 .392 0.2 1.0 .203 3.6 4.6 .769
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Domantas Sabonis ------- --- ----------
Ray Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Domantas Sabonis Ray Williams
Season 2022-231983-84
Team Sacramento KingsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Kings Lost West Conf 1st RdKnicks Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Domantas Sabonis 79 34.6 19.1 3.2 9.1 12.3 7.3 0.8 0.5 2.9 3.5 7.3 11.9 .615 0.4 1.1 .373 4.1 5.5 .742
Ray Williams 76 29.3 14.8 0.9 2.6 3.5 5.9 2.1 0.3 2.9 3.6 5.5 12.4 .445 0.3 1.1 .309 3.5 4.2 .827
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Domantas Sabonis 7 34.7 16.4 4.4 6.6 11.0 4.7 1.4 0.9 3.7 4.0 7.0 14.1 .495 0.1 0.7 .200 2.3 4.0 .571
Ray Williams 11 28.2 11.2 0.7 2.8 3.5 8.0 1.5 0.1 3.7 3.5 4.2 11.8 .354 0.2 1.1 .167 2.6 3.5 .744

Season 8
Domantas Sabonis Ray Williams
Season 2023-241984-85
Team Sacramento KingsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Domantas Sabonis 82 35.7 19.4 3.6 10.1 13.7 8.2 0.9 0.6 3.3 3.0 7.7 13.0 .594 0.4 1.1 .379 3.6 5.1 .704
Ray Williams 23 20.0 6.4 0.7 1.8 2.5 3.9 1.3 0.2 1.8 2.4 2.4 6.2 .385 0.3 1.0 .261 1.3 2.0 .674
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Domantas Sabonis ------- --- ----------
Ray Williams 19 14.6 6.3 0.7 1.2 1.9 3.2 0.6 0.1 1.7 2.3 2.5 6.1 .405 0.1 0.8 .133 1.3 1.3 .960

Season 9
Domantas Sabonis Ray Williams
Season -1985-86
Team -Atlanta Hawks, San Antonio Spurs, New Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Domantas Sabonis ------- --- ----------
Ray Williams 47 17.6 7.6 0.7 1.1 1.8 4.0 1.3 0.1 2.1 2.6 2.5 6.5 .382 0.1 0.4 .316 2.4 2.7 .913
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Domantas Sabonis ------- --- ----------
Ray Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Domantas Sabonis Ray Williams
Season -1986-87
Team -New Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Domantas Sabonis ------- --- ----------
Ray Williams 32 25.0 9.9 0.8 1.5 2.3 5.8 1.2 0.3 2.9 3.5 4.1 9.1 .452 0.2 0.9 .250 1.5 1.9 .817
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Domantas Sabonis ------- --- ----------
Ray Williams ------- --- ----------
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