Isaiah Rider vs. Domantas Sabonis Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Domantas Sabonis and Isaiah Rider, 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.

Isaiah Rider played 9 years in the NBA, 1 more than Domantas Sabonis, who played 8. Isaiah Rider had the first of his seasons in 1993-94, while Domantas Sabonis had his rookie season in 2016-17. 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
Isaiah Rider 9 3 1993-94 to 2001-02
Domantas Sabonis 8 4 2016-17 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Isaiah Rider Domantas Sabonis
Season 1993-942016-17
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayThunder Lost West 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 %
Isaiah Rider 79 30.6 16.6 1.5 2.5 4.0 2.6 0.7 0.4 2.8 2.5 6.6 14.1 .468 0.7 1.9 .360 2.7 3.4 .811
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Isaiah Rider ------- --- ----------
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

Season 2
Isaiah Rider Domantas Sabonis
Season 1994-952017-18
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayPacers 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 %
Isaiah Rider 75 35.3 20.4 1.2 2.1 3.3 3.3 0.9 0.3 3.1 2.6 7.4 16.7 .447 1.9 5.3 .351 3.7 4.5 .817
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Isaiah Rider ------- --- ----------
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

Season 3
Isaiah Rider Domantas Sabonis
Season 1995-962018-19
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayPacers 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 %
Isaiah Rider 75 34.6 19.6 1.3 2.8 4.1 2.8 0.6 0.3 2.7 2.7 7.5 16.1 .464 1.4 3.7 .371 3.3 3.9 .838
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Isaiah Rider ------- --- ----------
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

Season 4
Isaiah Rider Domantas Sabonis
Season 1996-972019-20
Team Portland Trail BlazersIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West 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 %
Isaiah Rider 76 33.7 16.1 1.2 2.8 4.0 2.6 0.6 0.3 2.8 2.6 6.0 12.9 .464 1.3 3.4 .385 2.8 3.4 .812
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Isaiah Rider 4 40.3 13.3 0.3 1.8 2.0 4.3 0.8 0.0 3.0 2.8 4.0 10.8 .372 1.5 4.0 .375 3.8 4.3 .882
Domantas Sabonis ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Isaiah Rider Domantas Sabonis
Season 1997-982020-21
Team Portland Trail BlazersIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West 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 %
Isaiah Rider 74 37.6 19.7 1.3 3.3 4.7 3.1 0.7 0.3 2.5 2.5 7.4 17.6 .423 1.8 5.7 .321 3.0 3.6 .828
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Isaiah Rider 4 41.8 19.3 1.8 3.3 5.0 4.3 1.3 0.0 4.0 2.8 7.0 16.8 .418 0.3 2.8 .091 5.0 6.5 .769
Domantas Sabonis ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Isaiah Rider Domantas Sabonis
Season 1998-992021-22
Team Portland Trail BlazersIndiana Pacers, Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf FinalsDid 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 %
Isaiah Rider 47 29.5 13.9 1.3 2.9 4.2 2.2 0.5 0.2 2.0 2.1 5.3 12.9 .412 0.9 2.4 .378 2.4 3.1 .755
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Isaiah Rider 13 32.8 16.5 1.3 2.5 3.8 2.4 0.8 0.0 2.5 2.3 5.4 12.5 .429 0.8 2.0 .423 4.8 5.5 .887
Domantas Sabonis ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Isaiah Rider Domantas Sabonis
Season 1999-002022-23
Team Atlanta HawksSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement Rebounds Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayKings Lost West 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 %
Isaiah Rider 60 34.7 19.3 1.1 3.3 4.3 3.7 0.7 0.1 2.8 2.2 7.5 17.9 .419 0.9 3.0 .311 3.4 4.3 .785
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Isaiah Rider ------- --- ----------
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

Season 8
Isaiah Rider Domantas Sabonis
Season 2000-012023-24
Team Los Angeles LakersSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement Rebounds Leader
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 %
Isaiah Rider 67 18.0 7.6 0.7 1.7 2.3 1.7 0.4 0.1 1.5 1.6 3.0 7.0 .426 0.5 1.4 .370 1.1 1.2 .855
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Isaiah Rider ------- --- ----------
Domantas Sabonis ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Isaiah Rider Domantas Sabonis
Season 2001-02-
Team Denver Nuggets-
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 %
Isaiah Rider 10 17.3 9.3 1.0 2.3 3.3 1.2 0.3 0.2 1.4 1.1 3.7 8.1 .457 0.6 1.5 .400 1.3 1.7 .765
Domantas Sabonis ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Isaiah Rider ------- --- ----------
Domantas Sabonis ------- --- ----------
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