Kerry Kittles vs. Domantas Sabonis Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Domantas Sabonis and Kerry Kittles, 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.

Kerry Kittles and Domantas Sabonis both played 8 years in the NBA. Kerry Kittles had the first of his seasons in 1996-97, 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
Kerry Kittles 8 4 1996-97 to 2004-05
Domantas Sabonis 8 4 2016-17 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Kerry Kittles Domantas Sabonis
Season 1996-972016-17
Team New Jersey NetsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second 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 %
Kerry Kittles 82 36.7 16.4 1.3 2.6 3.9 3.0 1.9 0.4 1.5 2.0 6.2 14.5 .426 1.9 5.1 .377 2.1 2.8 .771
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 %
Kerry Kittles ------- --- ----------
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
Kerry Kittles Domantas Sabonis
Season 1997-982017-18
Team New Jersey NetsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf 1st RdPacers 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 %
Kerry Kittles 77 36.5 17.2 1.7 3.0 4.7 2.3 1.7 0.5 1.4 2.0 6.6 15.0 .440 1.4 3.4 .418 2.6 3.2 .808
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 %
Kerry Kittles 3 42.0 16.3 0.0 5.0 5.0 2.7 1.3 0.7 2.3 4.0 5.7 13.3 .425 1.7 4.3 .385 3.3 3.7 .909
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
Kerry Kittles Domantas Sabonis
Season 1998-992018-19
Team New Jersey NetsIndiana 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 %
Kerry Kittles 46 34.1 12.9 1.1 3.0 4.2 2.5 1.7 0.6 1.4 1.8 4.9 13.3 .370 1.1 3.4 .316 1.9 2.5 .772
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 %
Kerry Kittles ------- --- ----------
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
Kerry Kittles Domantas Sabonis
Season 1999-002019-20
Team New Jersey NetsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
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 %
Kerry Kittles 62 30.6 13.0 0.7 2.9 3.6 2.3 1.3 0.3 0.9 1.9 4.9 11.3 .437 1.5 3.9 .400 1.6 2.0 .795
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 %
Kerry Kittles ------- --- ----------
Domantas Sabonis ------- --- ----------

Note: Kerry Kittles didn't play in 2000-01.

Season 5
Kerry Kittles Domantas Sabonis
Season 2001-022020-21
Team New Jersey NetsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nets Lost NBA 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 %
Kerry Kittles 82 31.7 13.4 0.8 2.5 3.4 2.6 1.6 0.4 1.3 1.3 5.3 11.5 .466 1.2 3.0 .405 1.6 2.1 .744
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 %
Kerry Kittles 20 29.0 12.1 1.0 2.2 3.2 2.3 1.6 0.5 0.9 1.9 4.7 10.8 .435 0.9 3.4 .265 1.8 2.3 .778
Domantas Sabonis ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Kerry Kittles Domantas Sabonis
Season 2002-032021-22
Team New Jersey NetsIndiana Pacers, Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets Lost NBA 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 %
Kerry Kittles 65 30.0 13.0 0.8 3.1 3.9 2.6 1.6 0.5 0.8 1.7 5.1 10.9 .467 1.2 3.4 .356 1.6 2.1 .785
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 %
Kerry Kittles 20 30.7 10.8 1.0 2.6 3.5 2.0 1.5 0.3 0.9 2.0 4.0 10.0 .395 1.3 3.2 .413 1.6 2.1 .762
Domantas Sabonis ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Kerry Kittles Domantas Sabonis
Season 2003-042022-23
Team New Jersey NetsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement Rebounds Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf SemisKings 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 %
Kerry Kittles 82 34.7 13.1 0.7 3.3 4.0 2.5 1.5 0.5 1.2 1.8 5.3 11.7 .453 1.2 3.4 .351 1.3 1.7 .787
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 %
Kerry Kittles 11 37.9 14.4 0.9 3.4 4.3 2.1 2.0 0.9 1.0 2.5 5.5 12.2 .448 1.5 4.7 .327 1.9 3.1 .618
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
Kerry Kittles Domantas Sabonis
Season 2004-052023-24
Team Los Angeles ClippersSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement Rebounds Leader
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 %
Kerry Kittles 11 22.1 6.3 0.1 2.8 2.9 1.8 0.7 0.3 0.6 1.1 2.5 6.6 .384 0.6 1.9 .333 0.5 0.9 .600
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 %
Kerry Kittles ------- --- ----------
Domantas Sabonis ------- --- ----------
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