Billy McKinney vs. Domantas Sabonis Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Domantas Sabonis and Billy McKinney, 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.

Billy McKinney played 7 years in the NBA, 1 less than Domantas Sabonis, who played 8. Billy McKinney had the first of his seasons in 1978-79, 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
Billy McKinney 7 4 1978-79 to 1985-86
Domantas Sabonis 8 4 2016-17 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Billy McKinney Domantas Sabonis
Season 1978-792016-17
Team Kansas City KingsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Kings Lost West Conf SemisThunder 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 %
Billy McKinney 78 15.9 7.8 0.3 0.8 1.1 3.2 0.7 0.0 1.6 1.6 3.1 6.1 .503 - - - 1.7 2.1 .796
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 %
Billy McKinney 5 19.2 7.2 0.8 0.6 1.4 4.8 1.0 0.0 2.4 1.0 3.0 8.0 .375 - - - 1.2 1.4 .857
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

Billy McKinney Domantas Sabonis
Season 1979-802017-18
Team Kansas City KingsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Kings Lost West 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 %
Billy McKinney 76 17.5 6.8 0.3 0.9 1.1 3.3 0.8 0.1 1.2 1.1 2.7 6.0 .449 0.0 0.1 .100 1.4 1.8 .805
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 %
Billy McKinney 3 11.3 1.3 0.7 0.3 1.0 2.7 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.7 0.7 1.7 .400 0.0 0.3 .000 0.0 0.0 -
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

Billy McKinney Domantas Sabonis
Season 1980-812018-19
Team Utah Jazz, Denver NuggetsIndiana 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 %
Billy McKinney 84 25.8 9.7 0.4 1.8 2.2 4.3 1.2 0.1 1.9 2.8 3.9 7.7 .507 0.0 0.1 .167 1.9 2.2 .862
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 %
Billy McKinney ------- --- ----------
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

Billy McKinney Domantas Sabonis
Season 1981-822019-20
Team Denver NuggetsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nuggets 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 %
Billy McKinney 81 24.2 10.8 0.4 1.4 1.8 4.2 0.9 0.2 1.4 2.3 4.6 8.6 .528 0.0 0.2 .000 1.7 2.1 .806
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 %
Billy McKinney 3 30.3 14.0 0.7 1.3 2.0 3.3 1.0 0.0 1.7 3.0 5.3 9.0 .593 0.0 0.3 .000 3.3 4.0 .833
Domantas Sabonis ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Billy McKinney Domantas Sabonis
Season 1982-832020-21
Team Denver NuggetsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf SemisDid 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 %
Billy McKinney 68 22.9 9.8 0.3 1.5 1.8 4.2 0.6 0.1 1.5 2.1 3.9 8.0 .487 0.0 0.1 .000 2.0 2.5 .814
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 %
Billy McKinney 8 14.1 7.8 0.6 1.0 1.6 2.3 0.3 0.0 0.9 1.9 3.3 5.8 .565 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 2.3 .556
Domantas Sabonis ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Billy McKinney Domantas Sabonis
Season 1983-842021-22
Team San Diego ClippersIndiana Pacers, Sacramento 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 %
Billy McKinney 80 10.5 3.9 0.1 0.6 0.7 2.0 0.3 0.0 0.6 1.1 1.7 3.8 .446 0.0 0.0 .000 0.5 0.6 .848
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 %
Billy McKinney ------- --- ----------
Domantas Sabonis ------- --- ----------

Note: Billy McKinney didn't play in 1984-85.

Season 7

Billy McKinney Domantas Sabonis
Season 1985-862022-23
Team Chicago BullsSacramento 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 %
Billy McKinney 9 9.2 2.4 0.1 0.4 0.6 1.4 0.3 0.0 0.2 1.0 1.1 2.6 .435 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.2 1.000
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 %
Billy McKinney ------- --- ----------
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

Billy McKinney Domantas Sabonis
Season -2023-24
Team -Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rebounds Leader
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 %
Billy McKinney ------- --- ----------
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 %
Billy McKinney ------- --- ----------
Domantas Sabonis ------- --- ----------