Billy Paultz vs. Domantas Sabonis Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Domantas Sabonis and Billy Paultz, 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 Paultz played 9 years in the NBA, 1 more than Domantas Sabonis, who played 8. Billy Paultz had the first of his seasons in 1976-77, 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 Paultz 9 9 1976-77 to 1984-85
Domantas Sabonis 8 4 2016-17 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Billy Paultz Domantas Sabonis
Season 1976-772016-17
Team San Antonio SpursOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost East Conf 1st RdThunder 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 Paultz 82 32.9 15.6 2.3 6.0 8.4 2.7 0.7 2.1 - 3.2 6.4 13.4 .473 - - - 2.9 3.9 .744
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 Paultz 2 37.0 17.0 0.5 8.0 8.5 2.5 1.0 0.5 - 1.5 6.0 12.0 .500 - - - 5.0 6.5 .769
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 Paultz Domantas Sabonis
Season 1977-782017-18
Team San Antonio SpursIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost East Conf SemisPacers 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 Paultz 80 31.0 15.8 2.2 6.3 8.4 2.7 0.5 2.4 2.1 2.8 6.5 12.2 .529 - - - 2.9 3.8 .752
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 Paultz 6 31.8 11.5 1.2 5.7 6.8 2.3 0.8 0.8 1.0 1.7 4.8 10.5 .460 - - - 1.8 2.8 .647
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 Paultz Domantas Sabonis
Season 1978-792018-19
Team San Antonio SpursIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost East Conf FinalsPacers 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 Paultz 79 26.9 11.5 2.1 5.8 7.9 2.3 0.4 1.6 2.0 2.6 5.1 9.6 .526 - - - 1.4 2.5 .588
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 Paultz 13 23.0 6.3 1.8 5.7 7.5 2.3 0.3 1.0 1.1 2.5 2.3 6.2 .375 - - - 1.7 2.5 .667
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 Paultz Domantas Sabonis
Season 1979-802019-20
Team San Antonio Spurs, Houston RocketsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Rockets Lost East 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 Paultz 84 26.1 9.1 2.2 4.8 7.0 2.2 0.8 1.0 1.4 2.5 3.9 8.0 .486 0.0 0.0 .000 1.3 2.2 .599
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 Paultz 7 18.3 4.3 1.7 3.0 4.7 1.1 0.1 0.4 1.6 1.9 1.9 5.7 .325 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 1.0 .571
Domantas Sabonis ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Billy Paultz Domantas Sabonis
Season 1980-812020-21
Team Houston RocketsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Rockets 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 %
Billy Paultz 81 20.5 7.4 1.4 3.5 4.8 1.3 0.3 0.9 1.1 2.2 3.2 6.4 .507 0.0 0.0 .000 0.9 1.9 .490
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 Paultz 21 34.3 12.1 2.5 4.5 7.0 1.7 0.6 1.3 1.3 3.3 5.3 11.7 .451 0.0 0.0 .000 1.5 2.3 .667
Domantas Sabonis ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Billy Paultz Domantas Sabonis
Season 1981-822021-22
Team Houston RocketsIndiana Pacers, Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets 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 Paultz 65 12.4 3.3 0.8 1.9 2.8 0.6 0.2 0.3 0.7 1.5 1.4 3.5 .394 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 1.0 .523
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 Paultz 3 11.3 2.3 0.7 0.7 1.3 0.3 0.0 0.7 0.3 1.3 1.0 3.0 .333 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 1.0 .333
Domantas Sabonis ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Billy Paultz Domantas Sabonis
Season 1982-832022-23
Team Houston Rockets, San Antonio SpursSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement Rebounds Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf FinalsKings 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 Paultz 64 12.8 3.6 1.0 2.1 3.1 1.0 0.3 0.3 0.7 1.7 1.6 3.5 .445 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.9 .458
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 Paultz 11 12.1 2.7 1.0 1.9 2.9 1.0 0.4 0.2 0.5 1.6 1.2 2.9 .406 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.4 1.000
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 Paultz Domantas Sabonis
Season 1983-842023-24
Team Atlanta HawksSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rebounds Leader
Playoffs Hawks 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 %
Billy Paultz 40 12.2 2.2 0.9 2.0 2.8 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.6 1.4 0.9 2.2 .409 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.8 .515
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 Paultz 2 3.5 1.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.5 .333 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Domantas Sabonis ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Billy Paultz Domantas Sabonis
Season 1984-85-
Team Utah Jazz-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West 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 %
Billy Paultz 62 6.0 1.3 0.4 1.2 1.5 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.8 0.5 1.4 .368 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.5 .643
Domantas Sabonis ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Billy Paultz 5 6.0 1.4 0.6 1.0 1.6 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.4 1.4 0.6 1.6 .375 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.8 .250
Domantas Sabonis ------- --- ----------