Connie Hawkins vs. Domantas Sabonis Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Domantas Sabonis and Connie Hawkins, 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.

Connie Hawkins played 7 years in the NBA, 1 less than Domantas Sabonis, who played 8. Connie Hawkins had the first of his seasons in 1969-70, 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
Connie Hawkins 7 2 1969-70 to 1975-76
Domantas Sabonis 8 4 2016-17 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Connie Hawkins Domantas Sabonis
Season 1969-702016-17
Team Phoenix SunsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Suns Lost West Div 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 %
Connie Hawkins 81 40.9 24.6 - - 10.4 4.8 - - - 3.5 8.8 17.9 .490 - - - 7.1 9.1 .779
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 %
Connie Hawkins 7 46.9 25.4 - - 13.9 5.9 - - - 3.1 8.9 21.4 .413 - - - 7.7 9.4 .818
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

Connie Hawkins Domantas Sabonis
Season 1970-712017-18
Team Phoenix SunsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
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 %
Connie Hawkins 71 37.5 20.9 - - 9.1 4.5 - - - 2.8 7.2 16.6 .434 - - - 6.4 7.9 .816
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 %
Connie Hawkins ------- --- ----------
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

Connie Hawkins Domantas Sabonis
Season 1971-722018-19
Team Phoenix SunsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
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 %
Connie Hawkins 76 36.8 21.0 - - 8.3 3.9 - - - 3.1 7.5 16.4 .459 - - - 6.0 7.4 .807
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 %
Connie Hawkins ------- --- ----------
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

Connie Hawkins Domantas Sabonis
Season 1972-732019-20
Team Phoenix SunsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star GameAchievement 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 %
Connie Hawkins 75 36.9 16.1 - - 8.5 4.1 - - - 3.1 5.9 12.3 .479 - - - 4.3 5.4 .797
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 %
Connie Hawkins ------- --- ----------
Domantas Sabonis ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Connie Hawkins Domantas Sabonis
Season 1973-742020-21
Team Phoenix Suns, Los Angeles LakersIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Lakers 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 %
Connie Hawkins 79 34.9 12.6 2.2 4.9 7.2 5.2 1.4 1.0 - 2.8 5.1 10.2 .501 - - - 2.4 3.2 .761
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 %
Connie Hawkins 5 34.4 10.8 2.8 5.2 8.0 3.2 1.4 0.2 - 2.6 4.2 12.0 .350 - - - 2.4 3.0 .800
Domantas Sabonis ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Connie Hawkins Domantas Sabonis
Season 1974-752021-22
Team Los Angeles LakersIndiana 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 %
Connie Hawkins 43 23.9 8.0 1.3 3.3 4.6 2.8 1.2 0.5 - 2.7 3.2 7.5 .429 - - - 1.6 2.3 .687
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 %
Connie Hawkins ------- --- ----------
Domantas Sabonis ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Connie Hawkins Domantas Sabonis
Season 1975-762022-23
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 %
Connie Hawkins 74 25.8 8.2 1.4 4.6 6.0 2.9 1.1 0.6 - 2.3 3.2 7.2 .447 - - - 1.8 2.6 .712
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 %
Connie Hawkins ------- --- ----------
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

Connie Hawkins 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 %
Connie Hawkins ------- --- ----------
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 %
Connie Hawkins ------- --- ----------
Domantas Sabonis ------- --- ----------