Davis Bertans vs. Serge Ibaka Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Serge Ibaka and Davis Bertans, 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 / Games against each other

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.

Davis Bertans played 8 years in the NBA, 6 less than Serge Ibaka, who played 14. Davis Bertans had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, while Serge Ibaka had his rookie season in 2009-10. 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 achievements, 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
Davis Bertans 8 5 2016-17 to 2023-24
Serge Ibaka 14 12 2009-10 to 2022-23

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Davis Bertans Serge Ibaka
Season 2016-172009-10
Team San Antonio SpursOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf FinalsThunder Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Davis Bertans 67 12.1 4.5 0.3 1.1 1.5 0.7 0.3 0.4 0.5 1.1 1.5 3.5 .440 1.0 2.6 .399 0.4 0.5 .824
difference:+6+6.0+1.8+1.6+2.4+3.9+0.6+0.9-0.4-1.6+1.3+1.6+.103+1.0+2.6+0.4+0.8+.194
Serge Ibaka 73 18.1 6.3 1.9 3.5 5.4 0.1 0.3 1.3 0.9 2.7 2.8 5.1 .543 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.3 .630
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Davis Bertans 13 8.6 2.8 0.4 1.2 1.5 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.9 2.1 .444 0.6 1.5 .400 0.3 0.5 .667
difference:+7+16.9+5.0+1.8+3.1+5.0+0.1+0.1+1.7-0.5-2.7+2.4+3.7+.127+0.6+1.5+0.9+1.2+.033
Serge Ibaka 6 25.5 7.8 2.2 4.3 6.5 0.3 0.3 2.0 1.0 3.2 3.3 5.8 .571 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 1.7 .700

Season 2

Davis Bertans Serge Ibaka
Season 2017-182010-11
Team San Antonio SpursOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf 1st RdThunder Lost West Conf Finals
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Davis Bertans 77 14.1 5.9 0.2 1.8 2.0 1.0 0.3 0.4 0.5 1.2 2.1 4.8 .440 1.2 3.3 .373 0.5 0.6 .816
difference:+5+12.9+4.0+2.4+3.2+5.6+0.7+0.1+2.0-0.4-2.1+2.0+2.7+.103+1.2+3.3+1.2+1.6+.066
Serge Ibaka 82 27.0 9.9 2.6 5.0 7.6 0.3 0.4 2.4 0.9 3.3 4.1 7.5 .543 0.0 0.0 - 1.7 2.2 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Davis Bertans 5 16.4 3.4 0.2 2.0 2.2 1.2 0.4 0.0 0.2 2.0 0.6 3.6 .167 0.6 3.2 .188 1.6 2.2 .727
difference:+12+12.4+6.4+2.6+2.5+5.1+1.0+0.2+3.1-1.0-1.8+3.3+4.9+.295+0.6+3.1+.188+0.3+0.2+.098
Serge Ibaka 17 28.8 9.8 2.8 4.5 7.3 0.2 0.2 3.1 1.2 3.8 3.9 8.5 .462 0.0 0.1 .000 1.9 2.4 .825

Season 3

Davis Bertans Serge Ibaka
Season 2018-192011-12
Team San Antonio SpursOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement Blocks Leader
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf 1st RdThunder Lost NBA Finals
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Davis Bertans 76 21.5 8.0 0.3 3.2 3.5 1.3 0.5 0.4 0.6 1.8 2.7 6.0 .450 1.9 4.4 .429 0.7 0.8 .883
difference:+10+5.7+1.1+2.6+1.4+4.0+0.9+3.3-0.6-0.9+1.3+1.4+.085+1.9+4.4+0.5+1.0+.222
Serge Ibaka 66 27.2 9.1 2.9 4.6 7.5 0.4 0.5 3.7 1.2 2.7 4.0 7.4 .535 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 1.8 .661
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Davis Bertans 5 15.8 3.2 0.0 1.6 1.6 1.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 2.0 1.0 3.0 .333 0.6 2.2 .273 0.6 1.0 .600
difference:+15+12.7+6.6+2.4+1.8+4.2+0.4+0.6+2.8-0.4-0.9+3.2+5.0+.195+0.5+2.0+.023+0.7+0.8+.122
Serge Ibaka 20 28.5 9.8 2.4 3.4 5.8 0.6 0.6 3.0 0.6 2.9 4.2 8.0 .528 0.1 0.2 .250 1.3 1.8 .722

Season 4

Davis Bertans Serge Ibaka
Season 2019-202012-13
Team Washington WizardsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement Blocks Leader
Playoffs Did Not PlayThunder Lost West Conf Semis
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Davis Bertans 54 29.3 15.4 0.6 3.9 4.5 1.7 0.7 0.6 1.1 2.6 4.9 11.3 .434 3.7 8.7 .424 1.9 2.3 .852
difference:+26+1.8+2.2+2.2+1.0+3.2+1.2+0.3+2.4-0.5-0.1+0.7+1.6+.139+3.4+8.0+.073+0.1+0.1+.103
Serge Ibaka 80 31.1 13.2 2.8 4.9 7.7 0.5 0.4 3.0 1.6 2.7 5.6 9.7 .573 0.3 0.7 .351 1.8 2.4 .749
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Davis Bertans DNP------ --- ----------
Serge Ibaka 11 33.3 12.8 3.5 4.8 8.4 0.7 0.0 3.0 0.6 3.5 5.4 12.3 .437 0.4 0.8 .444 1.7 2.2 .792

Season 5

Davis Bertans Serge Ibaka
Season 2020-212013-14
Team Washington WizardsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
Playoffs Wizards Lost East Conf 1st RdThunder Lost West Conf Finals
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Davis Bertans 57 25.7 11.5 0.3 2.6 2.9 0.9 0.6 0.2 0.6 2.4 3.4 8.4 .404 3.0 7.5 .395 1.8 2.0 .870
difference:+24+7.2+3.6+2.5+3.4+5.9+0.1+0.1+2.5-0.9-0.5+3.1+3.7+.132+2.7+6.8+.012+0.1+0.5+.086
Serge Ibaka 81 32.9 15.1 2.8 6.0 8.8 1.0 0.5 2.7 1.5 2.9 6.5 12.1 .536 0.3 0.7 .383 1.9 2.5 .784
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Davis Bertans 4 26.5 9.3 0.0 2.8 2.8 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.3 3.0 2.8 6.8 .407 2.0 5.8 .348 1.8 1.8 1.000
difference:+13+7.7+2.8+1.8+2.2+4.0+0.4+0.3+2.0-0.9-0.2+2.3+1.8+.185+1.7+5.0+.037+0.3+0.2+.235
Serge Ibaka 17 34.2 12.1 1.8 5.0 6.8 0.7 0.6 2.5 1.2 3.2 5.1 8.6 .592 0.3 0.8 .385 1.5 2.0 .765

Season 6

Davis Bertans Serge Ibaka
Season 2021-222014-15
Team Washington Wizards, Dallas MavericksOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Davis Bertans 56 14.4 5.6 0.2 1.9 2.1 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.3 1.5 1.8 4.9 .360 1.4 4.1 .335 0.6 0.7 .900
difference:+8+18.7+8.7+1.9+3.8+5.7+0.3+0.2+2.2-1.2-1.5+4.0+7.4+.116+0.2+0.9+.041+0.8+1.0+.064
Serge Ibaka 64 33.1 14.3 2.1 5.7 7.8 0.9 0.5 2.4 1.5 3.0 5.8 12.3 .476 1.2 3.2 .376 1.4 1.7 .836
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Davis Bertans 18 10.7 4.1 0.2 1.2 1.4 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.2 1.4 1.2 3.1 .400 1.1 2.8 .373 0.6 0.7 .833
Serge Ibaka DNP------ --- ----------

Season 7

Davis Bertans Serge Ibaka
Season 2022-232015-16
Team Dallas MavericksOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayThunder Lost West Conf Finals
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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Davis Bertans 45 10.9 4.6 0.2 1.0 1.2 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.2 1.2 1.5 3.6 .431 1.2 3.1 .390 0.3 0.3 .867
difference:+33+21.2+8.0+1.6+4.0+5.6+0.3+0.3+1.7-1.2-1.5+3.8+7.5+.048+0.4+0.7+.064+0.9+1.3+.115
Serge Ibaka 78 32.1 12.6 1.8 5.0 6.8 0.8 0.5 1.9 1.4 2.7 5.3 11.1 .479 0.8 2.4 .326 1.2 1.6 .752
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Davis Bertans DNP------ --- ----------
Serge Ibaka 18 33.4 12.0 1.3 5.0 6.3 0.6 0.8 1.3 0.5 2.8 4.7 9.1 .521 1.7 3.8 .449 0.8 1.1 .750

Season 8

Davis Bertans Serge Ibaka
Season 2023-242016-17
Team Oklahoma City Thunder, Charlotte HornetsOrlando Magic, Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayRaptors Lost East Conf Semis
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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Davis Bertans 43 15.7 6.7 0.2 1.2 1.4 0.8 0.6 0.3 0.4 1.3 2.1 5.4 .393 1.8 4.7 .380 0.7 0.8 .909
difference:+36+15.0+8.1+1.4+4.0+5.4+0.1+0.1+1.3-0.9-1.4+3.9+7.0+.087+0.2+0.7+.011+0.7+0.8+.053
Serge Ibaka 79 30.7 14.8 1.6 5.2 6.8 0.9 0.5 1.6 1.3 2.7 6.0 12.4 .480 1.6 4.0 .391 1.4 1.6 .856
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Davis Bertans DNP------ --- ----------
Serge Ibaka 10 30.7 14.3 0.9 5.6 6.5 1.4 0.4 1.7 1.1 3.7 6.0 13.0 .462 1.2 3.8 .316 1.1 1.3 .846

Additional Years

* Serge Ibaka played 6 seasons more than Davis Bertans in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 9 to 14, from 2018 to 2023—Serge Ibaka played in 5 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.