Domantas Sabonis vs. Anfernee Simons Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Anfernee Simons and Domantas Sabonis, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
Domantas Sabonis played 10 years in the NBA, 2 more than Anfernee Simons, who played 8. Domantas Sabonis had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, while Anfernee Simons had his rookie season in 2018-19. 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.
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| 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 |
| difference: | +61 | +13.0 | +2.1 | +0.4 | +2.5 | +2.9 | +0.3 | +0.4 | +0.4 | -0.4 | -2.0 | +1.0 | +2.7 | +.045 | +0.1 | +0.5 | +.024 | | | +.094 |
| Anfernee Simons |
20 |
7.1 |
3.8 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
1.4 |
3.2 |
.444 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
.345 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
.563 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| 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 |
| difference: | +3 | +0.6 | +1.2 | | +1.0 | +1.0 | | +0.3 | +0.5 | | -1.6 | | +0.1 | | | +0.1 | | +1.2 | +1.0 | +.200 |
| Anfernee Simons |
5 |
2.4 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
1.4 |
.000 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
.000 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
.800 |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| 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 |
| difference: | +4 | +3.8 | +3.3 | +1.8 | +3.7 | +5.5 | +0.6 | +0.1 | +0.3 | -1.0 | -1.1 | +1.5 | +1.2 | +.115 | +0.9 | +2.7 | +.019 | +1.2 | +1.7 | +.076 |
| Anfernee Simons |
70 |
20.7 |
8.3 |
0.4 |
1.8 |
2.2 |
1.4 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
0.9 |
1.9 |
3.1 |
7.7 |
.399 |
1.1 |
3.2 |
.332 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
.826 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| 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 |
| difference: | +3 | +3.2 | +5.6 | +1.7 | +0.1 | +1.8 | +1.8 | +1.4 | +0.3 | | -1.3 | +3.1 | +2.4 | +.273 | +1.4 | +2.5 | +.286 | +0.7 | +1.1 | +.055 |
| Anfernee Simons |
4 |
20.5 |
6.8 |
0.3 |
2.5 |
2.8 |
2.5 |
1.5 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
1.8 |
2.0 |
6.5 |
.308 |
1.5 |
3.5 |
.429 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
.833 |
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3rd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| 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 |
| difference: | +10 | +7.5 | +6.3 | +2.3 | +4.8 | +7.1 | +1.5 | +0.3 | +0.3 | -1.5 | -1.7 | +3.0 | +3.2 | +.171 | +1.8 | +4.2 | +.103 | +2.1 | +3.0 | +.092 |
| Anfernee Simons |
64 |
17.3 |
7.8 |
0.2 |
2.0 |
2.2 |
1.4 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
1.5 |
2.6 |
6.3 |
.419 |
1.9 |
4.4 |
.426 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
.807 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| 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 |
| difference: | +2 | +6.2 | +2.0 | +1.3 | +3.3 | +4.6 | +3.2 | +0.5 | +0.1 | -1.1 | -2.0 | +0.7 | +3.1 | +.146 | +1.5 | +2.0 | +.361 | +2.3 | +3.5 | |
| Anfernee Simons |
6 |
17.8 |
6.5 |
0.5 |
2.2 |
2.7 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
1.0 |
2.3 |
4.2 |
.560 |
1.8 |
3.0 |
.611 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
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4th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| 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 |
| difference: | +5 | +5.3 | +1.2 | +2.5 | +7.2 | +9.8 | +1.1 | +0.3 | +0.4 | -0.7 | -1.2 | +1.2 | +0.3 | +.097 | +2.8 | +6.7 | +.151 | +1.7 | +2.8 | +.165 |
| Anfernee Simons |
57 |
29.5 |
17.3 |
0.5 |
2.2 |
2.6 |
3.9 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
2.0 |
1.9 |
6.2 |
14.0 |
.443 |
3.1 |
7.8 |
.405 |
1.8 |
2.0 |
.888 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Domantas Sabonis nor Anfernee Simons played in the postseason in their season 4 |
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5th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| 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 |
| difference: | | +1.0 | +0.8 | +2.1 | +7.2 | +9.4 | +2.6 | +0.5 | +0.3 | -1.3 | -1.0 | +0.3 | +2.3 | +.088 | +2.6 | +6.5 | +.056 | +1.3 | +2.4 | +.162 |
| Anfernee Simons |
62 |
35.0 |
21.1 |
0.3 |
2.3 |
2.6 |
4.1 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
2.1 |
2.3 |
7.5 |
16.9 |
.447 |
3.4 |
9.1 |
.377 |
2.6 |
2.9 |
.894 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Domantas Sabonis nor Anfernee Simons played in the postseason in their season 5 |
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6th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| 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 |
| difference: | +16 | +0.1 | +3.7 | +2.7 | +5.7 | +8.5 | +0.3 | +0.5 | +0.3 | -0.4 | -1.2 | +0.7 | +5.7 | +.143 | +2.8 | +6.8 | +.073 | +0.5 | +1.5 | +.175 |
| Anfernee Simons |
46 |
34.4 |
22.6 |
0.5 |
3.2 |
3.6 |
5.5 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
2.7 |
2.1 |
7.8 |
18.2 |
.430 |
3.4 |
8.8 |
.385 |
3.5 |
3.9 |
.916 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Domantas Sabonis nor Anfernee Simons played in the postseason in their season 6 |
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7th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| 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 |
| difference: | +9 | +1.9 | +0.2 | +2.8 | +6.8 | +9.6 | +2.5 | +0.1 | +0.4 | -0.9 | -1.8 | +0.5 | +4.2 | +.189 | +2.7 | +7.4 | +.010 | +1.6 | +2.7 | +.160 |
| Anfernee Simons |
70 |
32.7 |
19.3 |
0.4 |
2.3 |
2.7 |
4.8 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
2.0 |
1.7 |
6.8 |
16.1 |
.426 |
3.1 |
8.5 |
.363 |
2.5 |
2.8 |
.902 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| 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 |
| Anfernee Simons |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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8th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| 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 |
| difference: | +66 | +10.6 | +5.5 | +3.3 | +8.2 | +11.4 | +5.6 | +0.4 | +0.4 | -1.8 | -0.7 | +2.8 | +1.6 | +.162 | +2.2 | +5.5 | +.021 | +2.2 | +3.5 | +.142 |
| Anfernee Simons |
16 |
25.1 |
13.9 |
0.3 |
1.9 |
2.3 |
2.6 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
1.5 |
2.3 |
4.9 |
11.4 |
.432 |
2.6 |
6.6 |
.400 |
1.4 |
1.6 |
.846 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Domantas Sabonis nor Anfernee Simons played in the postseason in their season 8 |
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Additional Years |
* Domantas Sabonis played 2 seasons more than Anfernee Simons in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 9 to 10, from 2025 to 2026—Domantas Sabonis didn't play in the postseason. In those 2 extra years over Anfernee Simons, Domantas Sabonis got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards | 1 Rebounds Leader
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