Domantas Sabonis vs. Derrick Williams Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Derrick Williams 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.

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.

Domantas Sabonis played 8 years in the NBA, 1 more than Derrick Williams, who played 7. Domantas Sabonis had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, while Derrick Williams had his rookie season in 2011-12. 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
Domantas Sabonis 8 4 2016-17 to 2023-24
Derrick Williams 7 1 2011-12 to 2017-18

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Domantas Sabonis Derrick Williams
Season 2016-172011-12
Team Oklahoma City ThunderMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Thunder 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 %
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
Derrick Williams 66 21.5 8.8 1.2 3.5 4.7 0.6 0.5 0.5 1.2 1.4 3.1 7.5 .412 0.6 2.1 .268 2.1 3.0 .697
Playoffs Stats
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
Derrick Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Domantas Sabonis Derrick Williams
Season 2017-182012-13
Team Indiana PacersMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers 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 %
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
Derrick Williams 78 24.6 12.0 1.2 4.3 5.5 0.6 0.6 0.5 1.3 1.6 4.3 10.1 .430 0.8 2.5 .332 2.5 3.5 .706
Playoffs Stats
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
Derrick Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Domantas Sabonis Derrick Williams
Season 2018-192013-14
Team Indiana PacersMinnesota Timberwolves, Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers 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 %
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
Derrick Williams 78 23.3 8.0 0.9 3.2 4.1 0.7 0.6 0.3 1.0 1.5 2.6 6.2 .427 0.3 1.3 .263 2.4 3.3 .718
Playoffs Stats
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
Derrick Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Domantas Sabonis Derrick Williams
Season 2019-202014-15
Team Indiana PacersSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement 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 %
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
Derrick Williams 74 19.8 8.3 0.6 2.2 2.7 0.7 0.5 0.1 0.8 0.9 2.9 6.6 .447 0.7 2.1 .314 1.8 2.6 .684
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Domantas Sabonis ------- --- ----------
Derrick Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Domantas Sabonis Derrick Williams
Season 2020-212015-16
Team Indiana PacersNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement 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 %
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
Derrick Williams 80 17.9 9.3 0.6 3.1 3.7 0.9 0.4 0.1 0.8 0.9 3.2 7.1 .450 0.6 1.9 .293 2.4 3.2 .758
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Domantas Sabonis ------- --- ----------
Derrick Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Domantas Sabonis Derrick Williams
Season 2021-222016-17
Team Indiana Pacers, Sacramento KingsMiami Heat, Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCavaliers Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
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
Derrick Williams 50 16.1 6.1 0.4 2.2 2.6 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.6 1.2 2.2 4.9 .443 0.6 1.9 .309 1.2 1.8 .652
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Domantas Sabonis ------- --- ----------
Derrick Williams 8 4.8 2.6 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.0 1.0 1.9 .533 0.4 0.6 .600 0.3 0.3 1.000

Season 7
Domantas Sabonis Derrick Williams
Season 2022-232017-18
Team Sacramento KingsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Kings 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 %
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
Derrick Williams 2 4.5 1.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 2.0 .250 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 -
Playoffs Stats
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
Derrick Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Domantas Sabonis Derrick Williams
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 %
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
Derrick Williams ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Domantas Sabonis ------- --- ----------
Derrick Williams ------- --- ----------
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