Domantas Sabonis vs. Jalen Suggs Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jalen Suggs 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 9 years in the NBA, 5 more than Jalen Suggs, who played 4. Domantas Sabonis had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, while Jalen Suggs had his rookie season in 2021-22. 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
Domantas Sabonis 9 4 2016-17 to 2024-25
Jalen Suggs 4 1 2021-22 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Domantas Sabonis Jalen Suggs
Season 2016-172021-22
Team Oklahoma City ThunderOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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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%
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:+33+7.1+5.9+0.1+3.4+0.7-2.0-0.5+1.7+5.5+.038+0.3+2.1+.107+2.1+2.6+.116
Jalen Suggs 48 27.2 11.8 0.5 3.0 3.6 4.4 1.2 0.4 3.0 3.0 4.1 11.4 .361 0.9 4.1 .214 2.6 3.4 .773
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
Jalen Suggs DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2

Domantas Sabonis Jalen Suggs
Season 2017-182022-23
Team Indiana PacersOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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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%
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:+21+1.0+1.7+1.2+3.5+4.7+0.9+0.8+0.1-0.1-0.7+1.1+0.5+.095+1.0+3.3+.024+0.7+0.8+.027
Jalen Suggs 53 23.5 9.9 1.0 2.0 3.0 2.9 1.3 0.5 1.8 2.3 3.5 8.4 .419 1.2 3.8 .327 1.6 2.2 .723
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
Jalen Suggs DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3

Domantas Sabonis Jalen Suggs
Season 2018-192023-24
Team Indiana PacersOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf 1st RdMagic Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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%
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:+1+2.2+1.5+1.9+4.4+6.2+0.2+0.8+0.2-0.4-0.5+1.1+.119+1.9+4.9+.132+1.2+1.8+.041
Jalen Suggs 75 27.0 12.6 0.6 2.4 3.1 2.7 1.4 0.6 1.8 2.7 4.5 9.5 .471 2.0 5.1 .397 1.6 2.1 .756
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+3+9.1+6.2+0.2+1.9+2.2+0.7+0.5+0.1-1.6-0.4+1.7+4.4+.012+1.7+5.9+.042+1.0+0.8+.124
Jalen Suggs 7 33.1 14.7 1.6 3.6 5.1 3.3 1.3 0.4 2.9 2.6 4.7 11.7 .402 2.0 6.9 .292 3.3 4.3 .767

Season 4

Domantas Sabonis Jalen Suggs
Season 2019-202024-25
Team Indiana PacersOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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%
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:+27+6.2+2.3+2.3+6.0+8.4+1.3+0.7+0.4-0.2-0.3+1.8+.130+1.9+5.8+.060+0.7+1.7+.159
Jalen Suggs 35 28.6 16.2 0.7 3.4 4.0 3.7 1.5 0.9 2.9 2.8 5.6 13.7 .410 2.2 6.9 .314 2.8 3.1 .882
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Domantas Sabonis nor Jalen Suggs played in the postseason in their season 4

Additional Years

* Domantas Sabonis played 5 seasons more than Jalen Suggs in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 5 to 9, from 2021 to 2025—Domantas Sabonis played in one postseason.

In those 5 extra years over Jalen Suggs, Domantas Sabonis got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 2 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 3 Rebounds Leader
Achievement 2 All-Star Game