Domantas Sabonis vs. James White Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of James White 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

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, 5 more than James White, who played 3. Domantas Sabonis had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, while James White had his rookie season in 2006-07. 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
James White 3 2 2006-07 to 2012-13

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Domantas Sabonis James White
Season 2016-172006-07
Team Oklahoma City ThunderSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf 1st RdNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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
James White 6 22.8 8.3 0.5 2.8 3.3 0.8 0.5 0.2 0.8 1.2 3.0 6.8 .439 0.3 1.2 .286 2.0 2.5 .800
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
James White ------- --- ----------

Note: James White didn't play in 2007-08.

Season 2
Domantas Sabonis James White
Season 2017-182008-09
Team Indiana PacersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf 1st RdRockets Lost West Conf Semis
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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
James White 4 2.8 1.8 0.0 0.0 0 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.8 0.5 0.8 1.3 .600 0.3 0.5 .500 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 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
James White 5 2.4 1.4 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.6 1.8 .333 0.2 0.4 .500 0.0 0.0 -

Note: James White didn't play in 2009-10, 2010-11 and 2011-12.

Season 3
Domantas Sabonis James White
Season 2018-192012-13
Team Indiana PacersNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf 1st RdKnicks Lost East Conf Semis
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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
James White 57 7.6 2.2 0.1 0.8 0.8 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.8 0.9 2.0 .431 0.2 0.7 .341 0.2 0.3 .579
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
James White 4 2.3 1.0 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.5 1.0 .500 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 4
Domantas Sabonis James White
Season 2019-20-
Team Indiana Pacers-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
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 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
James White ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Domantas Sabonis ------- --- ----------
James White ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Domantas Sabonis James White
Season 2020-21-
Team Indiana Pacers-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
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 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
James White ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Domantas Sabonis ------- --- ----------
James White ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Domantas Sabonis James White
Season 2021-22-
Team Indiana Pacers, Sacramento Kings-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
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
James White ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Domantas Sabonis ------- --- ----------
James White ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Domantas Sabonis James White
Season 2022-23-
Team Sacramento Kings-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Kings 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 %
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
James White ------- --- ----------
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
James White ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Domantas Sabonis James White
Season 2023-24-
Team Sacramento Kings-
Honors & Awards Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
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
James White ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Domantas Sabonis ------- --- ----------
James White ------- --- ----------
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