Domantas Sabonis vs. Jiri Welsch Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jiri Welsch 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, 4 more than Jiri Welsch, who played 4. Domantas Sabonis had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, while Jiri Welsch had his rookie season in 2002-03. 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
Jiri Welsch 4 2 2002-03 to 2005-06

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Domantas Sabonis Jiri Welsch
Season 2016-172002-03
Team Oklahoma City ThunderGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
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
Jiri Welsch 37 6.3 1.6 0.3 0.4 0.8 0.7 0.2 0.1 0.5 0.9 0.5 2.0 .253 0.0 0.1 .250 0.6 0.8 .759
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
Jiri Welsch ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Domantas Sabonis Jiri Welsch
Season 2017-182003-04
Team Indiana PacersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf 1st RdCeltics Lost East 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 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
Jiri Welsch 81 26.9 9.2 0.7 2.9 3.7 2.3 1.2 0.1 1.6 2.2 3.2 7.6 .428 0.9 2.2 .381 1.9 2.5 .743
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
Jiri Welsch 4 26.0 8.0 0.0 3.0 3.0 2.3 0.5 0.0 2.0 1.8 2.8 5.8 .478 0.3 1.0 .250 2.3 2.3 1.000

Season 3
Domantas Sabonis Jiri Welsch
Season 2018-192004-05
Team Indiana PacersBoston Celtics, Cleveland Cavaliers
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
Jiri Welsch 71 18.5 6.5 0.4 2.0 2.4 1.5 0.6 0.1 1.0 1.7 2.1 5.2 .402 0.5 1.5 .309 1.8 2.4 .763
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
Jiri Welsch ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Domantas Sabonis Jiri Welsch
Season 2019-202005-06
Team Indiana PacersMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayBucks Lost East 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 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
Jiri Welsch 58 14.9 4.3 0.4 1.5 1.9 1.1 0.6 0.0 0.7 1.1 1.5 3.8 .387 0.2 0.8 .286 1.1 1.5 .747
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Domantas Sabonis ------- --- ----------
Jiri Welsch 4 3.8 1.8 0.0 0.8 0.8 0.5 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.5 1.0 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.0 .750

Season 5
Domantas Sabonis Jiri Welsch
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
Jiri Welsch ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Domantas Sabonis ------- --- ----------
Jiri Welsch ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Domantas Sabonis Jiri Welsch
Season 2021-22-
Team Indiana Pacers, Sacramento Kings-
Honors & Awards
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 34.5 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
Jiri Welsch ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Domantas Sabonis ------- --- ----------
Jiri Welsch ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Domantas Sabonis Jiri Welsch
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
Jiri Welsch ------- --- ----------
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
Jiri Welsch ------- --- ----------

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