Domantas Sabonis vs. Otis Smith Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Otis Smith 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, 2 more than Otis Smith, who played 6. Domantas Sabonis had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, while Otis Smith had his rookie season in 1986-87. 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
Otis Smith 6 2 1986-87 to 1991-92

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Domantas Sabonis Otis Smith
Season 2016-171986-87
Team Oklahoma City ThunderDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf 1st RdNuggets 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 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
Otis Smith 28 6.0 2.8 0.6 0.6 1.2 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.7 1.1 1.2 2.8 .418 0.0 0.1 .000 0.4 0.8 .571
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
Otis Smith 3 6.3 3.3 0.3 1.3 1.7 1.3 0.0 0.7 1.3 0.3 0.7 2.0 .333 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 3.0 .667

Season 2
Domantas Sabonis Otis Smith
Season 2017-181987-88
Team Indiana PacersDenver Nuggets, Golden State Warriors
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
Otis Smith 72 21.5 11.7 1.8 1.7 3.4 2.2 1.3 0.6 1.5 2.2 4.5 9.2 .491 0.2 0.6 .317 2.5 3.2 .777
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
Otis Smith ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Domantas Sabonis Otis Smith
Season 2018-191988-89
Team Indiana PacersGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf 1st RdWarriors 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 24.8 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
Otis Smith 80 20.0 10.0 1.6 2.5 4.1 1.8 1.1 0.5 1.6 2.1 3.9 8.9 .435 0.1 0.5 .189 2.2 2.7 .798
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
Otis Smith 4 12.3 4.8 1.5 1.8 3.3 1.5 0.5 0.3 0.5 1.3 2.3 6.0 .375 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.5 .500

Season 4
Domantas Sabonis Otis Smith
Season 2019-201989-90
Team Indiana PacersOrlando Magic
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
Otis Smith 65 25.3 13.5 1.8 2.8 4.6 2.3 1.2 0.9 1.6 2.7 5.4 10.9 .492 0.2 0.6 .250 2.6 3.4 .761
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Domantas Sabonis ------- --- ----------
Otis Smith ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Domantas Sabonis Otis Smith
Season 2020-211990-91
Team Indiana PacersOrlando Magic
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
Otis Smith 75 25.1 13.9 2.3 2.8 5.2 2.3 1.1 0.5 1.9 2.5 5.4 12.0 .451 0.1 0.6 .196 2.9 4.0 .734
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Domantas Sabonis ------- --- ----------
Otis Smith ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Domantas Sabonis Otis Smith
Season 2021-221991-92
Team Indiana Pacers, Sacramento KingsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
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 34.5 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
Otis Smith 55 15.9 5.6 0.7 1.4 2.1 1.0 0.7 0.2 1.1 1.5 2.1 5.8 .365 0.1 0.4 .381 1.3 1.7 .769
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Domantas Sabonis ------- --- ----------
Otis Smith ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Domantas Sabonis Otis Smith
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
Otis Smith ------- --- ----------
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
Otis Smith ------- --- ----------

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