Don MacLean vs. Domantas Sabonis Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Domantas Sabonis and Don MacLean, 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.

Don MacLean played 9 years in the NBA, 1 more than Domantas Sabonis, who played 8. Don MacLean had the first of his seasons in 1992-93, while Domantas Sabonis had his rookie season in 2016-17. 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
Don MacLean 9 0 1992-93 to 2000-01
Domantas Sabonis 8 4 2016-17 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Don MacLean Domantas Sabonis
Season 1992-932016-17
Team Washington BulletsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayThunder 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 %
Don MacLean 62 10.9 6.6 0.5 1.4 2.0 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.7 1.3 2.5 5.8 .435 0.0 0.1 .500 1.5 1.8 .811
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Don MacLean ------- --- ----------
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

Season 2
Don MacLean Domantas Sabonis
Season 1993-942017-18
Team Washington BulletsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement Most Improved Player-
Playoffs Did Not PlayPacers 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 %
Don MacLean 75 33.2 18.2 1.9 4.4 6.2 2.1 0.6 0.3 2.0 2.3 6.9 13.7 .502 0.0 0.3 .143 4.4 5.3 .824
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Don MacLean ------- --- ----------
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

Season 3
Don MacLean Domantas Sabonis
Season 1994-952018-19
Team Washington BulletsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayPacers 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 %
Don MacLean 39 27.0 11.0 1.2 3.1 4.2 1.3 0.4 0.1 1.1 2.5 4.1 9.3 .438 0.3 1.0 .250 2.7 3.5 .765
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Don MacLean ------- --- ----------
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

Season 4
Don MacLean Domantas Sabonis
Season 1995-962019-20
Team Denver NuggetsIndiana Pacers
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 %
Don MacLean 56 19.8 11.2 1.1 2.6 3.7 1.6 0.4 0.1 1.2 1.9 4.2 9.8 .426 0.3 0.9 .286 2.6 3.5 .732
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Don MacLean ------- --- ----------
Domantas Sabonis ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Don MacLean Domantas Sabonis
Season 1996-972020-21
Team Philadelphia 76ersIndiana Pacers
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 %
Don MacLean 37 19.8 10.9 1.1 2.7 3.8 1.0 0.3 0.3 1.3 1.9 4.4 9.9 .447 0.3 1.0 .316 1.7 2.6 .660
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Don MacLean ------- --- ----------
Domantas Sabonis ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Don MacLean Domantas Sabonis
Season 1997-982021-22
Team New Jersey NetsIndiana Pacers, Sacramento Kings
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 %
Don MacLean 9 4.7 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.8 0.1 1.1 .100 0.1 0.2 .500 0.0 0.0 -
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Don MacLean ------- --- ----------
Domantas Sabonis ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Don MacLean Domantas Sabonis
Season 1998-992022-23
Team Seattle SupersonicsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement Rebounds Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayKings 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 %
Don MacLean 17 21.5 10.9 1.1 2.8 3.8 0.9 0.3 0.3 1.5 2.0 3.7 9.4 .396 0.5 1.9 .273 2.9 4.7 .625
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Don MacLean ------- --- ----------
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

Season 8
Don MacLean Domantas Sabonis
Season 1999-002023-24
Team Phoenix SunsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rebounds Leader
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 %
Don MacLean 16 8.9 2.6 0.4 1.1 1.4 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.5 1.5 1.1 3.1 .367 0.1 0.4 .333 0.3 0.4 .667
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Don MacLean ------- --- ----------
Domantas Sabonis ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Don MacLean Domantas Sabonis
Season 2000-01-
Team Miami Heat-
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 %
Don MacLean 8 9.5 3.9 0.9 1.4 2.3 0.5 0.6 0.1 1.3 1.1 1.3 2.5 .500 0.3 0.3 1.000 1.1 1.5 .750
Domantas Sabonis ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Don MacLean ------- --- ----------
Domantas Sabonis ------- --- ----------
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