Drew Gooden vs. Domantas Sabonis Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Domantas Sabonis and Drew Gooden, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
Drew Gooden played 14 years in the NBA, 6 more than Domantas Sabonis, who played 8. Drew Gooden had the first of his seasons in 2002-03, 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 |
Drew Gooden |
14 |
6 |
2002-03 to 2015-16 |
Domantas Sabonis |
8 |
4 |
2016-17 to 2023-24 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Drew Gooden |
70 |
26.8 |
12.5 |
2.3 |
4.2 |
6.5 |
1.2 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
2.1 |
2.5 |
5.1 |
11.1 |
.457 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
.292 |
2.2 |
3.0 |
.712 |
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 |
% |
Drew Gooden |
7 |
33.3 |
14.0 |
4.0 |
8.7 |
12.7 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
0.9 |
1.7 |
3.3 |
5.1 |
12.9 |
.400 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
.000 |
3.7 |
5.1 |
.722 |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Drew Gooden |
79 |
27.0 |
11.6 |
2.0 |
4.5 |
6.5 |
1.1 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
1.6 |
2.5 |
4.7 |
10.5 |
.445 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
.214 |
2.1 |
3.3 |
.637 |
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 |
% |
Drew Gooden |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Drew Gooden |
82 |
30.8 |
14.4 |
2.5 |
6.7 |
9.2 |
1.6 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
1.6 |
2.8 |
5.7 |
11.5 |
.492 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.179 |
3.1 |
3.8 |
.810 |
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 |
% |
Drew Gooden |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Drew Gooden |
79 |
27.5 |
10.7 |
3.0 |
5.4 |
8.4 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
1.3 |
2.4 |
4.2 |
8.3 |
.512 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.333 |
2.2 |
3.3 |
.682 |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Drew Gooden |
13 |
21.6 |
8.2 |
2.4 |
5.2 |
7.5 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
1.4 |
3.1 |
3.5 |
6.5 |
.529 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.3 |
1.4 |
.944 |
Domantas Sabonis |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Drew Gooden |
80 |
28.0 |
11.1 |
3.3 |
5.2 |
8.5 |
1.1 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
1.4 |
2.6 |
4.6 |
9.8 |
.473 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.167 |
1.8 |
2.5 |
.714 |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Drew Gooden |
20 |
30.3 |
11.4 |
2.5 |
5.6 |
8.0 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1.4 |
3.1 |
5.0 |
10.1 |
.493 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
1.5 |
2.0 |
.769 |
Domantas Sabonis |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Drew Gooden |
69 |
30.8 |
12.0 |
2.5 |
6.0 |
8.6 |
1.2 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
2.9 |
4.8 |
10.7 |
.449 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
2.3 |
3.1 |
.753 |
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 |
% |
Drew Gooden |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Domantas Sabonis |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Drew Gooden |
51 |
24.8 |
11.9 |
2.2 |
4.9 |
7.1 |
0.9 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
1.5 |
2.8 |
4.6 |
9.9 |
.468 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
2.6 |
3.1 |
.840 |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Drew Gooden |
4 |
17.8 |
7.3 |
1.3 |
2.5 |
3.8 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
3.3 |
2.8 |
8.3 |
.333 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
.000 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
1.000 |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Drew Gooden |
70 |
25.1 |
10.9 |
3.0 |
4.8 |
7.7 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
1.5 |
2.8 |
4.1 |
8.6 |
.478 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.125 |
2.7 |
3.1 |
.861 |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Drew Gooden |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Domantas Sabonis |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Drew Gooden |
35 |
24.6 |
11.3 |
2.1 |
4.7 |
6.8 |
1.3 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
1.3 |
2.8 |
4.5 |
10.3 |
.431 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
.150 |
2.3 |
2.9 |
.794 |
Domantas Sabonis |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Drew Gooden |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Domantas Sabonis |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Drew Gooden |
56 |
26.2 |
13.7 |
2.3 |
4.2 |
6.5 |
2.6 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
1.9 |
2.0 |
5.1 |
11.7 |
.437 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
.291 |
3.1 |
3.7 |
.846 |
Domantas Sabonis |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Drew Gooden |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Domantas Sabonis |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Drew Gooden |
16 |
9.4 |
3.3 |
0.8 |
1.1 |
1.9 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
3.8 |
.328 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.200 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
.688 |
Domantas Sabonis |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Drew Gooden |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Domantas Sabonis |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Drew Gooden |
22 |
18.0 |
8.3 |
1.7 |
3.5 |
5.2 |
0.7 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
2.4 |
3.5 |
6.5 |
.531 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
.412 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
.889 |
Domantas Sabonis |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Drew Gooden |
10 |
14.6 |
3.4 |
2.0 |
2.2 |
4.2 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
3.0 |
1.4 |
3.8 |
.368 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
.000 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
.750 |
Domantas Sabonis |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Drew Gooden |
51 |
16.9 |
5.4 |
1.4 |
3.0 |
4.4 |
1.0 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
1.8 |
2.2 |
5.4 |
.399 |
0.5 |
1.2 |
.390 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
.773 |
Domantas Sabonis |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Drew Gooden |
10 |
17.8 |
6.8 |
1.3 |
4.2 |
5.5 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
2.1 |
2.3 |
6.1 |
.377 |
1.2 |
2.6 |
.462 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
.769 |
Domantas Sabonis |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Drew Gooden |
30 |
10.2 |
2.7 |
0.9 |
1.9 |
2.8 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
1.3 |
1.1 |
3.4 |
.320 |
0.2 |
1.4 |
.171 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
.643 |
Domantas Sabonis |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Drew Gooden |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Domantas Sabonis |
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