Jeff Ayres vs. Domantas Sabonis Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Domantas Sabonis and Jeff Ayres, 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.

Jeff Ayres played 6 years in the NBA, 2 less than Domantas Sabonis, who played 8. Jeff Ayres had the first of his seasons in 2009-10, 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
Jeff Ayres 6 6 2009-10 to 2015-16
Domantas Sabonis 8 4 2016-17 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Jeff Ayres Domantas Sabonis
Season 2009-102016-17
Team Portland Trail BlazersOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdThunder 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 %
Jeff Ayres 39 10.4 2.7 0.6 1.9 2.5 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.3 1.9 1.1 1.7 .662 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.5 .900
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 %
Jeff Ayres 3 5.7 2.3 0.7 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.7 1.0 0.3 0.3 0.7 1.3 .500 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.3 .750
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

Note: Jeff Ayres didn't play in 2010-11.

Season 2

Jeff Ayres Domantas Sabonis
Season 2011-122017-18
Team Indiana PacersIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf SemisPacers 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 %
Jeff Ayres 20 5.3 1.7 0.6 1.1 1.7 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.8 0.8 1.8 .417 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.4 .571
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 %
Jeff Ayres 4 2.3 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.3 0.8 .333 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
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

Jeff Ayres Domantas Sabonis
Season 2012-132018-19
Team Indiana PacersIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf FinalsPacers 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 %
Jeff Ayres 37 10.0 3.9 0.8 2.0 2.8 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.6 1.2 1.6 3.4 .484 0.1 0.1 .500 0.6 0.6 .913
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 %
Jeff Ayres 9 7.9 1.8 0.4 1.6 2.0 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.3 1.6 0.9 2.7 .333 0.0 0.1 .000 0.0 0.0 -
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

Jeff Ayres Domantas Sabonis
Season 2013-142019-20
Team San Antonio SpursIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 %
Jeff Ayres 73 13.0 3.3 1.2 2.3 3.5 0.8 0.2 0.3 0.9 2.0 1.4 2.4 .580 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.8 .691
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 %
Jeff Ayres 17 3.8 1.0 0.4 0.8 1.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.4 0.8 .462 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.5 .625
Domantas Sabonis ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Jeff Ayres Domantas Sabonis
Season 2014-152020-21
Team San Antonio SpursIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Spurs 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 %
Jeff Ayres 51 7.5 2.7 0.7 1.6 2.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.5 1.2 1.1 1.9 .579 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.7 .750
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 %
Jeff Ayres 3 4.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Domantas Sabonis ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Jeff Ayres Domantas Sabonis
Season 2015-162021-22
Team Los Angeles ClippersIndiana Pacers, Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Clippers 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 %
Jeff Ayres 17 6.3 1.8 0.2 1.1 1.3 0.3 0.0 0.2 0.4 1.1 0.7 1.4 .522 0.0 0.1 .000 0.4 0.4 1.000
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 %
Jeff Ayres 2 1.0 1.5 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 1.000 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.5 1.000
Domantas Sabonis ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Jeff Ayres Domantas Sabonis
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 %
Jeff Ayres ------- --- ----------
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 %
Jeff Ayres ------- --- ----------
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

Jeff Ayres Domantas Sabonis
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 %
Jeff Ayres ------- --- ----------
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 %
Jeff Ayres ------- --- ----------
Domantas Sabonis ------- --- ----------