Lauri Markkanen vs. Domantas Sabonis Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Domantas Sabonis and Lauri Markkanen, 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 / Games against each other

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.

Lauri Markkanen played 9 years in the NBA, 1 less than Domantas Sabonis, who played 10. Lauri Markkanen had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, 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 achievements, 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
Lauri Markkanen	9	0	2017-18 to 2025-26
Domantas Sabonis	10	4	2016-17 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Lauri Markkanen	Domantas Sabonis
Season	2017-18	2016-17
Team	Chicago Bulls	Oklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie First Team	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Thunder Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Lauri Markkanen	68	29.7	15.2	1.2	6.3	7.5	1.2	0.6	0.6	1.2	1.5	5.5	12.7	.434	2.1	5.9	.362	2.1	2.4	.843
difference:	+13	+9.6	+9.3	+0.6	+3.3	+3.9	+0.2	+0.1	+0.2	-0.2	-1.0	+3.1	+6.8	+.035	+1.5	+3.9	+.041	+1.6	+1.6	+.186
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		%
Lauri Markkanen	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Lauri Markkanen	Domantas Sabonis
Season	2018-19	2017-18
Team	Chicago Bulls	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Pacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Lauri Markkanen	52	32.3	18.7	1.4	7.6	9.0	1.4	0.7	0.6	1.6	2.3	6.6	15.3	.430	2.3	6.4	.361	3.3	3.8	.872
difference:	+22	+7.8	+7.1	+0.8	+2.1	+1.3	+0.6	+0.2	+0.2	-0.3	-0.7	+2.0	+6.4	+.084	+2.1	+5.9	+.010	+1.0	+0.8	+.122
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		%
Lauri Markkanen	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Lauri Markkanen	Domantas Sabonis
Season	2019-20	2018-19
Team	Chicago Bulls	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Pacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Lauri Markkanen	50	29.8	14.7	1.2	5.1	6.3	1.5	0.8	0.5	1.6	1.9	5.0	11.8	.425	2.2	6.3	.344	2.5	3.1	.824
difference:	+24	+5.0	+0.6	+1.3	+1.7	+3.0	+1.4	+0.2	+0.1	-0.6	-1.3	+0.6	+2.3	+.165	+2.1	+6.1	+.185	+0.3	+0.8	+.109
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		%
Lauri Markkanen	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Lauri Markkanen	Domantas Sabonis
Season	2020-21	2019-20
Team	Chicago Bulls	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Lauri Markkanen	51	25.8	13.6	0.7	4.6	5.3	0.9	0.5	0.3	1.0	1.5	4.9	10.2	.480	2.3	5.8	.402	1.5	1.8	.826
difference:	+11	+9.0	+4.9	+2.3	+4.8	+7.1	+4.1	+0.3	+0.2	-1.7	-1.6	+2.5	+3.5	+.060	+2.0	+4.7	+.148	+2.0	+3.0	+.103
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
* Neiher Lauri Markkanen nor Domantas Sabonis played in the postseason in their season 4


Season 5
	Lauri Markkanen	Domantas Sabonis
Season	2021-22	2020-21
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Lauri Markkanen	61	30.8	14.8	1.0	4.7	5.7	1.3	0.7	0.5	0.9	2.1	5.1	11.5	.445	2.2	6.2	.358	2.3	2.6	.868
difference:	+1	+5.2	+5.5	+1.4	+4.8	+6.3	+5.4	+0.5		-2.5	-1.2	+2.7	+3.1	+.090	+1.4	+3.6	+.037	+1.6	+2.7	+.136
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
* Neiher Lauri Markkanen nor Domantas Sabonis played in the postseason in their season 5


Season 6
	Lauri Markkanen	Domantas Sabonis
Season	2022-23	2021-22
Team	Utah Jazz	Indiana Pacers, Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards	Most Improved Player	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Lauri Markkanen	66	34.4	25.6	2.0	6.7	8.6	1.9	0.6	0.6	1.9	2.1	8.7	17.3	.499	3.0	7.7	.391	5.3	6.0	.875
difference:	+4	+0.1	+6.7	+1.2	+2.2	+3.5	+3.3	+0.4	+0.2	-1.2	-1.2	+1.6	+4.8	+.074	+2.4	+5.7	+.079	+1.3	+0.6	+.134
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
* Neiher Lauri Markkanen nor Domantas Sabonis played in the postseason in their season 6


Season 7
	Lauri Markkanen	Domantas Sabonis
Season	2023-24	2022-23
Team	Utah Jazz	Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
	-	Rebounds Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Kings Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Lauri Markkanen	55	33.1	23.2	2.2	5.9	8.2	2.0	0.9	0.5	1.4	1.8	7.8	16.2	.480	3.2	8.0	.399	4.5	5.0	.899
difference:	+24	+1.5	+4.1	+1.0	+3.2	+4.1	+5.3	+0.1		-1.5	-1.7	+0.5	+4.3	+.135	+2.8	+6.9	+.026	+0.4	+0.5	+.157
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		%
Lauri Markkanen	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Lauri Markkanen	Domantas Sabonis
Season	2024-25	2023-24
Team	Utah Jazz	Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
Honors & Awards	-	Rebounds Leader
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Lauri Markkanen	47	31.4	19.0	1.5	4.4	5.9	1.5	0.7	0.4	1.4	1.7	6.3	14.9	.423	2.9	8.5	.346	3.4	3.9	.876
difference:	+35	+4.3	+0.4	+2.1	+5.7	+7.8	+6.7	+0.2	+0.2	-1.9	-1.3	+1.4	+1.9	+.171	+2.5	+7.4	+.033	+0.2	+1.2	+.172
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
* Neiher Lauri Markkanen nor Domantas Sabonis played in the postseason in their season 8


Season 9
	Lauri Markkanen	Domantas Sabonis
Season	2025-26	2024-25
Team	Utah Jazz	Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards	-	Rebounds Leader
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Lauri Markkanen	15	35.7	29.9	2.3	3.8	6.1	2.1	1.1	0.5	1.3	1.9	10.0	20.6	.485	3.6	9.3	.388	6.3	7.0	.895
difference:	+55	+1.0	+10.8	+1.5	+6.3	+7.8	+3.9	+0.4	+0.1	-1.6	-1.4	+2.5	+7.8	+.105	+2.7	+7.1	+.029	+3.2	+2.9	+.141
Domantas Sabonis	70	34.7	19.1	3.8	10.1	13.9	6.0	0.7	0.4	2.9	3.3	7.5	12.8	.590	0.9	2.2	.417	3.1	4.1	.754

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Lauri Markkanen nor Domantas Sabonis played in the postseason in their season 9

Additional Years

* Domantas Sabonis played 1 season more than Lauri Markkanen in the NBA.

In that period—his season 10 in 2026—Domantas Sabonis didn't play in the postseason.

Lauri Markkanen vs. Domantas Sabonis Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Domantas Sabonis and Lauri Markkanen, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Rookie Season Stats Comparison

Season 2

2nd Season Stats Comparison

Season 3

3rd Season Stats Comparison

Season 4

4th Season Stats Comparison

Season 5

5th Season Stats Comparison

Season 6

6th Season Stats Comparison

Season 7

7th Season Stats Comparison

Season 8

8th Season Stats Comparison

Season 9

9th Season Stats Comparison

Additional Years