Moochie Norris vs. Domantas Sabonis Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Domantas Sabonis and Moochie Norris, 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.

Moochie Norris played 9 years in the NBA, 1 more than Domantas Sabonis, who played 8. Moochie Norris had the first of his seasons in 1996-97, 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
Moochie Norris 9 1 1996-97 to 2005-06
Domantas Sabonis 8 4 2016-17 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Moochie Norris Domantas Sabonis
Season 1996-972016-17
Team Vancouver GrizzliesOklahoma 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 %
Moochie Norris 8 11.1 1.5 0.4 1.1 1.5 2.9 0.5 0.0 0.6 0.6 0.5 2.8 .182 0.3 1.3 .200 0.3 0.6 .400
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 %
Moochie Norris ------- --- ----------
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: Moochie Norris didn't play in 1997-98.

Season 2

Moochie Norris Domantas Sabonis
Season 1998-992017-18
Team Seattle SupersonicsIndiana 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 %
Moochie Norris 12 11.7 3.2 0.3 1.3 1.7 2.0 0.6 0.0 1.3 1.4 1.1 3.3 .325 0.5 1.3 .400 0.5 1.3 .375
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 %
Moochie Norris ------- --- ----------
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

Moochie Norris Domantas Sabonis
Season 1999-002018-19
Team Houston RocketsIndiana 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 %
Moochie Norris 30 16.7 6.9 0.5 1.7 2.3 3.1 0.8 0.0 1.0 1.1 2.3 5.3 .434 0.4 1.0 .414 1.9 2.4 .781
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 %
Moochie Norris ------- --- ----------
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

Moochie Norris Domantas Sabonis
Season 2000-012019-20
Team Houston RocketsIndiana 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 %
Moochie Norris 82 20.2 6.6 0.5 1.9 2.4 3.5 0.8 0.0 1.3 1.0 2.2 5.0 .446 0.3 1.1 .281 1.8 2.4 .778
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 %
Moochie Norris ------- --- ----------
Domantas Sabonis ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Moochie Norris Domantas Sabonis
Season 2001-022020-21
Team Houston RocketsIndiana 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 %
Moochie Norris 82 27.4 8.1 0.9 2.1 3.0 4.9 1.0 0.0 1.9 1.6 3.1 7.7 .398 0.4 1.6 .269 1.5 2.1 .751
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 %
Moochie Norris ------- --- ----------
Domantas Sabonis ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Moochie Norris Domantas Sabonis
Season 2002-032021-22
Team Houston RocketsIndiana 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 %
Moochie Norris 82 16.8 4.4 0.5 1.5 1.9 2.4 0.7 0.0 1.0 0.9 1.6 4.0 .406 0.1 0.5 .244 1.0 1.4 .684
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 %
Moochie Norris ------- --- ----------
Domantas Sabonis ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Moochie Norris Domantas Sabonis
Season 2003-042022-23
Team Houston Rockets, New York KnicksSacramento 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 %
Moochie Norris 66 12.8 3.5 0.2 0.8 1.0 1.8 0.7 0.1 1.0 0.8 1.2 3.3 .369 0.3 0.9 .345 0.8 1.1 .761
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 %
Moochie Norris ------- --- ----------
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

Moochie Norris Domantas Sabonis
Season 2004-052023-24
Team New York Knicks, Houston RocketsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rebounds Leader
Playoffs Rockets 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 %
Moochie Norris 38 9.5 2.4 0.3 0.9 1.2 1.0 0.5 0.1 0.7 1.2 0.9 2.9 .321 0.0 0.3 .000 0.5 0.6 .833
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 %
Moochie Norris 2 3.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Domantas Sabonis ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Moochie Norris Domantas Sabonis
Season 2005-06-
Team Houston Rockets, New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets-
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 %
Moochie Norris 45 9.4 2.8 0.3 0.9 1.2 1.1 0.4 0.0 0.7 1.1 1.0 2.5 .411 0.1 0.3 .286 0.6 0.9 .690
Domantas Sabonis ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Moochie Norris ------- --- ----------
Domantas Sabonis ------- --- ----------