Raef LaFrentz vs. Domantas Sabonis Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Domantas Sabonis and Raef LaFrentz, 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.

Raef LaFrentz played 10 years in the NBA, 2 more than Domantas Sabonis, who played 8. Raef LaFrentz had the first of his seasons in 1998-99, 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
Raef LaFrentz 10 3 1998-99 to 2007-08
Domantas Sabonis 8 4 2016-17 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Raef LaFrentz Domantas Sabonis
Season 1998-992016-17
Team Denver NuggetsOklahoma 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 %
Raef LaFrentz 12 32.3 13.8 2.8 4.8 7.6 0.7 0.8 1.4 0.8 3.2 4.9 10.8 .457 1.0 2.6 .387 3.0 4.0 .750
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 %
Raef LaFrentz ------- --- ----------
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
Raef LaFrentz Domantas Sabonis
Season 1999-002017-18
Team Denver NuggetsIndiana 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 %
Raef LaFrentz 81 30.1 12.4 2.1 5.8 7.9 1.2 0.5 2.2 1.2 3.6 4.8 10.9 .446 0.7 2.3 .328 2.0 2.9 .686
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 %
Raef LaFrentz ------- --- ----------
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
Raef LaFrentz Domantas Sabonis
Season 2000-012018-19
Team Denver NuggetsIndiana 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 %
Raef LaFrentz 78 31.5 12.9 2.2 5.6 7.8 1.4 0.5 2.6 1.2 3.7 5.0 10.4 .477 0.7 1.8 .367 2.3 3.4 .698
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 %
Raef LaFrentz ------- --- ----------
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
Raef LaFrentz Domantas Sabonis
Season 2001-022019-20
Team Denver Nuggets, Dallas MavericksIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Raef LaFrentz 78 31.5 13.5 2.3 5.2 7.4 1.1 0.7 2.7 1.2 3.6 5.4 11.8 .458 1.3 3.4 .388 1.3 1.9 .695
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 %
Raef LaFrentz 8 30.8 11.3 2.3 5.4 7.6 0.6 0.3 2.8 0.8 4.9 4.9 9.8 .500 0.8 2.3 .333 0.8 1.4 .545
Domantas Sabonis ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Raef LaFrentz Domantas Sabonis
Season 2002-032020-21
Team Dallas MavericksIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf FinalsDid 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 %
Raef LaFrentz 69 23.3 9.3 1.8 3.0 4.8 0.8 0.5 1.3 0.7 3.8 3.9 7.4 .518 0.7 1.7 .405 0.9 1.3 .682
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 %
Raef LaFrentz 20 24.6 8.0 1.8 2.6 4.4 0.3 0.6 2.2 0.7 4.3 3.4 7.9 .433 0.4 2.0 .200 0.8 1.0 .842
Domantas Sabonis ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Raef LaFrentz Domantas Sabonis
Season 2003-042021-22
Team Boston CelticsIndiana 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 %
Raef LaFrentz 17 19.3 7.8 1.8 2.9 4.6 1.4 0.5 0.8 0.6 2.8 3.4 7.3 .460 0.5 2.4 .200 0.6 0.8 .769
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 %
Raef LaFrentz ------- --- ----------
Domantas Sabonis ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Raef LaFrentz Domantas Sabonis
Season 2004-052022-23
Team Boston CelticsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement Rebounds Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf 1st RdKings 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 %
Raef LaFrentz 80 27.5 11.1 1.9 5.0 6.9 1.2 0.5 1.2 0.9 3.3 4.3 8.6 .496 1.0 2.8 .364 1.5 1.9 .811
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 %
Raef LaFrentz 7 26.7 6.9 0.9 4.0 4.9 1.1 0.9 1.7 1.0 3.9 2.3 5.9 .390 1.1 2.3 .500 1.1 1.4 .800
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
Raef LaFrentz Domantas Sabonis
Season 2005-062023-24
Team Boston CelticsSacramento 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 %
Raef LaFrentz 82 24.8 7.8 1.0 4.0 5.0 1.4 0.4 0.9 0.8 3.3 2.9 6.7 .431 1.4 3.5 .392 0.6 0.9 .680
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 %
Raef LaFrentz ------- --- ----------
Domantas Sabonis ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Raef LaFrentz Domantas Sabonis
Season 2006-07-
Team Portland Trail Blazers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Raef LaFrentz 27 13.0 3.7 0.9 1.7 2.6 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.5 2.1 1.4 3.8 .382 0.1 0.9 .087 0.7 1.0 .769
Domantas Sabonis ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Raef LaFrentz ------- --- ----------
Domantas Sabonis ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Raef LaFrentz Domantas Sabonis
Season 2007-08-
Team Portland Trail Blazers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Raef LaFrentz 39 7.5 1.7 0.7 1.0 1.7 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.3 1.5 0.7 1.6 .443 0.0 0.1 .000 0.3 0.5 .579
Domantas Sabonis ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Raef LaFrentz ------- --- ----------
Domantas Sabonis ------- --- ----------
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