Reggie Miller vs. Domantas Sabonis Season by Season Comparison

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

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Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings

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.

Reggie Miller played 18 years in the NBA, 8 more than Domantas Sabonis, who played 10. Reggie Miller had the first of his seasons in 1987-88, 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
Reggie Miller 18 15 1987-88 to 2004-05
Domantas Sabonis 10 4 2016-17 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Reggie Miller Domantas Sabonis
Season 1987-882016-17
Team Indiana PacersOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayThunder 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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Reggie Miller 82 22.4 10.0 1.2 1.2 2.3 1.6 0.6 0.2 1.2 1.9 3.7 7.6 .488 0.7 2.1 .355 1.8 2.3 .801
difference:+1+2.3+4.1+0.6+1.8+1.3+0.6+0.1+0.2-0.2-0.6+1.3+1.7+.089+0.1+0.1+.034+1.3+1.5+.144
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Reggie Miller 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

Reggie Miller Domantas Sabonis
Season 1988-892017-18
Team Indiana PacersIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayPacers 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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Reggie Miller 74 34.3 16.0 1.0 3.0 3.9 3.1 1.3 0.4 1.9 2.3 5.4 11.2 .479 1.3 3.3 .402 3.9 4.6 .844
difference:+9.8+4.4+1.2+2.5+3.8+1.1+0.8-0.7+0.8+2.3+.035+1.1+2.8+.051+1.6+1.6+.094
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Reggie Miller 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

Reggie Miller Domantas Sabonis
Season 1989-902018-19
Team Indiana PacersIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf 1st RdPacers 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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Reggie Miller 82 38.9 24.6 1.2 2.4 3.6 3.8 1.3 0.2 2.7 2.1 8.1 15.7 .514 1.8 4.4 .414 6.6 7.6 .868
difference:+8+14.1+10.5+1.3+4.4+5.7+0.9+0.7+0.2-0.5-1.1+2.5+6.2+.076+1.7+4.2+.115+3.8+3.7+.153
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Reggie Miller 3 41.7 20.7 0.3 3.7 4.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 2.0 6.7 11.7 .571 1.0 2.3 .429 6.3 7.0 .905
difference:+1+17.7+12.2+1.5+1.8+3.3+2.0+0.2+0.3-0.3-1.0+3.7+4.4+.157+0.7+1.3+.179+4.0+3.5+.262
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

Reggie Miller Domantas Sabonis
Season 1990-912019-20
Team Indiana PacersIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Reggie Miller 82 36.2 22.6 1.0 2.4 3.4 4.0 1.3 0.2 2.0 2.0 7.3 14.2 .512 1.4 3.9 .348 6.7 7.3 .918
difference:+20+1.4+4.1+2.0+7.0+9.0+1.0+0.5+0.3-0.7-1.1+0.1+0.5+.028+1.1+2.8+.094+3.2+2.5+.195
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Reggie Miller 5 38.6 21.6 1.0 2.2 3.2 2.8 1.6 0.4 2.4 2.8 6.8 14.0 .486 1.6 3.8 .421 6.4 7.4 .865
Domantas Sabonis DNP------ --- ----------

Season 5

Reggie Miller Domantas Sabonis
Season 1991-922020-21
Team Indiana PacersIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Reggie Miller 82 38.0 20.7 1.0 2.9 3.9 3.8 1.3 0.3 1.9 2.6 6.9 13.7 .501 1.6 4.2 .378 5.4 6.3 .858
difference:+20+2.0+0.4+1.4+6.6+8.1+2.9+0.1+0.2-1.5-0.7+0.9+0.9+.034+0.8+1.6+.057+1.5+1.0+.126
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Reggie Miller 3 43.3 27.0 1.3 1.0 2.3 4.7 1.3 0.0 1.3 4.0 8.3 14.3 .581 2.3 3.7 .636 8.0 10.0 .800
Domantas Sabonis DNP------ --- ----------

Season 6

Reggie Miller Domantas Sabonis
Season 1992-932021-22
Team Indiana PacersIndiana Pacers, Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Reggie Miller 82 36.0 21.2 0.8 2.3 3.1 3.2 1.5 0.3 1.8 2.2 7.0 14.5 .479 2.0 5.1 .399 5.2 5.9 .880
difference:+20+1.5+2.3+2.4+6.6+9.0+2.0+0.5+0.1-1.3-1.1+0.1+2.0+.094+1.4+3.1+.087+1.2+0.5+.139
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Reggie Miller 4 43.8 31.5 1.0 2.0 3.0 2.8 0.8 0.0 2.5 2.8 10.0 18.8 .533 2.5 4.8 .526 9.0 9.5 .947
Domantas Sabonis DNP------ --- ----------

Season 7

Reggie Miller Domantas Sabonis
Season 1993-942022-23
Team Indiana PacersSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement Rebounds Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf FinalsKings 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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Reggie Miller 79 33.4 19.9 0.4 2.3 2.7 3.1 1.5 0.3 2.2 2.4 6.6 13.2 .503 1.6 3.7 .421 5.1 5.6 .908
difference:+1.2+0.8+2.8+6.8+9.6+4.2+0.7+0.2-0.7-1.1+0.7+1.3+.112+1.2+2.6+.048+1.0+0.1+.166
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Reggie Miller 16 36.0 23.2 0.7 2.3 3.0 2.9 1.3 0.3 2.0 2.1 7.6 16.9 .448 2.2 5.2 .422 5.9 7.0 .839
difference:+9+1.3+6.8+3.7+4.3+8.0+1.8+0.1+0.6-1.7-1.9+0.6+2.8+.047+2.1+4.5+.222+3.6+3.0+.268
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

Reggie Miller Domantas Sabonis
Season 1994-952023-24
Team Indiana PacersSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third TeamAchievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement Rebounds Leader
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Reggie Miller 81 32.9 19.6 0.4 2.2 2.6 3.0 1.2 0.2 1.9 1.9 6.2 13.5 .462 2.4 5.8 .415 4.7 5.3 .897
difference:+1+2.8+0.2+3.2+7.9+11.1+5.2+0.3+0.4-1.4-1.1+1.5+0.5+.132+2.0+4.7+.036+1.1+0.2+.193
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Reggie Miller 17 37.7 25.5 0.5 3.1 3.6 2.1 0.9 0.2 2.3 2.1 8.1 17.1 .476 3.2 7.5 .422 6.1 7.1 .860
Domantas Sabonis DNP------ --- ----------

Season 9

Reggie Miller Domantas Sabonis
Season 1995-962024-25
Team Indiana PacersSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
-Achievement Rebounds Leader
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Reggie Miller 76 34.5 21.1 0.5 2.3 2.8 3.3 1.0 0.2 2.5 2.3 6.6 14.0 .473 2.2 5.4 .410 5.7 6.6 .863
difference:+6+0.2+2.0+3.3+7.8+11.1+2.7+0.3+0.2-0.4-1.0+0.9+1.2+.117+1.3+3.2+.007+2.6+2.5+.109
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
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Reggie Miller 1 31.0 29.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 7.0 17.0 .412 2.0 6.0 .333 13.0 15.0 .867
Domantas Sabonis DNP------ --- ----------

Season 10

Reggie Miller Domantas Sabonis
Season 1996-972025-26
Team Indiana PacersSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Reggie Miller 81 36.6 21.6 0.7 2.9 3.5 3.4 0.9 0.3 2.0 2.1 6.8 15.4 .444 2.8 6.6 .427 5.2 5.9 .880
difference:+70+3.4+4.4+2.7+6.0+8.8+0.3+0.3+0.1-0.5-1.9+0.1+2.2+.066+2.4+4.8+.227+1.8+1.3+.155
Domantas Sabonis 11 33.2 17.2 3.4 8.9 12.3 3.7 1.2 0.2 2.5 4.0 6.7 13.2 .510 0.4 1.8 .200 3.4 4.6 .725
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Reggie Miller nor Domantas Sabonis played in the postseason in their season 10

Additional Years

* Reggie Miller played 8 seasons more than Domantas Sabonis in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 11 to 18, from 1998 to 2005—Reggie Miller played in 8 Playoffs.

In those 8 extra years over Domantas Sabonis, Reggie Miller got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 2 All-Star Game