Serge Ibaka vs. Evan Mobley Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Evan Mobley and Serge Ibaka, 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 / Stats Rankings / 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.

Serge Ibaka played 14 years in the NBA, 9 more than Evan Mobley, who played 5. Serge Ibaka had the first of his seasons in 2009-10, while Evan Mobley had his rookie season in 2021-22. 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
Serge Ibaka 14 12 2009-10 to 2022-23
Evan Mobley 5 3 2021-22 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Serge Ibaka Evan Mobley
Season 2009-102021-22
Team Oklahoma City ThunderCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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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%
Serge Ibaka 73 18.1 6.3 1.9 3.5 5.4 0.1 0.3 1.3 0.9 2.7 2.8 5.1 .543 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.3 .630
difference:+4+15.7+8.7+0.2+2.7+2.9+2.4+0.5+0.4-1.0-0.6+3.3+6.9+.035+0.3+1.3+1.6+2.4+.033
Evan Mobley 69 33.8 15.0 2.1 6.2 8.3 2.5 0.8 1.7 1.9 2.1 6.1 12.0 .508 0.3 1.3 .250 2.4 3.7 .663
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Serge Ibaka 6 25.5 7.8 2.2 4.3 6.5 0.3 0.3 2.0 1.0 3.2 3.3 5.8 .571 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 1.7 .700
Evan Mobley DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2

Serge Ibaka Evan Mobley
Season 2010-112022-23
Team Oklahoma City ThunderCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf FinalsCavaliers 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%
Serge Ibaka 82 27.0 9.9 2.6 5.0 7.6 0.3 0.4 2.4 0.9 3.3 4.1 7.5 .543 0.0 0.0 - 1.7 2.2 .750
difference:+3+7.4+6.3+0.2+1.6+1.4+2.5+0.4+0.9-0.9-0.5+2.5+4.5+.011+0.3+1.3+0.9+1.6+.076
Evan Mobley 79 34.4 16.2 2.4 6.6 9.0 2.8 0.8 1.5 1.8 2.8 6.6 12.0 .554 0.3 1.3 .216 2.6 3.8 .674
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Serge Ibaka 17 28.8 9.8 2.8 4.5 7.3 0.2 0.2 3.1 1.2 3.8 3.9 8.5 .462 0.0 0.1 .000 1.9 2.4 .825
difference:+12+8.8+0.2+2.5+2.7+1.8+0.4+1.9-1.2-1.2+0.5+1.1+.004+0.1+0.9+0.8+.200
Evan Mobley 5 37.6 9.8 3.0 7.0 10.0 2.0 0.6 1.2 2.4 2.6 4.4 9.6 .458 0.0 0.2 .000 1.0 1.6 .625

Season 3

Serge Ibaka Evan Mobley
Season 2011-122023-24
Team Oklahoma City ThunderCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Blocks Leader-
Playoffs Thunder Lost NBA FinalsCavaliers Lost East Conf Semis
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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%
Serge Ibaka 66 27.2 9.1 2.9 4.6 7.5 0.4 0.5 3.7 1.2 2.7 4.0 7.4 .535 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 1.8 .661
difference:+16+3.4+6.6+0.7+2.5+1.9+2.8+0.4+2.3-0.6+2.4+3.6+.045+0.4+1.2+1.3+1.6+.058
Evan Mobley 50 30.6 15.7 2.2 7.1 9.4 3.2 0.9 1.4 1.8 2.7 6.4 11.0 .580 0.4 1.2 .373 2.5 3.4 .719
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Serge Ibaka 20 28.5 9.8 2.4 3.4 5.8 0.6 0.6 3.0 0.6 2.9 4.2 8.0 .528 0.1 0.2 .250 1.3 1.8 .722
difference:+8+6.7+6.2+0.1+3.4+3.5+1.7+0.2+0.8-1.2-0.1+2.6+4.2+.027+0.3+1.3+.028+0.8+1.2+.028
Evan Mobley 12 35.2 16.0 2.5 6.8 9.3 2.3 0.8 2.2 1.8 2.8 6.8 12.2 .555 0.4 1.5 .278 2.1 3.0 .694

Season 4

Serge Ibaka Evan Mobley
Season 2012-132024-25
Team Oklahoma City ThunderCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
Achievement All-Defensive First TeamAchievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement Defensive Player of the Year
Achievement Blocks Leader-
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf SemisCavaliers Lost East Conf Semis
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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%
Serge Ibaka 80 31.1 13.2 2.8 4.9 7.7 0.5 0.4 3.0 1.6 2.7 5.6 9.7 .573 0.3 0.7 .351 1.8 2.4 .749
difference:+9+0.6+5.3+0.5+2.1+1.6+2.7+0.5+1.4-0.4-0.7+1.5+3.1+.016+0.9+2.5+.019+1.3+1.9+.024
Evan Mobley 71 30.5 18.5 2.3 7.0 9.3 3.2 0.9 1.6 2.0 2.0 7.1 12.8 .557 1.2 3.2 .370 3.1 4.3 .725
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Serge Ibaka 11 33.3 12.8 3.5 4.8 8.4 0.7 0.0 3.0 0.6 3.5 5.4 12.3 .437 0.4 0.8 .444 1.7 2.2 .792
difference:+3+1.2+4.3+0.9+0.7+0.3+0.9+1.1+2.0-0.8-2.2+1.0+1.4+.149+1.4+3.1+.008+0.9+0.9+.048
Evan Mobley 8 32.1 17.1 2.6 5.5 8.1 1.6 1.1 1.0 1.4 1.3 6.4 10.9 .586 1.8 3.9 .452 2.6 3.1 .840

Season 5

Serge Ibaka Evan Mobley
Season 2013-142025-26
Team Oklahoma City ThunderCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf FinalsDid 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%
Serge Ibaka 81 32.9 15.1 2.8 6.0 8.8 1.0 0.5 2.7 1.5 2.9 6.5 12.1 .536 0.3 0.7 .383 1.9 2.5 .784
difference:+56+1.3+4.0+0.2+0.7+0.5+3.1+0.5+1.1-0.7-0.5+0.5+2.0+.040+1.2+3.6+.031+1.7+3.1+.144
Evan Mobley 25 34.2 19.1 2.6 6.7 9.3 4.1 1.0 1.6 2.2 2.4 7.0 14.1 .496 1.5 4.3 .352 3.6 5.6 .640
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Serge Ibaka 17 34.2 12.1 1.8 5.0 6.8 0.7 0.6 2.5 1.2 3.2 5.1 8.6 .592 0.3 0.8 .385 1.5 2.0 .765
Evan Mobley DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Serge Ibaka played 9 seasons more than Evan Mobley in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 14, from 2015 to 2023—Serge Ibaka played in 7 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.