Trey Murphy III vs. Domantas Sabonis Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Domantas Sabonis and Trey Murphy III, 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.

Trey Murphy III played 5 years in the NBA, 5 less than Domantas Sabonis, who played 10. Trey Murphy III had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, 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
Trey Murphy III 5 2 2021-22 to 2025-26
Domantas Sabonis 10 4 2016-17 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Trey Murphy III Domantas Sabonis
Season 2021-222016-17
Team New Orleans PelicansOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pelicans Lost West Conf 1st RdThunder 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%
Trey Murphy III 62 13.9 5.4 0.8 1.6 2.4 0.6 0.4 0.1 0.3 1.0 1.8 4.5 .394 1.1 3.0 .382 0.7 0.8 .882
difference:+19+6.2+0.5+0.2+1.4+1.2+0.4+0.1+0.3-0.7-1.5+0.6+1.4+.005+0.5+1.0+.061+0.2+.225
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%
Trey Murphy III 6 20.0 5.2 0.5 2.0 2.5 0.5 0.5 0.2 0.2 1.5 1.5 3.7 .409 1.5 3.2 .474 0.7 0.8 .800
difference:+4+17.0+3.2+0.5+1.0+1.5+0.5+0.3-0.2-0.5+1.5+2.2+.409+1.5+2.7+.474+1.3+1.2+.200
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
Trey Murphy III Domantas Sabonis
Season 2022-232017-18
Team New Orleans PelicansIndiana 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%
Trey Murphy III 79 31.0 14.5 0.7 2.8 3.6 1.4 1.1 0.5 0.8 2.0 4.9 10.1 .484 2.6 6.3 .406 2.2 2.4 .905
difference:+5+6.5+2.9+1.5+2.7+4.1+0.6+0.6+0.1-1.1-1.0+0.3+1.2+.030+2.4+5.8+.055+0.1+0.6+.155
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%
Trey Murphy III 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
Trey Murphy III Domantas Sabonis
Season 2023-242018-19
Team New Orleans PelicansIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pelicans Lost West 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%
Trey Murphy III 57 29.6 14.8 0.7 4.2 4.9 2.2 0.9 0.5 0.6 1.2 4.8 10.9 .443 3.0 7.8 .380 2.2 2.6 .815
difference:+17+4.8+0.7+1.8+2.6+4.4+0.7+0.3+0.1-1.6-2.0+0.8+1.4+.147+2.9+7.6+.149+0.6+1.3+.100
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%
Trey Murphy III 4 42.0 11.5 0.8 5.8 6.5 2.3 1.3 1.5 2.0 3.0 4.5 12.0 .375 2.5 7.5 .333 0.0 0.0 -
difference:+18.0+3.0+1.0+0.3+0.8+1.7+0.5+1.2-0.7+1.5+4.7+.039+2.2+6.5+.083+2.3+3.5
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
Trey Murphy III Domantas Sabonis
Season 2024-252019-20
Team New Orleans PelicansIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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%
Trey Murphy III 53 35.0 21.2 0.9 4.2 5.1 3.5 1.1 0.7 1.9 2.1 7.2 15.8 .454 3.0 8.3 .361 3.8 4.3 .887
difference:+9+0.2+2.7+2.1+5.2+7.3+1.5+0.3+0.2-0.8-1.0+0.2+2.1+.086+2.7+7.2+.107+0.3+0.5+.164
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 Trey Murphy III nor Domantas Sabonis played in the postseason in their season 4

Season 5
Trey Murphy III Domantas Sabonis
Season 2025-262020-21
Team New Orleans PelicansIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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%
Trey Murphy III 17 35.3 20.2 1.5 4.9 6.4 3.0 1.7 0.2 2.2 2.2 6.8 14.6 .464 2.9 7.9 .370 3.7 3.9 .940
difference:+45+0.7+0.1+0.9+4.6+5.6+3.7+0.5+0.3-1.2-1.1+1.0+.071+2.1+5.3+.049+0.2+1.4+.208
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 Trey Murphy III nor Domantas Sabonis played in the postseason in their season 5

Additional Years

* Domantas Sabonis played 5 seasons more than Trey Murphy III in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 10, from 2022 to 2026—Domantas Sabonis played in one postseason.

In those 5 extra years over Trey Murphy III, Domantas Sabonis got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 2 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 3 Rebounds Leader
Achievement 1 All-Star Game
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