Domantas Sabonis vs. John Wall: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of John Wall and Domantas Sabonis to determine who has the better numbers. Here you can compare their career totals, points per game, games of 40+ points, 50+, etc. and their year-by-year scoring averages side by side, both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that John Wall has better scoring stats than Domantas Sabonis in averages and totals, both in the regular season and Playoffs. However, we won't stop there and we'll go into detail to analyze what these statistics are made up of, from how many games they had in each threshold (30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc.) to their season-by-season scoring averages.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 11 NBA regular seasons played, John Wall averages 2.6 points more than Domantas Sabonis in his 9 seasons (18.7 points against 16.1), and he also scored a total of 1,687 points more (12,088 vs. 10,401).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Domantas Sabonis 16.1
9
John Wall 18.7
+2.6
11

Total Points

Seasons
Domantas Sabonis 10,401
9
John Wall 12,088
+1,687
11

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason John Wall has a better career point average than Domantas Sabonis (+9.9 points per game) and he also scored more points (+570).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Domantas Sabonis 12.0
4
John Wall 21.9
+9.9
4

Total Points

Playoffs
Domantas Sabonis 240
4
John Wall 810
+570
4

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Domantas Sabonis 0
John Wall 1
+1

40+ Point Games

Domantas Sabonis 1
John Wall 5
+4

30+ Point Games

Domantas Sabonis 28
John Wall 51
+23

20+ Point Games

Domantas Sabonis 207
John Wall 268
+61

10+ Point Games

Domantas Sabonis 512
John Wall 580
+68

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Domantas Sabonis 638
John Wall 647
+9

0 Point Games (games without points)

Domantas Sabonis 8
+8
John Wall 0

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Domantas Sabonis 0
John Wall 2
+2

30+ Point Games

Domantas Sabonis 0
John Wall 4
+4

20+ Point Games

Domantas Sabonis 4
John Wall 23
+19

10+ Point Games

Domantas Sabonis 12
John Wall 36
+24

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Domantas Sabonis 19
John Wall 37
+18

0 Point Games (games without points)

Domantas Sabonis 1
+1
John Wall 0

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Domantas Sabonis 16.1 6.3 11.2 56.0 0.5 1.4 34.7 3.0 4.1 72.9 9 646
difference:+2.6+0.5+4.5+13.0+0.5+1.7+2.5+1.2+1.3+4.7+2+1
John Wall 18.7 6.8 15.7 43.0 1.0 3.1 32.2 4.2 5.4 77.6 11 647

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Domantas Sabonis 10,401 4,068 7,266 56.0 310 893 34.7 1,955 2,680 72.9 9 646
difference:+1,687+305+2,905+13.0+341+1,128+2.5+736+788+4.7+2+1
John Wall 12,088 4,373 10,171 43.0 651 2,021 32.2 2,691 3,468 77.6 11 647

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Domantas Sabonis 12.0 4.9 9.7 50.3 0.2 0.9 17.6 2.2 3.2 67.2 4 20
difference:+9.9+2.8+8.7+8.3+0.7+2.6+9.1+3.3+3.5+15.0+17
John Wall 21.9 7.7 18.4 41.9 0.9 3.5 26.7 5.5 6.7 82.2 4 37

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Domantas Sabonis 240 97 193 50.3 3 17 17.6 43 64 67.2 4 20
difference:+570+189+489+8.3+32+114+9.1+160+183+15.0+17
John Wall 810 286 682 41.9 35 131 26.7 203 247 82.2 4 37

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Domantas Sabonis 5.9
201781
John Wall 16.4
+10.5
201169

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Domantas Sabonis 11.6
201874
John Wall 16.3
+4.7
201266

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Domantas Sabonis 14.1
201974
John Wall 18.5
+4.4
201349

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Domantas Sabonis 18.5
202062
John Wall 19.3
+0.8
201482

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Domantas Sabonis 20.3
+2.7
202162
John Wall 17.6
201579

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Domantas Sabonis 18.9
202262
John Wall 19.9
+1.0
201677

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Domantas Sabonis 18.9
202262
John Wall 23.1
+4.2
201778

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Domantas Sabonis 19.1
202379
John Wall 19.4
+0.3
201841

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Domantas Sabonis 19.4
202482
John Wall 20.7
+1.3
201932

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Domantas Sabonis 19.1
202570
John Wall 20.6
+1.5
202140

John Wall's additional seasons:

* John Wall played 1 season more than Domantas Sabonis in the NBA.

In that year—his season 11 in 2023—he averaged 11.4 points in a total of 34 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Domantas Sabonis 2.0
+2.0
20172
John Wall -
DNP
20110

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Domantas Sabonis 12.4
+12.4
20187
John Wall -
DNP
20120

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Domantas Sabonis 8.5
+8.5
20194
John Wall -
DNP
20130

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Domantas Sabonis -
DNP
20200
John Wall 16.3
+16.3
201411

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Domantas Sabonis -
DNP
20210
John Wall 17.4
+17.4
20157

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Domantas Sabonis -
DNP
20220
John Wall -
DNP
20160

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Domantas Sabonis -
DNP
20220
John Wall 27.2
+27.2
201713

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Domantas Sabonis 16.4
20237
John Wall 26.0
+9.6
20186

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Domantas Sabonis -
DNP
20240
John Wall -
DNP
20190

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Domantas Sabonis -
DNP
20250
John Wall -
DNP
20210

John Wall's additional Playoffs:

* In his additional NBA year, John Wall didn't play in the postseason.