Rudy Gobert vs. Domantas Sabonis: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Domantas Sabonis and Rudy Gobert 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.

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By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Rudy Gobert scored more total points both in the regular season and Playoffs and also has a better playoff average while Domantas Sabonis has a better scoring average in the regular season. 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.

On this page we compare:

Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers
Games of 30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc
Shooting Stats
Points Year by Year

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 9 NBA regular seasons played, Domantas Sabonis averages 3.5 points more than Rudy Gobert in his 12 seasons (16.1 points against 12.6). On the other hand Rudy Gobert scored a total of 57 points more than Domantas Sabonis (10,458 vs. 10,401).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Rudy Gobert 12.6
12
Domantas Sabonis 16.1
+3.5
9

Total Points

Seasons
Rudy Gobert 10,458
+57
12
Domantas Sabonis 10,401
9

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Rudy Gobert has a better career point average than Domantas Sabonis (+0.3 points per game) and he also scored more points (+791).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Rudy Gobert 12.3
+0.3
9
Domantas Sabonis 12.0
4

Total Points

Playoffs
Rudy Gobert 1,031
+791
9
Domantas Sabonis 240
4

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Rudy Gobert 0
Domantas Sabonis 1
+1

30+ Point Games

Rudy Gobert 2
Domantas Sabonis 28
+26

20+ Point Games

Rudy Gobert 108
Domantas Sabonis 207
+99

10+ Point Games

Rudy Gobert 572
+60
Domantas Sabonis 512

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Rudy Gobert 809
+171
Domantas Sabonis 638

0 Point Games (games without points)

Rudy Gobert 20
+12
Domantas Sabonis 8

Playoffs

20+ Point Games

Rudy Gobert 6
+2
Domantas Sabonis 4

10+ Point Games

Rudy Gobert 59
+47
Domantas Sabonis 12

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Rudy Gobert 83
+64
Domantas Sabonis 19

0 Point Games (games without points)

Rudy Gobert 1
Domantas Sabonis 1

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Rudy Gobert 12.6 4.7 7.2 65.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.2 5.0 64.1 12 829
difference:+3.5+1.6+4.0+9.6+0.5+1.4+34.7+0.2+0.9+8.8+3+183
Domantas Sabonis 16.1 6.3 11.2 56.0 0.5 1.4 34.7 3.0 4.1 72.9 9 646

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Rudy Gobert 10,458 3,903 5,950 65.6 0 17 0.0 2,652 4,137 64.1 12 829
difference:+57+165+1,316+9.6+310+876+34.7+697+1,457+8.8+3+183
Domantas Sabonis 10,401 4,068 7,266 56.0 310 893 34.7 1,955 2,680 72.9 9 646

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Rudy Gobert 12.3 4.5 7.1 64.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.2 5.2 60.8 9 84
difference:+0.3+0.4+2.6+13.8+0.2+0.9+17.6+1.0+2.0+6.4+5+64
Domantas Sabonis 12.0 4.9 9.7 50.3 0.2 0.9 17.6 2.2 3.2 67.2 4 20

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Rudy Gobert 1,031 382 596 64.1 0 1 0.0 267 439 60.8 9 84
difference:+791+285+403+13.8+3+16+17.6+224+375+6.4+5+64
Domantas Sabonis 240 97 193 50.3 3 17 17.6 43 64 67.2 4 20

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 2.3
201445
Domantas Sabonis 5.9
+3.6
201781

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 8.4
201582
Domantas Sabonis 11.6
+3.2
201874

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 9.1
201661
Domantas Sabonis 14.1
+5.0
201974

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 14.0
201781
Domantas Sabonis 18.5
+4.5
202062

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 13.5
201856
Domantas Sabonis 20.3
+6.8
202162

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 15.9
201981
Domantas Sabonis 18.9
+3.0
202262

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 15.1
202068
Domantas Sabonis 18.9
+3.8
202262

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 14.3
202171
Domantas Sabonis 19.1
+4.8
202379

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 15.6
202266
Domantas Sabonis 19.4
+3.8
202482

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 13.4
202370
Domantas Sabonis 19.1
+5.7
202570

Rudy Gobert's additional seasons:

* Rudy Gobert played 2 seasons more than Domantas Sabonis in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 11 to 12, from 2024 to 2025—he averaged 13.0 points in a total of 148 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert -
DNP
20140
Domantas Sabonis 2.0
+2.0
20172

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert -
DNP
20150
Domantas Sabonis 12.4
+12.4
20187

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert -
DNP
20160
Domantas Sabonis 8.5
+8.5
20194

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 11.6
+11.6
20179
Domantas Sabonis -
DNP
20200

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 13.2
+13.2
201811
Domantas Sabonis -
DNP
20210

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 11.2
+11.2
20195
Domantas Sabonis -
DNP
20220

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 16.9
+16.9
20207
Domantas Sabonis -
DNP
20220

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 14.7
202111
Domantas Sabonis 16.4
+1.7
20237

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 12.0
+12.0
20226
Domantas Sabonis -
DNP
20240

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 15.0
+15.0
20235
Domantas Sabonis -
DNP
20250

Rudy Gobert's additional Playoffs:

* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Rudy Gobert played in two Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 10.0 points in a total of 30 games.

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