Steven Adams vs. Domantas Sabonis: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Domantas Sabonis and Steven Adams 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 Domantas Sabonis has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more total points during the season while Steven Adams scored more points in the postseason. 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 7.3 points more than Steven Adams in his 11 seasons (16.1 points against 8.8), and he also scored a total of 3,658 points more (10,401 vs. 6,743).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Steven Adams 8.8
11
Domantas Sabonis 16.1
+7.3
9

Total Points

Seasons
Steven Adams 6,743
11
Domantas Sabonis 10,401
+3,658
9

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Domantas Sabonis has a better career point average than Steven Adams (+4.5 points per game) while Steven Adams scored more points (+309).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Steven Adams 7.5
8
Domantas Sabonis 12.0
+4.5
4

Total Points

Playoffs
Steven Adams 549
+309
8
Domantas Sabonis 240
4

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Steven Adams 0
Domantas Sabonis 1
+1

30+ Point Games

Steven Adams 0
Domantas Sabonis 28
+28

20+ Point Games

Steven Adams 40
Domantas Sabonis 207
+167

10+ Point Games

Steven Adams 318
Domantas Sabonis 512
+194

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Steven Adams 728
+90
Domantas Sabonis 638

0 Point Games (games without points)

Steven Adams 36
+28
Domantas Sabonis 8

Playoffs

20+ Point Games

Steven Adams 0
Domantas Sabonis 4
+4

10+ Point Games

Steven Adams 22
+10
Domantas Sabonis 12

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Steven Adams 63
+44
Domantas Sabonis 19

0 Point Games (games without points)

Steven Adams 10
+9
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
Steven Adams 8.8 3.7 6.3 58.6 0.0 0.0 5.9 1.5 2.8 53.3 11 764
difference:+7.3+2.6+4.9+2.6+0.5+1.4+28.8+1.5+1.3+19.6+2+118
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
Steven Adams 6,743 2,804 4,786 58.6 1 17 5.9 1,134 2,129 53.3 11 764
difference:+3,658+1,264+2,480+2.6+309+876+28.8+821+551+19.6+2+118
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
Steven Adams 7.5 3.1 5.0 61.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.4 2.6 53.4 8 73
difference:+4.5+1.8+4.7+11.1+0.2+0.9+17.6+0.8+0.6+13.8+4+53
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
Steven Adams 549 224 365 61.4 0 3 0.0 101 189 53.4 8 73
difference:+309+127+172+11.1+3+14+17.6+58+125+13.8+4+53
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
Steven Adams 3.3
201481
Domantas Sabonis 5.9
+2.6
201781

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 7.7
201570
Domantas Sabonis 11.6
+3.9
201874

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 8.0
201680
Domantas Sabonis 14.1
+6.1
201974

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 11.3
201780
Domantas Sabonis 18.5
+7.2
202062

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 13.9
201876
Domantas Sabonis 20.3
+6.4
202162

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 13.9
201980
Domantas Sabonis 18.9
+5.0
202262

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 10.9
202063
Domantas Sabonis 19.1
+8.2
202379

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 7.6
202158
Domantas Sabonis 19.4
+11.8
202482

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 6.9
202276
Domantas Sabonis 19.1
+12.2
202570

Steven Adams' additional seasons:

* Steven Adams played 2 seasons more than Domantas Sabonis in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 10 to 11, from 2023 to 2025—he averaged 5.9 points in a total of 100 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 3.9
+1.9
201418
Domantas Sabonis 2.0
20172

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams -
DNP
20150
Domantas Sabonis 12.4
+12.4
20187

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 10.1
+1.6
201618
Domantas Sabonis 8.5
20194

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 8.0
+8.0
20175
Domantas Sabonis -
DNP
20200

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 10.5
+10.5
20186
Domantas Sabonis -
DNP
20210

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 11.8
+11.8
20195
Domantas Sabonis -
DNP
20220

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 10.1
20207
Domantas Sabonis 16.4
+6.3
20237

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams -
DNP
20210
Domantas Sabonis -
DNP
20240

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 3.4
+3.4
20227
Domantas Sabonis -
DNP
20250

Steven Adams' additional Playoffs:

* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Steven Adams played in one postseason. In those postseasons he averaged 5.7 points in a total of 7 games.

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