Chet Holmgren vs. Donatas Motiejunas Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Donatas Motiejunas and Chet Holmgren, 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

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.

Chet Holmgren played 1 years in the NBA, 5 less than Donatas Motiejunas, who played 6. Chet Holmgren had his first NBA Season in 2023-24, while Donatas Motiejunas had his rookie season in 2012-13. 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 achivements, 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
Chet Holmgren 1 1 2023-24
Donatas Motiejunas 6 3 2012-13 to 2018-19

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Chet Holmgren Donatas Motiejunas
Season 2023-242012-13
Team Oklahoma City ThunderHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Thunder TBDRockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chet Holmgren 82 29.4 16.5 1.6 6.3 7.9 2.4 0.6 2.3 1.6 2.4 6.2 11.6 .530 1.6 4.3 .370 2.7 3.4 .793
Donatas Motiejunas 44 12.2 5.7 0.8 1.3 2.1 0.7 0.2 0.2 0.8 1.7 2.2 4.8 .455 0.5 1.9 .289 0.7 1.2 .627
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chet Holmgren 5 32.0 16.0 1.8 6.6 8.4 2.0 0.6 2.8 2.0 2.6 6.0 12.6 .476 1.8 5.6 .321 2.2 3.0 .733
Donatas Motiejunas 1 5.0 5.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 2.0 1.000 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.0 1.000

Season 2
Chet Holmgren Donatas Motiejunas
Season -2013-14
Team -Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
Donatas Motiejunas 62 15.4 5.5 1.0 2.7 3.6 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.8 2.1 2.1 4.8 .443 0.3 1.4 .250 0.9 1.5 .604
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
Donatas Motiejunas ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Chet Holmgren Donatas Motiejunas
Season -2014-15
Team -Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
Donatas Motiejunas 71 28.7 12.0 1.9 4.0 5.9 1.8 0.8 0.5 1.7 2.9 5.0 9.9 .504 0.7 1.9 .368 1.4 2.3 .602
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
Donatas Motiejunas ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Chet Holmgren Donatas Motiejunas
Season -2015-16
Team -Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Rockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
Donatas Motiejunas 37 14.8 6.2 1.0 1.9 2.9 1.1 0.5 0.1 1.2 1.9 2.4 5.5 .439 0.4 1.5 .281 0.9 1.4 .642
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
Donatas Motiejunas 5 19.6 8.8 2.0 3.2 5.2 1.0 0.8 0.4 2.4 2.2 3.2 7.4 .432 0.8 1.8 .444 1.6 3.4 .471

Season 5
Chet Holmgren Donatas Motiejunas
Season -2016-17
Team -New Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
Donatas Motiejunas 34 14.1 4.4 0.8 2.2 3.0 0.9 0.5 0.3 0.9 1.6 1.7 4.1 .413 0.3 1.4 .234 0.7 1.4 .510
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
Donatas Motiejunas ------- --- ----------

Note: Donatas Motiejunas didn't play in 2017-18.

Season 6
Chet Holmgren Donatas Motiejunas
Season -2018-19
Team -San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Spurs Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
Donatas Motiejunas 3 4.3 2.0 0.7 0.3 1.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 1.0 2.0 1.0 2.0 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.7 .000
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
Donatas Motiejunas 5 3.8 2.6 0.6 0.8 1.4 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 1.2 2.0 .600 0.0 0.2 .000 0.2 0.4 .500
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