Domantas Sabonis vs. Iman Shumpert Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Iman Shumpert and Domantas Sabonis, 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.

Domantas Sabonis played 8 years in the NBA, 2 less than Iman Shumpert, who played 10. Domantas Sabonis had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, while Iman Shumpert had his rookie season in 2011-12. 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
Domantas Sabonis 8 4 2016-17 to 2023-24
Iman Shumpert 10 6 2011-12 to 2020-21

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Domantas Sabonis Iman Shumpert
Season 2016-172011-12
Team Oklahoma City ThunderNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf 1st RdKnicks Lost East 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 %
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
Iman Shumpert 59 28.9 9.5 0.7 2.4 3.2 2.8 1.7 0.1 1.9 2.9 3.6 9.1 .401 0.8 2.7 .306 1.5 1.8 .798
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Iman Shumpert 1 19.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 2.0 0.0 2.0 .000 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2
Domantas Sabonis Iman Shumpert
Season 2017-182012-13
Team Indiana PacersNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf 1st RdKnicks Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Iman Shumpert 45 22.1 6.8 0.7 2.3 3.0 1.7 1.0 0.2 0.8 2.2 2.4 6.1 .396 1.1 2.8 .402 0.8 1.0 .766
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Iman Shumpert 12 28.1 9.3 1.5 4.5 6.0 1.3 1.1 0.3 1.2 3.0 3.4 8.3 .410 1.5 3.5 .429 1.0 1.2 .857

Season 3
Domantas Sabonis Iman Shumpert
Season 2018-192013-14
Team Indiana PacersNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
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
Iman Shumpert 74 26.5 6.7 1.1 3.1 4.2 1.7 1.2 0.2 1.1 2.8 2.5 6.5 .378 1.0 3.1 .333 0.7 1.0 .746
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Iman Shumpert ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Domantas Sabonis Iman Shumpert
Season 2019-202014-15
Team Indiana PacersNew York Knicks, Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayCavaliers Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Iman Shumpert 62 24.9 8.0 0.9 2.7 3.6 2.2 1.3 0.3 1.5 2.2 3.1 7.6 .410 1.1 3.2 .342 0.7 1.0 .672
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Domantas Sabonis ------- --- ----------
Iman Shumpert 20 34.8 9.1 1.2 3.8 4.9 1.2 1.3 0.8 0.7 2.5 3.0 8.2 .360 1.7 4.7 .355 1.5 2.0 .750

Season 5
Domantas Sabonis Iman Shumpert
Season 2020-212015-16
Team Indiana PacersCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Iman Shumpert 54 24.4 5.8 0.6 3.2 3.8 1.7 1.0 0.4 1.1 2.2 2.1 5.6 .374 0.8 2.7 .295 0.7 0.9 .784
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Domantas Sabonis ------- --- ----------
Iman Shumpert 21 17.5 3.3 0.5 1.8 2.2 0.8 0.5 0.1 0.6 1.7 1.2 2.9 .417 0.6 1.6 .382 0.3 0.5 .636

Season 6
Domantas Sabonis Iman Shumpert
Season 2021-222016-17
Team Indiana Pacers, Sacramento KingsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCavaliers Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Domantas Sabonis 62 34.5 18.9 3.2 8.9 12.1 5.2 1.0 0.4 3.1 3.3 7.1 12.5 .573 0.6 2.0 .312 4.0 5.4 .741
Iman Shumpert 76 25.5 7.5 0.5 2.4 2.9 1.4 0.8 0.4 1.0 2.0 2.6 6.4 .411 1.2 3.4 .360 0.9 1.2 .789
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Domantas Sabonis ------- --- ----------
Iman Shumpert 17 16.2 4.4 0.4 2.4 2.8 0.9 0.6 0.2 0.4 1.9 1.5 3.5 .417 0.6 1.5 .385 0.8 1.0 .824

Season 7
Domantas Sabonis Iman Shumpert
Season 2022-232017-18
Team Sacramento KingsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Kings Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Domantas Sabonis 79 34.6 19.1 3.2 9.1 12.3 7.3 0.8 0.5 2.9 3.5 7.3 11.9 .615 0.4 1.1 .373 4.1 5.5 .742
Iman Shumpert 14 19.7 4.4 0.5 2.4 2.9 1.2 0.6 0.3 1.1 1.6 1.6 4.1 .379 0.5 1.9 .269 0.8 1.1 .733
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Domantas Sabonis 7 34.7 16.4 4.4 6.6 11.0 4.7 1.4 0.9 3.7 4.0 7.0 14.1 .495 0.1 0.7 .200 2.3 4.0 .571
Iman Shumpert ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Domantas Sabonis Iman Shumpert
Season 2023-242018-19
Team Sacramento KingsSacramento Kings, Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Playoffs Did Not PlayRockets Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Domantas Sabonis 82 35.7 19.4 3.6 10.1 13.7 8.2 0.9 0.6 3.3 3.0 7.7 13.0 .594 0.4 1.1 .379 3.6 5.1 .704
Iman Shumpert 62 23.9 7.5 0.4 2.5 3.0 1.8 1.0 0.4 0.8 2.0 2.7 7.2 .374 1.5 4.4 .348 0.6 0.7 .800
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Domantas Sabonis ------- --- ----------
Iman Shumpert 8 13.6 3.6 0.1 1.4 1.5 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.4 1.3 1.3 3.3 .385 1.0 2.8 .364 0.1 0.5 .250

Season 9
Domantas Sabonis Iman Shumpert
Season -2019-20
Team -Brooklyn Nets
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 %
Domantas Sabonis ------- --- ----------
Iman Shumpert 13 18.5 4.2 0.7 1.9 2.6 0.9 0.9 0.2 0.8 1.6 1.6 4.9 .328 0.6 2.5 .242 0.3 0.5 .571
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Domantas Sabonis ------- --- ----------
Iman Shumpert ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Domantas Sabonis Iman Shumpert
Season -2020-21
Team -Brooklyn Nets
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 %
Domantas Sabonis ------- --- ----------
Iman Shumpert 2 5.5 1.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 2.0 .250 0.0 1.5 .000 0.0 0.0 -
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Domantas Sabonis ------- --- ----------
Iman Shumpert ------- --- ----------
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