Renaldo Balkman vs. Domantas Sabonis Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Domantas Sabonis and Renaldo Balkman, 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.

Renaldo Balkman played 6 years in the NBA, 2 less than Domantas Sabonis, who played 8. Renaldo Balkman had the first of his seasons in 2006-07, while Domantas Sabonis had his rookie season in 2016-17. 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
Renaldo Balkman 6 1 2006-07 to 2011-12
Domantas Sabonis 8 4 2016-17 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

Jump to season:
1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8

Rookie Season

Renaldo Balkman Domantas Sabonis
Season 2006-072016-17
Team New York KnicksOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayThunder Lost West Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Renaldo Balkman 68 15.6 4.9 1.4 2.9 4.3 0.6 0.8 0.6 0.7 2.1 2.0 4.0 .505 0.1 0.4 .185 0.8 1.3 .567
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Renaldo Balkman ------- --- ----------
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

Season 2

Renaldo Balkman Domantas Sabonis
Season 2007-082017-18
Team New York KnicksIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayPacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Renaldo Balkman 65 14.6 3.4 1.3 2.0 3.3 0.6 0.7 0.5 0.6 2.0 1.4 2.9 .489 0.0 0.2 .083 0.6 1.5 .432
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Renaldo Balkman ------- --- ----------
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

Season 3

Renaldo Balkman Domantas Sabonis
Season 2008-092018-19
Team Denver NuggetsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf FinalsPacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Renaldo Balkman 53 14.7 5.0 1.6 2.2 3.8 0.6 0.9 0.4 0.7 1.8 2.1 3.7 .558 0.0 0.1 .286 0.8 1.2 .646
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Renaldo Balkman 8 2.5 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.3 0.8 .333 0.0 0.1 .000 0.0 0.0 -
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

Season 4

Renaldo Balkman Domantas Sabonis
Season 2009-102019-20
Team Denver NuggetsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Renaldo Balkman 13 7.0 1.1 0.3 1.5 1.8 0.5 0.6 0.2 0.5 1.2 0.5 1.4 .333 0.0 0.5 .000 0.2 0.5 .333
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Renaldo Balkman ------- --- ----------
Domantas Sabonis ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Renaldo Balkman Domantas Sabonis
Season 2010-112020-21
Team Denver Nuggets, New York KnicksIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Renaldo Balkman 8 7.8 2.0 0.3 0.6 0.9 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.1 1.9 0.8 1.6 .462 0.1 0.3 .500 0.4 0.5 .750
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Renaldo Balkman ------- --- ----------
Domantas Sabonis ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Renaldo Balkman Domantas Sabonis
Season 2011-122021-22
Team New York KnicksIndiana Pacers, Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Renaldo Balkman 14 8.2 3.0 0.4 1.4 1.9 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.4 1.0 1.1 2.3 .500 0.1 0.6 .222 0.6 0.8 .727
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Renaldo Balkman ------- --- ----------
Domantas Sabonis ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Renaldo Balkman Domantas Sabonis
Season -2022-23
Team -Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement Rebounds Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs -Kings Lost West Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Renaldo Balkman ------- --- ----------
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Renaldo Balkman ------- --- ----------
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

Season 8

Renaldo Balkman Domantas Sabonis
Season -2023-24
Team -Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rebounds Leader
Playoffs -Did Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Renaldo Balkman ------- --- ----------
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Renaldo Balkman ------- --- ----------
Domantas Sabonis ------- --- ----------