Luka Doncic vs. Ralph Sampson Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ralph Sampson and Luka Doncic, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
Luka Doncic played 6 years in the NBA, 3 less than Ralph Sampson, who played 9. Luka Doncic had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Ralph Sampson had his rookie season in 1983-84. 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 |
Luka Doncic |
6 |
4 |
2018-19 to 2023-24 |
Ralph Sampson |
9 |
4 |
1983-84 to 1991-92 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Luka Doncic |
61 |
33.6 |
28.8 |
1.3 |
8.1 |
9.4 |
8.8 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
4.3 |
2.5 |
9.5 |
20.6 |
.463 |
2.8 |
8.9 |
.316 |
7.0 |
9.2 |
.758 |
Ralph Sampson |
82 |
37.6 |
22.1 |
2.8 |
7.6 |
10.4 |
2.7 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
4.0 |
3.7 |
9.2 |
18.3 |
.502 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
3.7 |
5.5 |
.676 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Luka Doncic |
6 |
35.8 |
31.0 |
0.7 |
9.2 |
9.8 |
8.7 |
1.2 |
0.5 |
5.2 |
2.8 |
10.7 |
21.3 |
.500 |
2.7 |
7.3 |
.364 |
7.0 |
10.7 |
.656 |
Ralph Sampson |
5 |
38.6 |
21.2 |
5.0 |
11.6 |
16.6 |
1.4 |
0.4 |
1.6 |
3.4 |
4.6 |
8.6 |
20.0 |
.430 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
1.000 |
3.8 |
7.4 |
.514 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Luka Doncic |
66 |
34.3 |
27.7 |
0.8 |
7.2 |
8.0 |
8.6 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
4.3 |
2.3 |
9.8 |
20.5 |
.479 |
2.9 |
8.3 |
.350 |
5.2 |
7.1 |
.730 |
Ralph Sampson |
79 |
36.3 |
18.9 |
3.3 |
7.9 |
11.1 |
3.6 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
3.6 |
3.9 |
7.9 |
16.2 |
.488 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.133 |
3.1 |
4.8 |
.641 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Luka Doncic |
7 |
40.1 |
35.7 |
0.6 |
7.3 |
7.9 |
10.3 |
1.3 |
0.4 |
4.6 |
2.4 |
13.7 |
28.0 |
.490 |
4.4 |
10.9 |
.408 |
3.9 |
7.3 |
.529 |
Ralph Sampson |
20 |
37.1 |
20.0 |
3.3 |
7.5 |
10.8 |
4.0 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
3.6 |
4.0 |
7.8 |
15.1 |
.518 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
1.000 |
4.3 |
5.9 |
.729 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Luka Doncic |
65 |
35.4 |
28.4 |
0.9 |
8.3 |
9.1 |
8.7 |
1.2 |
0.6 |
4.5 |
2.2 |
9.9 |
21.6 |
.457 |
3.1 |
8.8 |
.353 |
5.6 |
7.5 |
.744 |
Ralph Sampson |
43 |
30.8 |
15.6 |
2.0 |
6.6 |
8.7 |
2.8 |
0.9 |
1.3 |
2.9 |
3.9 |
6.4 |
13.2 |
.489 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
2.7 |
4.4 |
.624 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Luka Doncic |
15 |
36.8 |
31.7 |
0.7 |
9.1 |
9.8 |
6.4 |
1.8 |
0.6 |
3.9 |
2.9 |
10.7 |
23.5 |
.455 |
3.4 |
9.9 |
.345 |
6.9 |
9.0 |
.770 |
Ralph Sampson |
10 |
33.0 |
18.6 |
2.7 |
6.1 |
8.8 |
2.1 |
0.2 |
1.2 |
3.1 |
4.7 |
7.5 |
14.6 |
.514 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
.500 |
3.5 |
4.3 |
.814 |
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Season 5 |
|
Luka Doncic |
Ralph Sampson |
Season |
2022-23 | 1987-88 |
Team |
Dallas Mavericks | Houston Rockets, Golden State Warriors |
Honors & Awards |
All-NBA First Team | - |
All-Star Game | - |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | 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 |
% |
Luka Doncic |
66 |
36.2 |
32.4 |
0.8 |
7.8 |
8.6 |
8.0 |
1.4 |
0.5 |
3.6 |
2.5 |
10.9 |
22.0 |
.496 |
2.8 |
8.2 |
.342 |
7.8 |
10.5 |
.742 |
Ralph Sampson |
48 |
34.6 |
15.6 |
2.9 |
6.7 |
9.6 |
2.5 |
0.9 |
1.8 |
3.6 |
3.4 |
6.2 |
14.2 |
.438 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.182 |
3.1 |
4.1 |
.760 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Luka Doncic |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ralph Sampson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Luka Doncic |
70 |
37.5 |
33.9 |
0.8 |
8.4 |
9.2 |
9.8 |
1.4 |
0.5 |
4.0 |
2.1 |
11.5 |
23.6 |
.487 |
4.1 |
10.6 |
.382 |
6.8 |
8.7 |
.786 |
Ralph Sampson |
61 |
17.8 |
6.4 |
1.7 |
3.3 |
5.0 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
2.8 |
2.7 |
6.0 |
.449 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.375 |
1.0 |
1.6 |
.653 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Luka Doncic |
11 |
41.8 |
27.1 |
1.1 |
8.5 |
9.6 |
9.0 |
1.4 |
0.5 |
3.8 |
2.5 |
9.5 |
22.9 |
.413 |
2.7 |
9.7 |
.280 |
5.5 |
7.1 |
.769 |
Ralph Sampson |
3 |
14.3 |
6.7 |
2.0 |
2.7 |
4.7 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
1.3 |
2.7 |
3.0 |
7.3 |
.409 |
0.0 |
1.3 |
.000 |
0.7 |
1.3 |
.500 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Luka Doncic |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ralph Sampson |
26 |
16.0 |
4.2 |
0.4 |
2.8 |
3.2 |
1.1 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
1.3 |
2.5 |
1.8 |
5.0 |
.372 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.250 |
0.5 |
0.9 |
.522 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Luka Doncic |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ralph Sampson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Luka Doncic |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ralph Sampson |
25 |
13.9 |
3.0 |
1.6 |
2.8 |
4.4 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
0.7 |
1.1 |
2.2 |
1.4 |
3.7 |
.366 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.200 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
.263 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Luka Doncic |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ralph Sampson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Luka Doncic |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ralph Sampson |
10 |
10.8 |
2.2 |
1.1 |
1.9 |
3.0 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
0.9 |
2.9 |
.310 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.000 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
.667 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Luka Doncic |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ralph Sampson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |