Luka Doncic vs. Ray Williams Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ray Williams 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.

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.

Luka Doncic played 6 years in the NBA, 4 less than Ray Williams, who played 10. Luka Doncic had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Ray Williams had his rookie season in 1977-78. 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
Ray Williams 10 5 1977-78 to 1986-87

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Luka Doncic Ray Williams
Season 2018-191977-78
Team Dallas MavericksNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayKnicks 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 %
Luka Doncic 72 32.2 21.2 1.2 6.6 7.8 6.0 1.1 0.3 3.4 1.9 7.0 16.5 .427 2.3 7.1 .327 4.8 6.7 .713
Ray Williams 81 19.1 9.3 1.0 1.5 2.6 4.5 1.3 0.2 3.0 2.6 3.8 8.5 .443 - - - 1.8 2.6 .705
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luka Doncic ------- --- ----------
Ray Williams 6 23.3 17.5 1.0 1.5 2.5 5.2 1.0 0.0 2.8 4.2 6.8 13.0 .526 - - - 3.8 4.3 .885

Season 2
Luka Doncic Ray Williams
Season 2019-201978-79
Team Dallas MavericksNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Mavericks 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 %
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
Ray Williams 81 29.3 17.3 1.3 2.3 3.6 6.2 1.6 0.2 3.5 3.4 7.1 15.5 .457 - - - 3.1 3.9 .802
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
Ray Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Luka Doncic Ray Williams
Season 2020-211979-80
Team Dallas MavericksNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Mavericks 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 %
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
Ray Williams 82 31.5 20.9 1.8 3.2 5.0 6.2 2.0 0.3 3.1 3.6 8.4 16.9 .496 0.1 0.5 .189 4.1 5.2 .787
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
Ray Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Luka Doncic Ray Williams
Season 2021-221980-81
Team Dallas MavericksNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf FinalsKnicks 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 %
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
Ray Williams 79 34.7 19.7 1.5 2.5 4.1 5.5 2.3 0.5 3.0 3.4 7.8 16.9 .461 0.2 0.9 .235 3.9 4.8 .817
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
Ray Williams 2 42.0 21.5 1.5 2.5 4.0 4.5 2.0 0.0 4.5 5.0 9.0 20.5 .439 0.5 1.5 .333 3.0 5.5 .545

Season 5
Luka Doncic Ray Williams
Season 2022-231981-82
Team Dallas MavericksNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayNets 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 %
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
Ray Williams 82 33.3 20.4 1.4 2.5 4.0 6.0 2.4 0.5 3.5 3.7 7.8 16.9 .462 0.1 0.7 .167 4.7 5.7 .832
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luka Doncic ------- --- ----------
Ray Williams 2 38.5 17.0 4.0 2.0 6.0 7.0 2.0 0.0 3.0 5.0 7.0 23.5 .298 1.0 2.5 .400 2.0 2.5 .800

Season 6
Luka Doncic Ray Williams
Season 2023-241982-83
Team Dallas MavericksKansas City Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Mavericks TBDDid 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 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
Ray Williams 72 30.1 15.4 1.3 3.3 4.5 7.9 1.7 0.4 4.7 3.4 5.8 14.8 .392 0.2 1.0 .203 3.6 4.6 .769
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luka Doncic 17 41.5 28.8 0.9 8.7 9.6 8.8 1.6 0.5 3.9 2.5 9.8 22.3 .438 3.4 9.8 .343 5.9 7.3 .806
Ray Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Luka Doncic Ray Williams
Season -1983-84
Team -New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Knicks 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 %
Luka Doncic ------- --- ----------
Ray Williams 76 29.3 14.8 0.9 2.6 3.5 5.9 2.1 0.3 2.9 3.6 5.5 12.4 .445 0.3 1.1 .309 3.5 4.2 .827
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luka Doncic ------- --- ----------
Ray Williams 11 28.2 11.2 0.7 2.8 3.5 8.0 1.5 0.1 3.7 3.5 4.2 11.8 .354 0.2 1.1 .167 2.6 3.5 .744

Season 8
Luka Doncic Ray Williams
Season -1984-85
Team -Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Celtics 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 %
Luka Doncic ------- --- ----------
Ray Williams 23 20.0 6.4 0.7 1.8 2.5 3.9 1.3 0.2 1.8 2.4 2.4 6.2 .385 0.3 1.0 .261 1.3 2.0 .674
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luka Doncic ------- --- ----------
Ray Williams 19 14.6 6.3 0.7 1.2 1.9 3.2 0.6 0.1 1.7 2.3 2.5 6.1 .405 0.1 0.8 .133 1.3 1.3 .960

Season 9
Luka Doncic Ray Williams
Season -1985-86
Team -Atlanta Hawks, San Antonio Spurs, New Jersey 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 %
Luka Doncic ------- --- ----------
Ray Williams 47 17.6 7.6 0.7 1.1 1.8 4.0 1.3 0.1 2.1 2.6 2.5 6.5 .382 0.1 0.4 .316 2.4 2.7 .913
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luka Doncic ------- --- ----------
Ray Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Luka Doncic Ray Williams
Season -1986-87
Team -New Jersey 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 %
Luka Doncic ------- --- ----------
Ray Williams 32 25.0 9.9 0.8 1.5 2.3 5.8 1.2 0.3 2.9 3.5 4.1 9.1 .452 0.2 0.9 .250 1.5 1.9 .817
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luka Doncic ------- --- ----------
Ray Williams ------- --- ----------
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