Luka Doncic vs. Al Ferrari Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Al Ferrari 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 and Al Ferrari both played 6 years in the NBA. Luka Doncic had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Al Ferrari had his rookie season in 1955-56. 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
Al Ferrari 6 4 1955-56 to 1962-63

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Luka Doncic Al Ferrari
Season 2018-191955-56
Team Dallas MavericksSt. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks Lost West Div 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 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
Al Ferrari 68 23.7 8.0 - - 2.7 2.4 - - - 2.8 2.8 7.9 .358 - - - 2.4 3.5 .695
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luka Doncic ------- --- ----------
Al Ferrari 8 33.0 14.8 - - 4.1 3.0 - - - 3.5 4.0 10.6 .376 - - - 6.8 8.8 .771

Note: Al Ferrari didn't play in 1956-57 and 1957-58.

Season 2

Luka Doncic Al Ferrari
Season 2019-201958-59
Team Dallas MavericksSt. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st RdHawks Lost West Div 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 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
Al Ferrari 72 16.5 5.7 - - 2.0 1.7 - - - 2.2 1.9 5.3 .348 - - - 2.0 2.8 .729
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
Al Ferrari 6 28.8 8.0 - - 2.5 2.5 - - - 4.2 2.3 6.7 .350 - - - 3.3 4.2 .800

Season 3

Luka Doncic Al Ferrari
Season 2020-211959-60
Team Dallas MavericksSt. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st RdHawks 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 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
Al Ferrari 71 22.1 8.6 - - 2.3 2.6 - - - 2.9 3.0 7.4 .413 - - - 2.5 3.2 .782
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
Al Ferrari 9 15.8 4.4 - - 1.0 1.7 - - - 1.4 1.7 4.2 .395 - - - 1.1 2.0 .556

Season 4

Luka Doncic Al Ferrari
Season 2021-221960-61
Team Dallas MavericksSt. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf FinalsHawks 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 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
Al Ferrari 63 16.4 5.2 - - 1.8 2.3 - - - 2.5 1.9 5.2 .357 - - - 1.5 1.8 .819
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
Al Ferrari 10 15.7 5.0 - - 2.2 2.1 - - - 3.1 2.0 4.4 .455 - - - 1.0 1.7 .588

Season 5

Luka Doncic Al Ferrari
Season 2022-231961-62
Team Dallas MavericksSt. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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
Al Ferrari 79 25.9 7.5 - - 2.7 4.0 - - - 3.5 2.6 7.4 .357 - - - 2.2 2.8 .799
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luka Doncic ------- --- ----------
Al Ferrari ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Luka Doncic Al Ferrari
Season 2023-241962-63
Team Dallas MavericksChicago Zephyrs
Honors & Awards 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
Al Ferrari 18 7.7 2.1 - - 0.7 0.8 - - - 1.2 0.7 2.1 .324 - - - 0.8 0.9 .824
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
Al Ferrari ------- --- ----------