Luka Doncic vs. Alex English Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Alex English 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 8 years in the NBA, 7 less than Alex English, who played 15. Luka Doncic had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Alex English had his rookie season in 1976-77. 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 achievements, 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 |
8 |
5 |
2018-19 to 2025-26 |
| Alex English |
15 |
10 |
1976-77 to 1990-91 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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Luka Doncic |
Alex English |
| Season |
2018-19 | 1976-77 |
| Team |
Dallas Mavericks | Milwaukee Bucks |
| Honors & Awards |
 Rookie of the Year | - |
| All-Rookie First Team | - |
| Playoffs |
Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +12 | +21.4 | +16.0 | +0.1 | +4.9 | +5.0 | +5.6 | +0.8 | | | -0.6 | +4.8 | +11.9 | +.050 | | | | +4.0 | +5.7 | +.054 |
| Alex English |
60 |
10.8 |
5.2 |
1.1 |
1.7 |
2.8 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
- |
1.3 |
2.2 |
4.6 |
.477 |
- |
- |
- |
0.8 |
1.0 |
.767 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Luka Doncic nor Alex English played in the postseason in their season 1 |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +21 | +14.7 | +19.2 | +0.5 | +5.0 | +4.6 | +7.2 | +0.5 | +0.5 | -2.6 | -0.3 | +5.3 | +12.9 | +.079 | | | | +5.7 | +7.5 | +.031 |
| Alex English |
82 |
18.9 |
9.6 |
1.8 |
3.1 |
4.8 |
1.6 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
1.7 |
2.2 |
4.2 |
7.7 |
.542 |
- |
- |
- |
1.3 |
1.7 |
.727 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +3 | +12.7 | +17.6 | +1.1 | +6.3 | +5.1 | +7.3 | +0.5 | +0.3 | -3.9 | -0.6 | +5.4 | +12.6 | +.115 | | | | +4.2 | +7.1 | +.125 |
| Alex English |
9 |
23.1 |
13.4 |
1.8 |
2.9 |
4.7 |
1.4 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
1.3 |
2.2 |
5.3 |
8.7 |
.615 |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
3.6 |
.781 |
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3rd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +15 | +1.0 | +11.7 | +2.3 | +2.2 | +0.1 | +5.3 | +0.1 | +0.5 | -1.9 | -0.3 | +2.8 | +6.9 | +.032 | | | | +3.1 | +4.3 | +.022 |
| Alex English |
81 |
33.3 |
16.0 |
3.1 |
5.0 |
8.1 |
3.3 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
2.4 |
2.6 |
7.0 |
13.6 |
.511 |
- |
- |
- |
2.1 |
2.8 |
.752 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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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 |
| Alex English |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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4th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +13 | +4.6 | +11.5 | +2.5 | +4.0 | +1.3 | +5.8 | +0.3 | +0.2 | -1.8 | -0.4 | +2.8 | +7.3 | +.040 | +3.1 | +8.7 | +.020 | +2.9 | +4.1 | +.045 |
| Alex English |
78 |
30.8 |
16.9 |
3.4 |
4.3 |
7.8 |
2.9 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
2.7 |
2.6 |
7.1 |
14.3 |
.497 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.333 |
2.7 |
3.4 |
.789 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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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 |
| Alex English |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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5th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +15 | +2.0 | +8.6 | +2.6 | +3.2 | +0.6 | +4.4 | +0.1 | +0.7 | -0.6 | -0.6 | +1.4 | +2.8 | +.002 | +2.8 | +8.1 | +.258 | +3.0 | +4.8 | +.108 |
| Alex English |
81 |
38.2 |
23.8 |
3.4 |
4.6 |
8.0 |
3.6 |
1.3 |
1.2 |
3.0 |
3.1 |
9.5 |
19.2 |
.494 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.600 |
4.8 |
5.7 |
.850 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Luka Doncic nor Alex English played in the postseason in their season 5 |
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6th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +12 | +0.7 | +8.5 | +1.8 | +4.2 | +2.4 | +4.5 | +0.3 | +1.0 | -0.8 | -1.1 | +1.1 | +4.7 | +.064 | +4.1 | +10.5 | +.382 | +2.3 | +3.3 | +.054 |
| Alex English |
82 |
36.8 |
25.4 |
2.6 |
4.2 |
6.8 |
5.3 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
3.2 |
3.2 |
10.4 |
18.9 |
.551 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
4.5 |
5.4 |
.840 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Luka Doncic |
22 |
40.9 |
28.9 |
0.7 |
8.7 |
9.5 |
8.1 |
1.9 |
0.4 |
4.1 |
2.5 |
10.2 |
22.9 |
.446 |
3.1 |
9.6 |
.322 |
5.3 |
7.0 |
.765 |
| difference: | +19 | +1.6 | +9.6 | +2.0 | +3.7 | +1.8 | +2.4 | +0.9 | +0.6 | -2.8 | -0.5 | +1.5 | +4.6 | +.027 | +3.1 | +9.6 | | +3.3 | +4.7 | +.092 |
| Alex English |
3 |
39.3 |
19.3 |
2.7 |
5.0 |
7.7 |
5.7 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
2.0 |
8.7 |
18.3 |
.473 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.0 |
2.3 |
.857 |
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7th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Luka Doncic |
50 |
35.4 |
28.2 |
0.8 |
7.4 |
8.2 |
7.7 |
1.8 |
0.4 |
3.6 |
2.5 |
9.2 |
20.5 |
.450 |
3.5 |
9.6 |
.368 |
6.2 |
7.9 |
.782 |
| difference: | +32 | +1.0 | +0.2 | +2.4 | +3.3 | +0.9 | +2.9 | +0.4 | +1.1 | -0.4 | -0.4 | +2.5 | +2.1 | +.066 | +3.5 | +9.5 | +.201 | +1.2 | +1.9 | +.047 |
| Alex English |
82 |
36.4 |
28.4 |
3.2 |
4.1 |
7.3 |
4.8 |
1.4 |
1.5 |
3.2 |
2.9 |
11.7 |
22.6 |
.516 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.167 |
5.0 |
6.0 |
.829 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Luka Doncic |
5 |
41.6 |
30.2 |
0.4 |
6.6 |
7.0 |
5.8 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
4.0 |
3.2 |
9.4 |
20.8 |
.452 |
3.2 |
9.2 |
.348 |
8.2 |
9.2 |
.891 |
| difference: | +2 | +3.0 | +4.3 | +2.5 | +3.2 | +0.7 | +0.2 | +0.4 | +0.4 | -1.0 | -0.2 | +0.2 | +0.6 | +.005 | +3.2 | +8.9 | +.348 | +1.5 | +1.6 | +.004 |
| Alex English |
7 |
38.6 |
25.9 |
2.9 |
3.4 |
6.3 |
6.0 |
0.6 |
1.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
9.6 |
21.4 |
.447 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.000 |
6.7 |
7.6 |
.887 |
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8th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Luka Doncic |
2 |
38.0 |
46.0 |
0.5 |
11.0 |
11.5 |
8.5 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
3.0 |
2.5 |
15.5 |
25.0 |
.620 |
3.5 |
11.0 |
.318 |
11.5 |
14.5 |
.793 |
| difference: | +80 | +3.0 | +19.6 | +2.1 | +8.0 | +5.8 | +3.5 | | +0.7 | -0.3 | -0.6 | +4.4 | +4.1 | +.091 | +3.5 | +10.9 | +.175 | +7.2 | +9.3 | +.031 |
| Alex English |
82 |
35.0 |
26.4 |
2.6 |
3.0 |
5.7 |
5.0 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
2.7 |
3.1 |
11.1 |
20.9 |
.529 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.143 |
4.3 |
5.2 |
.824 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Luka Doncic |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Alex English |
5 |
40.6 |
29.0 |
3.2 |
4.8 |
8.0 |
5.6 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
1.4 |
3.4 |
12.0 |
20.4 |
.588 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.000 |
5.0 |
5.6 |
.893 |
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Additional Years |
* Alex English played 7 seasons more than Luka Doncic in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 9 to 15, from 1985 to 1991—Alex English played in 6 Playoffs. In those 7 extra years over Luka Doncic, Alex English got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards | 1 All-NBA Second Team
5 All-Star Game
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