Luka Doncic vs. Bennedict Mathurin Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bennedict Mathurin 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 / Games against each other

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, 4 more than Bennedict Mathurin, who played 4. Luka Doncic had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Bennedict Mathurin had his rookie season in 2022-23. 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
Bennedict Mathurin 4 1 2022-23 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Luka Doncic Bennedict Mathurin
Season 2018-192022-23
Team Dallas MavericksIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+6+3.7+4.5+0.1+3.6+3.7+4.5+0.5+0.1-1.5-0.2+1.7+4.3+.007+1.0+3.1+.004+0.9+.115
Bennedict Mathurin 78 28.5 16.7 1.1 3.0 4.1 1.5 0.6 0.2 1.9 2.1 5.3 12.2 .434 1.3 4.0 .323 4.8 5.8 .828
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Luka Doncic nor Bennedict Mathurin played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Luka Doncic Bennedict Mathurin
Season 2019-202023-24
Team Dallas MavericksIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+2+7.5+14.3+0.3+5.2+5.4+6.8+0.4-2.7-0.5+4.5+9.4+.017+1.4+5.3+.058+3.9+5.4+.063
Bennedict Mathurin 59 26.1 14.5 1.0 2.9 4.0 2.0 0.6 0.2 1.6 2.0 5.0 11.2 .446 1.4 3.6 .374 3.1 3.8 .821
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
Bennedict Mathurin DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3
Luka Doncic Bennedict Mathurin
Season 2020-212024-25
Team Dallas MavericksIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st RdPacers Lost NBA Finals
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+6+4.5+11.6+0.4+3.1+2.7+6.7+0.3+0.2-2.4+4.4+8.7+.021+1.5+4.3+.010+1.4+2.5+.101
Bennedict Mathurin 72 29.8 16.1 1.2 4.1 5.3 1.9 0.7 0.3 1.9 2.3 5.4 11.8 .458 1.4 4.0 .340 3.8 4.6 .831
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+15+22.6+24.7+0.6+5.2+4.6+9.4+0.9+0.1-3.4-0.5+10.6+21.3+.031+3.6+8.2+.108+0.1+2.6+.335
Bennedict Mathurin 22 17.5 11.0 1.2 2.1 3.3 0.9 0.4 0.3 1.2 1.9 3.1 6.7 .459 0.8 2.7 .300 4.0 4.7 .864

Season 4
Luka Doncic Bennedict Mathurin
Season 2021-222025-26
Team Dallas MavericksIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+64+9.6+7.6+2.1+0.3+1.9+7.7+1.2+0.6-0.5-3.8+0.9+2.6+.017+0.1+0.8+.022+9.4+9.5+.138
Bennedict Mathurin 1 45.0 36.0 3.0 8.0 11.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 4.0 6.0 9.0 19.0 .474 3.0 8.0 .375 15.0 17.0 .882
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
Bennedict Mathurin DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Luka Doncic played 4 seasons more than Bennedict Mathurin in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 5 to 8, from 2023 to 2026—Luka Doncic played in two Playoffs.

In those 4 extra years over Bennedict Mathurin, Luka Doncic got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 2 All-NBA First Team
Achievement 1 Scoring Leader
Achievement 2 All-Star Game
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