Luka Doncic vs. Dennis Rodman Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dennis Rodman 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 7 years in the NBA, 7 less than Dennis Rodman, who played 14. Luka Doncic had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Dennis Rodman had his rookie season in 1986-87. 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 |
7 |
5 |
2018-19 to 2024-25 |
| Dennis Rodman |
14 |
11 |
1986-87 to 1999-00 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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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: | +5 | +17.2 | +14.7 | +0.9 | +4.4 | +3.5 | +5.3 | +0.6 | +0.3 | -2.2 | -0.3 | +4.2 | +11.4 | +.118 | +2.3 | +7.1 | | +3.8 | +5.1 | +.126 |
| Dennis Rodman |
77 |
15.0 |
6.5 |
2.1 |
2.2 |
4.3 |
0.7 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
1.2 |
2.2 |
2.8 |
5.1 |
.545 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.0 |
1.6 |
.587 |
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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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dennis Rodman |
15 |
16.3 |
6.5 |
2.1 |
2.6 |
4.7 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
3.2 |
2.7 |
4.9 |
.541 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.2 |
2.1 |
.563 |
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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 | +7.4 | +17.2 | +2.6 | +3.3 | +0.7 | +7.5 | +0.1 | +0.3 | -2.4 | -0.8 | +4.6 | +12.0 | +.098 | +2.7 | +8.7 | +.022 | +5.1 | +5.7 | +.223 |
| Dennis Rodman |
82 |
26.2 |
11.6 |
3.9 |
4.8 |
8.7 |
1.3 |
0.9 |
0.5 |
1.9 |
3.3 |
4.9 |
8.6 |
.561 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
.294 |
1.9 |
3.5 |
.535 |
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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: | +17 | +15.2 | +23.9 | +1.5 | +5.5 | +3.9 | +7.8 | +0.6 | +0.1 | -3.9 | -1.0 | +7.6 | +15.4 | +.022 | +2.7 | +7.2 | +.364 | +6.0 | +8.4 | +.249 |
| Dennis Rodman |
23 |
20.6 |
7.1 |
2.2 |
3.7 |
5.9 |
0.9 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
1.3 |
3.8 |
3.1 |
5.9 |
.522 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
1.0 |
2.3 |
.407 |
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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: | +16 | +7.4 | +18.7 | +3.2 | +1.8 | +1.4 | +7.4 | +0.3 | +0.4 | -2.8 | -1.3 | +5.9 | +14.0 | +.116 | +2.8 | +8.0 | +.119 | +4.0 | +5.2 | +.104 |
| Dennis Rodman |
82 |
26.9 |
9.0 |
4.0 |
5.4 |
9.4 |
1.2 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
1.5 |
3.6 |
3.9 |
6.5 |
.595 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.231 |
1.2 |
1.9 |
.626 |
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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 |
| difference: | +10 | +16.0 | +29.9 | +2.7 | +0.6 | +2.1 | +9.4 | +0.9 | +0.3 | -3.2 | -1.0 | +11.5 | +23.9 | +.039 | +4.4 | +10.7 | +.408 | +2.5 | +5.2 | +.157 |
| Dennis Rodman |
17 |
24.1 |
5.8 |
3.3 |
6.7 |
10.0 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
0.7 |
1.4 |
3.4 |
2.2 |
4.1 |
.529 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.000 |
1.4 |
2.1 |
.686 |
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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: | +17 | +6.4 | +19.6 | +3.2 | +2.7 | +0.6 | +7.8 | +0.6 | +0.1 | -3.4 | -1.2 | +6.4 | +15.6 | +.124 | +3.1 | +8.7 | +.242 | +3.9 | +4.9 | +.090 |
| Dennis Rodman |
82 |
29.0 |
8.8 |
4.1 |
5.6 |
9.7 |
0.9 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
1.1 |
3.4 |
3.5 |
6.0 |
.581 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.111 |
1.7 |
2.6 |
.654 |
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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 |
| difference: | +4 | +7.3 | +25.1 | +2.2 | +3.5 | +1.3 | +5.5 | +1.3 | +0.1 | -2.3 | -0.4 | +7.9 | +18.5 | +.113 | +3.4 | +9.9 | | +6.0 | +7.2 | +.256 |
| Dennis Rodman |
19 |
29.5 |
6.6 |
2.9 |
5.6 |
8.5 |
0.9 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
1.6 |
3.3 |
2.8 |
5.0 |
.568 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.9 |
1.8 |
.514 |
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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: | +16 | +2.7 | +24.2 | +3.6 | +0.3 | +3.9 | +7.0 | +0.6 | +0.2 | -2.5 | -0.9 | +7.5 | +15.2 | +.003 | +2.7 | +7.8 | +.142 | +6.4 | +8.4 | +.111 |
| Dennis Rodman |
82 |
33.5 |
8.2 |
4.4 |
8.1 |
12.5 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
1.1 |
3.4 |
3.4 |
6.8 |
.493 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
.200 |
1.4 |
2.1 |
.631 |
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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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dennis Rodman |
15 |
33.0 |
6.3 |
4.5 |
7.3 |
11.8 |
0.9 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
3.7 |
2.7 |
6.1 |
.451 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
.222 |
0.7 |
1.6 |
.417 |
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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 | +2.8 | +24.1 | +5.6 | +3.9 | +9.5 | +7.5 | +0.6 | +0.4 | -2.3 | -0.9 | +7.3 | +15.9 | +.052 | +3.7 | +9.4 | +.065 | +5.8 | +7.0 | +.186 |
| Dennis Rodman |
82 |
40.3 |
9.8 |
6.4 |
12.3 |
18.7 |
2.3 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
1.7 |
3.0 |
4.2 |
7.7 |
.539 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
.317 |
1.0 |
1.7 |
.600 |
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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: | +17 | +9.7 | +21.7 | +2.5 | +1.7 | +0.7 | +6.3 | +1.1 | | -2.7 | -0.9 | +7.0 | +17.5 | +.147 | +3.1 | +9.2 | +.322 | +4.5 | +5.4 | +.265 |
| Dennis Rodman |
5 |
31.2 |
7.2 |
3.2 |
7.0 |
10.2 |
1.8 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
1.4 |
3.4 |
3.2 |
5.4 |
.593 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
.000 |
0.8 |
1.6 |
.500 |
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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: | +12 | +3.5 | +20.7 | +5.1 | +4.9 | +10.1 | +6.1 | +1.0 | +0.3 | -1.9 | -0.7 | +6.2 | +13.6 | +.023 | +3.3 | +8.4 | +.163 | +4.8 | +5.3 | +.248 |
| Dennis Rodman |
62 |
38.9 |
7.5 |
5.9 |
12.3 |
18.3 |
1.6 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
1.7 |
3.2 |
3.0 |
6.9 |
.427 |
0.2 |
1.2 |
.205 |
1.4 |
2.6 |
.534 |
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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 |
| Dennis Rodman |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Additional Years |
* Dennis Rodman played 7 seasons more than Luka Doncic in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 8 to 14, from 1994 to 2000—Dennis Rodman played in 5 Playoffs and won 3 NBA Championships. In those 7 extra years over Luka Doncic, Dennis Rodman got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards |  1 All-NBA Third Team
2 All-Defensive First Team
1 All-Defensive Second Team
5 Rebounds Leader
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NBA Champion