Luka Doncic vs. Draymond Green Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Draymond Green 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 / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / 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 7 years in the NBA, 6 less than Draymond Green, who played 13. Luka Doncic had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Draymond Green had his rookie season in 2012-13. 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
Draymond Green 13 10 2012-13 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Luka Doncic Draymond Green
Season 2018-192012-13
Team Dallas MavericksGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayWarriors Lost West Conf Semis
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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:+7+18.8+18.3+0.5+4.0+4.5+5.3+0.6-2.8-0.1+5.9+13.2+.100+2.1+6.3+.118+4.2+6.0+.105
Draymond Green 79 13.4 2.9 0.7 2.6 3.3 0.7 0.5 0.3 0.6 2.0 1.1 3.3 .327 0.2 0.8 .209 0.6 0.7 .818
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Luka Doncic DNP------ --- ----------
Draymond Green 12 18.6 5.8 1.2 3.1 4.3 1.6 0.5 0.8 1.0 2.9 2.0 4.7 .429 0.8 1.9 .391 1.1 1.4 .765

Season 2
Luka Doncic Draymond Green
Season 2019-202013-14
Team Dallas MavericksGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st RdWarriors Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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:+21+11.7+22.6+0.3+4.2+4.4+6.9+0.2+0.7-3.2-0.3+7.2+15.0+.056+2.1+6.9+.017+6.0+7.7+.091
Draymond Green 82 21.9 6.2 1.0 3.9 5.0 1.9 1.2 0.9 1.1 2.8 2.3 5.6 .407 0.7 2.0 .333 1.0 1.5 .667
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
difference:+1+3.2+19.1+1.9+3.5+1.5+5.8+0.5+1.2-2.8-1.9+6.7+12.7+.033+1.6+3.2+.088+4.3+7.3+.136
Draymond Green 7 32.6 11.9 2.6 5.7 8.3 2.9 1.7 1.7 2.4 4.7 4.0 8.6 .467 1.1 4.1 .276 2.7 3.4 .792

Season 3
Luka Doncic Draymond Green
Season 2020-212014-15
Team Dallas MavericksGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st RdNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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:+13+2.8+16.0+0.6+0.5+0.2+4.9+0.6+0.8-2.6-0.9+5.5+10.8+.036+1.5+4.1+.013+3.5+4.6+.070
Draymond Green 79 31.5 11.7 1.4 6.7 8.2 3.7 1.6 1.3 1.7 3.2 4.3 9.7 .443 1.4 4.2 .337 1.7 2.5 .660
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:+14+2.8+22.0+1.6+0.6+2.2+5.1+0.5+0.8-1.8-1.8+8.9+16.6+.073+3.3+6.6+.144+0.9+3.2+.207
Draymond Green 21 37.3 13.7 2.2 7.9 10.1 5.2 1.8 1.2 2.8 4.2 4.8 11.4 .417 1.1 4.3 .264 3.0 4.1 .736

Season 4
Luka Doncic Draymond Green
Season 2021-222015-16
Team Dallas MavericksGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
-Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf FinalsWarriors Lost NBA Finals
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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:+16+0.7+14.4+0.8+0.5+0.4+1.3+0.3+0.8-1.3-0.8+4.9+11.5+.033+1.9+5.6+.035+2.8+3.4+.048
Draymond Green 81 34.7 14.0 1.7 7.8 9.5 7.4 1.5 1.4 3.2 3.0 5.0 10.1 .490 1.2 3.2 .388 2.8 4.1 .696
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
difference:+8+1.4+16.3+1.0+0.8+0.1+0.4+0.2+1.2-1.5-0.6+5.5+11.5+.024+1.7+5.4+.020+3.5+4.3+.032
Draymond Green 23 38.2 15.4 1.7 8.3 9.9 6.0 1.6 1.8 2.4 3.5 5.2 12.0 .431 1.7 4.5 .365 3.4 4.7 .738

Season 5
Luka Doncic Draymond Green
Season 2022-232016-17
Team Dallas MavericksGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
-Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement Defensive Player of the Year
-Achievement Steals Leader
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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5th 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 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:+10+3.7+22.2+0.5+1.2+0.7+1.0+0.6+0.9-1.2-0.4+7.3+13.4+.078+1.7+4.7+.034+5.8+7.7+.033
Draymond Green 76 32.5 10.2 1.3 6.6 7.9 7.0 2.0 1.4 2.4 2.9 3.6 8.6 .418 1.1 3.5 .308 2.0 2.8 .709
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Luka Doncic DNP------ --- ----------
Draymond Green 17 34.9 13.1 1.2 7.9 9.1 6.5 1.8 1.6 2.1 3.5 4.2 9.5 .447 1.9 4.6 .410 2.7 3.9 .687

Season 6
Luka Doncic Draymond Green
Season 2023-242017-18
Team Dallas MavericksGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
-Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Mavericks Lost NBA FinalsNBA Champion NBA Champion
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+4.8+22.9+0.3+1.8+1.6+2.5+0.8-1.1-0.5+7.5+14.8+.033+3.0+6.9+.081+4.9+6.2+.011
Draymond Green 70 32.7 11.0 1.1 6.6 7.6 7.3 1.4 1.3 2.9 2.6 4.0 8.8 .454 1.1 3.7 .301 1.9 2.5 .775
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+1+1.9+18.1+1.3+0.1+1.1+0.1+1.1-1.1-1.1+6.2+13.8+.014+2.1+5.8+.056+3.4+4.7+.031
Draymond Green 21 39.0 10.8 2.0 8.6 10.6 8.1 2.0 1.5 3.0 3.6 4.0 9.1 .432 1.0 3.8 .266 1.9 2.3 .796

Season 7
Luka Doncic Draymond Green
Season 2024-252018-19
Team Dallas Mavericks, Los Angeles LakersGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf 1st RdWarriors Lost NBA Finals
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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+16+4.1+20.8+0.1+1.0+0.9+0.8+0.4+0.7-1.0-0.5+6.4+14.1+.005+2.8+7.1+.083+5.2+6.5+.090
Draymond Green 66 31.3 7.4 0.9 6.4 7.3 6.9 1.4 1.1 2.6 3.0 2.8 6.4 .445 0.7 2.5 .285 1.0 1.4 .692
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+17+2.9+16.9+1.5+1.7+3.1+2.7+0.5+0.9-0.2-0.7+4.2+10.4+.046+2.6+6.6+.120+5.9+6.0+.173
Draymond Green 22 38.7 13.3 1.9 8.3 10.1 8.5 1.5 1.5 3.8 3.9 5.2 10.4 .498 0.6 2.6 .228 2.3 3.2 .718

Additional Years

* Draymond Green played 6 seasons more than Luka Doncic in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 8 to 13, from 2020 to 2025—Draymond Green played in 3 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

In those 6 extra years over Luka Doncic, Draymond Green got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 2 All-Defensive First Team
Achievement 2 All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement 1 All-Star Game
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