Luka Doncic vs. Dwyane Wade Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dwyane Wade 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 8 years in the NBA, 8 less than Dwyane Wade, who played 16. Luka Doncic had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Dwyane Wade had his rookie season in 2003-04. 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
Dwyane Wade	16	13	2003-04 to 2018-19

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Luka Doncic	Dwyane Wade
Season	2018-19	2003-04
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Miami Heat
Honors & Awards	Rookie of the Year	-
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie First Team	All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Heat Lost East Conf Semis

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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+11	+2.7	+5.0	+0.2	+3.9	+3.8	+1.5	+0.3	+0.3	-0.2	-0.4	+0.9	+3.4	+.038	+2.0	+6.2	+.025	+1.0	+1.6	+.034
Dwyane Wade	61	34.9	16.2	1.4	2.7	4.0	4.5	1.4	0.6	3.2	2.3	6.1	13.1	.465	0.3	0.9	.302	3.8	5.1	.747

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Luka Doncic	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dwyane Wade	13	39.5	18.0	1.2	2.8	4.0	5.6	1.3	0.3	4.2	3.5	6.6	14.5	.455	0.2	0.6	.375	4.5	5.8	.787


Season 2
	Luka Doncic	Dwyane Wade
Season	2019-20	2004-05
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Miami Heat
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Heat Lost East Conf Finals

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2nd Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+16	+5.0	+4.7	+0.1	+4.4	+4.2	+2.0	+0.6	+0.9	-0.1	-0.5	+1.3	+3.5	+.015	+2.6	+8.3	+.027	+0.5	+0.7	+.004
Dwyane Wade	77	38.6	24.1	1.4	3.7	5.2	6.8	1.6	1.1	4.2	3.0	8.2	17.1	.478	0.2	0.6	.289	7.5	9.9	.762

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
difference:	+8	+5.2	+3.6	+0.9	+5.1	+4.1	+2.1	+0.4	+0.6	-0.8	-0.3	+1.0	+1.2	+.016	+2.6	+6.6	+.264	+0.9	+0.8	+.143
Dwyane Wade	14	41.0	27.4	1.6	4.1	5.7	6.6	1.6	1.1	4.4	3.1	9.7	20.1	.484	0.1	0.7	.100	7.9	9.9	.799


Season 3
	Luka Doncic	Dwyane Wade
Season	2020-21	2005-06
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Miami Heat
Honors & Awards	-	Finals MVP
	All-NBA First Team	-
	-	All-NBA Second Team
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd	NBA Champion

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3rd Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+9	+4.3	+0.5	+0.6	+2.9	+2.3	+1.9	+0.9	+0.3	-0.7	-0.6	+0.5	+1.7	+.016	+2.7	+7.3	+.179	+3.2	+3.6	+.053
Dwyane Wade	75	38.6	27.2	1.4	4.3	5.7	6.7	1.9	0.8	3.6	2.9	9.3	18.8	.495	0.2	1.0	.171	8.4	10.7	.783

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
difference:	+16	+1.6	+7.3	+0.6	+2.6	+2.0	+4.6	+0.9	+0.7	-0.7	-0.7	+4.2	+8.8	+.007	+3.8	+9.3	+.030	+4.9	+3.6	+.279
Dwyane Wade	23	41.7	28.4	1.2	4.7	5.9	5.7	2.2	1.1	3.9	3.1	9.5	19.2	.497	0.6	1.6	.378	8.8	10.9	.808


Season 4
	Luka Doncic	Dwyane Wade
Season	2021-22	2006-07
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Miami Heat
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	-	All-NBA Third Team
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Mavericks Lost West Conf Finals	Heat Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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4th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+14	+2.5	+1.0	+0.1	+4.6	+4.4	+1.2	+0.9	+0.6	-0.3	-0.1	+0.6	+2.7	+.034	+2.7	+7.3	+.087	+2.9	+3.0	+.063
Dwyane Wade	51	37.9	27.4	1.0	3.7	4.7	7.5	2.1	1.2	4.2	2.3	9.3	18.9	.491	0.4	1.5	.266	8.5	10.5	.807

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
difference:	+11	+3.7	+8.2	+1.1	+6.1	+5.0	+0.1	+0.5	+0.1	-1.9	-0.4	+1.7	+2.5	+.026	+3.4	+8.6	+.345	+1.4	+1.0	+.082
Dwyane Wade	4	40.5	23.5	1.8	3.0	4.8	6.3	1.3	0.5	5.8	3.3	9.0	21.0	.429	0.0	1.3	.000	5.5	8.0	.688


Season 5
	Luka Doncic	Dwyane Wade
Season	2022-23	2007-08
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Miami Heat
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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5th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+15	+2.1	+7.8	+0.1	+4.5	+4.4	+1.1	+0.3	+0.2	-0.8	-0.2	+2.3	+3.6	+.027	+2.4	+6.7	+.056	+0.9	+1.3	+.016
Dwyane Wade	51	38.3	24.6	0.9	3.3	4.2	6.9	1.7	0.7	4.4	2.7	8.6	18.4	.469	0.4	1.5	.286	6.9	9.2	.758

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Luka Doncic nor Dwyane Wade played in the postseason in their season 5


Season 6
	Luka Doncic	Dwyane Wade
Season	2023-24	2008-09
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Miami Heat
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	Scoring Leader	Scoring Leader
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Mavericks Lost NBA Finals	Heat Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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6th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+9	+1.1	+3.7	+0.3	+4.5	+4.2	+2.3	+0.8	+0.8	-0.6	-0.2	+0.7	+1.6	+.004	+3.0	+7.1	+.065	+0.7	+1.1	+.021
Dwyane Wade	79	38.6	30.2	1.1	3.9	5.0	7.5	2.2	1.3	3.4	2.3	10.8	22.0	.491	1.1	3.5	.317	7.5	9.8	.765

Playoffs Stats
	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:	+15	+0.2	+0.2	+0.1	+4.3	+4.5	+2.8	+1.0	+1.2	-0.5	-0.4	+0.5	+0.8	+.007	+0.5	+2.5	+.038	+1.8	+1.3	+.097
Dwyane Wade	7	40.7	29.1	0.6	4.4	5.0	5.3	0.9	1.6	3.6	2.9	9.7	22.1	.439	2.6	7.1	.360	7.1	8.3	.862


Season 7
	Luka Doncic	Dwyane Wade
Season	2024-25	2009-10
Team	Dallas Mavericks, Los Angeles Lakers	Miami Heat
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	-	All-Star Game
	-	All-Star Game MVP
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Heat Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	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:	+27	+0.9	+1.6	+0.6	+3.9	+3.4	+1.2		+0.7	-0.3	-0.1	+0.1	+0.9	+.026	+2.6	+6.4	+.068	+0.7	+1.2	+.021
Dwyane Wade	77	36.3	26.6	1.4	3.5	4.8	6.5	1.8	1.1	3.3	2.4	9.3	19.6	.476	0.9	3.2	.300	6.9	9.1	.761

Playoffs Stats
	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:		+0.4	+3.0	+0.8	+2.2	+1.4	+1.0	+0.6	+1.0	-1.2		+3.0	+1.2	+.112	+0.2	+1.8	+.057	+2.8	+1.2	+.216
Dwyane Wade	5	42.0	33.2	1.2	4.4	5.6	6.8	1.6	1.6	5.2	3.2	12.4	22.0	.564	3.0	7.4	.405	5.4	8.0	.675


Season 8
	Luka Doncic	Dwyane Wade
Season	2025-26	2010-11
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Miami Heat
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Heat Lost NBA Finals

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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Luka Doncic	1	41.0	43.0	0.0	12.0	12.0	9.0	2.0	1.0	3.0	1.0	17.0	27.0	.630	2.0	10.0	.200	7.0	10.0	.700
difference:	+75	+3.9	+17.5	+1.6	+7.2	+5.6	+4.4	+0.5	+0.1	-0.1	-1.6	+7.9	+8.8	+.130	+1.2	+7.3	+.106	+0.5	+1.4	+.058
Dwyane Wade	76	37.1	25.5	1.6	4.8	6.4	4.6	1.5	1.1	3.1	2.6	9.1	18.2	.500	0.8	2.7	.306	6.5	8.6	.758

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Luka Doncic	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dwyane Wade	21	39.4	24.5	2.0	5.1	7.1	4.4	1.6	1.3	3.0	2.5	8.6	17.8	.485	0.7	2.5	.269	6.6	8.5	.777


Additional Years
* Dwyane Wade played 8 seasons more than Luka Doncic in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 9 to 16, from 2012 to 2019—Dwyane Wade played in 6 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships. In those 8 extra years over Luka Doncic, Dwyane Wade got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	2 All-NBA Third Team 6 All-Star Game

Luka Doncic vs. Dwyane Wade Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dwyane Wade 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.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Rookie Season Stats Comparison

Season 2

2nd Season Stats Comparison

Season 3

3rd Season Stats Comparison

Season 4

4th Season Stats Comparison

Season 5

5th Season Stats Comparison

Season 6

6th Season Stats Comparison

Season 7

7th Season Stats Comparison

Season 8

8th Season Stats Comparison

Additional Years