Luka Doncic vs. Granville Waiters Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Granville Waiters 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

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 6 years in the NBA, 1 more than Granville Waiters, who played 5. Luka Doncic had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Granville Waiters had his rookie season in 1983-84. 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 achivements, 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 6 4 2018-19 to 2023-24
Granville Waiters 5 2 1983-84 to 1987-88

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Luka Doncic Granville Waiters
Season 2018-191983-84
Team Dallas MavericksIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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
Granville Waiters 78 13.3 3.6 0.8 2.1 2.9 0.8 0.3 1.1 0.8 2.1 1.6 3.1 .517 0.0 0.0 .000 0.4 0.7 .608
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luka Doncic ------- --- ----------
Granville Waiters ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Luka Doncic Granville Waiters
Season 2019-201984-85
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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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
Granville Waiters 62 11.3 3.2 0.9 1.8 2.7 0.5 0.3 0.7 0.9 1.7 1.4 3.1 .447 0.0 0.0 .000 0.5 0.8 .580
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
Granville Waiters ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Luka Doncic Granville Waiters
Season 2020-211985-86
Team Dallas MavericksHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st RdRockets Lost NBA Finals
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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
Granville Waiters 43 3.6 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.7 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.7 0.3 0.9 .333 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.1 .167
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
Granville Waiters 11 2.4 0.7 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.6 .571 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 4
Luka Doncic Granville Waiters
Season 2021-221986-87
Team Dallas MavericksChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf FinalsBulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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
Granville Waiters 44 12.1 1.9 0.9 1.1 2.0 0.5 0.2 0.7 0.4 1.9 0.9 2.1 .430 0.0 0.0 .000 0.1 0.2 .556
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
Granville Waiters 2 4.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 5
Luka Doncic Granville Waiters
Season 2022-231987-88
Team Dallas MavericksChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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
Granville Waiters 22 5.2 0.8 0.4 0.9 1.3 0.0 0.1 0.7 0.3 1.2 0.4 1.3 .310 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.1 .000
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luka Doncic ------- --- ----------
Granville Waiters ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Luka Doncic Granville Waiters
Season 2023-24-
Team Dallas Mavericks-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Mavericks TBD-
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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
Granville Waiters ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luka Doncic 15 41.9 28.3 0.9 8.3 9.3 9.0 1.7 0.5 4.0 2.4 9.7 22.4 .432 3.1 9.7 .324 5.9 7.3 .807
Granville Waiters ------- --- ----------
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