Luka Doncic vs. Greg Kelser Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Greg Kelser 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 and Greg Kelser both played 6 years in the NBA. Luka Doncic had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Greg Kelser had his rookie season in 1979-80. 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
Greg Kelser 6 2 1979-80 to 1984-85

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Luka Doncic Greg Kelser
Season 2018-191979-80
Team Dallas MavericksDetroit Pistons
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
Greg Kelser 50 24.7 14.2 2.5 3.0 5.5 2.2 1.2 0.7 2.8 3.5 5.6 11.9 .472 0.1 0.3 .200 2.9 4.1 .719
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luka Doncic ------- --- ----------
Greg Kelser ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Luka Doncic Greg Kelser
Season 2019-201980-81
Team Dallas MavericksDetroit Pistons
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
Greg Kelser 25 26.2 12.3 2.1 2.7 4.8 1.8 1.4 1.2 3.1 3.6 4.8 11.4 .421 0.0 0.1 .000 2.7 4.2 .642
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
Greg Kelser ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Luka Doncic Greg Kelser
Season 2020-211981-82
Team Dallas MavericksDetroit Pistons, Seattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st RdSupersonics Lost West Conf Semis
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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
Greg Kelser 60 12.4 5.6 1.3 1.9 3.2 1.0 0.3 0.4 1.4 2.2 1.9 4.5 .428 0.0 0.1 .000 1.8 2.7 .656
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
Greg Kelser 3 2.0 1.3 0.3 0.7 1.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.7 0.0 0.7 .000 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 1.3 1.000

Season 4
Luka Doncic Greg Kelser
Season 2021-221982-83
Team Dallas MavericksSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf FinalsSupersonics Lost West 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
Greg Kelser 80 18.8 8.3 2.0 3.1 5.0 1.2 0.7 0.4 1.9 3.0 3.1 5.6 .549 0.0 0.0 .000 2.2 3.2 .673
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
Greg Kelser 2 9.5 2.0 1.5 1.5 3.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 2.0 1.0 2.5 .400 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 5
Luka Doncic Greg Kelser
Season 2022-231983-84
Team Dallas MavericksSan Diego Clippers
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
Greg Kelser 80 22.3 11.0 2.4 2.5 4.9 1.1 0.9 0.4 2.4 3.1 3.9 7.5 .519 0.0 0.1 .333 3.1 4.5 .702
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luka Doncic ------- --- ----------
Greg Kelser ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Luka Doncic Greg Kelser
Season 2023-241984-85
Team Dallas MavericksIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Mavericks TBDDid 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 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
Greg Kelser 10 11.4 6.2 0.6 1.3 1.9 1.3 0.7 0.0 1.2 1.6 2.1 5.3 .396 0.0 0.1 .000 2.0 2.8 .714
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luka Doncic 11 41.8 27.1 1.1 8.5 9.6 9.0 1.4 0.5 3.8 2.5 9.5 22.9 .413 2.7 9.7 .280 5.5 7.1 .769
Greg Kelser ------- --- ----------
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