Luka Doncic vs. Jake Layman Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jake Layman 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 / 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 and Jake Layman both played 6 years in the NBA. Luka Doncic had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Jake Layman had his rookie season in 2016-17. 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
Jake Layman 6 3 2016-17 to 2021-22

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Luka Doncic Jake Layman
Season 2018-192016-17
Team Dallas MavericksPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayTrail Blazers 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 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
Jake Layman 35 7.1 2.2 0.2 0.5 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.6 0.7 2.5 .292 0.4 1.5 .255 0.4 0.5 .765
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luka Doncic ------- --- ----------
Jake Layman 2 8.0 3.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 .500 0.5 0.5 1.000 0.5 1.0 .500

Season 2
Luka Doncic Jake Layman
Season 2019-202017-18
Team Dallas MavericksPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st RdTrail Blazers 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 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
Jake Layman 35 4.6 1.0 0.1 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.4 1.3 .298 0.1 0.6 .200 0.1 0.1 .667
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
Jake Layman 1 8.0 6.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.0 3.0 1.000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 3
Luka Doncic Jake Layman
Season 2020-212018-19
Team Dallas MavericksPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st RdTrail Blazers Lost West Conf 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
Jake Layman 71 18.7 7.6 0.8 2.3 3.1 0.7 0.4 0.4 0.6 1.6 3.0 6.0 .509 0.8 2.5 .326 0.7 1.0 .704
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
Jake Layman 6 3.3 0.8 0.2 0.5 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.2 1.2 .143 0.0 0.8 .000 0.5 0.7 .750

Season 4
Luka Doncic Jake Layman
Season 2021-222019-20
Team Dallas MavericksMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf FinalsDid 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 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
Jake Layman 23 22.0 9.1 0.7 1.7 2.5 0.7 0.7 0.4 1.0 2.0 3.5 7.8 .453 1.0 3.1 .333 1.0 1.4 .750
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
Jake Layman ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Luka Doncic Jake Layman
Season 2022-232020-21
Team Dallas MavericksMinnesota Timberwolves
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
Jake Layman 45 13.9 5.1 0.3 1.2 1.5 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.6 1.0 2.0 4.1 .495 0.5 1.7 .295 0.6 0.8 .703
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luka Doncic ------- --- ----------
Jake Layman ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Luka Doncic Jake Layman
Season 2023-242021-22
Team Dallas MavericksMinnesota Timberwolves
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
Jake Layman 34 6.8 2.4 0.2 0.9 1.1 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.9 2.1 .411 0.2 1.0 .229 0.4 0.5 .722
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
Jake Layman ------- --- ----------
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