Luka Doncic vs. Jalen Duren Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jalen Duren 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 played 7 years in the NBA, 4 more than Jalen Duren, who played 3. Luka Doncic had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Jalen Duren had his rookie season in 2022-23. 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
Jalen Duren 3 1 2022-23 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Luka Doncic Jalen Duren
Season 2018-192022-23
Team Dallas MavericksDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
-Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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:+5+7.3+12.1+2.2+1.1+1.1+4.9+0.4+0.6-2.0-0.8+3.1+10.6+.221+2.3+7.1+3.4+4.4+.102
Jalen Duren 67 24.9 9.1 3.4 5.5 8.9 1.1 0.7 0.9 1.4 2.7 3.9 5.9 .648 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 2.3 .611
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Luka Doncic nor Jalen Duren played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

Luka Doncic Jalen Duren
Season 2019-202023-24
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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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:+4.5+15.0+1.8+0.4+2.2+6.4+0.5+0.6-2.2-0.6+3.8+11.4+.156+2.8+8.8+.316+4.7+6.2+.032
Jalen Duren 61 29.1 13.8 3.1 8.5 11.6 2.4 0.5 0.8 2.1 3.1 5.7 9.2 .619 0.0 0.1 .000 2.3 3.0 .790
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
Jalen Duren DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3

Luka Doncic Jalen Duren
Season 2020-212024-25
Team Dallas MavericksDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st RdPistons Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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:+12+8.2+15.9+2.8+0.4+2.3+5.9+0.3+0.6-2.6-0.9+5.0+13.5+.213+2.9+8.3+3.1+4.0+.061
Jalen Duren 78 26.1 11.8 3.6 6.8 10.3 2.7 0.7 1.1 1.7 3.2 4.8 7.0 .692 0.0 0.0 - 2.1 3.1 .669
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:+1+6.3+23.9+3.7+1.0+2.8+6.8+1.0+1.3-2.9-1.9+9.4+21.3+.160+4.4+10.9+0.7+3.5+.297
Jalen Duren 6 33.8 11.8 4.3 6.3 10.7 3.5 0.3 1.7 1.7 4.3 4.3 6.7 .650 0.0 0.0 - 3.2 3.8 .826

Additional Years

* Luka Doncic played 4 seasons more than Jalen Duren in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 7, from 2022 to 2025—Luka Doncic played in 3 Playoffs.

In those 4 extra years over Jalen Duren, Luka Doncic got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 3 All-NBA First Team
Achievement 1 Scoring Leader
Achievement 3 All-Star Game