Luka Doncic vs. Jared McCain Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jared McCain 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.
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, 6 more than Jared McCain, who played 2. Luka Doncic had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Jared McCain had his rookie season in 2024-25. 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 |
| Jared McCain |
2 |
0 |
2024-25 to 2025-26 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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Luka Doncic |
Jared McCain |
| Season |
2018-19 | 2024-25 |
| Team |
Dallas Mavericks | Philadelphia 76ers |
| Honors & Awards |
 Rookie of the Year | - |
| All-Rookie First Team | - |
| Playoffs |
Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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: | +49 | +6.5 | +5.9 | +0.6 | +4.7 | +5.4 | +3.4 | +0.4 | +0.3 | -1.8 | -0.3 | +1.5 | +4.6 | +.033 | +0.1 | +1.3 | +.056 | +2.7 | +4.3 | +.162 |
| Jared McCain |
23 |
25.7 |
15.3 |
0.6 |
1.9 |
2.4 |
2.6 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
5.5 |
11.9 |
.460 |
2.2 |
5.8 |
.383 |
2.1 |
2.4 |
.875 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Luka Doncic nor Jared McCain played in the postseason in their season 1 |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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: | +44 | +15.7 | +21.6 | +1.2 | +6.2 | +7.4 | +7.0 | +0.2 | +0.2 | -3.5 | -1.1 | +6.8 | +13.2 | +.098 | +1.5 | +5.1 | +.028 | +6.5 | +8.7 | +.131 |
| Jared McCain |
17 |
17.9 |
7.2 |
0.1 |
1.9 |
2.0 |
1.8 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
0.8 |
1.4 |
2.7 |
7.4 |
.365 |
1.3 |
3.8 |
.344 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
.889 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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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 |
| Jared McCain |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Additional Years |
* Luka Doncic played 6 seasons more than Jared McCain in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 3 to 8, from 2021 to 2026—Luka Doncic played in 4 Playoffs. In those 6 extra years over Jared McCain, Luka Doncic got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards | 4 All-NBA First Team
1 Scoring Leader
1 Cup All-Tournament Team
4 All-Star Game
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