Luka Doncic vs. Kelly Tripucka Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kelly Tripucka 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, 4 less than Kelly Tripucka, who played 10. Luka Doncic had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Kelly Tripucka had his rookie season in 1981-82. 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
Kelly Tripucka 10 5 1981-82 to 1990-91

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Luka Doncic Kelly Tripucka
Season 2018-191981-82
Team Dallas MavericksDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie 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 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
Kelly Tripucka 82 37.5 21.6 2.7 2.7 5.4 3.3 1.1 0.2 3.4 2.9 7.8 15.6 .496 0.1 0.3 .227 6.0 7.6 .797
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luka Doncic ------- --- ----------
Kelly Tripucka ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Luka Doncic Kelly Tripucka
Season 2019-201982-83
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
Kelly Tripucka 58 38.8 26.5 2.2 2.4 4.6 4.1 1.2 0.3 3.2 2.7 9.7 19.9 .489 0.2 0.6 .378 6.8 8.0 .845
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
Kelly Tripucka ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Luka Doncic Kelly Tripucka
Season 2020-211983-84
Team Dallas MavericksDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st RdPistons 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 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
Kelly Tripucka 76 32.8 21.3 1.6 2.5 4.0 3.0 0.9 0.2 2.5 2.5 7.8 17.1 .459 0.0 0.2 .118 5.6 6.9 .815
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
Kelly Tripucka 5 41.6 27.4 2.0 2.6 4.6 3.0 2.2 0.0 3.6 4.4 9.6 20.4 .471 0.0 0.2 .000 8.2 10.2 .804

Season 4
Luka Doncic Kelly Tripucka
Season 2021-221984-85
Team Dallas MavericksDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf FinalsPistons Lost East 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 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
Kelly Tripucka 55 30.5 19.1 1.2 2.8 4.0 2.5 0.9 0.3 2.1 2.1 7.2 15.1 .477 0.0 0.1 .400 4.6 5.2 .885
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
Kelly Tripucka 9 32.0 14.8 2.1 2.2 4.3 3.2 0.4 0.3 2.1 2.4 5.4 13.1 .415 0.0 0.1 .000 3.9 4.4 .875

Season 5
Luka Doncic Kelly Tripucka
Season 2022-231985-86
Team Dallas MavericksDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayPistons 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 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
Kelly Tripucka 81 32.4 20.0 1.4 2.9 4.3 3.3 1.1 0.1 2.3 2.1 7.6 15.3 .498 0.1 0.3 .480 4.7 5.5 .856
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luka Doncic ------- --- ----------
Kelly Tripucka 4 43.8 21.8 2.5 3.3 5.8 2.3 0.8 0.5 4.0 3.5 8.3 17.8 .465 0.0 0.0 - 5.3 5.8 .913

Season 6
Luka Doncic Kelly Tripucka
Season 2023-241986-87
Team Dallas MavericksUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Mavericks TBDJazz 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 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
Kelly Tripucka 79 23.6 10.1 0.7 2.4 3.1 3.1 1.1 0.1 2.1 1.9 3.7 7.9 .469 0.2 0.7 .365 2.5 2.9 .872
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
Kelly Tripucka 5 14.0 6.4 0.2 1.2 1.4 0.6 0.8 0.0 1.4 1.2 2.8 4.0 .700 0.0 0.6 .000 0.8 0.8 1.000

Season 7
Luka Doncic Kelly Tripucka
Season -1987-88
Team -Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Jazz 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 ------- --- ----------
Kelly Tripucka 49 19.9 7.5 0.6 1.8 2.4 2.1 0.7 0.1 1.4 1.4 2.8 6.2 .459 0.6 1.5 .419 1.2 1.4 .868
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luka Doncic ------- --- ----------
Kelly Tripucka 2 4.5 1.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 1.5 .333 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 8
Luka Doncic Kelly Tripucka
Season -1988-89
Team -Charlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did 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 ------- --- ----------
Kelly Tripucka 71 32.4 22.6 1.1 2.6 3.8 3.2 1.2 0.2 3.3 2.8 8.0 17.1 .467 0.4 1.2 .357 6.2 7.2 .866
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luka Doncic ------- --- ----------
Kelly Tripucka ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Luka Doncic Kelly Tripucka
Season -1989-90
Team -Charlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did 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 ------- --- ----------
Kelly Tripucka 79 30.4 15.6 1.0 3.0 4.1 2.8 0.9 0.2 2.2 2.8 5.6 13.0 .430 0.5 1.3 .365 3.9 4.4 .883
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luka Doncic ------- --- ----------
Kelly Tripucka ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Luka Doncic Kelly Tripucka
Season -1990-91
Team -Charlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did 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 ------- --- ----------
Kelly Tripucka 77 16.7 7.0 0.6 1.7 2.3 2.1 0.4 0.2 1.2 1.7 2.4 5.4 .454 0.2 0.6 .333 2.0 2.2 .910
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luka Doncic ------- --- ----------
Kelly Tripucka ------- --- ----------
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