Luka Doncic vs. Kristaps Porzingis Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kristaps Porzingis 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.

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Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / 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, 2 less than Kristaps Porzingis, who played 9. Luka Doncic had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Kristaps Porzingis had his rookie season in 2015-16. 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
Kristaps Porzingis 9 4 2015-16 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Luka Doncic Kristaps Porzingis
Season 2018-192015-16
Team Dallas MavericksNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First 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:+3.8+6.9+0.6+1.1+0.5+4.7+0.4+1.6-1.7-0.9+1.8+4.2+.006+1.2+3.7+.006+2.0+3.4+.125
Kristaps Porzingis 72 28.4 14.3 1.8 5.5 7.3 1.3 0.7 1.9 1.7 2.8 5.2 12.3 .421 1.1 3.4 .333 2.8 3.3 .838
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Luka Doncic nor Kristaps Porzingis played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Luka Doncic Kristaps Porzingis
Season 2019-202016-17
Team Dallas MavericksNew York Knicks
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:+5+0.8+10.7+0.4+2.6+2.2+7.3+0.3+1.8-2.5-1.2+2.8+5.7+.013+1.1+4.1+.041+4.0+5.4+.028
Kristaps Porzingis 66 32.8 18.1 1.7 5.5 7.2 1.5 0.7 2.0 1.8 3.7 6.7 14.9 .450 1.7 4.8 .357 3.0 3.8 .786
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
Kristaps Porzingis DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3
Luka Doncic Kristaps Porzingis
Season 2020-212017-18
Team Dallas MavericksNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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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:+18+1.9+5.0+0.5+1.9+1.4+7.4+0.2+1.9-2.4-0.6+1.7+2.0+.040+1.0+3.5+.045+0.7+1.4+.063
Kristaps Porzingis 48 32.4 22.7 1.3 5.3 6.6 1.2 0.8 2.4 1.9 2.9 8.1 18.5 .439 1.9 4.8 .395 4.5 5.7 .793
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
Kristaps Porzingis DNP------ --- ----------

Note: Kristaps Porzingis didn't play in 2018-19.

Season 4
Luka Doncic Kristaps Porzingis
Season 2021-222019-20
Team Dallas MavericksDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf FinalsMavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+8+3.6+8.0+0.9+0.6+0.4+6.9+0.5+1.4-2.9-1.0+2.9+5.2+.030+0.6+1.7+.001+1.6+2.5+.055
Kristaps Porzingis 57 31.8 20.4 1.8 7.7 9.5 1.8 0.7 2.0 1.6 3.2 7.0 16.4 .427 2.5 7.1 .352 4.0 5.0 .799
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+12+5.5+8.0+0.3+1.4+1.1+5.7+1.8+0.4-2.9-0.1+3.7+10.2+.070+0.4+4.2+.184+0.2+1.3+.100
Kristaps Porzingis 3 31.3 23.7 1.0 7.7 8.7 0.7 0.0 1.0 1.0 3.0 7.0 13.3 .525 3.0 5.7 .529 6.7 7.7 .870

Season 5
Luka Doncic Kristaps Porzingis
Season 2022-232020-21
Team Dallas MavericksDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayMavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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5th 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 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
difference:+23+5.3+12.3+1.1+0.8+0.3+6.4+0.9+0.8-2.4-0.2+3.3+6.1+.020+0.5+2.2+.034+5.1+7.3+.113
Kristaps Porzingis 43 30.9 20.1 1.9 7.0 8.9 1.6 0.5 1.3 1.2 2.7 7.6 15.9 .476 2.3 6.0 .376 2.7 3.2 .855
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Luka Doncic DNP------ --- ----------
Kristaps Porzingis 7 33.3 13.1 1.0 4.4 5.4 1.3 1.3 0.7 0.4 2.7 4.9 10.3 .472 1.1 3.9 .296 2.3 2.7 .842

Season 6
Luka Doncic Kristaps Porzingis
Season 2023-242021-22
Team Dallas MavericksDallas Mavericks, Washington Wizards
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Mavericks Lost NBA FinalsDid Not Play
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+19+8.5+13.7+1.2+2.3+1.1+7.5+0.7+1.1-2.4-0.6+4.6+8.6+.028+2.6+5.7+.072+1.9+3.1+.081
Kristaps Porzingis 51 29.0 20.2 2.0 6.1 8.1 2.3 0.7 1.6 1.6 2.7 6.9 15.0 .459 1.5 4.9 .310 4.9 5.6 .867
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Luka Doncic 22 40.9 28.9 0.7 8.7 9.5 8.1 1.9 0.4 4.1 2.5 10.2 22.9 .446 3.1 9.6 .322 5.3 7.0 .765
Kristaps Porzingis DNP------ --- ----------

Season 7
Luka Doncic Kristaps Porzingis
Season 2024-252022-23
Team Dallas Mavericks, Los Angeles LakersWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Luka Doncic 50 35.4 28.2 0.8 7.4 8.2 7.7 1.8 0.4 3.6 2.5 9.2 20.5 .450 3.5 9.6 .368 6.2 7.9 .782
difference:+15+2.8+5.0+1.0+0.8+0.2+5.0+0.9+1.1-1.5-0.5+1.4+4.8+.048+1.4+4.1+.017+0.8+1.5+.069
Kristaps Porzingis 65 32.6 23.2 1.8 6.6 8.4 2.7 0.9 1.5 2.1 3.0 7.8 15.7 .498 2.1 5.5 .385 5.4 6.4 .851
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Luka Doncic 5 41.6 30.2 0.4 6.6 7.0 5.8 1.0 0.6 4.0 3.2 9.4 20.8 .452 3.2 9.2 .348 8.2 9.2 .891
Kristaps Porzingis DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Kristaps Porzingis played 2 seasons more than Luka Doncic in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 8 to 9, from 2024 to 2025—Kristaps Porzingis played in two Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

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