Luka Doncic vs. Lou Williams Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Lou Williams 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, 9 less than Lou Williams, who played 17. Luka Doncic had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Lou Williams had his rookie season in 2005-06. 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 |
| Lou Williams |
17 |
10 |
2005-06 to 2021-22 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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Luka Doncic |
Lou Williams |
| Season |
2018-19 | 2005-06 |
| 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: | +42 | +27.4 | +19.3 | +1.1 | +6.1 | +7.2 | +5.7 | +0.9 | +0.3 | -3.0 | -1.5 | +6.2 | +14.8 | +.015 | +2.2 | +6.8 | +.105 | +4.5 | +6.3 | +.098 |
| Lou Williams |
30 |
4.8 |
1.9 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
1.7 |
.442 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.222 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
.615 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Luka Doncic nor Lou Williams 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: | | +22.3 | +24.5 | +1.0 | +7.2 | +8.3 | +7.0 | +0.6 | +0.2 | -3.5 | -1.8 | +8.0 | +17.1 | +.022 | +2.6 | +8.3 | +.008 | +6.0 | +7.7 | +.062 |
| Lou Williams |
61 |
11.3 |
4.3 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
1.8 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
1.5 |
3.5 |
.441 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
.324 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
.696 |
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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 |
| Lou Williams |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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3rd 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 |
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: | +14 | +11.0 | +16.2 | +0.3 | +5.6 | +5.9 | +5.4 | | +0.3 | -2.7 | -0.7 | +5.8 | +11.1 | +.055 | +2.2 | +6.4 | +.009 | +2.4 | +3.5 | +.053 |
| Lou Williams |
80 |
23.3 |
11.5 |
0.5 |
1.6 |
2.1 |
3.2 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
4.0 |
9.4 |
.424 |
0.7 |
1.9 |
.359 |
2.8 |
3.6 |
.783 |
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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 |
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 | +17.6 | +23.7 | +0.1 | +5.8 | +5.9 | +8.3 | +0.3 | +0.4 | -3.4 | -0.6 | +9.7 | +18.0 | +.090 | +4.1 | +9.4 | +.186 | +0.2 | +2.3 | +.204 |
| Lou Williams |
6 |
22.5 |
12.0 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
1.2 |
1.8 |
4.0 |
10.0 |
.400 |
0.3 |
1.5 |
.222 |
3.7 |
5.0 |
.733 |
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4th 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 |
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: | +16 | +11.7 | +15.6 | +0.5 | +6.7 | +7.1 | +5.7 | +0.2 | +0.4 | -2.6 | -0.6 | +5.8 | +11.2 | +.059 | +2.3 | +6.1 | +.067 | +1.8 | +2.7 | +.046 |
| Lou Williams |
81 |
23.7 |
12.8 |
0.4 |
1.6 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
1.9 |
1.6 |
4.1 |
10.4 |
.398 |
0.8 |
2.7 |
.286 |
3.8 |
4.8 |
.790 |
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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 |
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: | +9 | +12.0 | +22.0 | +0.4 | +6.9 | +7.3 | +3.6 | +1.3 | +0.4 | -1.9 | -1.2 | +7.2 | +15.0 | +.043 | +2.4 | +7.2 | +.030 | +5.2 | +6.5 | +.103 |
| Lou Williams |
6 |
24.8 |
9.7 |
0.3 |
2.2 |
2.5 |
2.8 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
2.0 |
1.7 |
3.5 |
8.5 |
.412 |
1.0 |
2.7 |
.375 |
1.7 |
2.5 |
.667 |
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5th 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 |
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: | +2 | +6.3 | +18.4 | +0.4 | +5.3 | +5.7 | +3.8 | +0.1 | +0.3 | -1.9 | -0.8 | +5.9 | +11.4 | +.026 | +1.7 | +5.0 | +.002 | +4.8 | +6.9 | +.082 |
| Lou Williams |
64 |
29.9 |
14.0 |
0.4 |
2.5 |
2.9 |
4.2 |
1.3 |
0.2 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
5.0 |
10.6 |
.470 |
1.1 |
3.2 |
.340 |
3.0 |
3.6 |
.824 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Luka Doncic nor Lou Williams played in the postseason in their season 5 |
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6th 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 |
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: | +5 | +14.2 | +20.2 | +0.4 | +6.8 | +7.2 | +6.4 | +0.8 | +0.3 | -2.6 | -0.4 | +7.2 | +13.0 | +.081 | +2.9 | +7.2 | +.034 | +2.9 | +4.0 | +.037 |
| Lou Williams |
75 |
23.3 |
13.7 |
0.4 |
1.6 |
2.0 |
3.4 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
1.4 |
1.7 |
4.3 |
10.6 |
.406 |
1.2 |
3.4 |
.348 |
3.9 |
4.7 |
.823 |
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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 |
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 |
| difference: | +17 | +14.9 | +18.1 | +0.7 | +7.1 | +7.9 | +5.1 | +0.9 | +0.4 | -3.3 | -1.3 | +6.8 | +12.5 | +.119 | +1.9 | +5.6 | +.022 | +2.5 | +3.2 | +.028 |
| Lou Williams |
5 |
26.0 |
10.8 |
0.0 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
3.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.8 |
1.2 |
3.4 |
10.4 |
.327 |
1.2 |
4.0 |
.300 |
2.8 |
3.8 |
.737 |
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7th 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 |
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: | +14 | +9.1 | +13.3 | +0.3 | +5.4 | +5.8 | +4.2 | +1.0 | +0.1 | -2.5 | -1.1 | +4.2 | +8.3 | +.043 | +2.2 | +6.0 | +.006 | +2.5 | +3.3 | +.030 |
| Lou Williams |
64 |
26.3 |
14.9 |
0.5 |
2.0 |
2.4 |
3.5 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
5.0 |
12.2 |
.407 |
1.3 |
3.6 |
.362 |
3.7 |
4.6 |
.812 |
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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 |
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 |
| difference: | +8 | +14.1 | +18.7 | +0.2 | +4.8 | +4.9 | +2.8 | | +0.6 | -2.8 | -1.9 | +5.6 | +9.9 | +.100 | +2.6 | +5.5 | +.181 | +5.0 | +5.2 | +.103 |
| Lou Williams |
13 |
27.5 |
11.5 |
0.2 |
1.8 |
2.1 |
3.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
1.2 |
1.3 |
3.8 |
10.9 |
.352 |
0.6 |
3.7 |
.167 |
3.2 |
4.0 |
.788 |
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8th 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 |
1 |
41.0 |
43.0 |
0.0 |
12.0 |
12.0 |
9.0 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
3.0 |
1.0 |
17.0 |
27.0 |
.630 |
2.0 |
10.0 |
.200 |
7.0 |
10.0 |
.700 |
| difference: | +38 | +12.3 | +28.9 | +0.2 | +10.2 | +9.9 | +5.4 | +0.9 | +0.7 | -1.1 | -0.4 | +12.2 | +15.6 | +.208 | +0.2 | +5.0 | +.167 | +4.3 | +6.9 | +.168 |
| Lou Williams |
39 |
28.7 |
14.1 |
0.2 |
1.8 |
2.1 |
3.6 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
1.9 |
1.4 |
4.8 |
11.4 |
.422 |
1.8 |
5.0 |
.367 |
2.7 |
3.1 |
.868 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Luka Doncic nor Lou Williams played in the postseason in their season 8 |
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Additional Years |
* Lou Williams played 9 seasons more than Luka Doncic in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 9 to 17, from 2014 to 2022—Lou Williams played in 6 Playoffs. In those 9 extra years over Luka Doncic, Lou Williams got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards | 3 Sixth Man of the Year
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