Luka Doncic vs. Luke Walton Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Luke Walton 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 Luke Walton, who played 10. Luka Doncic had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Luke Walton had his rookie season in 2003-04. 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
Luke Walton 10 7 2003-04 to 2012-13

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Luka Doncic Luke Walton
Season 2018-192003-04
Team Dallas MavericksLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayLakers Lost NBA Finals
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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
Luke Walton 72 10.1 2.4 0.5 1.2 1.8 1.6 0.4 0.1 0.6 1.0 0.9 2.1 .425 0.2 0.5 .333 0.4 0.6 .705
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luka Doncic ------- --- ----------
Luke Walton 17 7.9 1.9 0.3 1.0 1.3 1.5 0.4 0.1 0.8 1.4 0.6 1.7 .345 0.3 0.8 .385 0.4 0.6 .700

Season 2
Luka Doncic Luke Walton
Season 2019-202004-05
Team Dallas MavericksLos Angeles Lakers
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
Luke Walton 61 12.6 3.2 0.9 1.4 2.3 1.5 0.4 0.2 1.0 1.1 1.2 3.0 .411 0.3 1.0 .262 0.6 0.8 .708
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
Luke Walton ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Luka Doncic Luke Walton
Season 2020-212005-06
Team Dallas MavericksLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st RdLakers 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 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
Luke Walton 69 19.3 5.0 1.3 2.3 3.6 2.3 0.6 0.2 1.1 1.7 2.0 4.8 .412 0.3 0.8 .327 0.8 1.1 .750
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
Luke Walton 7 33.6 12.1 1.4 5.0 6.4 1.7 1.0 0.1 1.6 2.3 5.4 11.9 .458 0.6 1.6 .364 0.7 0.7 1.000

Season 4
Luka Doncic Luke Walton
Season 2021-222006-07
Team Dallas MavericksLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf FinalsLakers 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 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
Luke Walton 60 33.0 11.4 1.5 3.6 5.0 4.3 1.0 0.4 2.0 2.0 4.4 9.3 .474 0.8 2.1 .387 1.8 2.4 .745
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
Luke Walton 5 25.6 7.2 1.8 2.4 4.2 2.6 1.4 0.2 3.0 2.6 2.8 7.2 .389 1.0 2.4 .417 0.6 0.8 .750

Season 5
Luka Doncic Luke Walton
Season 2022-232007-08
Team Dallas MavericksLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayLakers Lost NBA Finals
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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
Luke Walton 74 23.4 7.2 1.1 2.8 3.9 2.9 0.8 0.2 1.4 1.8 2.9 6.5 .450 0.4 1.1 .333 1.0 1.5 .706
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luka Doncic ------- --- ----------
Luke Walton 21 16.8 6.0 0.6 2.0 2.6 2.0 0.5 0.2 1.0 2.3 2.1 4.6 .454 0.5 1.2 .423 1.2 1.7 .722

Season 6
Luka Doncic Luke Walton
Season 2023-242008-09
Team Dallas MavericksLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Mavericks TBDNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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
Luke Walton 65 17.9 5.0 0.8 1.9 2.8 2.7 0.5 0.2 1.1 1.6 2.1 4.7 .436 0.3 0.9 .298 0.6 0.9 .719
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luka Doncic 12 42.1 27.3 1.0 8.7 9.7 9.1 1.4 0.5 4.1 2.7 9.4 22.3 .423 2.8 9.4 .301 5.6 7.1 .788
Luke Walton 21 15.8 3.8 0.8 1.7 2.5 2.1 0.7 0.1 1.0 2.0 1.5 3.6 .427 0.2 0.8 .313 0.5 0.9 .611

Season 7
Luka Doncic Luke Walton
Season -2009-10
Team -Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -NBA Champion NBA Champion
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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 ------- --- ----------
Luke Walton 29 9.4 2.4 0.4 0.9 1.3 1.4 0.3 0.0 0.4 0.7 1.0 2.9 .357 0.2 0.6 .412 0.1 0.1 .500
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luka Doncic ------- --- ----------
Luke Walton 16 6.0 1.1 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.9 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.8 0.4 1.4 .304 0.1 0.6 .222 0.1 0.3 .500

Season 8
Luka Doncic Luke Walton
Season -2010-11
Team -Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Lakers 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 ------- --- ----------
Luke Walton 54 9.0 1.7 0.2 1.1 1.2 1.1 0.2 0.1 0.6 0.7 0.7 2.1 .328 0.1 0.6 .235 0.1 0.2 .700
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luka Doncic ------- --- ----------
Luke Walton 1 4.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 .000 0.0 2.0 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 9
Luka Doncic Luke Walton
Season -2011-12
Team -Los Angeles Lakers, Cleveland Cavaliers
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 ------- --- ----------
Luke Walton 30 12.1 1.8 0.4 1.2 1.6 1.2 0.2 0.0 0.9 1.4 0.8 2.2 .369 0.2 0.7 .350 0.0 0.0 -
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luka Doncic ------- --- ----------
Luke Walton ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Luka Doncic Luke Walton
Season -2012-13
Team -Cleveland Cavaliers
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 ------- --- ----------
Luke Walton 50 17.1 3.4 0.8 2.1 2.9 3.3 0.8 0.3 1.2 2.0 1.4 3.6 .392 0.4 1.3 .299 0.2 0.4 .500
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luka Doncic ------- --- ----------
Luke Walton ------- --- ----------
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