Luka Doncic vs. Phil Smith Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Phil Smith 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 6 years in the NBA, 3 less than Phil Smith, who played 9. Luka Doncic had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Phil Smith had his rookie season in 1974-75. 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 |
Phil Smith |
9 |
5 |
1974-75 to 1982-83 |
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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 |
Phil Smith |
74 |
14.3 |
7.7 |
0.7 |
1.2 |
1.9 |
1.8 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
- |
1.9 |
3.0 |
6.3 |
.476 |
- |
- |
- |
1.7 |
2.1 |
.804 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Luka Doncic |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Phil Smith |
16 |
14.7 |
6.4 |
0.4 |
1.3 |
1.8 |
1.9 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
- |
1.9 |
2.4 |
6.5 |
.375 |
- |
- |
- |
1.6 |
2.5 |
.625 |
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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 |
Phil Smith |
82 |
34.1 |
20.0 |
1.6 |
3.0 |
4.6 |
4.4 |
1.3 |
0.2 |
- |
2.7 |
8.0 |
16.9 |
.477 |
- |
- |
- |
3.9 |
5.0 |
.788 |
|
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 |
Phil Smith |
13 |
37.9 |
24.0 |
1.8 |
2.9 |
4.7 |
4.6 |
1.6 |
0.5 |
- |
2.5 |
9.8 |
18.8 |
.518 |
- |
- |
- |
4.5 |
6.1 |
.734 |
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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 |
Phil Smith |
82 |
35.1 |
19.0 |
1.2 |
2.8 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
1.2 |
0.4 |
- |
2.8 |
7.7 |
16.1 |
.479 |
- |
- |
- |
3.6 |
4.6 |
.785 |
|
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 |
Phil Smith |
10 |
37.1 |
14.2 |
1.0 |
4.0 |
5.0 |
4.5 |
1.4 |
0.4 |
- |
2.4 |
5.3 |
13.2 |
.402 |
- |
- |
- |
3.6 |
4.5 |
.800 |
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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 |
Phil Smith |
82 |
35.9 |
19.7 |
1.2 |
2.4 |
3.7 |
4.8 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
3.2 |
2.7 |
7.9 |
16.7 |
.472 |
- |
- |
- |
3.9 |
4.7 |
.812 |
|
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 |
Phil Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Season 5 |
|
Luka Doncic |
Phil Smith |
Season |
2022-23 | 1978-79 |
Team |
Dallas Mavericks | Golden State Warriors |
Honors & Awards |
All-NBA First Team | - |
All-Star Game | - |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | 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 |
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 |
Phil Smith |
59 |
38.8 |
19.9 |
0.8 |
2.8 |
3.6 |
4.4 |
1.7 |
0.4 |
2.9 |
2.7 |
8.3 |
16.6 |
.501 |
- |
- |
- |
3.3 |
4.3 |
.761 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Luka Doncic |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Phil Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Phil Smith |
51 |
30.4 |
15.5 |
0.5 |
2.3 |
2.9 |
3.7 |
1.2 |
0.3 |
2.4 |
3.0 |
6.4 |
13.4 |
.474 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
.318 |
2.6 |
3.4 |
.789 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Luka Doncic |
10 |
41.9 |
26.7 |
1.2 |
8.4 |
9.6 |
8.8 |
1.5 |
0.5 |
3.9 |
2.5 |
9.2 |
23.0 |
.400 |
2.5 |
9.6 |
.260 |
5.8 |
7.5 |
.773 |
Phil Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Phil Smith |
76 |
31.3 |
16.8 |
0.6 |
1.4 |
2.1 |
4.9 |
1.1 |
0.2 |
2.3 |
3.0 |
6.8 |
13.9 |
.491 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
.222 |
3.1 |
4.1 |
.757 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Luka Doncic |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Phil Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Phil Smith |
74 |
27.6 |
11.5 |
0.7 |
1.8 |
2.5 |
4.1 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
2.1 |
2.9 |
4.6 |
10.3 |
.447 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
.185 |
2.2 |
3.0 |
.731 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Luka Doncic |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Phil Smith |
8 |
11.5 |
3.1 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
1.0 |
0.9 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
1.4 |
1.5 |
3.8 |
.400 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
.333 |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Phil Smith |
79 |
15.7 |
5.7 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
2.7 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
1.3 |
1.4 |
2.2 |
5.1 |
.438 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.375 |
1.3 |
1.7 |
.759 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Luka Doncic |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Phil Smith |
2 |
9.5 |
3.0 |
0.0 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
3.0 |
.500 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |