Luka Doncic vs. Ralph Johnson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ralph Johnson 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, 2 more than Ralph Johnson, who played 4. Luka Doncic had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Ralph Johnson had his rookie season in 1949-50. 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
Ralph Johnson 4 3 1949-50 to 1952-53

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Luka Doncic Ralph Johnson
Season 2018-191949-50
Team Dallas MavericksAnderson Packers, Fort Wayne Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayPistons Lost Cent Div 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
Ralph Johnson 67 - 8.8 - - - 2.6 - - - 3.1 3.6 11.6 .312 - - - 1.6 1.9 .806
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luka Doncic ------- --- ----------
Ralph Johnson 4 - 7.0 - - - 2.0 - - - 3.3 2.0 8.0 .250 - - - 3.0 4.0 .750

Season 2
Luka Doncic Ralph Johnson
Season 2019-201950-51
Team Dallas MavericksFort Wayne Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st RdPistons Lost West Div 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 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
Ralph Johnson 68 - 8.6 - - 4.0 2.7 - - - 3.6 3.5 10.8 .319 - - - 1.7 2.4 .704
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
Ralph Johnson 3 - 8.3 - - 2.3 2.3 - - - 5.7 4.0 10.7 .375 - - - 0.3 0.7 .500

Season 3
Luka Doncic Ralph Johnson
Season 2020-211951-52
Team Dallas MavericksFort Wayne Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st RdPistons Lost West Div 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 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
Ralph Johnson 66 34.3 7.9 - - 3.4 3.2 - - - 3.7 3.2 9.0 .356 - - - 1.5 2.1 .721
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
Ralph Johnson 2 35.0 8.5 - - 3.0 3.5 - - - 5.5 4.0 11.5 .348 - - - 0.5 0.5 1.000

Season 4
Luka Doncic Ralph Johnson
Season 2021-221952-53
Team Dallas MavericksFort Wayne Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf FinalsDid 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 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
Ralph Johnson 3 10.0 2.7 - - 0.3 1.7 - - - 2.0 1.0 3.0 .333 - - - 0.7 1.0 .667
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
Ralph Johnson ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Luka Doncic Ralph Johnson
Season 2022-23-
Team Dallas Mavericks-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
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 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
Ralph Johnson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luka Doncic ------- --- ----------
Ralph Johnson ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Luka Doncic Ralph Johnson
Season 2023-24-
Team Dallas Mavericks-
Honors & Awards Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Mavericks TBD-
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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
Ralph Johnson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luka Doncic 9 41.9 27.7 1.2 8.1 9.3 8.7 1.4 0.4 3.6 2.3 9.6 23.3 .410 2.6 9.7 .264 6.0 7.7 .783
Ralph Johnson ------- --- ----------
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