Otis Birdsong vs. Luka Doncic Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Luka Doncic and Otis Birdsong, 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.
Otis Birdsong played 12 years in the NBA, 6 more than Luka Doncic, who played 6. Otis Birdsong had the first of his seasons in 1977-78, while Luka Doncic had his rookie season in 2018-19. 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 |
Otis Birdsong |
12 |
7 |
1977-78 to 1988-89 |
Luka Doncic |
6 |
4 |
2018-19 to 2023-24 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
|
Otis Birdsong |
Luka Doncic |
Season |
1977-78 | 2018-19 |
Team |
Kansas City Kings | Dallas Mavericks |
Honors & Awards |
- | Rookie of the Year |
- | All-Rookie First Team |
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 |
% |
Otis Birdsong |
73 |
25.7 |
15.8 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
2.4 |
2.4 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
2.0 |
2.5 |
6.4 |
13.1 |
.492 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
4.2 |
.697 |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Otis Birdsong |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Luka Doncic |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Otis Birdsong |
82 |
34.6 |
21.7 |
2.1 |
2.2 |
4.3 |
3.4 |
1.5 |
0.2 |
2.4 |
3.1 |
9.0 |
17.8 |
.509 |
- |
- |
- |
3.6 |
5.0 |
.725 |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Otis Birdsong |
5 |
33.6 |
21.0 |
1.6 |
2.0 |
3.6 |
1.8 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
2.6 |
7.8 |
15.2 |
.513 |
- |
- |
- |
5.4 |
7.6 |
.711 |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Otis Birdsong |
82 |
35.2 |
22.7 |
2.1 |
2.0 |
4.0 |
2.5 |
1.7 |
0.3 |
2.2 |
2.8 |
9.5 |
18.9 |
.505 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
.278 |
3.5 |
5.0 |
.694 |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Otis Birdsong |
3 |
37.3 |
22.0 |
3.7 |
4.0 |
7.7 |
2.3 |
1.3 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
1.7 |
10.0 |
20.7 |
.484 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
.000 |
2.0 |
4.7 |
.429 |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Otis Birdsong |
71 |
36.5 |
24.6 |
1.7 |
2.0 |
3.6 |
3.3 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
2.4 |
2.4 |
10.0 |
18.4 |
.544 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
.286 |
4.5 |
6.4 |
.697 |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Otis Birdsong |
8 |
29.3 |
15.5 |
1.0 |
1.6 |
2.6 |
3.4 |
1.5 |
0.0 |
2.5 |
1.6 |
7.0 |
12.3 |
.571 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
1.000 |
1.4 |
2.3 |
.611 |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Otis Birdsong |
37 |
27.7 |
14.2 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
2.6 |
3.4 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
1.7 |
2.0 |
6.1 |
13.0 |
.469 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.000 |
2.0 |
3.4 |
.583 |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Otis Birdsong |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Luka Doncic |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Otis Birdsong |
62 |
30.4 |
15.1 |
0.9 |
1.6 |
2.4 |
3.9 |
1.4 |
0.3 |
1.8 |
2.5 |
6.9 |
13.5 |
.511 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.333 |
1.3 |
2.3 |
.566 |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Otis Birdsong |
2 |
18.5 |
6.5 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
4.5 |
1.5 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
3.0 |
8.0 |
.375 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
.000 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
.500 |
Luka Doncic |
11 |
41.8 |
27.1 |
1.1 |
8.5 |
9.6 |
9.0 |
1.4 |
0.5 |
3.8 |
2.5 |
9.5 |
22.9 |
.413 |
2.7 |
9.7 |
.280 |
5.5 |
7.1 |
.769 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Otis Birdsong |
69 |
31.4 |
19.8 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
2.5 |
3.9 |
1.2 |
0.2 |
2.5 |
2.6 |
8.4 |
16.6 |
.508 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.250 |
2.8 |
4.6 |
.608 |
Luka Doncic |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Otis Birdsong |
11 |
35.2 |
15.2 |
0.6 |
1.7 |
2.4 |
3.7 |
1.8 |
0.1 |
2.0 |
3.5 |
6.5 |
15.5 |
.415 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
2.3 |
4.4 |
.521 |
Luka Doncic |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Otis Birdsong |
56 |
32.9 |
20.6 |
1.1 |
1.6 |
2.6 |
4.1 |
1.5 |
0.1 |
2.1 |
2.6 |
8.8 |
17.3 |
.511 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
.190 |
2.9 |
4.6 |
.622 |
Luka Doncic |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Otis Birdsong |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Luka Doncic |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Otis Birdsong |
77 |
31.1 |
15.8 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
2.6 |
3.4 |
1.1 |
0.2 |
2.3 |
3.0 |
7.0 |
13.7 |
.513 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.364 |
1.6 |
2.7 |
.581 |
Luka Doncic |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Otis Birdsong |
3 |
44.0 |
23.0 |
1.7 |
2.3 |
4.0 |
3.3 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
3.0 |
4.7 |
9.7 |
18.3 |
.527 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
.000 |
3.7 |
6.3 |
.579 |
Luka Doncic |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Otis Birdsong |
7 |
18.1 |
6.3 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
1.0 |
2.4 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
1.3 |
2.3 |
2.7 |
6.0 |
.452 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
0.9 |
1.3 |
.667 |
Luka Doncic |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Otis Birdsong |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Luka Doncic |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Otis Birdsong |
67 |
28.1 |
10.9 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
2.5 |
3.3 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
1.9 |
2.1 |
5.0 |
11.0 |
.458 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
.360 |
0.7 |
1.4 |
.511 |
Luka Doncic |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Otis Birdsong |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Luka Doncic |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Otis Birdsong |
13 |
8.3 |
2.8 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
1.4 |
2.8 |
.500 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
.333 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.000 |
Luka Doncic |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Otis Birdsong |
3 |
6.7 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
1.7 |
.200 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
.000 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
Luka Doncic |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |