Roger Brown vs. Luka Doncic Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Luka Doncic and Roger Brown, 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.

Roger Brown played 4 years in the NBA, 2 less than Luka Doncic, who played 6. Roger Brown had the first of his seasons in 1972-73, 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
Roger Brown 4 2 1972-73 to 1979-80
Luka Doncic 6 4 2018-19 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Roger Brown Luka Doncic
Season 1972-732018-19
Team Los Angeles LakersDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
-Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Roger Brown 1 5.0 1.0 - - 0 0.0 - - - 1.0 0.0 0.0 - - - - 1.0 3.0 .333
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 %
Roger Brown ------- --- ----------
Luka Doncic ------- --- ----------

Note: Roger Brown didn't play in 1973-74 and 1974-75.

Season 2
Roger Brown Luka Doncic
Season 1975-762019-20
Team Detroit PistonsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Conf SemisMavericks 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 %
Roger Brown 29 15.7 2.5 1.6 2.9 4.5 0.4 0.2 0.9 - 2.6 1.0 2.5 .403 - - - 0.5 0.6 .778
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 %
Roger Brown 9 5.7 1.1 0.8 0.8 1.6 0.2 0.0 0.1 - 1.1 0.4 1.0 .444 - - - 0.2 0.4 .500
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

Season 3
Roger Brown Luka Doncic
Season 1976-772020-21
Team Detroit PistonsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Conf 1st RdMavericks 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 %
Roger Brown 43 7.5 1.4 0.7 1.4 2.1 0.3 0.3 0.4 - 1.6 0.5 1.3 .375 - - - 0.4 0.6 .692
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 %
Roger Brown 2 2.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.5 - 0.0 0.0 0.5 .000 - - - 0.0 0.0 -
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

Note: Roger Brown didn't play in 1977-78 and 1978-79.

Season 4
Roger Brown Luka Doncic
Season 1979-802021-22
Team Chicago BullsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayMavericks Lost West Conf 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 %
Roger Brown 4 9.3 0.5 0.5 2.0 2.5 0.3 0.0 0.8 0.0 1.0 0.3 0.8 .333 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
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 %
Roger Brown ------- --- ----------
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

Season 5
Roger Brown Luka Doncic
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 %
Roger Brown ------- --- ----------
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Roger Brown ------- --- ----------
Luka Doncic ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Roger Brown Luka Doncic
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 %
Roger Brown ------- --- ----------
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 %
Roger Brown ------- --- ----------
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
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