Steven Adams vs. Luka Doncic Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Luka Doncic and Steven Adams, 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.
Steven Adams played 11 years in the NBA, 4 more than Luka Doncic, who played 7. Steven Adams had the first of his seasons in 2013-14, 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 achievements, 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 |
| Steven Adams |
11 |
8 |
2013-14 to 2024-25 |
| Luka Doncic |
7 |
5 |
2018-19 to 2024-25 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Steven Adams |
81 |
14.8 |
3.3 |
1.8 |
2.3 |
4.1 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
2.5 |
1.1 |
2.3 |
.503 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.0 |
1.7 |
.581 |
| difference: | +9 | +17.4 | +17.9 | +0.6 | +4.3 | +3.7 | +5.5 | +0.6 | +0.4 | -2.5 | -0.6 | +5.9 | +14.2 | +.076 | +2.3 | +7.1 | | +3.8 | +5.0 | +.132 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Steven Adams |
18 |
18.4 |
3.9 |
1.2 |
2.9 |
4.1 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
1.3 |
0.6 |
2.7 |
1.7 |
2.5 |
.689 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.4 |
1.3 |
.348 |
| Luka Doncic |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Steven Adams |
70 |
25.3 |
7.7 |
2.8 |
4.6 |
7.5 |
0.9 |
0.5 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
3.2 |
3.1 |
5.7 |
.544 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.5 |
2.9 |
.502 |
| difference: | +9 | +8.3 | +21.1 | +1.5 | +3.5 | +1.9 | +7.9 | +0.5 | +1.0 | -2.9 | -0.7 | +6.4 | +14.9 | +.081 | +2.8 | +8.9 | | +5.5 | +6.3 | +.256 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Steven Adams |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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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3rd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Steven Adams |
80 |
25.2 |
8.0 |
2.7 |
3.9 |
6.7 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
2.8 |
3.3 |
5.3 |
.613 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.4 |
2.5 |
.582 |
| difference: | +14 | +9.1 | +19.7 | +1.9 | +3.3 | +1.3 | +7.8 | +0.5 | +0.6 | -3.2 | -0.5 | +6.5 | +15.2 | +.134 | +2.9 | +8.3 | | +3.8 | +4.6 | +.148 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Steven Adams |
18 |
30.7 |
10.1 |
3.4 |
6.1 |
9.5 |
0.7 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
3.1 |
3.8 |
6.2 |
.613 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
2.6 |
4.1 |
.630 |
| difference: | +11 | +9.4 | +25.6 | +2.8 | +1.2 | +1.6 | +9.6 | +0.8 | +0.4 | -3.7 | -0.7 | +9.9 | +21.8 | +.123 | +4.4 | +10.8 | +.408 | +1.3 | +3.2 | +.101 |
| 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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4th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Steven Adams |
80 |
29.9 |
11.3 |
3.5 |
4.2 |
7.7 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
1.8 |
2.4 |
4.7 |
8.2 |
.571 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.0 |
3.2 |
.611 |
| difference: | +15 | +5.5 | +17.1 | +2.6 | +4.1 | +1.4 | +7.6 | +0.1 | +0.4 | -2.7 | -0.2 | +5.2 | +13.4 | +.114 | +3.1 | +8.8 | | +3.6 | +4.3 | +.133 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Steven Adams |
5 |
31.4 |
8.0 |
3.4 |
3.4 |
6.8 |
1.4 |
1.2 |
1.8 |
0.8 |
2.8 |
3.6 |
5.6 |
.643 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.8 |
2.2 |
.364 |
| difference: | +10 | +5.4 | +23.7 | +2.7 | +5.7 | +3.0 | +5.0 | +0.6 | +1.2 | -3.1 | -0.1 | +7.1 | +17.9 | +.188 | +3.4 | +9.9 | | +6.1 | +6.8 | +.406 |
| 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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5th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Steven Adams |
76 |
32.7 |
13.9 |
5.1 |
4.0 |
9.0 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
1.0 |
1.7 |
2.8 |
5.9 |
9.4 |
.629 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.1 |
3.8 |
.559 |
| difference: | +10 | +3.5 | +18.5 | +4.3 | +3.8 | +0.4 | +6.8 | +0.2 | +0.5 | -1.9 | -0.3 | +5.0 | +12.6 | +.133 | +2.8 | +8.2 | | +5.7 | +6.7 | +.183 |
| 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 |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Steven Adams |
6 |
33.3 |
10.5 |
3.2 |
4.3 |
7.5 |
1.5 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
2.5 |
4.5 |
7.7 |
.587 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.5 |
2.2 |
.692 |
| Luka Doncic |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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6th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Steven Adams |
80 |
33.4 |
13.9 |
4.9 |
4.6 |
9.5 |
1.6 |
1.5 |
1.0 |
1.7 |
2.6 |
6.0 |
10.1 |
.595 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.8 |
3.7 |
.500 |
| difference: | +10 | +4.1 | +20.0 | +4.1 | +3.8 | +0.3 | +8.2 | +0.1 | +0.5 | -2.3 | -0.5 | +5.5 | +13.5 | +.108 | +4.1 | +10.6 | | +5.0 | +5.0 | +.286 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Steven Adams |
5 |
31.8 |
11.8 |
2.4 |
4.8 |
7.2 |
1.4 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.8 |
2.6 |
5.6 |
8.4 |
.667 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.000 |
0.6 |
1.6 |
.375 |
| difference: | +17 | +9.1 | +17.1 | +1.7 | +3.9 | +2.3 | +6.7 | +0.9 | +0.6 | -2.3 | -0.1 | +4.6 | +14.5 | +.221 | +3.1 | +9.4 | +.322 | +4.7 | +5.4 | +.390 |
| Luka Doncic |
22 |
40.9 |
28.9 |
0.7 |
8.7 |
9.5 |
8.1 |
1.9 |
0.4 |
4.1 |
2.5 |
10.2 |
22.9 |
.446 |
3.1 |
9.6 |
.322 |
5.3 |
7.0 |
.765 |
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7th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Steven Adams |
63 |
26.7 |
10.9 |
3.3 |
6.0 |
9.3 |
2.3 |
0.8 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
1.9 |
4.5 |
7.6 |
.592 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.9 |
3.2 |
.582 |
| difference: | +13 | +8.7 | +17.3 | +2.5 | +1.4 | +1.1 | +5.4 | +1.0 | +0.7 | -2.1 | -0.6 | +4.7 | +12.9 | +.142 | +3.5 | +9.6 | | +4.3 | +4.7 | +.200 |
| Luka Doncic |
50 |
35.4 |
28.2 |
0.8 |
7.4 |
8.2 |
7.7 |
1.8 |
0.4 |
3.6 |
2.5 |
9.2 |
20.5 |
.450 |
3.5 |
9.6 |
.368 |
6.2 |
7.9 |
.782 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Steven Adams |
7 |
30.0 |
10.1 |
4.9 |
6.7 |
11.6 |
1.3 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
2.3 |
1.4 |
4.4 |
7.4 |
.596 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
1.3 |
2.9 |
.450 |
| difference: | +2 | +11.6 | +20.1 | +4.5 | +0.1 | +4.6 | +4.5 | +0.4 | +0.3 | -1.7 | -1.8 | +5.0 | +13.4 | +.144 | +3.2 | +9.1 | +.348 | +6.9 | +6.3 | +.441 |
| Luka Doncic |
5 |
41.6 |
30.2 |
0.4 |
6.6 |
7.0 |
5.8 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
4.0 |
3.2 |
9.4 |
20.8 |
.452 |
3.2 |
9.2 |
.348 |
8.2 |
9.2 |
.891 |
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Additional Years |
* Steven Adams played 4 seasons more than Luka Doncic in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 8 to 11, from 2021 to 2025—Steven Adams played in two Playoffs. |
Rookie of the Year