Wayne Cooper vs. Luka Doncic Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Luka Doncic and Wayne Cooper, 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.
Wayne Cooper played 14 years in the NBA, 8 more than Luka Doncic, who played 6. Wayne Cooper had the first of his seasons in 1978-79, 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 |
Wayne Cooper |
14 |
10 |
1978-79 to 1991-92 |
Luka Doncic |
6 |
4 |
2018-19 to 2023-24 |
Comparison Season by Season |
Rookie Season |
|
Wayne Cooper |
Luka Doncic |
Season |
1978-79 | 2018-19 |
Team |
Golden State Warriors | 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 |
% |
Wayne Cooper |
65 |
12.2 |
4.6 |
1.4 |
2.9 |
4.3 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
2.0 |
4.5 |
.437 |
- |
- |
- |
0.6 |
0.9 |
.672 |
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 |
% |
Wayne Cooper |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Wayne Cooper |
79 |
22.5 |
11.0 |
2.6 |
3.9 |
6.4 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
1.8 |
3.1 |
4.6 |
9.5 |
.489 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.250 |
1.7 |
2.3 |
.751 |
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 |
% |
Wayne Cooper |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Wayne Cooper |
71 |
20.0 |
6.9 |
2.3 |
3.9 |
6.2 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
1.1 |
3.1 |
3.0 |
6.6 |
.452 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.333 |
0.9 |
1.3 |
.689 |
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 |
% |
Wayne Cooper |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Wayne Cooper |
76 |
23.9 |
9.0 |
2.6 |
4.6 |
7.2 |
1.5 |
0.5 |
1.4 |
1.2 |
3.8 |
3.7 |
8.8 |
.420 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.125 |
1.6 |
2.1 |
.744 |
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 |
% |
Wayne Cooper |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Wayne Cooper |
80 |
26.2 |
9.7 |
2.7 |
5.0 |
7.6 |
1.5 |
0.3 |
1.7 |
2.0 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
9.0 |
.443 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
1.7 |
2.5 |
.685 |
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 |
% |
Wayne Cooper |
7 |
32.6 |
12.4 |
3.4 |
4.6 |
8.0 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
1.1 |
2.4 |
4.7 |
5.1 |
10.6 |
.486 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.1 |
2.4 |
.882 |
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 |
% |
Wayne Cooper |
81 |
20.5 |
9.8 |
2.2 |
3.7 |
5.9 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
1.4 |
3.0 |
3.8 |
8.2 |
.459 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
2.3 |
2.8 |
.804 |
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 |
% |
Wayne Cooper |
5 |
20.8 |
4.8 |
2.2 |
1.8 |
4.0 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
2.8 |
2.0 |
5.4 |
.370 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.8 |
1.6 |
.500 |
Luka Doncic |
6 |
42.5 |
29.8 |
1.3 |
7.5 |
8.8 |
9.5 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
3.7 |
3.3 |
10.3 |
25.5 |
.405 |
2.7 |
11.2 |
.239 |
6.5 |
7.8 |
.830 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Wayne Cooper |
80 |
25.4 |
12.1 |
2.9 |
5.0 |
7.9 |
1.1 |
0.4 |
2.5 |
1.9 |
3.8 |
5.1 |
10.7 |
.472 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
2.0 |
2.9 |
.685 |
Luka Doncic |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Wayne Cooper |
15 |
21.4 |
10.9 |
2.3 |
3.9 |
6.2 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
2.4 |
1.3 |
3.5 |
4.5 |
9.5 |
.469 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.0 |
2.7 |
.750 |
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 |
% |
Wayne Cooper |
78 |
27.1 |
13.1 |
2.4 |
5.4 |
7.8 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
2.9 |
1.5 |
4.0 |
5.4 |
11.6 |
.466 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.429 |
2.2 |
2.8 |
.795 |
Luka Doncic |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Wayne Cooper |
8 |
19.3 |
7.9 |
1.4 |
3.6 |
5.0 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
1.4 |
3.9 |
3.0 |
7.0 |
.429 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
1.9 |
2.8 |
.682 |
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 |
% |
Wayne Cooper |
69 |
22.6 |
8.0 |
2.3 |
4.5 |
6.9 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
1.5 |
1.1 |
3.7 |
3.4 |
7.6 |
.448 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
1.1 |
1.6 |
.725 |
Luka Doncic |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Wayne Cooper |
3 |
13.7 |
4.0 |
2.0 |
3.7 |
5.7 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
3.0 |
1.7 |
4.0 |
.417 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.7 |
0.7 |
1.000 |
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 |
% |
Wayne Cooper |
45 |
19.2 |
6.4 |
2.2 |
3.8 |
6.0 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
2.1 |
1.3 |
3.2 |
2.6 |
6.0 |
.437 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
.746 |
Luka Doncic |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Wayne Cooper |
9 |
10.7 |
2.0 |
1.8 |
1.9 |
3.7 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
2.1 |
0.9 |
2.6 |
.348 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.2 |
0.2 |
1.000 |
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 |
% |
Wayne Cooper |
79 |
23.6 |
6.6 |
2.7 |
5.2 |
7.8 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
2.7 |
0.9 |
3.8 |
2.8 |
5.6 |
.495 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.250 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
.745 |
Luka Doncic |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Wayne Cooper |
3 |
14.7 |
4.0 |
1.3 |
3.0 |
4.3 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
3.3 |
2.0 |
4.0 |
.500 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
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 |
% |
Wayne Cooper |
79 |
14.9 |
3.8 |
1.5 |
2.8 |
4.3 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
1.2 |
0.5 |
2.7 |
1.7 |
3.8 |
.454 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
.641 |
Luka Doncic |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Wayne Cooper |
18 |
13.8 |
2.7 |
1.4 |
2.6 |
3.9 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
1.6 |
0.3 |
2.2 |
1.1 |
2.6 |
.404 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.6 |
1.1 |
.526 |
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 |
% |
Wayne Cooper |
67 |
11.1 |
2.2 |
0.8 |
2.0 |
2.8 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
1.8 |
0.9 |
2.2 |
.393 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
.786 |
Luka Doncic |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Wayne Cooper |
3 |
4.3 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
1.7 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
.500 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
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 |
% |
Wayne Cooper |
35 |
9.8 |
2.2 |
1.1 |
1.8 |
2.9 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
1.6 |
1.0 |
2.3 |
.427 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.2 |
0.3 |
.636 |
Luka Doncic |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Wayne Cooper |
3 |
9.0 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
2.3 |
2.7 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
0.7 |
1.3 |
.500 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
Luka Doncic |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |