Deandre Ayton vs. Luka Doncic: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Luka Doncic and Deandre Ayton to determine who has the better numbers. Here you can compare their career totals, points per game, games of 40+ points, 50+, etc. and their year-by-year scoring averages side by side, both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.
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Luka Doncic has one of the highest career point averages in NBA history, and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Deandre Ayton.
By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Luka Doncic has better scoring stats than Deandre Ayton in averages and totals, both in the regular season and Playoffs. However, we won't stop there and we'll go into detail to analyze what these statistics are made up of, from how many games they had in each threshold (30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc.) to their season-by-season scoring averages.
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Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?
Points in the Regular Season
In his 7 NBA regular seasons played, Luka Doncic averages 12.2 points more than Deandre Ayton in his 7 seasons (28.6 points against 16.4), and he also scored a total of 6,336 points more (12,878 vs. 6,542).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Deandre Ayton | 16.4 | 7 | |
| Luka Doncic | 28.6 | +12.2 | 7 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Deandre Ayton | 6,542 | 7 | |
| Luka Doncic | 12,878 | +6,336 | 7 |
Scoring Titles | ||
| Deandre Ayton | 0 | |
| Luka Doncic | 1 |  +1 |
Points in the Playoffs
Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Luka Doncic has a better career point average than Deandre Ayton (+15 points per game) and he also scored more points (+983).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Deandre Ayton | 15.9 | 3 | |
| Luka Doncic | 30.9 | +15.0 | 5 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Deandre Ayton | 714 | 3 | |
| Luka Doncic | 1,697 | +983 | 5 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
70+ Point Games | ||||
| Deandre Ayton | 0 | |||
| Luka Doncic | 1 | +1 | ||
60+ Point Games | ||||
| Deandre Ayton | 0 | |||
| Luka Doncic | 2 | +2 | ||
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Deandre Ayton | 0 | |||
| Luka Doncic | 7 | +7 | ||
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Deandre Ayton | 0 | |||
| Luka Doncic | 46 | +46 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Deandre Ayton | 127 | |||
| Luka Doncic | 381 | +254 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Deandre Ayton | 331 | |||
| Luka Doncic | 444 | +113 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Deandre Ayton | 398 | |||
| Luka Doncic | 449 | +51 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Deandre Ayton | 0 | |||
| Luka Doncic | 1 | +1 | ||
Playoffs
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Deandre Ayton | 0 | |||
| Luka Doncic | 8 | +8 | ||
30+ Point Games | ||||
| Deandre Ayton | 0 | |||
| Luka Doncic | 30 | +30 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Deandre Ayton | 16 | |||
| Luka Doncic | 50 | +34 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Deandre Ayton | 38 | |||
| Luka Doncic | 55 | +17 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Deandre Ayton | 45 | |||
| Luka Doncic | 55 | +10 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Deandre Ayton | 0 | |||
| Luka Doncic | 0 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Deandre Ayton | 16.4 | 7.3 | 12.4 | 59.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 23.0 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 75.5 | 7 | 398 |
| difference: | +12.2 | +2.4 | +8.3 | +12.2 | +3.0 | +8.5 | +12.0 | +4.4 | +5.9 | +0.4 | +52 | |
| Luka Doncic | 28.6 | 9.7 | 20.7 | 46.8 | 3.1 | 8.8 | 35.0 | 6.2 | 8.2 | 75.1 | 7 | 450 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Deandre Ayton | 6,542 | 2,905 | 4,926 | 59.0 | 28 | 122 | 23.0 | 704 | 932 | 75.5 | 7 | 398 |
| difference: | +6,336 | +1,454 | +4,395 | +12.2 | +1,350 | +3,816 | +12.0 | +2,078 | +2,772 | +0.4 | +52 | |
| Luka Doncic | 12,878 | 4,359 | 9,321 | 46.8 | 1,378 | 3,938 | 35.0 | 2,782 | 3,704 | 75.1 | 7 | 450 |
Playoffs
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Deandre Ayton | 15.9 | 7.1 | 11.3 | 62.9 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 50.0 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 66.1 | 3 | 45 |
| difference: | +15.0 | +3.7 | +12.0 | +16.8 | +3.3 | +9.4 | +15.3 | +4.4 | +5.8 | +7.6 | +2 | +10 |
| Luka Doncic | 30.9 | 10.8 | 23.3 | 46.1 | 3.3 | 9.5 | 34.7 | 6.0 | 8.2 | 73.7 | 5 | 55 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Deandre Ayton | 714 | 320 | 509 | 62.9 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 72 | 109 | 66.1 | 3 | 45 |
| difference: | +983 | +272 | +775 | +16.8 | +180 | +521 | +15.3 | +259 | +340 | +7.6 | +2 | +10 |
| Luka Doncic | 1,697 | 592 | 1,284 | 46.1 | 182 | 525 | 34.7 | 331 | 449 | 73.7 | 5 | 55 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
= NBA Scoring LeaderRegular Season
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Deandre Ayton | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
| Luka Doncic | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Deandre Ayton | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
| Luka Doncic | 31.0 | +31.0 | 2020 | 6 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Deandre Ayton | 13.4 | +13.4 | 2023 | 10 |
| Luka Doncic | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Deandre Ayton | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
| Luka Doncic | 28.9 | +28.9 | 2024 | 22 |
Season 7 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Deandre Ayton | - | DNP | 2025 | 0 |
| Luka Doncic | 30.2 | +30.2 | 2025 | 5 |