Dyson Daniels vs. Luka Doncic: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Luka Doncic and Dyson Daniels 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.

Luka Doncic has one of the highest career point averages in NBA history, and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Dyson Daniels.

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 Dyson Daniels 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.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 8 NBA regular seasons played, Luka Doncic averages 20 points more than Dyson Daniels in his 4 seasons (28.9 points against 8.9), and he also scored a total of 11,590 points more (13,582 vs. 1,992).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Dyson Daniels 8.9
4
Luka Doncic 28.9
+20.0
8

Total Points

Seasons
Dyson Daniels 1,992
4
Luka Doncic 13,582
+11,590
8

Scoring Titles

Dyson Daniels 0
Luka Doncic 1
Scoring leader
+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 Dyson Daniels (+29.6 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,693).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Dyson Daniels 1.3
1
Luka Doncic 30.9
+29.6
5

Total Points

Playoffs
Dyson Daniels 4
1
Luka Doncic 1,697
+1,693
5

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

70+ Point Games

Dyson Daniels 0
Luka Doncic 1
+1

60+ Point Games

Dyson Daniels 0
Luka Doncic 2
+2

50+ Point Games

Dyson Daniels 0
Luka Doncic 7
+7

40+ Point Games

Dyson Daniels 0
Luka Doncic 52
+52

30+ Point Games

Dyson Daniels 0
Luka Doncic 222
+222

20+ Point Games

Dyson Daniels 14
Luka Doncic 400
+386

10+ Point Games

Dyson Daniels 97
Luka Doncic 464
+367

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Dyson Daniels 202
Luka Doncic 469
+267

0 Point Games (games without points)

Dyson Daniels 23
+22
Luka Doncic 1

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Dyson Daniels 0
Luka Doncic 8
+8

30+ Point Games

Dyson Daniels 0
Luka Doncic 30
+30

20+ Point Games

Dyson Daniels 0
Luka Doncic 50
+50

10+ Point Games

Dyson Daniels 0
Luka Doncic 55
+55

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Dyson Daniels 1
Luka Doncic 55
+54

0 Point Games (games without points)

Dyson Daniels 2
+2
Luka Doncic 0

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Dyson Daniels 8.9 3.7 7.8 47.5 0.7 2.3 30.8 0.8 1.3 61.3 4 225
difference:+20.0+6.0+13.0+0.7+2.4+6.5+4.1+5.5+7.1+14.2+4+245
Luka Doncic 28.9 9.7 20.8 46.7 3.1 8.8 34.9 6.3 8.4 75.5 8 470

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Dyson Daniels 1,992 830 1,749 47.5 156 507 30.8 176 287 61.3 4 225
difference:+11,590+3,745+8,039+0.7+1,292+3,647+4.1+2,808+3,666+14.2+4+245
Luka Doncic 13,582 4,575 9,788 46.7 1,448 4,154 34.9 2,984 3,953 75.5 8 470

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Dyson Daniels 1.3 0.7 2.0 33.3 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 1 3
difference:+29.6+10.1+21.3+12.8+3.3+8.8+34.7+6.0+8.2+73.7+4+52
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
Dyson Daniels 4 2 6 33.3 0 2 0.0 0 0 - 1 3
difference:+1,693+590+1,278+12.8+182+523+34.7+331+449+73.7+4+52
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

Scoring leader= NBA Scoring Leader

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Dyson Daniels 3.8
202359
Luka Doncic 21.2
+17.4
201972

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Dyson Daniels 5.8
202461
Luka Doncic 28.8
+23.0
202061

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Dyson Daniels 14.1
202576
Luka Doncic 27.7
+13.6
202166

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Dyson Daniels 11.7
202629
Luka Doncic 28.4
+16.7
202265

Luka Doncic's additional seasons:

* Luka Doncic played 4 seasons more than Dyson Daniels in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 5 to 8, from 2023 to 2026—he averaged 32.1 points in a total of 206 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 35.2 ppg and his lowest 28.2.

In those 4 extra years over Dyson Daniels, Luka Doncic won 1 scoring title.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Dyson Daniels -
DNP
20230
Luka Doncic -
DNP
20190

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Dyson Daniels 1.3
20243
Luka Doncic 31.0
+29.7
20206

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Dyson Daniels -
DNP
20250
Luka Doncic 35.7
+35.7
20217

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Dyson Daniels -
DNP *
20260
Luka Doncic 31.7
+31.7
202215
* season in progress

Luka Doncic's additional Playoffs:

* During his 4 additional NBA seasons, Luka Doncic played in two Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 29.1 points in a total of 27 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 30.2 ppg and his lowest 28.9.