Luka Doncic vs. Brook Lopez: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Brook Lopez and Luka Doncic 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 Brook Lopez.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Luka Doncic has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more points in during the postseason while Brook Lopez scored more points in the regular season. 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.

On this page we compare:

Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers
Games of 30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc
Shooting Stats
Points Year by Year

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 7 NBA regular seasons played, Luka Doncic averages 12.7 points more than Brook Lopez in his 17 seasons (28.6 points against 15.9). On the other hand Brook Lopez scored a total of 4,639 points more than Luka Doncic (17,517 vs. 12,878).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Luka Doncic 28.6
+12.7
7
Brook Lopez 15.9
17

Total Points

Seasons
Luka Doncic 12,878
7
Brook Lopez 17,517
+4,639
17

Scoring Titles

Luka Doncic 1
Scoring leader
+1
Brook Lopez 0

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Luka Doncic has a better career point average than Brook Lopez (+16.8 points per game) and he also scored more points (+445).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Luka Doncic 30.9
+16.8
5
Brook Lopez 14.1
9

Total Points

Playoffs
Luka Doncic 1,697
+445
5
Brook Lopez 1,252
9

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

70+ Point Games

Luka Doncic 1
+1
Brook Lopez 0

60+ Point Games

Luka Doncic 2
+2
Brook Lopez 0

50+ Point Games

Luka Doncic 7
+7
Brook Lopez 0

40+ Point Games

Luka Doncic 46
+46
Brook Lopez 0

30+ Point Games

Luka Doncic 207
+163
Brook Lopez 44

20+ Point Games

Luka Doncic 381
+35
Brook Lopez 346

10+ Point Games

Luka Doncic 444
Brook Lopez 862
+418

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Luka Doncic 449
Brook Lopez 1,101
+652

0 Point Games (games without points)

Luka Doncic 1
Brook Lopez 4
+3

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Luka Doncic 8
+8
Brook Lopez 0

30+ Point Games

Luka Doncic 30
+28
Brook Lopez 2

20+ Point Games

Luka Doncic 50
+29
Brook Lopez 21

10+ Point Games

Luka Doncic 55
Brook Lopez 60
+5

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Luka Doncic 55
Brook Lopez 87
+32

0 Point Games (games without points)

Luka Doncic 0
Brook Lopez 2
+2

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Luka Doncic 28.6 9.7 20.7 46.8 3.1 8.8 35.0 6.2 8.2 75.1 7 450
difference:+12.7+3.7+8.5+2.9+2.1+6.0+0.2+3.4+4.7+4.6+10+655
Brook Lopez 15.9 6.0 12.2 49.7 1.0 2.8 35.2 2.8 3.5 79.7 17 1,105

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Luka Doncic 12,878 4,359 9,321 46.8 1,378 3,938 35.0 2,782 3,704 75.1 7 450
difference:+4,639+2,321+4,126+2.9+303+883+0.2+300+161+4.6+10+655
Brook Lopez 17,517 6,680 13,447 49.7 1,075 3,055 35.2 3,082 3,865 79.7 17 1,105

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Luka Doncic 30.9 10.8 23.3 46.1 3.3 9.5 34.7 6.0 8.2 73.7 5 55
difference:+16.8+5.4+12.7+5.2+2.2+6.3+1.6+3.8+5.6+9.1+4+34
Brook Lopez 14.1 5.4 10.6 51.3 1.1 3.2 33.1 2.2 2.6 82.8 9 89

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Luka Doncic 1,697 592 1,284 46.1 182 525 34.7 331 449 73.7 5 55
difference:+445+109+343+5.2+88+241+1.6+139+217+9.1+4+34
Brook Lopez 1,252 483 941 51.3 94 284 33.1 192 232 82.8 9 89

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Scoring leader= NBA Scoring Leader
NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Luka Doncic 21.2
+8.2
201972
Brook Lopez 13.0
200982

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Luka Doncic 28.8
+10.0
202061
Brook Lopez 18.8
201082

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Luka Doncic 27.7
+7.3
202166
Brook Lopez 20.4
201182

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Luka Doncic 28.4
+9.2
202265
Brook Lopez 19.2
20125

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Luka Doncic 32.4
+13.0
202366
Brook Lopez 19.4
201374

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Luka Doncic Scoring leader33.9
+13.2
202470
Brook Lopez 20.7
201417

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Luka Doncic 28.2
+11.0
202550
Brook Lopez 17.2
201572

Brook Lopez's additional seasons:

* Brook Lopez played 10 seasons more than Luka Doncic in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 8 to 17, from 2016 to 2025—he averaged 14.6 points in a total of 691 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 20.6 ppg and his lowest 12.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Luka Doncic -
DNP
20190
Brook Lopez -
DNP
20090

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Luka Doncic 31.0
+31.0
20206
Brook Lopez -
DNP
20100

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Luka Doncic 35.7
+35.7
20217
Brook Lopez -
DNP
20110

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Luka Doncic 31.7
+31.7
202215
Brook Lopez -
DNP
20120

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Luka Doncic -
DNP
20230
Brook Lopez 22.3
+22.3
20137

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Luka Doncic 28.9
+28.9
202422
Brook Lopez -
DNP
20140

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Luka Doncic 30.2
+10.4
20255
Brook Lopez 19.8
20156

Brook Lopez's additional Playoffs:

* During his 10 additional NBA seasons, Brook Lopez played in 7 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 12.9 points in a total of 76 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 19 ppg and his lowest 5.

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