David Burns vs. Luka Doncic Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Luka Doncic and David Burns, 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.
David Burns played 1 years in the NBA, 5 less than Luka Doncic, who played 6. David Burns had his first NBA Season in 1981-82, 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 |
David Burns |
1 |
0 |
1981-82 |
Luka Doncic |
6 |
4 |
2018-19 to 2023-24 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
|
David Burns |
Luka Doncic |
Season |
1981-82 | 2018-19 |
Team |
New Jersey Nets, Denver Nuggets | 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 |
% |
David Burns |
9 |
9.7 |
2.6 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
1.7 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
1.4 |
1.9 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
.438 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.0 |
1.7 |
.600 |
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 |
% |
David Burns |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
David Burns |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
David Burns |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
David Burns |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
David Burns |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
David Burns |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
David Burns |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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Season 5 |
|
David Burns |
Luka Doncic |
Season |
- | 2022-23 |
Team |
- | Dallas Mavericks |
Honors & Awards |
- | All-NBA First Team |
- | All-Star Game |
Playoffs |
- | 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 |
% |
David Burns |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
David Burns |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
David Burns |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
David Burns |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Luka Doncic |
8 |
42.1 |
28.4 |
1.0 |
7.6 |
8.6 |
9.1 |
1.4 |
0.5 |
3.5 |
2.5 |
9.9 |
24.1 |
.409 |
2.8 |
10.4 |
.265 |
5.9 |
7.4 |
.797 |