Luka Doncic vs. Cliff Hagan Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Cliff Hagan and Luka Doncic, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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.

Luka Doncic played 6 years in the NBA, 4 less than Cliff Hagan, who played 10. Luka Doncic had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Cliff Hagan had his rookie season in 1956-57. 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
Luka Doncic 6 4 2018-19 to 2023-24
Cliff Hagan 10 9 1956-57 to 1965-66

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Luka Doncic Cliff Hagan
Season 2018-191956-57
Team Dallas MavericksSt. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Cliff Hagan 67 14.5 5.5 - - 3.7 1.3 - - - 2.5 2.0 5.5 .361 - - - 1.5 2.2 .690
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luka Doncic ------- --- ----------
Cliff Hagan 10 31.9 17.0 - - 11.2 2.8 - - - 4.7 6.2 14.3 .434 - - - 4.6 6.3 .730

Season 2

Luka Doncic Cliff Hagan
Season 2019-201957-58
Team Dallas MavericksSt. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
-Achievement All-NBA Second Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st RdNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Cliff Hagan 70 31.3 19.9 - - 10.1 2.5 - - - 3.8 7.2 16.2 .443 - - - 5.5 7.2 .768
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Cliff Hagan 11 38.0 27.7 - - 10.5 3.4 - - - 4.4 10.1 20.1 .502 - - - 7.5 9.0 .838

Season 3

Luka Doncic Cliff Hagan
Season 2020-211958-59
Team Dallas MavericksSt. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
-Achievement All-NBA Second Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st RdHawks Lost West Div Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Cliff Hagan 72 37.5 23.7 - - 10.9 3.4 - - - 3.8 9.0 19.7 .456 - - - 5.8 7.4 .774
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Cliff Hagan 6 43.2 28.5 - - 12.0 2.7 - - - 3.5 10.5 20.5 .512 - - - 7.5 9.0 .833

Season 4

Luka Doncic Cliff Hagan
Season 2021-221959-60
Team Dallas MavericksSt. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf FinalsHawks Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Cliff Hagan 75 37.3 24.8 - - 10.7 4.0 - - - 3.6 9.6 20.7 .464 - - - 5.6 7.0 .803
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Cliff Hagan 14 38.9 24.2 - - 9.9 3.9 - - - 3.9 8.9 21.1 .422 - - - 6.4 7.8 .817

Season 5

Luka Doncic Cliff Hagan
Season 2022-231960-61
Team Dallas MavericksSt. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Cliff Hagan 77 35.1 22.1 - - 9.3 4.9 - - - 3.7 8.6 19.4 .444 - - - 5.0 6.1 .820
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luka Doncic ------- --- ----------
Cliff Hagan 12 37.9 22.0 - - 9.8 4.5 - - - 3.8 8.7 19.6 .443 - - - 4.7 5.8 .812

Season 6

Luka Doncic Cliff Hagan
Season 2023-241961-62
Team Dallas MavericksSt. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Mavericks TBDDid 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 %
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
Cliff Hagan 77 36.2 22.9 - - 8.2 4.8 - - - 3.7 9.1 19.4 .470 - - - 4.7 5.7 .825
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luka Doncic 11 41.8 27.1 1.1 8.5 9.6 9.0 1.4 0.5 3.8 2.5 9.5 22.9 .413 2.7 9.7 .280 5.5 7.1 .769
Cliff Hagan ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Luka Doncic Cliff Hagan
Season -1962-63
Team -St. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Hawks Lost West Div Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luka Doncic ------- --- ----------
Cliff Hagan 79 21.7 15.5 - - 4.3 2.4 - - - 2.7 6.2 13.4 .465 - - - 3.1 3.9 .800
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luka Doncic ------- --- ----------
Cliff Hagan 11 23.2 18.5 - - 5.0 3.1 - - - 3.8 7.5 16.3 .464 - - - 3.4 4.8 .698

Season 8

Luka Doncic Cliff Hagan
Season -1963-64
Team -St. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Hawks Lost West Div Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luka Doncic ------- --- ----------
Cliff Hagan 77 29.6 18.4 - - 4.9 2.5 - - - 3.5 7.4 16.6 .447 - - - 3.5 4.3 .813
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luka Doncic ------- --- ----------
Cliff Hagan 12 32.7 16.3 - - 6.2 4.8 - - - 2.8 6.3 14.6 .429 - - - 3.8 4.5 .833

Season 9

Luka Doncic Cliff Hagan
Season -1964-65
Team -St. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Hawks Lost West Div Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luka Doncic ------- --- ----------
Cliff Hagan 77 22.6 13.0 - - 3.6 1.8 - - - 2.4 5.1 11.7 .436 - - - 2.8 3.5 .799
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luka Doncic ------- --- ----------
Cliff Hagan 4 30.8 18.5 - - 6.5 1.8 - - - 3.5 8.5 18.8 .453 - - - 1.5 3.0 .500

Season 10

Luka Doncic Cliff Hagan
Season -1965-66
Team -St. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Hawks Lost West Div Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luka Doncic ------- --- ----------
Cliff Hagan 74 25.0 13.7 - - 3.2 2.2 - - - 2.4 5.7 12.7 .445 - - - 2.4 2.8 .854
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luka Doncic ------- --- ----------
Cliff Hagan 10 20.0 11.3 - - 3.4 1.8 - - - 1.5 4.4 9.7 .454 - - - 2.5 2.7 .926