Luka Doncic vs. Dwight Jones Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dwight Jones 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 Dwight Jones, who played 10. Luka Doncic had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Dwight Jones had his rookie season in 1973-74. 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
Dwight Jones 10 5 1973-74 to 1982-83

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Luka Doncic Dwight Jones
Season 2018-191973-74
Team Dallas MavericksAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 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
Dwight Jones 74 19.6 8.0 2.0 4.2 6.1 1.2 0.4 0.9 - 2.7 3.2 6.8 .474 - - - 1.6 2.1 .744
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luka Doncic ------- --- ----------
Dwight Jones ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Luka Doncic Dwight Jones
Season 2019-201974-75
Team Dallas MavericksAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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 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
Dwight Jones 75 27.8 10.4 3.1 6.1 9.3 2.0 0.7 0.7 - 3.0 4.3 10.0 .430 - - - 1.8 2.4 .721
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
Dwight Jones ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Luka Doncic Dwight Jones
Season 2020-211975-76
Team Dallas MavericksAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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 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
Dwight Jones 66 26.7 10.1 2.6 5.3 7.9 1.3 0.8 0.9 - 3.2 3.8 8.2 .463 - - - 2.5 3.3 .744
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
Dwight Jones ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Luka Doncic Dwight Jones
Season 2021-221976-77
Team Dallas MavericksHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf FinalsRockets Lost East Conf 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
Dwight Jones 74 16.7 5.9 1.3 2.5 3.8 0.6 0.5 0.3 - 2.4 2.3 4.6 .494 - - - 1.4 1.7 .802
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
Dwight Jones 12 20.5 6.2 1.1 3.2 4.3 1.3 0.7 0.3 - 2.7 2.3 5.3 .444 - - - 1.5 1.9 .783

Season 5
Luka Doncic Dwight Jones
Season 2022-231977-78
Team Dallas MavericksHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 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
Dwight Jones 82 30.2 10.6 2.6 5.2 7.8 1.3 0.9 0.5 2.0 3.2 4.2 9.5 .445 - - - 2.2 2.8 .777
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luka Doncic ------- --- ----------
Dwight Jones ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Luka Doncic Dwight Jones
Season 2023-241978-79
Team Dallas MavericksHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Mavericks TBDRockets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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
Dwight Jones 81 15.0 5.7 1.4 2.7 4.0 0.7 0.4 0.3 1.3 2.5 2.2 4.9 .458 - - - 1.2 1.6 .727
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
Dwight Jones 2 16.5 10.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 1.5 0.5 2.0 3.0 1.5 3.5 6.5 .538 - - - 3.0 3.0 1.000

Season 7
Luka Doncic Dwight Jones
Season -1979-80
Team -Houston Rockets, Chicago Bulls, Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Rockets Lost East Conf 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 ------- --- ----------
Dwight Jones 74 19.6 8.9 1.5 3.4 5.0 1.4 0.4 0.6 1.6 2.8 3.5 6.8 .508 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 2.7 .726
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luka Doncic ------- --- ----------
Dwight Jones 6 11.7 4.7 1.3 2.3 3.7 0.7 0.0 0.3 0.7 1.3 1.8 3.0 .611 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.5 .667

Season 8
Luka Doncic Dwight Jones
Season -1980-81
Team -Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Bulls Lost East Conf 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 ------- --- ----------
Dwight Jones 81 19.4 7.6 1.6 3.4 5.0 1.2 0.5 0.4 1.6 2.5 3.0 6.3 .483 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 2.0 .776
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luka Doncic ------- --- ----------
Dwight Jones 6 36.2 12.5 3.0 6.8 9.8 1.8 0.8 0.5 2.7 3.5 4.8 10.2 .475 0.0 0.0 - 2.8 2.8 1.000

Season 9
Luka Doncic Dwight Jones
Season -1981-82
Team -Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
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 %
Luka Doncic ------- --- ----------
Dwight Jones 78 26.2 10.0 2.0 4.5 6.5 1.5 0.6 0.5 2.0 2.8 3.9 7.3 .530 0.0 0.0 1.000 2.2 3.1 .723
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luka Doncic ------- --- ----------
Dwight Jones ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Luka Doncic Dwight Jones
Season -1982-83
Team -Chicago Bulls, Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Lakers 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 ------- --- ----------
Dwight Jones 81 14.4 4.6 1.0 2.8 3.8 0.8 0.4 0.3 1.2 2.1 1.8 4.0 .455 0.0 0.0 .000 1.0 1.5 .642
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luka Doncic ------- --- ----------
Dwight Jones 7 8.4 1.7 0.6 1.1 1.7 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.7 1.6 0.7 2.3 .313 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.7 .400
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