Luka Doncic vs. George King Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of George King 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 and George King both played 6 years in the NBA. Luka Doncic had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while George King had his rookie season in 1951-52. 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
George King 6 6 1951-52 to 1957-58

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Luka Doncic George King
Season 2018-191951-52
Team Dallas MavericksSyracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayNationals Lost East 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 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
George King 66 28.6 10.0 - - 4.2 3.7 - - - 3.0 3.6 8.8 .406 - - - 2.8 4.0 .712
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luka Doncic ------- --- ----------
George King 6 34.5 9.5 - - 4.8 3.5 - - - 2.8 3.2 9.0 .352 - - - 3.2 4.7 .679

Season 2
Luka Doncic George King
Season 2019-201952-53
Team Dallas MavericksSyracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st RdNationals Lost East 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 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
George King 71 35.5 11.2 - - 4.0 5.1 - - - 3.4 3.6 8.9 .402 - - - 4.0 6.2 .643
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
George King 2 33.5 11.0 - - 2.5 4.5 - - - 6.0 3.0 6.5 .462 - - - 5.0 6.0 .833

Season 3
Luka Doncic George King
Season 2020-211953-54
Team Dallas MavericksSyracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st RdNationals 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 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
George King 72 32.9 11.3 - - 3.7 3.8 - - - 2.5 3.9 10.3 .376 - - - 3.6 5.7 .627
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
George King 10 28.6 8.8 - - 2.2 2.1 - - - 3.0 2.5 6.2 .403 - - - 3.8 6.3 .603

Season 4
Luka Doncic George King
Season 2021-221954-55
Team Dallas MavericksSyracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf FinalsNBA 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 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
George King 67 30.1 8.9 - - 3.4 4.9 - - - 2.2 3.4 9.0 .377 - - - 2.1 3.4 .611
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
George King 11 33.7 11.5 - - 3.7 5.6 - - - 3.0 4.2 10.6 .393 - - - 3.2 5.0 .636

Season 5
Luka Doncic George King
Season 2022-231955-56
Team Dallas MavericksSyracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayNationals Lost East 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 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
George King 72 32.5 10.3 - - 3.5 5.7 - - - 2.1 3.9 10.6 .372 - - - 2.4 3.8 .640
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luka Doncic ------- --- ----------
George King 8 39.6 14.5 - - 5.9 7.5 - - - 2.0 4.9 13.5 .361 - - - 4.8 6.0 .792

Note: George King didn't play in 1956-57.

Season 6
Luka Doncic George King
Season 2023-241957-58
Team Dallas MavericksCincinnati Royals
Honors & Awards Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Mavericks TBDRoyals 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 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
George King 63 36.1 9.7 - - 4.9 5.3 - - - 2.0 3.7 10.2 .364 - - - 2.2 3.6 .617
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luka Doncic 7 42.3 28.3 1.1 7.3 8.4 9.4 1.1 0.4 3.9 2.9 9.7 24.6 .395 2.4 10.7 .227 6.4 8.1 .789
George King 2 39.5 9.0 - - 2.5 3.5 - - - 2.5 3.5 14.0 .250 - - - 2.0 3.0 .667
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