Luka Doncic vs. Henry James Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Henry James 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, 1 less than Henry James, who played 7. Luka Doncic had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Henry James had his rookie season in 1990-91. 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
Henry James 7 2 1990-91 to 1997-98

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Luka Doncic Henry James
Season 2018-191990-91
Team Dallas MavericksCleveland Cavaliers
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
Henry James 37 13.6 8.1 0.7 1.4 2.1 0.9 0.4 0.1 1.0 1.6 3.0 6.9 .441 0.6 1.6 .400 1.4 1.9 .722
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luka Doncic ------- --- ----------
Henry James ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Luka Doncic Henry James
Season 2019-201991-92
Team Dallas MavericksCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st RdCavaliers 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 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
Henry James 65 13.3 6.4 0.5 1.2 1.7 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.7 1.4 2.5 6.2 .407 0.4 1.4 .322 0.9 1.2 .803
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
Henry James 8 2.8 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.1 1.3 .100 0.0 0.4 .000 0.3 0.5 .500

Season 3
Luka Doncic Henry James
Season 2020-211992-93
Team Dallas MavericksSacramento Kings, Utah Jazz
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
Henry James 10 8.8 6.7 0.7 0.4 1.1 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.7 0.9 2.1 5.1 .412 0.3 1.3 .231 2.2 2.6 .846
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
Henry James ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Luka Doncic Henry James
Season 2021-221993-94
Team Dallas MavericksLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf FinalsDid 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 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
Henry James 12 6.3 3.4 0.5 0.7 1.2 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.8 1.3 3.5 .381 0.3 1.5 .222 0.4 0.4 1.000
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
Henry James ------- --- ----------

Note: Henry James didn't play in 1994-95.

Season 5
Luka Doncic Henry James
Season 2022-231995-96
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
Henry James 7 8.3 4.3 0.4 0.4 0.9 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.6 1.9 1.4 3.4 .417 0.7 2.1 .333 0.7 0.7 1.000
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luka Doncic ------- --- ----------
Henry James ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Luka Doncic Henry James
Season 2023-241996-97
Team Dallas MavericksAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Mavericks TBDHawks 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 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
Henry James 53 17.8 6.7 0.5 1.0 1.5 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.5 1.8 2.4 5.8 .408 1.4 3.4 .420 0.6 0.7 .833
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
Henry James 8 5.6 1.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.5 1.5 0.4 1.6 .231 0.3 0.8 .333 0.0 0.0 -

Season 7
Luka Doncic Henry James
Season -1997-98
Team -Cleveland Cavaliers
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 ------- --- ----------
Henry James 28 5.9 2.9 0.1 0.5 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.9 0.9 2.1 .407 0.4 0.9 .440 0.8 0.8 .955
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luka Doncic ------- --- ----------
Henry James ------- --- ----------
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