Luka Doncic vs. Melvin Turpin Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Melvin Turpin 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 more than Melvin Turpin, who played 5. Luka Doncic had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Melvin Turpin had his rookie season in 1984-85. 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
Melvin Turpin 5 2 1984-85 to 1989-90

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Luka Doncic Melvin Turpin
Season 2018-191984-85
Team Dallas MavericksCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayCavaliers 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 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
Melvin Turpin 79 24.7 10.6 2.0 3.8 5.7 0.5 0.5 1.1 1.5 2.7 4.6 9.0 .511 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 1.8 .784
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luka Doncic ------- --- ----------
Melvin Turpin 4 11.3 6.3 0.8 1.3 2.0 0.0 1.0 0.3 1.3 0.8 3.0 4.8 .632 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.5 .500

Season 2
Luka Doncic Melvin Turpin
Season 2019-201985-86
Team Dallas MavericksCleveland Cavaliers
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
Melvin Turpin 80 28.7 13.7 2.3 4.7 7.0 0.7 0.8 1.3 1.7 3.3 5.7 10.5 .544 0.0 0.1 .000 2.3 2.9 .811
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
Melvin Turpin ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Luka Doncic Melvin Turpin
Season 2020-211986-87
Team Dallas MavericksCleveland Cavaliers
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
Melvin Turpin 64 12.5 6.1 1.0 2.0 3.0 0.5 0.2 0.6 1.0 1.4 2.6 5.7 .462 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.2 .714
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
Melvin Turpin ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Luka Doncic Melvin Turpin
Season 2021-221987-88
Team Dallas MavericksUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf FinalsJazz Lost West 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 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
Melvin Turpin 79 12.8 5.9 1.1 1.9 3.0 0.4 0.3 0.9 0.9 2.0 2.5 4.9 .512 0.0 0.0 .333 0.9 1.2 .724
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
Melvin Turpin 7 4.4 1.1 0.4 0.4 0.9 0.3 0.1 0.6 0.3 0.7 0.4 1.3 .333 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.3 1.000

Note: Melvin Turpin didn't play in 1988-89.

Season 5
Luka Doncic Melvin Turpin
Season 2022-231989-90
Team Dallas MavericksWashington Bullets
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
Melvin Turpin 59 13.9 4.7 1.5 2.3 3.7 0.5 0.3 0.8 0.8 2.3 1.9 3.5 .526 0.0 0.0 .000 0.9 1.2 .789
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luka Doncic ------- --- ----------
Melvin Turpin ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Luka Doncic Melvin Turpin
Season 2023-24-
Team Dallas Mavericks-
Honors & Awards Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Mavericks TBD-
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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
Melvin Turpin ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luka Doncic 9 41.9 27.7 1.2 8.1 9.3 8.7 1.4 0.4 3.6 2.3 9.6 23.3 .410 2.6 9.7 .264 6.0 7.7 .783
Melvin Turpin ------- --- ----------
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