Luka Doncic vs. Mike Holton Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Mike Holton 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 Mike Holton both played 6 years in the NBA. Luka Doncic had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Mike Holton 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
Mike Holton 6 3 1984-85 to 1989-90

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Luka Doncic Mike Holton
Season 2018-191984-85
Team Dallas MavericksPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlaySuns Lost West 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
Mike Holton 74 23.8 8.4 0.4 1.4 1.8 2.7 0.8 0.1 1.7 1.9 3.5 7.8 .446 0.2 0.6 .311 1.3 1.6 .814
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luka Doncic ------- --- ----------
Mike Holton 3 18.3 7.3 0.0 0.7 0.7 3.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.7 3.0 6.3 .474 0.0 1.3 .000 1.3 1.3 1.000

Season 2
Luka Doncic Mike Holton
Season 2019-201985-86
Team Dallas MavericksPhoenix Suns, Chicago Bulls
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
Mike Holton 28 18.3 6.5 0.4 0.8 1.2 2.0 0.9 0.0 1.0 1.7 2.8 6.3 .440 0.0 0.4 .083 1.0 1.6 .636
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
Mike Holton ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Luka Doncic Mike Holton
Season 2020-211986-87
Team Dallas MavericksPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st RdTrail Blazers Lost West 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 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
Mike Holton 58 8.3 3.3 0.2 0.5 0.7 1.3 0.3 0.0 0.7 0.9 1.2 2.9 .409 0.1 0.4 .304 0.8 0.9 .800
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
Mike Holton 2 4.5 1.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 1.0 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 4
Luka Doncic Mike Holton
Season 2021-221987-88
Team Dallas MavericksPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf FinalsTrail Blazers Lost West 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 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
Mike Holton 82 15.6 5.3 0.6 1.2 1.8 2.6 0.5 0.1 1.0 1.9 2.0 4.3 .462 0.0 0.2 .200 1.3 1.6 .829
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
Mike Holton 4 8.5 1.5 0.3 1.0 1.3 1.5 0.5 0.0 0.3 1.5 0.8 3.3 .231 0.0 0.3 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 5
Luka Doncic Mike Holton
Season 2022-231988-89
Team Dallas MavericksCharlotte Hornets
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
Mike Holton 67 25.3 8.3 0.4 1.1 1.6 6.3 1.0 0.2 1.8 2.5 3.2 7.5 .427 0.0 0.2 .214 1.8 2.1 .839
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luka Doncic ------- --- ----------
Mike Holton ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Luka Doncic Mike Holton
Season 2023-241989-90
Team Dallas MavericksCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement 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
Mike Holton 16 6.8 1.8 0.1 0.1 0.1 1.0 0.1 0.0 0.8 1.2 0.9 1.6 .538 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.1 .500
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
Mike Holton ------- --- ----------
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