Luka Doncic vs. Russ Schoene Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Russ Schoene 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, 2 more than Russ Schoene, who played 4. Luka Doncic had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Russ Schoene had his rookie season in 1982-83. 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
Russ Schoene 4 3 1982-83 to 1988-89

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Luka Doncic Russ Schoene
Season 2018-191982-83
Team Dallas MavericksPhiladelphia 76ers, Indiana Pacers
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
Russ Schoene 77 15.9 6.2 1.2 2.1 3.3 0.8 0.3 0.3 1.1 2.5 2.7 5.6 .476 0.0 0.1 .250 0.8 1.1 .735
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luka Doncic ------- --- ----------
Russ Schoene ------- --- ----------

Note: Russ Schoene didn't play in 1983-84, 1984-85 and 1985-86.

Season 2
Luka Doncic Russ Schoene
Season 2019-201986-87
Team Dallas MavericksSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st RdSupersonics Lost West 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
Russ Schoene 63 9.2 2.7 0.8 1.0 1.9 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.7 1.5 1.1 3.0 .374 0.0 0.2 .154 0.5 0.7 .630
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
Russ Schoene 14 8.8 2.2 0.4 1.4 1.9 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.1 1.1 0.7 2.0 .357 0.1 0.4 .333 0.6 0.9 .750

Season 3
Luka Doncic Russ Schoene
Season 2020-211987-88
Team Dallas MavericksSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st RdSupersonics 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
Russ Schoene 81 12.0 6.0 1.0 1.5 2.4 0.7 0.5 0.2 0.7 1.9 2.6 5.6 .458 0.2 0.7 .293 0.6 0.8 .810
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
Russ Schoene 5 7.8 3.2 0.2 1.2 1.4 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.4 1.6 1.4 2.4 .583 0.4 0.8 .500 0.0 0.0 -

Season 4
Luka Doncic Russ Schoene
Season 2021-221988-89
Team Dallas MavericksSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf FinalsSupersonics 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
Russ Schoene 69 11.2 5.2 0.8 1.6 2.4 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.7 2.0 2.0 5.1 .387 0.6 1.6 .382 0.7 0.8 .807
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
Russ Schoene 3 14.3 4.3 1.0 0.7 1.7 0.7 0.7 0.0 0.0 2.3 1.3 5.7 .235 0.0 2.3 .000 1.7 2.0 .833

Season 5
Luka Doncic Russ Schoene
Season 2022-23-
Team Dallas Mavericks-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
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 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
Russ Schoene ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luka Doncic ------- --- ----------
Russ Schoene ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Luka Doncic Russ Schoene
Season 2023-24-
Team Dallas Mavericks-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
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
Russ Schoene ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luka Doncic 14 41.9 28.0 0.9 8.5 9.4 9.3 1.4 0.5 4.1 2.4 9.6 22.6 .427 3.0 9.6 .313 5.7 7.1 .808
Russ Schoene ------- --- ----------
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