Luka Doncic vs. Sam Mack Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Sam Mack 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 Sam Mack, who played 7. Luka Doncic had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Sam Mack had his rookie season in 1992-93. 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
Sam Mack 7 2 1992-93 to 2001-02

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Luka Doncic Sam Mack
Season 2018-191992-93
Team Dallas MavericksSan Antonio Spurs
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
Sam Mack 40 6.7 3.6 0.5 0.8 1.2 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.6 1.1 1.2 3.0 .398 0.1 0.6 .136 1.1 1.5 .776
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luka Doncic ------- --- ----------
Sam Mack ------- --- ----------

Note: Sam Mack didn't play in 1993-94 and 1994-95.

Season 2
Luka Doncic Sam Mack
Season 2019-201995-96
Team Dallas MavericksHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st RdRockets 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 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
Sam Mack 31 28.0 10.8 0.6 2.6 3.2 2.5 0.7 0.3 0.9 2.4 3.9 9.3 .422 1.7 4.4 .400 1.3 1.5 .848
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
Sam Mack 6 7.8 2.0 0.0 1.5 1.5 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.8 2.5 .333 0.3 1.5 .222 0.0 0.5 .000

Season 3
Luka Doncic Sam Mack
Season 2020-211996-97
Team Dallas MavericksHouston Rockets
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
Sam Mack 52 17.4 5.6 0.4 1.7 2.0 1.1 0.6 0.1 0.8 1.3 2.0 5.0 .401 0.9 2.7 .331 0.7 0.8 .833
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
Sam Mack ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Luka Doncic Sam Mack
Season 2021-221997-98
Team Dallas MavericksVancouver Grizzlies
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
Sam Mack 57 24.8 10.8 0.5 1.8 2.3 1.8 0.7 0.2 1.2 2.1 3.9 9.8 .397 1.9 4.7 .409 1.1 1.4 .805
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
Sam Mack ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Luka Doncic Sam Mack
Season 2022-231998-99
Team Dallas MavericksVancouver Grizzlies, Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayRockets 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 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
Sam Mack 44 24.6 10.7 0.3 1.8 2.2 1.3 0.8 0.1 0.8 2.1 3.8 8.7 .435 2.0 5.0 .397 1.2 1.3 .879
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luka Doncic ------- --- ----------
Sam Mack 4 30.8 12.5 0.3 2.0 2.3 1.8 1.0 0.0 1.3 2.8 3.3 9.5 .342 2.5 6.5 .385 3.5 4.3 .824

Season 6
Luka Doncic Sam Mack
Season 2023-241999-00
Team Dallas MavericksGolden State Warriors
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
Sam Mack 23 14.5 5.0 0.3 1.4 1.7 1.0 0.8 0.0 0.8 2.0 1.6 5.3 .303 0.9 2.8 .328 0.8 0.9 .950
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luka Doncic 12 42.1 27.3 1.0 8.7 9.7 9.1 1.4 0.5 4.1 2.7 9.4 22.3 .423 2.8 9.4 .301 5.6 7.1 .788
Sam Mack ------- --- ----------

Note: Sam Mack didn't play in 2000-01.

Season 7
Luka Doncic Sam Mack
Season -2001-02
Team -Miami Heat
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 ------- --- ----------
Sam Mack 12 13.3 3.3 0.2 1.0 1.2 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.6 1.4 1.2 4.1 .286 0.6 2.3 .250 0.4 0.6 .714
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luka Doncic ------- --- ----------
Sam Mack ------- --- ----------
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