LeBron James vs Luka Doncic

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LeBron James and Luka Doncic compared on their NBA careers: LeBron James played 23 seasons, 2003-04 to 2025-26, Luka Doncic 8 seasons, 2018-19 to 2025-26. LeBron James averaged 26.8 points a game to Luka Doncic's 29.2. They have faced each other 14 times: LeBron James's team won 8, Luka Doncic's 6. LeBron James won 4 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Luka Doncic leads in 6 of the 9 lines, LeBron James in 3. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

LeBron James and Luka Doncic career per game
1,622GP514
37.6MIN35
26.8PTS29.2, better
7.5REB8.5, better
7.4AST8.2, better
1.5, betterSTL1.3
0.7, betterBLK0.5
50.7, betterFG%46.9
34.83P%35.2, better
73.7FT%75.5, better
59TS%59.2, better

LeBron James vs Luka Doncic head to head

They have faced each other 14 times: LeBron James's team won 8, Luka Doncic's 6.

LeBron James and Luka Doncic, record against each other
GamesPlayedLeBron James wonLuka Doncic won
Regular season148, better6
LeBron James and Luka Doncic, averages in their games against each other
27.8, betterPTS25.9
9.1, betterREB8.7
7.9AST8.9, better
36.5MIN36.5

Every game against each other

LeBron James vs Luka Doncic, every game
Jan 17, 2024DAL at LALW 127-11025 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST, 33 MIN33 PTS, 13 REB, 10 AST, 36 MIN
Dec 12, 2023LAL at DALL 127-12533 PTS, 8 REB, 9 AST, 40 MIN33 PTS, 6 REB, 17 AST, 43 MIN
Nov 22, 2023DAL at LALL 104-10126 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST, 36 MIN30 PTS, 12 REB, 8 AST, 39 MIN
Feb 26, 2023LAL at DALW 111-10826 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 37 MIN26 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 36 MIN
Jan 12, 2023DAL at LALL 119-115 2OT24 PTS, 16 REB, 9 AST, 47 MIN35 PTS, 14 REB, 13 AST, 53 MIN
Dec 25, 2022LAL at DALL 124-11538 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 34 MIN32 PTS, 9 REB, 9 AST, 39 MIN
Mar 1, 2022DAL at LALL 109-10426 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST, 38 MIN25 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 38 MIN
Dec 25, 2020DAL at LALW 138-11522 PTS, 7 REB, 10 AST, 31 MIN27 PTS, 4 REB, 7 AST, 34 MIN
Jan 10, 2020LAL at DALW 129-11435 PTS, 16 REB, 7 AST, 32 MIN25 PTS, 10 REB, 7 AST, 32 MIN
Dec 29, 2019DAL at LALW 108-9513 PTS, 6 REB, 13 AST, 34 MIN19 PTS, 4 REB, 7 AST, 30 MIN
Dec 1, 2019DAL at LALL 114-10025 PTS, 9 REB, 8 AST, 36 MIN27 PTS, 9 REB, 10 AST, 33 MIN
Nov 1, 2019LAL at DALW 119-110 OT39 PTS, 12 REB, 16 AST, 43 MIN31 PTS, 13 REB, 15 AST, 38 MIN
Nov 30, 2018DAL at LALW 114-10328 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 31 MIN6 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 32 MIN
Oct 31, 2018DAL at LALW 114-11329 PTS, 5 REB, 6 AST, 39 MIN14 PTS, 5 REB, 7 AST, 28 MIN

Games both played on opposite sides, from the game logs on file; the record is their teams’.

Career totals

LeBron James and Luka Doncic career totals
43,440, betterPTS15,021
12,095, betterREB4,376
12,016, betterAST4,230
2,417, betterSTL661
1,185, betterBLK237
50.7, betterFG%46.9
34.83P%35.2, better
73.7FT%75.5, better
59TS%59.2, better

How do they compare in the playoffs?

LeBron James and Luka Doncic postseason
302GP55
41.2MIN39.2
28.2PTS30.9, better
8.9REB9.2, better
7.2AST7.8, better
1.7, betterSTL1.6
1, betterBLK0.5
49.5, betterFG%46.1
33.23P%34.7, better
74.1, betterFT%73.7
58.3, betterTS%57.3

Where each stands all time

LeBron James and Luka Doncic all-time places
1st (43,440), betterPoints161st (15,021)
22nd (12,095), betterRebounds—
4th (12,016), betterAssists106th (4,230)
6th (2,636), better3-pointers made42nd (1,632)
6th (2,417), betterSteals—
64th (1,185), betterBlocks—

Among the NBA players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

LeBron James and Luka Doncic titles and awards
4, betterChampionships—
1Rookie of the Year1
1All-Rookie First Team1
4, betterAll-NBA Second Team—
13, betterAll-NBA First Team6
3, betterAll-Star MVP—
5, betterAll-Defensive First Team—
4, betterMVP—
4, betterFinals MVP—
1, betterAll-Defensive Second Team—
4, betterAll-NBA Third Team—

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

LeBron James and Luka Doncic season by season
PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.
1st2003-0420.95.55.92018-1921.2, better7.8, better6.0, better
2nd2004-0527.27.47.22019-2028.8, better9.4, better8.8, better
3rd2005-0631.4, better7.06.62020-2127.78.0, better8.6, better
4th2006-0727.36.76.02021-2228.4, better9.1, better8.7, better
5th2007-0830.07.97.22022-2332.4, better8.6, better8.0, better
6th2008-0928.47.67.22023-2433.9, better9.2, better9.8, better
7th2009-1029.7, better7.38.6, better2024-2528.28.2, better7.7
8th2010-1126.77.57.02025-2633.5, better7.7, better8.3, better
9th2011-1227.17.96.2————
10th2012-1326.88.07.3————
11th2013-1427.16.96.3————
12th2014-1525.36.07.4————
13th2015-1625.37.46.8————
14th2016-1726.48.68.7————
15th2017-1827.58.69.1————
16th2018-1927.48.58.3————
17th2019-2025.37.810.2————
18th2020-2125.07.77.8————
19th2021-2230.38.26.2————
20th2022-2328.98.36.8————
21st2023-2425.77.38.3————
22nd2024-2524.47.88.2————
23rd2025-2620.96.17.2————

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST