Nikola Jokic vs. Caris LeVert Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Caris LeVert and Nikola Jokic, 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 / Games against each other

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.

Nikola Jokic played 9 years in the NBA, 1 more than Caris LeVert, who played 8. Nikola Jokic had the first of his seasons in 2015-16, while Caris LeVert had his rookie season in 2016-17. 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
Nikola Jokic 9 6 2015-16 to 2023-24
Caris LeVert 8 4 2016-17 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Nikola Jokic Caris LeVert
Season 2015-162016-17
Team Denver NuggetsBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards 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 %
Nikola Jokic 80 21.7 10.0 2.3 4.7 7.0 2.4 1.0 0.6 1.3 2.6 3.8 7.5 .512 0.4 1.1 .333 1.9 2.4 .811
Caris LeVert 57 21.7 8.2 0.4 2.9 3.3 1.9 0.9 0.1 1.0 1.6 3.0 6.7 .450 1.0 3.2 .321 1.2 1.6 .720
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nikola Jokic ------- --- ----------
Caris LeVert ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Nikola Jokic Caris LeVert
Season 2016-172017-18
Team Denver NuggetsBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
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 %
Nikola Jokic 73 27.9 16.7 2.9 6.9 9.8 4.9 0.8 0.8 2.3 2.9 6.8 11.7 .578 0.6 1.9 .324 2.6 3.1 .825
Caris LeVert 71 26.3 12.1 0.7 2.9 3.7 4.2 1.2 0.3 2.2 2.2 4.5 10.4 .435 1.2 3.5 .347 1.9 2.6 .711
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nikola Jokic ------- --- ----------
Caris LeVert ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Nikola Jokic Caris LeVert
Season 2017-182018-19
Team Denver NuggetsBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNets 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 %
Nikola Jokic 75 32.6 18.5 2.6 8.1 10.7 6.1 1.2 0.8 2.8 2.8 6.7 13.5 .499 1.5 3.7 .396 3.5 4.2 .850
Caris LeVert 40 26.6 13.7 0.9 2.9 3.8 3.9 1.1 0.4 1.7 1.9 5.2 12.1 .429 1.2 3.9 .312 2.1 3.1 .691
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nikola Jokic ------- --- ----------
Caris LeVert 5 28.8 21.0 1.2 3.4 4.6 3.0 1.0 0.4 2.0 1.6 7.2 14.6 .493 2.4 5.2 .462 4.2 5.8 .724

Season 4
Nikola Jokic Caris LeVert
Season 2018-192019-20
Team Denver NuggetsBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf SemisNets 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 %
Nikola Jokic 80 31.3 20.1 2.9 8.0 10.8 7.3 1.4 0.7 3.1 2.9 7.7 15.1 .511 1.0 3.4 .307 3.6 4.4 .821
Caris LeVert 45 29.6 18.7 1.1 3.1 4.2 4.4 1.2 0.2 2.6 1.8 6.9 16.3 .425 1.8 4.9 .364 3.1 4.4 .711
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nikola Jokic 14 39.8 25.1 3.9 9.1 13.0 8.4 1.1 0.9 2.6 3.9 9.4 18.6 .506 1.6 4.0 .393 4.7 5.6 .846
Caris LeVert 4 35.0 20.3 2.0 4.0 6.0 9.5 1.3 0.3 3.3 1.8 6.8 18.3 .370 2.3 5.3 .429 4.5 6.3 .720

Season 5
Nikola Jokic Caris LeVert
Season 2019-202020-21
Team Denver NuggetsBrooklyn Nets, Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nuggets 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 %
Nikola Jokic 73 32.0 19.9 2.3 7.5 9.7 7.0 1.2 0.6 3.1 3.0 7.7 14.7 .528 1.1 3.5 .314 3.4 4.1 .817
Caris LeVert 47 31.6 20.2 0.7 3.9 4.6 5.2 1.4 0.6 2.2 2.2 7.6 17.3 .441 1.8 5.5 .326 3.1 3.8 .811
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nikola Jokic 19 36.5 24.4 1.9 7.9 9.8 5.7 1.1 0.8 3.3 3.6 9.4 18.1 .519 2.2 5.2 .429 3.5 4.2 .835
Caris LeVert ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Nikola Jokic Caris LeVert
Season 2020-212021-22
Team Denver NuggetsIndiana Pacers, Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf SemisDid 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 %
Nikola Jokic 72 34.6 26.4 2.8 8.0 10.8 8.3 1.3 0.7 3.1 2.7 10.2 18.0 .566 1.3 3.3 .388 4.8 5.5 .868
Caris LeVert 58 30.7 17.0 0.7 2.9 3.7 4.3 0.9 0.4 1.9 2.3 6.5 14.7 .444 1.4 4.4 .320 2.5 3.3 .756
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nikola Jokic 10 34.5 29.8 3.7 7.9 11.6 5.0 0.6 0.9 2.4 2.3 11.6 22.8 .509 2.0 5.3 .377 4.6 5.5 .836
Caris LeVert ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Nikola Jokic Caris LeVert
Season 2021-222022-23
Team Denver NuggetsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdCavaliers 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 %
Nikola Jokic 74 33.5 27.1 2.8 11.0 13.8 7.9 1.5 0.9 3.8 2.6 10.3 17.7 .583 1.3 3.9 .337 5.1 6.3 .810
Caris LeVert 74 30.2 12.1 0.7 3.1 3.8 3.9 1.0 0.3 1.6 2.3 4.3 10.0 .431 1.7 4.4 .392 1.8 2.4 .722
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nikola Jokic 5 34.2 31.0 3.4 9.8 13.2 5.8 1.6 1.0 4.8 4.0 12.2 21.2 .575 1.0 3.6 .278 5.6 6.6 .848
Caris LeVert 5 34.0 15.0 0.8 3.8 4.6 2.6 0.4 0.2 1.0 2.0 5.4 12.6 .429 2.6 7.2 .361 1.6 2.6 .615

Season 8
Nikola Jokic Caris LeVert
Season 2022-232023-24
Team Denver NuggetsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement Finals MVP-
Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionCavaliers Lost East 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 %
Nikola Jokic 69 33.7 24.5 2.4 9.4 11.8 9.8 1.3 0.7 3.6 2.5 9.4 14.8 .632 0.8 2.2 .383 4.9 6.0 .822
Caris LeVert 68 28.8 14.0 0.6 3.5 4.1 5.1 1.1 0.5 1.7 1.8 5.1 12.1 .421 1.6 4.9 .325 2.3 3.0 .766
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nikola Jokic 20 39.5 30.0 3.5 10.0 13.5 9.5 1.1 1.0 3.5 3.5 11.4 20.7 .548 1.8 3.8 .461 5.6 7.0 .799
Caris LeVert 11 25.3 10.1 0.7 2.9 3.6 2.3 0.8 0.5 1.3 1.3 4.0 9.3 .431 0.5 3.0 .182 1.5 2.4 .654

Season 9
Nikola Jokic Caris LeVert
Season 2023-24-
Team Denver Nuggets-
Honors & Awards Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nuggets 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 %
Nikola Jokic 79 34.6 26.4 2.8 9.5 12.4 9.0 1.4 0.9 3.0 2.5 10.4 17.9 .583 1.1 2.9 .359 4.5 5.5 .817
Caris LeVert ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nikola Jokic 11 39.5 28.2 3.4 9.5 12.9 8.8 1.5 0.6 3.4 2.7 10.9 19.6 .556 1.1 3.9 .279 5.3 5.8 .906
Caris LeVert ------- --- ----------
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