Nikola Jokic vs. Damien Wilkins Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Damien Wilkins 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 less than Damien Wilkins, who played 10. Nikola Jokic had the first of his seasons in 2015-16, while Damien Wilkins had his rookie season in 2004-05. 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
Damien Wilkins 10 2 2004-05 to 2017-18

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Nikola Jokic Damien Wilkins
Season 2015-162004-05
Team Denver NuggetsSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlaySupersonics 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 %
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
Damien Wilkins 29 17.9 6.3 1.0 1.3 2.3 0.9 0.8 0.3 0.6 1.9 2.5 5.8 .435 0.6 2.0 .271 0.7 1.2 .618
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nikola Jokic ------- --- ----------
Damien Wilkins 7 19.6 5.6 1.3 1.3 2.6 0.4 1.4 0.1 1.1 2.4 2.3 5.1 .444 0.4 1.6 .273 0.6 1.3 .444

Season 2
Nikola Jokic Damien Wilkins
Season 2016-172005-06
Team Denver NuggetsSeattle Supersonics
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
Damien Wilkins 82 18.6 6.5 1.0 1.4 2.3 1.3 0.9 0.1 1.0 1.8 2.4 5.3 .444 0.2 0.7 .250 1.7 2.0 .840
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nikola Jokic ------- --- ----------
Damien Wilkins ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Nikola Jokic Damien Wilkins
Season 2017-182006-07
Team Denver NuggetsSeattle Supersonics
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 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
Damien Wilkins 82 24.8 8.8 1.1 1.7 2.8 1.9 1.1 0.2 1.4 1.9 3.2 7.3 .435 0.6 1.5 .410 1.8 2.1 .882
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nikola Jokic ------- --- ----------
Damien Wilkins ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Nikola Jokic Damien Wilkins
Season 2018-192007-08
Team Denver NuggetsSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards 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 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
Damien Wilkins 76 24.3 9.2 0.9 2.3 3.2 2.0 0.8 0.3 1.2 1.7 3.6 8.9 .403 0.7 2.0 .323 1.4 1.9 .736
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
Damien Wilkins ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Nikola Jokic Damien Wilkins
Season 2019-202008-09
Team Denver NuggetsOklahoma City Thunder
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
Damien Wilkins 41 15.5 5.3 0.5 1.2 1.7 0.9 0.5 0.2 0.9 1.3 1.9 5.2 .362 0.7 1.8 .375 0.9 1.1 .804
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
Damien Wilkins ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Nikola Jokic Damien Wilkins
Season 2020-212009-10
Team Denver NuggetsMinnesota Timberwolves
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
Damien Wilkins 80 19.8 5.6 0.9 2.2 3.1 1.7 0.8 0.3 1.0 1.8 2.1 4.8 .433 0.2 0.8 .295 1.3 1.6 .798
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
Damien Wilkins ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Nikola Jokic Damien Wilkins
Season 2021-222010-11
Team Denver NuggetsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdHawks 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 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
Damien Wilkins 52 13.0 3.5 0.4 1.3 1.7 0.8 0.5 0.2 0.4 1.4 1.3 2.6 .504 0.0 0.2 .200 0.8 1.1 .714
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
Damien Wilkins 8 4.9 1.8 0.4 0.6 1.0 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.9 1.6 .538 0.0 0.3 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 8
Nikola Jokic Damien Wilkins
Season 2022-232011-12
Team Denver NuggetsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement Finals MVP-
Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 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
Damien Wilkins 60 15.4 3.2 0.4 1.3 1.7 0.7 0.5 0.2 0.5 1.4 1.3 3.2 .394 0.1 0.4 .304 0.6 0.9 .630
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
Damien Wilkins ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Nikola Jokic Damien Wilkins
Season 2023-242012-13
Team Denver NuggetsPhiladelphia 76ers
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 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
Damien Wilkins 61 18.0 6.4 0.5 1.2 1.7 1.5 0.6 0.3 0.8 1.6 2.4 5.2 .459 0.3 0.8 .333 1.3 1.8 .743
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nikola Jokic 12 40.2 28.7 3.6 9.8 13.4 8.7 1.4 0.7 3.3 2.7 11.1 20.3 .545 1.2 4.4 .264 5.3 5.9 .901
Damien Wilkins ------- --- ----------

Note: Damien Wilkins didn't play in 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17.

Season 10
Nikola Jokic Damien Wilkins
Season -2017-18
Team -Indiana Pacers
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 %
Nikola Jokic ------- --- ----------
Damien Wilkins 19 8.0 1.7 0.3 0.6 0.8 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.7 2.1 .333 0.2 0.9 .222 0.2 0.2 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nikola Jokic ------- --- ----------
Damien Wilkins ------- --- ----------
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