Nikola Jokic vs. Johnny Moore Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Johnny Moore 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

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 and Johnny Moore both played 9 years in the NBA. Nikola Jokic had the first of his seasons in 2015-16, while Johnny Moore had his rookie season in 1980-81. 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
Johnny Moore 9 5 1980-81 to 1989-90

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Nikola Jokic Johnny Moore
Season 2015-161980-81
Team Denver NuggetsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlaySpurs 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
Johnny Moore 82 19.2 7.4 0.7 1.7 2.4 4.5 1.5 0.3 1.9 2.2 3.0 6.3 .479 0.0 0.2 .053 1.3 2.1 .610
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nikola Jokic ------- --- ----------
Johnny Moore 7 17.7 6.0 1.1 0.7 1.9 3.9 1.4 0.1 1.1 2.0 2.6 5.3 .486 0.0 0.4 .000 0.9 1.1 .750

Season 2
Nikola Jokic Johnny Moore
Season 2016-171981-82
Team Denver NuggetsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards -Achievement Assists Leader
Playoffs Did Not PlaySpurs 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 %
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
Johnny Moore 79 29.0 9.4 0.8 2.7 3.5 9.6 2.1 0.2 2.2 3.2 3.9 8.4 .463 0.0 0.3 .048 1.5 2.3 .670
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nikola Jokic ------- --- ----------
Johnny Moore 9 32.4 10.4 1.0 2.4 3.4 10.3 1.7 0.7 1.7 4.2 4.3 9.1 .476 0.0 0.3 .000 1.8 3.0 .593

Season 3
Nikola Jokic Johnny Moore
Season 2017-181982-83
Team Denver NuggetsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlaySpurs 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 %
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
Johnny Moore 77 33.1 12.2 0.8 2.8 3.6 9.8 2.5 0.4 2.9 3.2 5.1 10.9 .468 0.1 0.3 .227 1.9 2.6 .744
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nikola Jokic ------- --- ----------
Johnny Moore 11 37.6 22.5 0.7 3.5 4.3 14.6 2.5 0.3 2.5 3.7 9.5 17.9 .533 0.8 1.5 .529 2.5 3.2 .800

Season 4
Nikola Jokic Johnny Moore
Season 2018-191983-84
Team Denver NuggetsSan Antonio Spurs
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
Johnny Moore 59 28.0 10.1 0.6 2.4 3.0 9.6 2.1 0.3 2.4 2.8 3.9 8.8 .446 0.5 1.5 .322 1.8 2.4 .755
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
Johnny Moore ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Nikola Jokic Johnny Moore
Season 2019-201984-85
Team Denver NuggetsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf FinalsSpurs 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 %
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
Johnny Moore 82 32.8 12.8 1.1 3.5 4.6 10.0 2.8 0.2 2.9 3.0 5.1 11.1 .457 0.3 1.1 .281 2.3 3.0 .762
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
Johnny Moore 5 33.6 13.2 2.6 3.4 6.0 8.4 2.0 0.4 3.2 3.4 5.0 10.8 .463 0.2 0.6 .333 3.0 4.6 .652

Season 6
Nikola Jokic Johnny Moore
Season 2020-211985-86
Team Denver NuggetsSan Antonio Spurs
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
Johnny Moore 28 30.6 13.0 0.9 2.2 3.1 9.0 2.5 0.2 2.9 2.8 5.4 10.8 .495 0.1 0.8 .182 2.1 3.1 .686
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
Johnny Moore ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Nikola Jokic Johnny Moore
Season 2021-221986-87
Team Denver NuggetsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nuggets 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 %
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
Johnny Moore 55 22.4 8.6 0.6 1.2 1.8 4.5 1.5 0.1 1.9 1.8 3.6 8.1 .442 0.4 1.4 .278 1.0 1.3 .800
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
Johnny Moore ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Nikola Jokic Johnny Moore
Season 2022-231987-88
Team Denver NuggetsSan Antonio Spurs, New Jersey Nets
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
Johnny Moore 5 12.2 1.6 0.4 0.8 1.2 2.4 0.6 0.0 1.4 0.2 0.8 2.0 .400 0.0 0.2 .000 0.0 0.0 -
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
Johnny Moore ------- --- ----------

Note: Johnny Moore didn't play in 1988-89.

Season 9
Nikola Jokic Johnny Moore
Season 2023-241989-90
Team Denver NuggetsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf SemisSpurs 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 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
Johnny Moore 53 9.7 2.2 0.3 0.7 1.0 1.5 0.6 0.1 0.7 1.0 0.9 2.4 .373 0.2 0.6 .235 0.3 0.5 .593
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
Johnny Moore 9 9.6 1.8 0.3 0.9 1.2 2.3 0.8 0.1 0.8 1.2 0.7 2.7 .250 0.0 0.7 .000 0.4 0.9 .500
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