Omer Asik vs. Nikola Jokic Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Nikola Jokic and Omer Asik, 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.

Omer Asik played 8 years in the NBA, 1 less than Nikola Jokic, who played 9. Omer Asik had the first of his seasons in 2010-11, while Nikola Jokic had his rookie season in 2015-16. 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
Omer Asik 8 5 2010-11 to 2017-18
Nikola Jokic 9 6 2015-16 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Omer Asik Nikola Jokic
Season 2010-112015-16
Team Chicago BullsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Bulls Lost East 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 %
Omer Asik 82 12.1 2.8 1.4 2.4 3.7 0.4 0.2 0.7 0.8 1.9 1.0 1.7 .553 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.8 .503
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Omer Asik 15 9.9 1.0 0.7 1.4 2.1 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.5 1.4 0.4 0.9 .462 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.7 .300
Nikola Jokic ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Omer Asik Nikola Jokic
Season 2011-122016-17
Team Chicago BullsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls Lost East 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 %
Omer Asik 66 14.7 3.1 1.9 3.4 5.3 0.5 0.5 1.0 1.0 1.8 1.2 2.4 .506 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.6 .456
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Omer Asik 6 21.3 3.3 1.3 3.3 4.7 1.3 0.2 1.7 1.3 2.3 1.2 2.3 .500 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 2.8 .353
Nikola Jokic ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Omer Asik Nikola Jokic
Season 2012-132017-18
Team Houston RocketsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets 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 %
Omer Asik 82 30.0 10.1 3.4 8.3 11.7 0.9 0.6 1.1 2.1 2.7 4.0 7.5 .541 0.0 0.0 .000 2.0 3.6 .562
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Omer Asik 6 34.7 12.3 3.5 7.7 11.2 0.5 0.5 1.7 2.0 3.7 3.7 6.5 .564 0.0 0.0 - 5.0 7.8 .638
Nikola Jokic ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Omer Asik Nikola Jokic
Season 2013-142018-19
Team Houston RocketsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdNuggets 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 %
Omer Asik 48 20.2 5.8 2.1 5.8 7.9 0.5 0.3 0.8 1.2 1.9 2.1 4.0 .532 0.0 0.0 - 1.6 2.6 .619
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Omer Asik 6 27.2 5.8 3.5 4.7 8.2 0.7 0.5 0.7 1.8 4.8 2.7 5.5 .485 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.5 1.000
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

Season 5
Omer Asik Nikola Jokic
Season 2014-152019-20
Team New Orleans PelicansDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pelicans Lost West Conf 1st RdNuggets 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 %
Omer Asik 76 26.1 7.3 3.2 6.6 9.8 0.9 0.4 0.7 1.3 1.9 2.8 5.4 .517 0.0 0.0 - 1.7 3.0 .582
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Omer Asik 4 19.8 2.0 3.0 4.3 7.3 1.5 1.3 0.0 1.3 2.5 0.5 2.5 .200 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.8 .571
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

Season 6
Omer Asik Nikola Jokic
Season 2015-162020-21
Team New Orleans PelicansDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement Season MVP
-Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets 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 %
Omer Asik 68 17.3 4.0 1.8 4.3 6.1 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.9 1.8 1.5 2.9 .533 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.6 .545
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Omer Asik ------- --- ----------
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

Season 7
Omer Asik Nikola Jokic
Season 2016-172021-22
Team New Orleans PelicansDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement Season MVP
-Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets 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 %
Omer Asik 31 15.5 2.7 1.5 3.7 5.3 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.5 1.6 1.0 2.1 .477 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.3 .590
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Omer Asik ------- --- ----------
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

Season 8
Omer Asik Nikola Jokic
Season 2017-182022-23
Team New Orleans Pelicans, Chicago BullsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement Finals MVP
-Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Omer Asik 18 10.1 1.2 0.5 2.1 2.6 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.5 1.1 0.5 1.2 .409 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.7 .308
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Omer Asik ------- --- ----------
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

Season 9
Omer Asik Nikola Jokic
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 %
Omer Asik ------- --- ----------
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Omer Asik ------- --- ----------
Nikola Jokic 7 40.1 27.0 3.7 11.3 15.0 9.4 1.3 0.3 3.9 2.9 10.1 18.7 .542 1.1 4.0 .286 5.6 5.9 .951
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