Tyreke Evans vs. Nikola Jokic Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Nikola Jokic and Tyreke Evans, 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.

Tyreke Evans played 10 years in the NBA, 1 more than Nikola Jokic, who played 9. Tyreke Evans had the first of his seasons in 2009-10, 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
Tyreke Evans 10 2 2009-10 to 2018-19
Nikola Jokic 9 6 2015-16 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Tyreke Evans Nikola Jokic
Season 2009-102015-16
Team Sacramento KingsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement 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 %
Tyreke Evans 72 37.2 20.1 0.9 4.4 5.3 5.8 1.5 0.4 3.0 2.8 7.4 16.2 .458 0.5 2.0 .255 4.8 6.5 .748
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 %
Tyreke Evans ------- --- ----------
Nikola Jokic ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Tyreke Evans Nikola Jokic
Season 2010-112016-17
Team Sacramento KingsDenver Nuggets
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 %
Tyreke Evans 57 37.0 17.8 0.8 4.0 4.8 5.6 1.5 0.5 3.2 2.5 6.7 16.4 .409 0.8 2.6 .291 3.6 4.7 .771
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 %
Tyreke Evans ------- --- ----------
Nikola Jokic ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Tyreke Evans Nikola Jokic
Season 2011-122017-18
Team Sacramento KingsDenver Nuggets
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 %
Tyreke Evans 63 34.3 16.5 1.0 3.6 4.6 4.5 1.3 0.5 2.7 2.2 6.5 14.3 .453 0.3 1.6 .202 3.2 4.1 .779
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 %
Tyreke Evans ------- --- ----------
Nikola Jokic ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Tyreke Evans Nikola Jokic
Season 2012-132018-19
Team Sacramento KingsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -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 %
Tyreke Evans 65 31.0 15.2 0.9 3.6 4.4 3.5 1.4 0.4 2.0 2.0 5.6 11.8 .478 0.7 2.0 .338 3.2 4.2 .775
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 %
Tyreke Evans ------- --- ----------
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

Tyreke Evans Nikola Jokic
Season 2013-142019-20
Team New Orleans PelicansDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets 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 %
Tyreke Evans 72 28.2 14.5 1.1 3.7 4.7 5.0 1.2 0.3 2.4 2.2 5.4 12.5 .436 0.3 1.3 .221 3.3 4.3 .771
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 %
Tyreke Evans ------- --- ----------
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

Tyreke Evans Nikola Jokic
Season 2014-152020-21
Team New Orleans PelicansDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement Season MVP
-Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pelicans 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 %
Tyreke Evans 79 34.1 16.6 1.0 4.2 5.3 6.6 1.3 0.5 3.1 2.5 6.6 14.7 .447 0.9 2.9 .304 2.6 3.7 .694
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 %
Tyreke Evans 4 31.3 10.0 0.8 4.3 5.0 5.0 1.3 0.3 1.5 2.5 3.5 10.8 .326 0.5 2.8 .182 2.5 4.3 .588
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

Tyreke Evans Nikola Jokic
Season 2015-162021-22
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 %
Tyreke Evans 25 30.6 15.2 0.8 4.4 5.2 6.6 1.3 0.3 2.9 2.6 5.4 12.6 .433 1.3 3.4 .388 3.0 3.7 .796
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 %
Tyreke Evans ------- --- ----------
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

Tyreke Evans Nikola Jokic
Season 2016-172022-23
Team New Orleans Pelicans, Sacramento KingsDenver 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 %
Tyreke Evans 40 19.7 10.3 0.3 3.1 3.4 3.1 0.9 0.2 1.5 1.5 3.8 9.3 .405 1.1 3.0 .356 1.7 2.3 .750
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 %
Tyreke Evans ------- --- ----------
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

Tyreke Evans Nikola Jokic
Season 2017-182023-24
Team Memphis GrizzliesDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement Season MVP
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets 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 %
Tyreke Evans 52 30.9 19.4 0.8 4.3 5.1 5.2 1.1 0.3 2.3 1.8 7.0 15.6 .452 2.2 5.5 .399 3.2 4.0 .785
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 %
Tyreke Evans ------- --- ----------
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

Season 10

Tyreke Evans Nikola Jokic
Season 2018-19-
Team Indiana Pacers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers 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 %
Tyreke Evans 69 20.3 10.2 0.5 2.4 2.9 2.4 0.8 0.3 1.7 1.7 3.7 9.6 .389 1.1 3.1 .356 1.7 2.3 .719
Nikola Jokic ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyreke Evans 4 21.0 15.3 0.0 4.3 4.3 0.8 0.8 0.3 1.5 2.0 5.3 12.0 .438 2.8 5.0 .550 2.0 3.5 .571
Nikola Jokic ------- --- ----------