Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Buddy Hield and Nikola Jokic

This is the detail of NBA games in which Buddy Hield and Nikola Jokic played against each other, including head-to-head record, stats average, game highs and game-by-game data both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

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They faced each other a total of 23 times in NBA games. Nikola Jokic has a 15-8 winning record over Buddy Hield. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Buddy Hield:
2016-17 to 2025-26
Nikola Jokic:
2015-16 to 2025-26
23 Games played
23 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Buddy Hield
8
8
0
Nikola Jokic
15
15
0

* NBA Cup games other than the Championship game are included in the Regular Season category. They played in 1 of those games.

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Buddy Hield 13.1 3.7 2.6 0.80.3
Nikola Jokic 21.6 11.0 7.51.30.7
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Buddy Hield 29 8 8 22
Nikola Jokic 50 18 14 53
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Buddy Hield 7

games
0

games
4

games
5

games
3

games
Nikola Jokic 16

games
23

games
19

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11

games
9

games
Both had same stat 0

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0

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0

games
7

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11

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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2016-17 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 26, 2016
1. Pelicans 102   Buddy Hield 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 17 2-8 .250 0-3 .000 0-0 -
Nuggets 107   Nikola Jokic 5 7 2 0 0 4 4 21 2-5 .400 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Feb. 23, 2017
2. Kings 116   Buddy Hield 16 6 1 1 0 1 0 26 6-10 .600 1-3 .333 3-3 1.000
Nuggets 100   Nikola Jokic 4 11 2 0 0 1 3 26 2-7 .286 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Mar. 11, 2017
3. Kings 92   Buddy Hield 17 6 3 1 0 2 0 30 6-8 .750 3-5 .600 2-2 1.000
Nuggets 105   Nikola Jokic 20 14 2 2 0 2 1 30 7-12 .583 1-3 .333 5-5 1.000
2017-18 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 21, 2017
4. Kings 79   Buddy Hield 3 3 3 0 0 0 2 22 1-10 .100 0-4 .000 1-1 1.000
Nuggets 96   Nikola Jokic 0 9 7 1 0 3 4 31 0-3 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Jan. 06, 2018
5. Kings 106   Buddy Hield 14 5 2 0 0 0 1 35 5-14 .357 4-9 .444 0-0 -
Nuggets 98   Nikola Jokic 8 7 10 0 0 5 3 34 3-10 .300 0-4 .000 2-2 1.000
Mar. 11, 2018
6. Kings 104   Buddy Hield 18 5 4 0 1 0 1 27 8-15 .533 2-6 .333 0-0 -
Nuggets 130   Nikola Jokic 20 11 10 2 1 2 1 30 8-10 .800 4-4 1.000 0-0 -
2018-19 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 23, 2018
7. Kings 112   Buddy Hield 5 5 1 0 0 2 1 23 2-7 .286 1-3 .333 0-0 -
Nuggets 126   Nikola Jokic 14 12 6 1 0 3 4 23 6-11 .545 1-2 .500 1-1 1.000
Jan. 03, 2019
8. Kings 113   Buddy Hield 29 2 2 1 0 1 3 35 12-19 .632 5-9 .556 0-0 -
Nuggets 117   Nikola Jokic 26 13 6 1 1 5 1 32 10-18 .556 3-8 .375 3-4 .750
Feb. 13, 2019
9. Kings 118   Buddy Hield 25 5 3 1 0 3 1 34 9-23 .391 2-7 .286 5-5 1.000
Nuggets 120   Nikola Jokic 20 18 11 1 0 4 1 36 7-17 .412 0-2 .000 6-6 1.000
2019-20 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 28, 2019
10. Kings 94   Buddy Hield 5 4 4 1 2 5 5 34 2-13 .154 1-6 .167 0-0 -
Nuggets 101   Nikola Jokic 9 13 2 2 1 2 4 28 4-15 .267 0-5 .000 1-1 1.000
Nov. 30, 2019
11. Kings 100   Buddy Hield 21 7 3 2 1 1 3 40 7-20 .350 3-13 .231 4-5 .800
OT Nuggets 97   Nikola Jokic 7 10 6 0 1 4 3 36 3-11 .273 0-3 .000 1-2 .500
Dec. 29, 2019
12. Kings 115   Buddy Hield 20 5 8 2 1 3 2 36 8-18 .444 3-9 .333 1-2 .500
Nuggets 120   Nikola Jokic 17 8 4 1 0 4 3 27 7-8 .875 0-0 - 3-4 .750
2020-21 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 23, 2020
13. Kings 124   Buddy Hield 22 4 3 1 0 3 5 41 7-15 .467 5-11 .455 3-3 1.000
OT Nuggets 122   Nikola Jokic 29 15 14 0 2 6 3 42 11-18 .611 1-2 .500 6-9 .667
Dec. 29, 2020
14. Kings 125   Buddy Hield 12 8 3 0 0 2 2 35 4-10 .400 3-7 .429 1-1 1.000
Nuggets 115   Nikola Jokic 26 10 12 2 0 10 4 39 9-14 .643 1-3 .333 7-7 1.000
Feb. 06, 2021
15. Kings 119   Buddy Hield 5 4 7 0 0 0 0 39 1-11 .091 0-9 .000 3-4 .750
Nuggets 114   Nikola Jokic 50 8 12 1 3 1 2 41 20-33 .606 3-6 .500 7-7 1.000
2021-22 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 07, 2022
16. Kings 111   Buddy Hield 7 2 2 2 1 2 0 27 2-9 .222 2-7 .286 1-1 1.000
Nuggets 121   Nikola Jokic 33 10 7 2 2 2 3 34 13-20 .650 3-6 .500 4-8 .500
Mar. 30, 2022
17. Pacers 118   Buddy Hield 20 2 4 0 0 2 3 37 7-14 .500 5-11 .455 1-1 1.000
Nuggets 125   Nikola Jokic 37 13 9 2 1 7 3 36 15-19 .789 0-0 - 7-8 .875
2022-23 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 09, 2022
18. Pacers 119   Buddy Hield 17 1 0 0 0 0 2 34 7-16 .438 2-9 .222 1-1 1.000
Nuggets 122   Nikola Jokic 24 4 6 2 1 1 5 21 10-20 .500 1-3 .333 3-3 1.000
2023-24 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 14, 2024
19. Pacers 109   Buddy Hield 16 2 1 2 0 1 2 28 6-13 .462 2-9 .222 2-2 1.000
Nuggets 117   Nikola Jokic 25 12 9 2 1 7 3 33 12-13 .923 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Jan. 23, 2024
20. Pacers 109   Buddy Hield 3 1 1 2 1 0 1 22 1-3 .333 0-2 .000 1-1 1.000
Nuggets 114   Nikola Jokic 31 13 10 0 1 1 3 37 13-19 .684 3-4 .750 2-2 1.000
2024-25 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 03, 2024 (* Season and NBA Cup game)
21. Warriors 115   Buddy Hield 6 3 0 1 0 1 3 21 2-8 .250 2-6 .333 0-0 -
Nuggets 119   Nikola Jokic 38 10 6 5 1 4 1 40 14-24 .583 3-4 .750 7-9 .778
Apr. 04, 2025
22. Warriors 118   Buddy Hield 5 2 0 0 1 1 1 17 2-6 .333 1-3 .333 0-0 -
Nuggets 104   Nikola Jokic 33 12 9 2 0 6 2 37 13-17 .765 4-7 .571 3-3 1.000
2025-26 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 23, 2025
23. Warriors 137   Buddy Hield 11 2 2 1 0 1 1 23 5-13 .385 1-7 .143 0-0 -
OT Nuggets 131   Nikola Jokic 21 13 10 1 1 2 3 41 8-23 .348 2-13 .154 3-4 .750