Earl Cureton vs. Nikola Jokic Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nikola Jokic and Earl Cureton that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Earl Cureton

vs.

Nikola Jokic

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Cureton: 1980-81 to 1996-97
Nikola Jokic: 2015-16 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Cureton 2 Nikola Jokic 1

NBA Seasons Earl Cureton 12 Nikola Jokic 9

Playoffs Played Earl Cureton 7 Nikola Jokic 5

All-Star Games Earl Cureton 0 Nikola Jokic 6

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Earl Cureton 0 Nikola Jokic 2

Finals MVP Earl Cureton 0 Nikola Jokic 1

All-NBA First Team Earl Cureton 0 Nikola Jokic 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Cureton 0 Nikola Jokic 5

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 5.4 Nikola Jokic 20.9

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 4.7 Nikola Jokic 10.7

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 1.0 Nikola Jokic 6.9

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 0.5 Nikola Jokic 1.2

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.5 Nikola Jokic 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Cureton 3,620 Nikola Jokic 14,139

Total Rebounds Earl Cureton 3,172 Nikola Jokic 7,249

Total Assists Earl Cureton 678 Nikola Jokic 4,667

Total Steals Earl Cureton 341 Nikola Jokic 822

Total Blocks Earl Cureton 361 Nikola Jokic 491

Total Games Earl Cureton 674 Nikola Jokic 675

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Cureton .473 Nikola Jokic .557

3-Point Percentage Earl Cureton .000 Nikola Jokic .350

Free Throw Percentage Earl Cureton .538 Nikola Jokic .827

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 8.6 (1986) Nikola Jokic 27.1 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 6.3 (1986) Nikola Jokic 13.8 (2022)

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 1.7 (1986) Nikola Jokic 9.8 (2023)

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 0.7 (1986) Nikola Jokic 1.5 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.7 (1989) Nikola Jokic 0.9 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 3.1 Nikola Jokic 27.5

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 3.2 Nikola Jokic 12.1

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 0.4 Nikola Jokic 7.3

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 0.4 Nikola Jokic 1.0

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.1 Nikola Jokic 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Cureton 169 Nikola Jokic 1,869

Total Rebounds Earl Cureton 173 Nikola Jokic 820

Total Assists Earl Cureton 22 Nikola Jokic 496

Total Steals Earl Cureton 19 Nikola Jokic 71

Total Blocks Earl Cureton 8 Nikola Jokic 62

Total Games Earl Cureton 54 Nikola Jokic 68

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Cureton .450 Nikola Jokic .528

3-Point Percentage Earl Cureton .000 Nikola Jokic .412

Free Throw Percentage Earl Cureton .472 Nikola Jokic .826

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 9.0 (1986) Nikola Jokic 31.0 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 7.5 (1986) Nikola Jokic 13.5 (2023)

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 2.3 (1986) Nikola Jokic 9.5 (2023)

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 1.0 (1985) Nikola Jokic 1.6 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.2 (1985) Nikola Jokic 1.0 (2023)