Nikola Jokic vs. Carl Meinhold Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Carl Meinhold and Nikola Jokic 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Nikola Jokic: 2015-16 to 2025-26
Carl Meinhold: 1947-48 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nikola Jokic 1 Carl Meinhold 1

NBA Seasons Nikola Jokic 11 Carl Meinhold 2

Playoffs Played Nikola Jokic 7 Carl Meinhold 1

All-Star Games Nikola Jokic 7 Carl Meinhold 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Nikola Jokic 3 Carl Meinhold 0 *

Finals MVP Nikola Jokic 1 Carl Meinhold 0 *

All-NBA First Team Nikola Jokic 5 Carl Meinhold 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Nikola Jokic 7 Carl Meinhold 0

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nikola Jokic 21.8 Carl Meinhold 5.3

Rebounds Per Game Nikola Jokic 10.9 Carl Meinhold - n/a **

Assists Per Game Nikola Jokic 7.2 Carl Meinhold 0.6

Steals Per Game Nikola Jokic 1.3 Carl Meinhold - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nikola Jokic 0.7 Carl Meinhold - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Nikola Jokic 16,291 Carl Meinhold 516

Total Rebounds Nikola Jokic 8,199 Carl Meinhold - n/a **

Total Assists Nikola Jokic 5,428 Carl Meinhold 63

Total Steals Nikola Jokic 957 Carl Meinhold - n/a **

Total Blocks Nikola Jokic 538 Carl Meinhold - n/a **

Total Games Nikola Jokic 749 Carl Meinhold 98

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nikola Jokic .560 Carl Meinhold .316

3-Point Percentage Nikola Jokic .358 Carl Meinhold - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nikola Jokic .824 Carl Meinhold .628

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nikola Jokic 29.6 (2025) Carl Meinhold 5.3 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Nikola Jokic 14.5 (2026) Carl Meinhold - n/a **

Assists Per Game Nikola Jokic 11.3 (2026) Carl Meinhold 0.9 (1949)

Steals Per Game Nikola Jokic 2.0 (2026) Carl Meinhold - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nikola Jokic 0.9 (2024) Carl Meinhold - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nikola Jokic 27.4 Carl Meinhold 3.6

Rebounds Per Game Nikola Jokic 12.3 Carl Meinhold - n/a **

Assists Per Game Nikola Jokic 7.6 Carl Meinhold 0.0

Steals Per Game Nikola Jokic 1.2 Carl Meinhold - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nikola Jokic 0.9 Carl Meinhold - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Nikola Jokic 2,580 Carl Meinhold 40

Total Rebounds Nikola Jokic 1,159 Carl Meinhold - n/a **

Total Assists Nikola Jokic 712 Carl Meinhold 0

Total Steals Nikola Jokic 116 Carl Meinhold - n/a **

Total Blocks Nikola Jokic 82 Carl Meinhold - n/a **

Total Games Nikola Jokic 94 Carl Meinhold 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nikola Jokic .525 Carl Meinhold .254

3-Point Percentage Nikola Jokic .388 Carl Meinhold - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nikola Jokic .826 Carl Meinhold .462

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nikola Jokic 31.0 (2022) Carl Meinhold 3.6 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Nikola Jokic 13.5 (2023) Carl Meinhold - n/a **

Assists Per Game Nikola Jokic 9.5 (2023) Carl Meinhold 0.0 (1948)

Steals Per Game Nikola Jokic 2.0 (2025) Carl Meinhold - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nikola Jokic 1.0 (2023) Carl Meinhold - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.