Nikola Jokic vs. Dion Waiters Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dion Waiters 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 2024-25
Dion Waiters: 2012-13 to 2019-20

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nikola Jokic 1 Dion Waiters 1

NBA Seasons Nikola Jokic 10 Dion Waiters 8

Playoffs Played Nikola Jokic 7 Dion Waiters 2

All-Star Games Nikola Jokic 7 Dion Waiters 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Nikola Jokic 3 Dion Waiters 0

Finals MVP Nikola Jokic 1 Dion Waiters 0

All-NBA First Team Nikola Jokic 5 Dion Waiters 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Nikola Jokic 7 Dion Waiters 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nikola Jokic 21.8 Dion Waiters 13.1

Rebounds Per Game Nikola Jokic 10.9 Dion Waiters 2.6

Assists Per Game Nikola Jokic 7.2 Dion Waiters 2.8

Steals Per Game Nikola Jokic 1.3 Dion Waiters 0.9

Blocks Per Game Nikola Jokic 0.7 Dion Waiters 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Nikola Jokic 16,210 Dion Waiters 5,505

Total Rebounds Nikola Jokic 8,141 Dion Waiters 1,108

Total Assists Nikola Jokic 5,383 Dion Waiters 1,163

Total Steals Nikola Jokic 949 Dion Waiters 391

Total Blocks Nikola Jokic 536 Dion Waiters 113

Total Games Nikola Jokic 745 Dion Waiters 419

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nikola Jokic .560 Dion Waiters .412

3-Point Percentage Nikola Jokic .360 Dion Waiters .346

Free Throw Percentage Nikola Jokic .824 Dion Waiters .694

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nikola Jokic 29.6 (2025) Dion Waiters 15.9 (2014)

Rebounds Per Game Nikola Jokic 13.8 (2022) Dion Waiters 3.3 (2017)

Assists Per Game Nikola Jokic 10.2 (2025) Dion Waiters 4.3 (2017)

Steals Per Game Nikola Jokic 1.8 (2025) Dion Waiters 1.1 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Nikola Jokic 0.9 (2024) Dion Waiters 0.6 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nikola Jokic 27.4 Dion Waiters 7.0

Rebounds Per Game Nikola Jokic 12.3 Dion Waiters 2.1

Assists Per Game Nikola Jokic 7.6 Dion Waiters 1.9

Steals Per Game Nikola Jokic 1.2 Dion Waiters 0.5

Blocks Per Game Nikola Jokic 0.9 Dion Waiters 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Nikola Jokic 2,580 Dion Waiters 161

Total Rebounds Nikola Jokic 1,159 Dion Waiters 49

Total Assists Nikola Jokic 712 Dion Waiters 44

Total Steals Nikola Jokic 116 Dion Waiters 11

Total Blocks Nikola Jokic 82 Dion Waiters 4

Total Games Nikola Jokic 94 Dion Waiters 23

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nikola Jokic .525 Dion Waiters .410

3-Point Percentage Nikola Jokic .388 Dion Waiters .350

Free Throw Percentage Nikola Jokic .826 Dion Waiters .688

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nikola Jokic 31.0 (2022) Dion Waiters 8.4 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Nikola Jokic 13.5 (2023) Dion Waiters 2.6 (2016)

Assists Per Game Nikola Jokic 9.5 (2023) Dion Waiters 2.3 (2016)

Steals Per Game Nikola Jokic 2.0 (2025) Dion Waiters 0.6 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Nikola Jokic 1.0 (2023) Dion Waiters 0.2 (2020)