Nikola Jokic vs. Johnny Norlander Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Johnny Norlander 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
Johnny Norlander: 1946-47 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nikola Jokic 1 Johnny Norlander 0

NBA Seasons Nikola Jokic 10 Johnny Norlander 5

Playoffs Played Nikola Jokic 7 Johnny Norlander 2

All-Star Games Nikola Jokic 7 Johnny Norlander 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Nikola Jokic 3 Johnny Norlander 0 *

Finals MVP Nikola Jokic 1 Johnny Norlander 0 *

All-NBA First Team Nikola Jokic 5 Johnny Norlander 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Nikola Jokic 7 Johnny Norlander 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 Johnny Norlander 8.3

Rebounds Per Game Nikola Jokic 10.9 Johnny Norlander 1.0 *

Assists Per Game Nikola Jokic 7.2 Johnny Norlander 1.0

Steals Per Game Nikola Jokic 1.3 Johnny Norlander - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nikola Jokic 0.7 Johnny Norlander - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Nikola Jokic 16,210 Johnny Norlander 1,811

Total Rebounds Nikola Jokic 8,141 Johnny Norlander 9 *

Total Assists Nikola Jokic 5,383 Johnny Norlander 218

Total Steals Nikola Jokic 949 Johnny Norlander - n/a **

Total Blocks Nikola Jokic 536 Johnny Norlander - n/a **

Total Games Nikola Jokic 745 Johnny Norlander 217

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nikola Jokic .560 Johnny Norlander .329

3-Point Percentage Nikola Jokic .360 Johnny Norlander - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nikola Jokic .824 Johnny Norlander .677

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nikola Jokic 29.6 (2025) Johnny Norlander 10.4 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Nikola Jokic 13.8 (2022) Johnny Norlander 1.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Nikola Jokic 10.2 (2025) Johnny Norlander 1.4 (1949)

Steals Per Game Nikola Jokic 1.8 (2025) Johnny Norlander - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nikola Jokic 0.9 (2024) Johnny Norlander - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nikola Jokic 27.4 Johnny Norlander 6.5

Rebounds Per Game Nikola Jokic 12.3 Johnny Norlander - *

Assists Per Game Nikola Jokic 7.6 Johnny Norlander 0.5

Steals Per Game Nikola Jokic 1.2 Johnny Norlander - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nikola Jokic 0.9 Johnny Norlander - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Nikola Jokic 2,580 Johnny Norlander 111

Total Rebounds Nikola Jokic 1,159 Johnny Norlander 0 *

Total Assists Nikola Jokic 712 Johnny Norlander 9

Total Steals Nikola Jokic 116 Johnny Norlander - n/a **

Total Blocks Nikola Jokic 82 Johnny Norlander - n/a **

Total Games Nikola Jokic 94 Johnny Norlander 17

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nikola Jokic .525 Johnny Norlander .317

3-Point Percentage Nikola Jokic .388 Johnny Norlander - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nikola Jokic .826 Johnny Norlander .767

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nikola Jokic 31.0 (2022) Johnny Norlander 6.8 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Nikola Jokic 13.5 (2023) Johnny Norlander - *

Assists Per Game Nikola Jokic 9.5 (2023) Johnny Norlander 0.6 (1949)

Steals Per Game Nikola Jokic 2.0 (2025) Johnny Norlander - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nikola Jokic 1.0 (2023) Johnny Norlander - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.