Nikola Jokic vs. Kostas Papanikolaou Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kostas Papanikolaou 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
Kostas Papanikolaou: 2014-15 to 2015-16

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nikola Jokic 1 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

NBA Seasons Nikola Jokic 11 Kostas Papanikolaou 2

Playoffs Played Nikola Jokic 7 Kostas Papanikolaou 1

All-Star Games Nikola Jokic 7 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Nikola Jokic 3 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Finals MVP Nikola Jokic 1 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

All-NBA First Team Nikola Jokic 5 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Nikola Jokic 7 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nikola Jokic 22.0 Kostas Papanikolaou 3.6

Rebounds Per Game Nikola Jokic 11.0 Kostas Papanikolaou 2.3

Assists Per Game Nikola Jokic 7.3 Kostas Papanikolaou 1.5

Steals Per Game Nikola Jokic 1.3 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.6

Blocks Per Game Nikola Jokic 0.7 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Nikola Jokic 16,917 Kostas Papanikolaou 249

Total Rebounds Nikola Jokic 8,435 Kostas Papanikolaou 158

Total Assists Nikola Jokic 5,644 Kostas Papanikolaou 101

Total Steals Nikola Jokic 982 Kostas Papanikolaou 42

Total Blocks Nikola Jokic 554 Kostas Papanikolaou 18

Total Games Nikola Jokic 769 Kostas Papanikolaou 69

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nikola Jokic .562 Kostas Papanikolaou .354

3-Point Percentage Nikola Jokic .363 Kostas Papanikolaou .297

Free Throw Percentage Nikola Jokic .825 Kostas Papanikolaou .688

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nikola Jokic 29.6 (2025) Kostas Papanikolaou 4.2 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Nikola Jokic 13.8 (2022) Kostas Papanikolaou 2.7 (2015)

Assists Per Game Nikola Jokic 10.9 (2026) Kostas Papanikolaou 2.0 (2015)

Steals Per Game Nikola Jokic 1.8 (2025) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.7 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Nikola Jokic 0.9 (2024) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3 (2015)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nikola Jokic 27.4 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.4

Rebounds Per Game Nikola Jokic 12.3 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3

Assists Per Game Nikola Jokic 7.6 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0

Steals Per Game Nikola Jokic 1.2 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0

Blocks Per Game Nikola Jokic 0.9 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Nikola Jokic 2,580 Kostas Papanikolaou 3

Total Rebounds Nikola Jokic 1,159 Kostas Papanikolaou 2

Total Assists Nikola Jokic 712 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Total Steals Nikola Jokic 116 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Total Blocks Nikola Jokic 82 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Total Games Nikola Jokic 94 Kostas Papanikolaou 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nikola Jokic .525 Kostas Papanikolaou .250

3-Point Percentage Nikola Jokic .388 Kostas Papanikolaou .000

Free Throw Percentage Nikola Jokic .826 Kostas Papanikolaou .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nikola Jokic 31.0 (2022) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.4 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Nikola Jokic 13.5 (2023) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3 (2015)

Assists Per Game Nikola Jokic 9.5 (2023) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 (2015)

Steals Per Game Nikola Jokic 2.0 (2025) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Nikola Jokic 1.0 (2023) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 (2015)