Nikola Jokic vs. Mickey Rottner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mickey Rottner 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
Mickey Rottner: 1946-47 to 1947-48

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nikola Jokic 1 Mickey Rottner 0

NBA Seasons Nikola Jokic 11 Mickey Rottner 2

Playoffs Played Nikola Jokic 7 Mickey Rottner 2

All-Star Games Nikola Jokic 7 Mickey Rottner 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Nikola Jokic 3 Mickey Rottner 0 *

Finals MVP Nikola Jokic 1 Mickey Rottner 0 *

All-NBA First Team Nikola Jokic 5 Mickey Rottner 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Nikola Jokic 7 Mickey Rottner 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 22.0 Mickey Rottner 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Nikola Jokic 11.0 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Nikola Jokic 7.3 Mickey Rottner 1.4

Steals Per Game Nikola Jokic 1.3 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nikola Jokic 0.7 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Nikola Jokic 16,917 Mickey Rottner 540

Total Rebounds Nikola Jokic 8,435 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Total Assists Nikola Jokic 5,644 Mickey Rottner 139

Total Steals Nikola Jokic 982 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Total Blocks Nikola Jokic 554 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Total Games Nikola Jokic 769 Mickey Rottner 100

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nikola Jokic .562 Mickey Rottner .290

3-Point Percentage Nikola Jokic .363 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nikola Jokic .825 Mickey Rottner .478

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nikola Jokic 29.6 (2025) Mickey Rottner 7.6 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Nikola Jokic 13.8 (2022) Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Nikola Jokic 10.9 (2026) Mickey Rottner 1.7 (1947)

Steals Per Game Nikola Jokic 1.8 (2025) Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nikola Jokic 0.9 (2024) Mickey Rottner - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nikola Jokic 27.4 Mickey Rottner 1.3

Rebounds Per Game Nikola Jokic 12.3 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Nikola Jokic 7.6 Mickey Rottner 0.4

Steals Per Game Nikola Jokic 1.2 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nikola Jokic 0.9 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Nikola Jokic 2,580 Mickey Rottner 18

Total Rebounds Nikola Jokic 1,159 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Total Assists Nikola Jokic 712 Mickey Rottner 5

Total Steals Nikola Jokic 116 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Total Blocks Nikola Jokic 82 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Total Games Nikola Jokic 94 Mickey Rottner 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nikola Jokic .525 Mickey Rottner .138

3-Point Percentage Nikola Jokic .388 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nikola Jokic .826 Mickey Rottner .286

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nikola Jokic 31.0 (2022) Mickey Rottner 1.8 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Nikola Jokic 13.5 (2023) Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Nikola Jokic 9.5 (2023) Mickey Rottner 0.5 (1948)

Steals Per Game Nikola Jokic 2.0 (2025) Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nikola Jokic 1.0 (2023) Mickey Rottner - 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.