Nikola Jokic vs. Russ Lee Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Russ Lee 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

Nikola Jokic

vs.

Russ Lee

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nikola Jokic: 2015-16 to 2023-24
Russ Lee: 1972-73 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nikola Jokic 1 Russ Lee 0

NBA Seasons Nikola Jokic 9 Russ Lee 3

Playoffs Played Nikola Jokic 6 Russ Lee 2

All-Star Games Nikola Jokic 6 Russ Lee 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Nikola Jokic 3 Russ Lee 0

Finals MVP Nikola Jokic 1 Russ Lee 0

All-NBA First Team Nikola Jokic 3 Russ Lee 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Nikola Jokic 5 Russ Lee 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nikola Jokic 20.9 Russ Lee 2.9

Rebounds Per Game Nikola Jokic 10.7 Russ Lee 1.2

Assists Per Game Nikola Jokic 6.9 Russ Lee 0.7

Steals Per Game Nikola Jokic 1.2 Russ Lee 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Nikola Jokic 0.7 Russ Lee 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nikola Jokic 14,139 Russ Lee 282

Total Rebounds Nikola Jokic 7,249 Russ Lee 114

Total Assists Nikola Jokic 4,667 Russ Lee 65

Total Steals Nikola Jokic 822 Russ Lee 22 *

Total Blocks Nikola Jokic 491 Russ Lee 3 *

Total Games Nikola Jokic 675 Russ Lee 97

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nikola Jokic .557 Russ Lee .391

3-Point Percentage Nikola Jokic .350 Russ Lee - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nikola Jokic .827 Russ Lee .685

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nikola Jokic 27.1 (2022) Russ Lee 4.3 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Nikola Jokic 13.8 (2022) Russ Lee 2.1 (1975)

Assists Per Game Nikola Jokic 9.8 (2023) Russ Lee 0.8 (1973)

Steals Per Game Nikola Jokic 1.5 (2022) Russ Lee 0.7 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Nikola Jokic 0.9 (2024) Russ Lee 0.2 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nikola Jokic 27.6 Russ Lee 2.5

Rebounds Per Game Nikola Jokic 12.2 Russ Lee 0.6

Assists Per Game Nikola Jokic 7.5 Russ Lee 0.3

Steals Per Game Nikola Jokic 1.1 Russ Lee 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Nikola Jokic 0.9 Russ Lee 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nikola Jokic 2,179 Russ Lee 27

Total Rebounds Nikola Jokic 962 Russ Lee 7

Total Assists Nikola Jokic 593 Russ Lee 3

Total Steals Nikola Jokic 88 Russ Lee 3 *

Total Blocks Nikola Jokic 69 Russ Lee 1 *

Total Games Nikola Jokic 79 Russ Lee 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nikola Jokic .532 Russ Lee .591

3-Point Percentage Nikola Jokic .395 Russ Lee - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nikola Jokic .837 Russ Lee .250

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nikola Jokic 31.0 (2022) Russ Lee 3.2 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Nikola Jokic 13.5 (2023) Russ Lee 0.8 (1973)

Assists Per Game Nikola Jokic 9.5 (2023) Russ Lee 0.4 (1973)

Steals Per Game Nikola Jokic 1.6 (2022) Russ Lee 0.5 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Nikola Jokic 1.0 (2023) Russ Lee 0.2 (1974) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.