Aaron Gordon vs. Nikola Jokic Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Nikola Jokic and Aaron Gordon, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

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Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Aaron Gordon played 11 years in the NBA, 1 more than Nikola Jokic, who played 10. Aaron Gordon had the first of his seasons in 2014-15, while Nikola Jokic had his rookie season in 2015-16. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achievements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Aaron Gordon 11 6 2014-15 to 2024-25
Nikola Jokic 10 7 2015-16 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Aaron Gordon Nikola Jokic
Season 2014-152015-16
Team Orlando MagicDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Aaron Gordon 47 17.0 5.2 1.0 2.6 3.6 0.7 0.4 0.5 0.8 1.8 2.0 4.4 .447 0.3 1.0 .271 0.9 1.3 .721
difference:+33+4.7+4.8+1.3+2.1+3.4+1.7+0.6+0.1-0.5-0.8+1.8+3.1+.065+0.1+0.1+.062+1.0+1.1+.090
Nikola Jokic 80 21.7 10.0 2.3 4.7 7.0 2.4 1.0 0.6 1.3 2.6 3.8 7.5 .512 0.4 1.1 .333 1.9 2.4 .811
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Aaron Gordon nor Nikola Jokic played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Aaron Gordon Nikola Jokic
Season 2015-162016-17
Team Orlando MagicDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Aaron Gordon 78 23.9 9.2 2.0 4.5 6.5 1.6 0.8 0.7 0.8 2.0 3.5 7.4 .473 0.5 1.8 .296 1.7 2.5 .668
difference:+5+4.0+7.5+0.9+2.4+3.3+3.3+0.1-1.5-0.9+3.3+4.3+.105+0.1+0.1+.028+0.9+0.6+.157
Nikola Jokic 73 27.9 16.7 2.9 6.9 9.8 4.9 0.8 0.8 2.3 2.9 6.8 11.7 .578 0.6 1.9 .324 2.6 3.1 .825
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Aaron Gordon nor Nikola Jokic played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Aaron Gordon Nikola Jokic
Season 2016-172017-18
Team Orlando MagicDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Aaron Gordon 80 28.7 12.7 1.5 3.6 5.1 1.9 0.8 0.5 1.1 2.2 4.9 10.8 .454 1.0 3.3 .288 2.0 2.7 .719
difference:+5+3.9+5.8+1.1+4.5+5.6+4.2+0.4+0.3-1.7-0.6+1.8+2.7+.045+0.5+0.4+.108+1.5+1.5+.131
Nikola Jokic 75 32.6 18.5 2.6 8.1 10.7 6.1 1.2 0.8 2.8 2.8 6.7 13.5 .499 1.5 3.7 .396 3.5 4.2 .850
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Aaron Gordon nor Nikola Jokic played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4
Aaron Gordon Nikola Jokic
Season 2017-182018-19
Team Orlando MagicDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets Lost West Conf Semis
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Aaron Gordon 58 32.9 17.6 1.5 6.4 7.9 2.3 1.0 0.8 1.8 1.9 6.5 14.9 .434 2.0 5.9 .336 2.7 3.9 .698
difference:+22+1.6+2.5+1.4+1.6+2.9+5.0+0.4+0.1-1.3-1.0+1.2+0.2+.077+1.0+2.5+.029+0.9+0.5+.123
Nikola Jokic 80 31.3 20.1 2.9 8.0 10.8 7.3 1.4 0.7 3.1 2.9 7.7 15.1 .511 1.0 3.4 .307 3.6 4.4 .821
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Aaron Gordon DNP------ --- ----------
Nikola Jokic 14 39.8 25.1 3.9 9.1 13.0 8.4 1.1 0.9 2.6 3.9 9.4 18.6 .506 1.6 4.0 .393 4.7 5.6 .846

Season 5
Aaron Gordon Nikola Jokic
Season 2018-192019-20
Team Orlando MagicDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Magic Lost East Conf 1st RdNuggets Lost West Conf Finals
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Aaron Gordon 78 33.8 16.0 1.7 5.7 7.4 3.7 0.7 0.7 2.1 2.2 6.0 13.4 .449 1.6 4.4 .349 2.4 3.2 .731
difference:+5+1.8+3.9+0.6+1.8+2.3+3.3+0.5+0.1-1.0-0.8+1.7+1.3+.079+0.5+0.9+.035+1.0+0.9+.086
Nikola Jokic 73 32.0 19.9 2.3 7.5 9.7 7.0 1.2 0.6 3.1 3.0 7.7 14.7 .528 1.1 3.5 .314 3.4 4.1 .817
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Aaron Gordon 5 32.8 15.2 2.2 5.0 7.2 3.6 1.2 0.2 2.6 3.2 5.8 12.4 .468 1.6 4.0 .400 2.0 3.8 .526
difference:+14+3.7+9.2+0.3+2.9+2.6+2.1+0.1+0.6-0.7-0.4+3.6+5.7+.051+0.6+1.2+.029+1.5+0.4+.309
Nikola Jokic 19 36.5 24.4 1.9 7.9 9.8 5.7 1.1 0.8 3.3 3.6 9.4 18.1 .519 2.2 5.2 .429 3.5 4.2 .835

Season 6
Aaron Gordon Nikola Jokic
Season 2019-202020-21
Team Orlando MagicDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement Season MVP
-Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets Lost West Conf Semis
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Aaron Gordon 62 32.5 14.4 1.7 5.9 7.7 3.7 0.8 0.6 1.6 2.0 5.4 12.4 .437 1.2 3.8 .308 2.4 3.6 .674
difference:+10+2.1+12.0+1.1+2.1+3.1+4.6+0.5+0.1-1.5-0.7+4.8+5.6+.129+0.1+0.5+.080+2.4+1.9+.194
Nikola Jokic 72 34.6 26.4 2.8 8.0 10.8 8.3 1.3 0.7 3.1 2.7 10.2 18.0 .566 1.3 3.3 .388 4.8 5.5 .868
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Aaron Gordon DNP------ --- ----------
Nikola Jokic 10 34.5 29.8 3.7 7.9 11.6 5.0 0.6 0.9 2.4 2.3 11.6 22.8 .509 2.0 5.3 .377 4.6 5.5 .836

Season 7
Aaron Gordon Nikola Jokic
Season 2020-212021-22
Team Orlando Magic, Denver NuggetsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement Season MVP
-Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf SemisNuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Aaron Gordon 50 27.7 12.4 1.5 4.1 5.7 3.2 0.7 0.7 1.9 1.8 4.6 10.0 .463 1.2 3.5 .335 1.9 3.0 .651
difference:+24+5.8+14.7+1.3+6.9+8.1+4.7+0.8+0.2-1.9-0.8+5.7+7.7+.120+0.1+0.4+.002+3.2+3.3+.159
Nikola Jokic 74 33.5 27.1 2.8 11.0 13.8 7.9 1.5 0.9 3.8 2.6 10.3 17.7 .583 1.3 3.9 .337 5.1 6.3 .810
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Aaron Gordon 10 29.9 11.1 2.1 3.3 5.4 2.0 0.5 0.3 1.4 2.3 4.3 9.9 .434 0.9 2.3 .391 1.6 2.5 .640
difference:+5+4.3+19.9+1.3+6.5+7.8+3.8+1.1+0.7-3.4-1.7+7.9+11.3+.141+0.1+1.3+.113+4.0+4.1+.208
Nikola Jokic 5 34.2 31.0 3.4 9.8 13.2 5.8 1.6 1.0 4.8 4.0 12.2 21.2 .575 1.0 3.6 .278 5.6 6.6 .848

Season 8
Aaron Gordon Nikola Jokic
Season 2021-222022-23
Team Denver NuggetsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement Finals MVP
-Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdNBA Champion NBA Champion
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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Aaron Gordon 75 31.7 15.0 1.7 4.2 5.9 2.5 0.6 0.6 1.8 2.0 5.8 11.1 .520 1.2 3.5 .335 2.3 3.1 .743
difference:+6+2.0+9.5+0.7+5.2+5.9+7.3+0.7+0.1-1.8-0.5+3.6+3.7+.112+0.4+1.3+.048+2.6+2.9+.079
Nikola Jokic 69 33.7 24.5 2.4 9.4 11.8 9.8 1.3 0.7 3.6 2.5 9.4 14.8 .632 0.8 2.2 .383 4.9 6.0 .822
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Aaron Gordon 5 32.0 13.8 3.6 3.6 7.2 2.6 0.4 1.2 1.6 2.8 4.6 10.8 .426 0.6 3.0 .200 4.0 5.6 .714
difference:+15+7.5+16.2+0.1+6.4+6.3+6.9+0.7+0.2-1.9-0.7+6.8+9.9+.122+1.2+0.8+.261+1.6+1.4+.085
Nikola Jokic 20 39.5 30.0 3.5 10.0 13.5 9.5 1.1 1.0 3.5 3.5 11.4 20.7 .548 1.8 3.8 .461 5.6 7.0 .799

Season 9
Aaron Gordon Nikola Jokic
Season 2022-232023-24
Team Denver NuggetsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement Season MVP
-Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionNuggets Lost West Conf Semis
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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Aaron Gordon 68 30.2 16.3 2.4 4.1 6.6 3.0 0.8 0.8 1.4 1.9 6.3 11.2 .564 0.9 2.5 .347 2.8 4.6 .608
difference:+11+4.4+10.1+0.4+5.4+5.8+6.0+0.6+0.1-1.6-0.6+4.1+6.7+.019+0.2+0.4+.012+1.7+0.9+.209
Nikola Jokic 79 34.6 26.4 2.8 9.5 12.4 9.0 1.4 0.9 3.0 2.5 10.4 17.9 .583 1.1 2.9 .359 4.5 5.5 .817
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Aaron Gordon 20 35.7 13.3 2.5 3.6 6.0 2.6 0.6 0.7 1.0 2.9 5.1 9.8 .518 0.9 2.3 .391 2.3 3.5 .652
difference:+8+4.5+15.4+1.1+6.2+7.4+6.1+0.8-2.3-0.2+6.0+10.5+.027+0.3+2.1+.127+3.0+2.4+.249
Nikola Jokic 12 40.2 28.7 3.6 9.8 13.4 8.7 1.4 0.7 3.3 2.7 11.1 20.3 .545 1.2 4.4 .264 5.3 5.9 .901

Season 10
Aaron Gordon Nikola Jokic
Season 2023-242024-25
Team Denver NuggetsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf SemisNuggets Lost West Conf Semis
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10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Aaron Gordon 73 31.5 13.9 2.4 4.1 6.5 3.5 0.8 0.6 1.4 1.9 5.5 9.8 .556 0.5 1.9 .290 2.4 3.7 .658
difference:+3+5.2+15.7+0.5+5.8+6.2+6.7+1.0-1.9-0.4+5.7+9.7+.020+1.5+2.8+.127+2.8+2.7+.142
Nikola Jokic 70 36.7 29.6 2.9 9.9 12.7 10.2 1.8 0.6 3.3 2.3 11.2 19.5 .576 2.0 4.7 .417 5.2 6.4 .800
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Aaron Gordon 12 37.1 14.3 3.0 4.3 7.3 4.4 0.8 0.6 1.5 2.3 5.8 9.8 .585 0.9 2.3 .407 1.9 2.3 .821
difference:+2+3.1+11.9+0.9+6.3+5.4+3.6+1.2+0.3-2.4-1.1+3.6+9.3+.096+1.0+2.8+.027+3.7+4.9+.049
Nikola Jokic 14 40.2 26.2 2.1 10.6 12.7 8.0 2.0 0.9 3.9 3.4 9.4 19.1 .489 1.9 5.1 .380 5.6 7.2 .772

Additional Years

* Aaron Gordon played 1 season more than Nikola Jokic in the NBA.

In that period—his season 11 in 2025—Aaron Gordon played in the Playoffs.

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