Giannis Antetokounmpo vs. Nikola Jokic Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Nikola Jokic and Giannis Antetokounmpo, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
Giannis Antetokounmpo played 13 years in the NBA, 2 more than Nikola Jokic, who played 11. Giannis Antetokounmpo had the first of his seasons in 2013-14, 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.
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Giannis Antetokounmpo |
77 |
24.6 |
6.8 |
1.0 |
3.4 |
4.4 |
1.9 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
1.6 |
2.2 |
2.2 |
5.4 |
.414 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
.347 |
1.8 |
2.6 |
.683 |
| difference: | +3 | +2.9 | +3.2 | +1.3 | +1.3 | +2.6 | +0.5 | +0.2 | +0.2 | -0.3 | -0.4 | +1.6 | +2.1 | +.098 | +0.1 | +0.4 | +.014 | +0.1 | +0.2 | +.128 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Giannis Antetokounmpo nor Nikola Jokic played in the postseason in their season 1 |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Giannis Antetokounmpo |
81 |
31.4 |
12.7 |
1.2 |
5.5 |
6.7 |
2.6 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
2.1 |
3.1 |
4.7 |
9.6 |
.491 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
.159 |
3.2 |
4.3 |
.741 |
| difference: | +8 | +3.5 | +4.0 | +1.7 | +1.4 | +3.1 | +2.3 | +0.1 | +0.2 | -0.2 | -0.2 | +2.1 | +2.1 | +.087 | +0.5 | +1.4 | +.165 | +0.6 | +1.2 | +.084 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Giannis Antetokounmpo |
6 |
33.5 |
11.5 |
2.0 |
5.0 |
7.0 |
2.7 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
3.0 |
4.3 |
11.8 |
.366 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.000 |
2.8 |
3.8 |
.739 |
| Nikola Jokic |
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3rd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Giannis Antetokounmpo |
80 |
35.3 |
16.9 |
1.4 |
6.2 |
7.7 |
4.3 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
2.6 |
3.2 |
6.4 |
12.7 |
.506 |
0.4 |
1.4 |
.257 |
3.7 |
5.1 |
.724 |
| difference: | +5 | +2.7 | +1.6 | +1.2 | +1.9 | +3.0 | +1.8 | | +0.6 | -0.2 | -0.4 | +0.3 | +0.8 | +.007 | +1.1 | +2.3 | +.139 | +0.2 | +0.9 | +.126 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Giannis Antetokounmpo nor Nikola Jokic played in the postseason in their season 3 |
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4th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Giannis Antetokounmpo |
80 |
35.6 |
22.9 |
1.8 |
7.0 |
8.8 |
5.4 |
1.6 |
1.9 |
2.9 |
3.1 |
8.2 |
15.7 |
.521 |
0.6 |
2.3 |
.272 |
5.9 |
7.7 |
.770 |
| difference: | | +4.3 | +2.8 | +1.1 | +1.0 | +2.0 | +1.9 | +0.2 | +1.2 | -0.2 | -0.2 | +0.5 | +0.6 | +.010 | +0.4 | +1.1 | +.035 | +2.3 | +3.3 | +.051 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Giannis Antetokounmpo |
6 |
40.5 |
24.8 |
1.7 |
7.8 |
9.5 |
4.0 |
2.2 |
1.7 |
3.3 |
3.5 |
10.0 |
18.7 |
.536 |
0.7 |
1.7 |
.400 |
4.2 |
7.7 |
.543 |
| difference: | +8 | +0.7 | +0.3 | +2.2 | +1.3 | +3.5 | +4.4 | +1.1 | +0.8 | -0.7 | -0.4 | +0.6 | +0.1 | +.030 | +0.9 | +2.3 | +.007 | +0.5 | +2.1 | +.303 |
| 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 |
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5th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Giannis Antetokounmpo |
75 |
36.7 |
26.9 |
2.1 |
8.0 |
10.0 |
4.8 |
1.5 |
1.4 |
3.0 |
3.1 |
9.9 |
18.7 |
.529 |
0.6 |
1.9 |
.307 |
6.5 |
8.5 |
.760 |
| difference: | +2 | +4.7 | +7.0 | +0.2 | +0.5 | +0.3 | +2.2 | +0.3 | +0.8 | -0.1 | -0.1 | +2.2 | +4.0 | +.001 | +0.5 | +1.6 | +.007 | +3.1 | +4.4 | +.057 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Giannis Antetokounmpo |
7 |
40.0 |
25.7 |
1.1 |
8.4 |
9.6 |
6.3 |
1.4 |
0.9 |
2.4 |
4.0 |
9.9 |
17.3 |
.570 |
0.6 |
2.0 |
.286 |
5.4 |
7.9 |
.691 |
| difference: | +12 | +3.5 | +1.3 | +0.8 | +0.5 | +0.2 | +0.6 | +0.3 | +0.1 | -0.9 | -0.4 | +0.5 | +0.8 | +.051 | +1.6 | +3.2 | +.143 | +1.9 | +3.7 | +.144 |
| 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 |
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6th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Giannis Antetokounmpo |
72 |
32.8 |
27.7 |
2.2 |
10.3 |
12.5 |
5.9 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
3.7 |
3.2 |
10.0 |
17.3 |
.578 |
0.7 |
2.8 |
.256 |
6.9 |
9.5 |
.729 |
| difference: | | +1.8 | +1.3 | +0.6 | +2.3 | +1.7 | +2.4 | | +0.8 | -0.6 | -0.5 | +0.2 | +0.7 | +.012 | +0.6 | +0.5 | +.132 | +2.1 | +4.0 | +.139 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Giannis Antetokounmpo |
15 |
34.3 |
25.5 |
2.4 |
9.8 |
12.2 |
4.9 |
1.2 |
2.0 |
3.3 |
3.2 |
8.6 |
17.4 |
.494 |
1.2 |
3.7 |
.327 |
7.1 |
11.2 |
.637 |
| difference: | +5 | +0.2 | +4.3 | +1.3 | +1.9 | +0.6 | +0.1 | +0.6 | +1.1 | -0.9 | -0.9 | +3.0 | +5.4 | +.015 | +0.8 | +1.6 | +.050 | +2.5 | +5.7 | +.199 |
| 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 |
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7th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Giannis Antetokounmpo |
63 |
30.4 |
29.5 |
2.2 |
11.4 |
13.6 |
5.6 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
3.7 |
3.1 |
10.9 |
19.7 |
.553 |
1.4 |
4.7 |
.304 |
6.3 |
10.0 |
.633 |
| difference: | +11 | +3.1 | +2.4 | +0.6 | +0.4 | +0.2 | +2.3 | +0.5 | +0.1 | -0.1 | -0.5 | +0.6 | +2.0 | +.030 | +0.1 | +0.8 | +.033 | +1.2 | +3.7 | +.177 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Giannis Antetokounmpo |
9 |
30.8 |
26.7 |
3.0 |
10.8 |
13.8 |
5.7 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
3.3 |
3.4 |
10.0 |
17.9 |
.559 |
1.4 |
4.4 |
.325 |
5.2 |
9.0 |
.580 |
| difference: | +4 | +3.4 | +4.3 | +0.4 | +1.0 | +0.6 | +0.1 | +0.9 | +0.1 | -1.5 | -0.6 | +2.2 | +3.3 | +.016 | +0.4 | +0.8 | +.047 | +0.4 | +2.4 | +.268 |
| 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 |
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8th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Giannis Antetokounmpo |
61 |
33.0 |
28.1 |
1.6 |
9.4 |
11.0 |
5.9 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
3.4 |
2.8 |
10.3 |
18.0 |
.569 |
1.1 |
3.6 |
.303 |
6.5 |
9.5 |
.685 |
| difference: | +8 | +0.7 | +3.6 | +0.8 | | +0.8 | +3.9 | +0.1 | +0.5 | -0.2 | -0.3 | +0.9 | +3.2 | +.063 | +0.3 | +1.4 | +.080 | +1.6 | +3.5 | +.137 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Giannis Antetokounmpo |
21 |
38.1 |
30.2 |
2.8 |
10.0 |
12.8 |
5.1 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
3.0 |
2.9 |
11.9 |
20.9 |
.569 |
0.6 |
3.3 |
.186 |
5.8 |
9.8 |
.587 |
| difference: | +1 | +1.4 | +0.2 | +0.7 | | +0.7 | +4.4 | +0.1 | +0.2 | -0.5 | -0.6 | +0.5 | +0.2 | +.021 | +1.2 | +0.5 | +.275 | +0.2 | +2.8 | +.212 |
| 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 |
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9th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Giannis Antetokounmpo |
67 |
32.9 |
29.9 |
2.0 |
9.6 |
11.6 |
5.8 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
3.3 |
3.2 |
10.3 |
18.6 |
.553 |
1.1 |
3.6 |
.293 |
8.3 |
11.4 |
.722 |
| difference: | +12 | +1.7 | +3.5 | +0.8 | +0.1 | +0.8 | +3.2 | +0.3 | +0.5 | -0.3 | -0.7 | +0.1 | +0.7 | +.030 | | +0.7 | +.066 | +3.8 | +5.9 | +.095 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Giannis Antetokounmpo |
12 |
37.3 |
31.7 |
2.2 |
12.0 |
14.2 |
6.8 |
0.7 |
1.3 |
4.5 |
3.6 |
11.7 |
23.8 |
.491 |
0.8 |
3.4 |
.220 |
7.6 |
11.2 |
.679 |
| difference: | | +2.9 | +3.0 | +1.4 | +2.2 | +0.8 | +1.9 | +0.7 | +0.6 | -1.2 | -0.9 | +0.6 | +3.5 | +.054 | +0.4 | +1.0 | +.044 | +2.3 | +5.3 | +.222 |
| 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 |
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10th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Giannis Antetokounmpo |
63 |
32.1 |
31.1 |
2.2 |
9.6 |
11.8 |
5.7 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
3.9 |
3.1 |
11.2 |
20.3 |
.553 |
0.7 |
2.7 |
.275 |
7.9 |
12.3 |
.645 |
| difference: | +7 | +4.6 | +1.5 | +0.7 | +0.3 | +0.9 | +4.5 | +1.0 | +0.2 | -0.6 | -0.8 | | +0.8 | +.023 | +1.3 | +2.0 | +.142 | +2.7 | +5.9 | +.155 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Giannis Antetokounmpo |
3 |
30.3 |
23.3 |
2.7 |
8.3 |
11.0 |
5.3 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
4.7 |
3.0 |
9.3 |
17.7 |
.528 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
.000 |
4.7 |
10.3 |
.452 |
| difference: | +11 | +9.9 | +2.9 | +0.6 | +2.3 | +1.7 | +2.7 | +1.7 | +0.2 | -0.8 | -0.4 | +0.1 | +1.4 | +.039 | +1.9 | +4.1 | +.380 | +0.9 | +3.1 | +.320 |
| 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 |
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11th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Giannis Antetokounmpo |
73 |
35.2 |
30.4 |
2.7 |
8.8 |
11.5 |
6.5 |
1.2 |
1.1 |
3.4 |
2.9 |
11.5 |
18.8 |
.611 |
0.5 |
1.7 |
.274 |
7.0 |
10.7 |
.657 |
| difference: | +72 | +5.8 | +9.4 | +1.7 | +3.2 | +1.5 | +3.5 | +0.2 | +0.1 | -1.4 | -0.1 | +3.5 | +4.2 | +.263 | +1.5 | +11.3 | +.120 | +4.0 | +6.7 | +.093 |
| Nikola Jokic |
1 |
41.0 |
21.0 |
1.0 |
12.0 |
13.0 |
10.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
8.0 |
23.0 |
.348 |
2.0 |
13.0 |
.154 |
3.0 |
4.0 |
.750 |
|
| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Giannis Antetokounmpo nor Nikola Jokic played in the postseason in their season 11 |
|
Additional Years |
* Giannis Antetokounmpo played 2 seasons more than Nikola Jokic in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 12 to 13, from 2025 to 2026—Giannis Antetokounmpo played in one postseason and one NBA Cup. In those 2 extra years over Nikola Jokic, Giannis Antetokounmpo got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards |  1 All-NBA First Team
1 Cup MVP
1 Cup All-Tournament Team
1 All-Star Game
|
NBA Champion