Jack Coleman vs. Nikola Jokic Season by Season Comparison

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

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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.

Jack Coleman and Nikola Jokic both played 9 years in the NBA. Jack Coleman had the first of his seasons in 1949-50, 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 achivements, 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
Jack Coleman 9 9 1949-50 to 1957-58
Nikola Jokic 9 6 2015-16 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jack Coleman Nikola Jokic
Season 1949-502015-16
Team Rochester RoyalsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Royals Lost Cent Div SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jack Coleman 68 - 8.7 - - - 2.3 - - - 3.3 3.7 9.8 .377 - - - 1.3 1.8 .744
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
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jack Coleman 2 - 7.5 - - - 2.0 - - - 4.0 3.5 10.0 .350 - - - 0.5 0.5 1.000
Nikola Jokic ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Jack Coleman Nikola Jokic
Season 1950-512016-17
Team Rochester RoyalsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jack Coleman 67 - 11.4 - - 8.7 2.9 - - - 2.9 4.7 11.2 .421 - - - 2.0 2.6 .779
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
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jack Coleman 14 - 10.0 - - 12.8 4.7 - - - 3.5 3.9 9.9 .396 - - - 2.1 2.9 .732
Nikola Jokic ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Jack Coleman Nikola Jokic
Season 1951-522017-18
Team Rochester RoyalsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Royals Lost West Div FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jack Coleman 66 39.5 11.2 - - 10.5 3.2 - - - 3.3 4.7 11.2 .415 - - - 1.8 2.6 .710
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
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jack Coleman 6 41.2 9.8 - - 12.2 5.8 - - - 4.2 4.0 9.8 .407 - - - 1.8 3.0 .611
Nikola Jokic ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Jack Coleman Nikola Jokic
Season 1952-532018-19
Team Rochester RoyalsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Royals Lost West Div SemisNuggets Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jack Coleman 70 37.5 10.9 - - 11.1 3.3 - - - 3.5 4.5 10.7 .420 - - - 1.9 3.0 .649
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 TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jack Coleman 3 36.7 7.3 - - 13.3 2.3 - - - 4.3 2.3 8.0 .292 - - - 2.7 3.3 .800
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
Jack Coleman Nikola Jokic
Season 1953-542019-20
Team Rochester RoyalsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Royals Lost West Div FinalsNuggets Lost West Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jack Coleman 71 33.5 9.7 - - 8.3 2.2 - - - 2.8 4.1 10.1 .405 - - - 1.5 2.5 .597
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 TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jack Coleman 6 39.7 11.7 - - 12.3 2.0 - - - 2.8 4.5 9.0 .500 - - - 2.7 3.0 .889
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
Jack Coleman Nikola Jokic
Season 1954-552020-21
Team Rochester RoyalsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement Season MVP
-Achievement All-NBA First Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Royals Lost West Div SemisNuggets Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jack Coleman 72 34.5 12.8 - - 10.1 3.2 - - - 2.8 5.6 12.0 .462 - - - 1.7 2.5 .678
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 TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jack Coleman 3 30.3 8.0 - - 9.3 2.7 - - - 3.7 3.7 12.0 .306 - - - 0.7 3.0 .222
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
Jack Coleman Nikola Jokic
Season 1955-562021-22
Team Rochester Royals, St. Louis HawksDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement Season MVP
-Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div FinalsNuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jack Coleman 75 36.5 12.8 - - 9.2 3.9 - - - 3.2 5.2 12.6 .412 - - - 2.4 3.3 .711
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 TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jack Coleman 8 41.4 13.8 - - 9.9 4.0 - - - 3.9 5.5 14.0 .393 - - - 2.8 4.4 .629
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
Jack Coleman Nikola Jokic
Season 1956-572022-23
Team St. Louis HawksDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement Finals MVP
-Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Hawks Lost NBA FinalsNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jack Coleman 72 29.8 10.5 - - 9.0 2.2 - - - 3.3 4.4 10.8 .408 - - - 1.7 2.2 .764
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 TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jack Coleman 10 31.3 9.2 - - 8.8 3.3 - - - 3.2 3.6 11.3 .319 - - - 2.0 3.4 .588
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
Jack Coleman Nikola Jokic
Season 1957-582023-24
Team St. Louis HawksDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement Season MVP
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionNuggets TBD
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jack Coleman 72 20.9 7.6 - - 6.7 1.6 - - - 2.3 3.2 7.8 .413 - - - 1.2 1.8 .641
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 TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jack Coleman 11 22.1 9.0 - - 5.5 1.7 - - - 3.5 3.5 8.1 .427 - - - 2.1 3.6 .575
Nikola Jokic 8 40.0 26.6 3.8 11.1 14.9 9.4 1.5 0.6 3.8 2.9 10.1 18.6 .544 1.1 3.9 .290 5.3 5.6 .933
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