Jalen Green vs. Nikola Jokic Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Nikola Jokic and Jalen Green, 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 / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
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.
Jalen Green played 4 years in the NBA, 6 less than Nikola Jokic, who played 10. Jalen Green had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, 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 |
| Jalen Green | 4 | 1 | 2021-22 to 2024-25 |
| Nikola Jokic | 10 | 7 | 2015-16 to 2024-25 |
Rookie Season |
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| Jalen Green | Nikola Jokic | |
| Season | 2021-22 | 2015-16 |
| Team | Houston Rockets | Denver Nuggets |
| Honors & Awards |  All-Rookie First Team | All-Rookie First Team |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Jalen Green | 67 | 31.9 | 17.3 | 0.5 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 6.1 | 14.2 | .426 | 2.3 | 6.8 | .343 | 2.8 | 3.5 | .797 |
| difference: | +13 | +10.2 | +7.3 | +1.8 | +1.8 | +3.6 | +0.2 | +0.3 | +0.3 | -0.7 | -1.1 | +2.3 | +6.7 | +.086 | +1.9 | +5.7 | +.010 | +0.9 | +1.1 | +.014 |
| 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 Jalen Green nor Nikola Jokic played in the postseason in their season 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Season 2 |
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| Jalen Green | Nikola Jokic | |
| Season | 2022-23 | 2016-17 |
| Team | Houston Rockets | Denver Nuggets |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Jalen Green | 76 | 34.2 | 22.1 | 0.6 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 7.4 | 17.9 | .416 | 2.5 | 7.3 | .338 | 4.8 | 6.1 | .786 |
| difference: | +3 | +6.3 | +5.4 | +2.3 | +3.7 | +6.1 | +1.2 | +0.6 | -0.3 | -1.2 | +0.6 | +6.2 | +.162 | +1.9 | +5.4 | +.014 | +2.2 | +3.0 | +.039 | |
| 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 Jalen Green nor Nikola Jokic played in the postseason in their season 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Season 3 |
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| Jalen Green | Nikola Jokic | |
| Season | 2023-24 | 2017-18 |
| Team | Houston Rockets | Denver Nuggets |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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3rd Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Jalen Green | 82 | 31.7 | 19.6 | 0.5 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 3.5 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 6.9 | 16.2 | .423 | 2.5 | 7.4 | .332 | 3.5 | 4.3 | .804 |
| difference: | +7 | +0.9 | +1.1 | +2.1 | +3.4 | +5.5 | +2.6 | +0.4 | +0.5 | -0.5 | -1.4 | +0.2 | +2.7 | +.076 | +1.0 | +3.7 | +.064 | +0.1 | +.046 | |
| 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 Jalen Green nor Nikola Jokic played in the postseason in their season 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Season 4 |
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| Jalen Green | Nikola Jokic | |
| Season | 2024-25 | 2018-19 |
| Team | Houston Rockets | Denver Nuggets |
| Honors & Awards | - | All-NBA First Team |
| - | All-Star Game | |
| Playoffs | Rockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd | Nuggets Lost West Conf Semis |
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4th Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Jalen Green | 82 | 32.9 | 21.0 | 0.5 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 7.4 | 17.5 | .423 | 2.9 | 8.1 | .354 | 3.3 | 4.1 | .813 |
| difference: | +2 | +1.6 | +0.9 | +2.4 | +4.0 | +6.2 | +3.9 | +0.5 | +0.4 | -0.6 | -1.4 | +0.3 | +2.4 | +.088 | +1.9 | +4.7 | +.047 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +.008 |
| 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 | % | ||||
| Jalen Green | 7 | 31.3 | 13.3 | 0.4 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 2.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 4.6 | 12.3 | .372 | 1.9 | 6.3 | .295 | 2.3 | 3.4 | .667 |
| difference: | +7 | +8.5 | +11.8 | +3.5 | +4.1 | +7.6 | +5.5 | +0.5 | +0.6 | -1.2 | -3.0 | +4.8 | +6.3 | +.134 | +0.3 | +2.3 | +.098 | +2.4 | +2.2 | +.179 |
| 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 |
Additional Years |
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* Nikola Jokic played 6 seasons more than Jalen Green in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 5 to 10, from 2020 to 2025—Nikola Jokic played in 6 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those 6 extra years over Jalen Green, Nikola Jokic got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 1 Finals MVP 3 Season MVP 4 All-NBA First Team 2 All-NBA Second Team 6 All-Star Game |