Lucius Allen vs. Nikola Jokic Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Nikola Jokic and Lucius Allen, 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.

Lucius Allen played 10 years in the NBA, 1 more than Nikola Jokic, who played 9. Lucius Allen had the first of his seasons in 1969-70, 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
Lucius Allen 10 5 1969-70 to 1978-79
Nikola Jokic 9 6 2015-16 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Lucius Allen Nikola Jokic
Season 1969-702015-16
Team Seattle SupersonicsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Lucius Allen 81 22.4 9.8 - - 2.6 4.2 - - - 2.5 3.8 8.5 .442 - - - 2.2 3.1 .731
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 %
Lucius Allen ------- --- ----------
Nikola Jokic ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Lucius Allen Nikola Jokic
Season 1970-712016-17
Team Milwaukee BucksDenver 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 %
Lucius Allen 61 19.0 7.1 - - 2.5 2.6 - - - 1.8 2.9 6.5 .447 - - - 1.3 1.8 .700
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 %
Lucius Allen 14 22.3 7.3 - - 2.9 3.7 - - - 2.1 2.9 5.8 .506 - - - 1.4 2.0 .714
Nikola Jokic ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Lucius Allen Nikola Jokic
Season 1971-722017-18
Team Milwaukee BucksDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost West Conf 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 %
Lucius Allen 80 29.0 13.5 - - 3.2 4.2 - - - 2.7 5.5 10.9 .505 - - - 2.5 3.2 .764
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 %
Lucius Allen 11 35.1 17.9 - - 3.5 3.8 - - - 2.7 7.1 15.1 .470 - - - 3.7 4.9 .759
Nikola Jokic ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Lucius Allen Nikola Jokic
Season 1972-732018-19
Team Milwaukee BucksDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bucks Lost West Conf 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 %
Lucius Allen 80 33.7 15.5 - - 3.5 5.3 - - - 2.4 6.8 14.1 .484 - - - 1.8 2.5 .715
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 %
Lucius Allen 6 33.8 15.7 - - 2.7 3.5 - - - 2.5 6.0 14.8 .404 - - - 3.7 4.7 .786
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

Lucius Allen Nikola Jokic
Season 1973-742019-20
Team Milwaukee BucksDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets 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 %
Lucius Allen 72 33.2 17.6 1.2 2.8 4.0 5.2 1.9 0.3 - 3.0 7.3 14.8 .495 - - - 3.0 3.8 .788
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 %
Lucius Allen ------- --- ----------
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

Lucius Allen Nikola Jokic
Season 1974-752020-21
Team Milwaukee Bucks, Los Angeles LakersDenver 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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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lucius Allen 66 35.7 19.1 1.4 2.8 4.2 5.6 2.1 0.4 - 3.3 7.7 17.7 .437 - - - 3.6 4.6 .778
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 %
Lucius Allen ------- --- ----------
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

Lucius Allen Nikola Jokic
Season 1975-762021-22
Team Los Angeles LakersDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement Season MVP
-Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets 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 %
Lucius Allen 76 31.4 14.7 0.8 2.0 2.8 4.7 1.3 0.3 - 3.2 6.1 13.2 .459 - - - 2.6 3.3 .776
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 %
Lucius Allen ------- --- ----------
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

Lucius Allen Nikola Jokic
Season 1976-772022-23
Team Los Angeles LakersDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement Finals MVP
-Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf 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 %
Lucius Allen 78 31.8 14.6 0.7 2.5 3.2 5.2 1.5 0.2 - 2.3 6.1 13.3 .456 - - - 2.5 3.2 .774
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 %
Lucius Allen 7 26.6 11.0 1.0 3.6 4.6 3.4 1.6 0.4 - 2.6 4.6 11.7 .390 - - - 1.9 2.7 .684
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

Lucius Allen Nikola Jokic
Season 1977-782023-24
Team Kansas City KingsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement Season MVP
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets 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 %
Lucius Allen 77 27.9 11.9 0.9 2.1 3.0 4.7 1.2 0.4 2.8 2.3 4.8 11.0 .441 - - - 2.3 2.9 .791
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 %
Lucius Allen ------- --- ----------
Nikola Jokic 11 39.5 28.2 3.4 9.5 12.9 8.8 1.5 0.6 3.4 2.7 10.9 19.6 .556 1.1 3.9 .279 5.3 5.8 .906

Season 10

Lucius Allen Nikola Jokic
Season 1978-79-
Team Kansas City Kings-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Kings 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 %
Lucius Allen 31 13.3 5.1 0.5 1.0 1.5 1.4 0.7 0.2 1.0 1.7 2.2 5.6 .397 - - - 0.6 1.1 .576
Nikola Jokic ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lucius Allen 5 14.6 7.2 0.4 1.0 1.4 0.6 0.4 0.2 1.0 1.4 3.0 6.4 .469 - - - 1.2 1.2 1.000
Nikola Jokic ------- --- ----------