Marc Iavaroni vs. Nikola Jokic Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Nikola Jokic and Marc Iavaroni, 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.

Marc Iavaroni played 7 years in the NBA, 2 less than Nikola Jokic, who played 9. Marc Iavaroni had the first of his seasons in 1982-83, 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
Marc Iavaroni 7 7 1982-83 to 1988-89
Nikola Jokic 9 6 2015-16 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Marc Iavaroni Nikola Jokic
Season 1982-832015-16
Team Philadelphia 76ersDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
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 %
Marc Iavaroni 80 20.2 5.1 1.5 2.7 4.1 1.0 0.4 0.6 1.7 3.0 2.0 4.4 .462 0.0 0.0 .000 1.0 1.4 .690
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 %
Marc Iavaroni 13 21.8 5.2 1.7 2.7 4.4 1.5 0.6 0.5 1.0 3.2 2.2 4.0 .558 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.4 .500
Nikola Jokic ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Marc Iavaroni Nikola Jokic
Season 1983-842016-17
Team Philadelphia 76ersDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Marc Iavaroni 78 19.6 5.1 1.2 2.8 4.0 1.2 0.5 0.7 1.6 2.8 1.9 4.1 .463 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 1.7 .740
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 %
Marc Iavaroni 4 16.0 5.5 0.8 1.3 2.0 0.8 0.3 0.3 1.3 4.5 1.8 3.8 .467 0.3 0.5 .500 1.8 2.0 .875
Nikola Jokic ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Marc Iavaroni Nikola Jokic
Season 1984-852017-18
Team Philadelphia 76ers, San Antonio SpursDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Marc Iavaroni 69 19.3 6.0 1.4 3.0 4.4 1.7 0.5 0.5 1.7 3.1 2.3 5.1 .458 0.0 0.1 .000 1.3 1.9 .680
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 %
Marc Iavaroni 5 23.2 9.0 1.6 3.6 5.2 2.6 1.0 0.4 3.0 4.6 3.0 5.6 .536 0.0 0.2 .000 3.0 4.0 .750
Nikola Jokic ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Marc Iavaroni Nikola Jokic
Season 1985-862018-19
Team San Antonio Spurs, Utah JazzDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st RdNuggets 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 %
Marc Iavaroni 68 14.9 4.4 0.9 2.1 3.1 1.2 0.5 0.3 1.1 2.4 1.6 3.6 .451 0.0 0.0 .000 1.1 1.7 .661
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 %
Marc Iavaroni 4 18.3 3.3 1.0 1.3 2.3 1.5 0.3 0.0 1.0 2.3 1.3 4.0 .313 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.0 .750
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
Marc Iavaroni Nikola Jokic
Season 1986-872019-20
Team Utah JazzDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st RdNuggets 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 %
Marc Iavaroni 78 10.8 3.6 0.8 1.4 2.2 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.7 2.0 1.3 2.8 .465 0.0 0.1 .000 1.0 1.5 .672
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 %
Marc Iavaroni 5 9.4 2.0 1.6 1.0 2.6 0.8 0.0 0.6 1.2 1.4 0.8 2.0 .400 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.6 .667
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
Marc Iavaroni Nikola Jokic
Season 1987-882020-21
Team Utah JazzDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement Season MVP
-Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Jazz 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 %
Marc Iavaroni 81 15.3 4.5 1.2 2.1 3.3 0.8 0.3 0.3 1.0 2.0 1.8 3.8 .464 0.0 0.0 .000 1.0 1.2 .788
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 %
Marc Iavaroni 11 12.5 4.0 0.5 1.3 1.7 1.3 0.2 0.2 0.5 2.4 1.5 2.6 .552 0.0 0.0 - 1.1 1.3 .857
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
Marc Iavaroni Nikola Jokic
Season 1988-892021-22
Team Utah JazzDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement Season MVP
-Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st RdNuggets 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 %
Marc Iavaroni 77 10.3 2.3 0.5 1.2 1.7 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.7 1.3 0.9 2.1 .442 0.0 0.0 .000 0.5 0.6 .818
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 %
Marc Iavaroni 1 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 -
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
Marc Iavaroni Nikola Jokic
Season -2022-23
Team -Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement Finals MVP
-Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs -NBA 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 %
Marc Iavaroni ------- --- ----------
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 %
Marc Iavaroni ------- --- ----------
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
Marc Iavaroni Nikola Jokic
Season -2023-24
Team -Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement Season MVP
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs -Nuggets 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 %
Marc Iavaroni ------- --- ----------
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 %
Marc Iavaroni ------- --- ----------
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
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