Nikola Jokic vs. Anthony Mason Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Anthony Mason and Nikola Jokic, 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.
Nikola Jokic played 9 years in the NBA, 4 less than Anthony Mason, who played 13. Nikola Jokic had the first of his seasons in 2015-16, while Anthony Mason had his rookie season in 1989-90. 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 |
Nikola Jokic |
9 |
6 |
2015-16 to 2023-24 |
Anthony Mason |
13 |
10 |
1989-90 to 2002-03 |
Comparison Season by Season |
|
|
|
Rookie Season |
|
Nikola Jokic |
Anthony Mason |
Season |
2015-16 | 1989-90 |
Team |
Denver Nuggets | New Jersey Nets |
Honors & Awards |
All-Rookie First Team | - |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | Did 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 |
% |
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 |
Anthony Mason |
21 |
5.1 |
1.8 |
0.5 |
1.1 |
1.6 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
1.9 |
.350 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.4 |
0.7 |
.600 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Nikola Jokic |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Anthony Mason |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Anthony Mason |
3 |
7.0 |
3.3 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
1.7 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
0.7 |
1.3 |
.500 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.0 |
2.7 |
.750 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Nikola Jokic |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Anthony Mason |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Anthony Mason |
82 |
26.8 |
7.0 |
2.6 |
4.4 |
7.0 |
1.3 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
1.2 |
2.8 |
2.5 |
4.9 |
.509 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.0 |
3.2 |
.642 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Nikola Jokic |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Anthony Mason |
12 |
24.0 |
5.0 |
2.3 |
4.0 |
6.3 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
2.8 |
1.6 |
3.6 |
.442 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.8 |
2.3 |
.786 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Anthony Mason |
81 |
30.6 |
10.3 |
2.9 |
5.0 |
7.9 |
2.1 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
1.7 |
3.0 |
3.9 |
7.8 |
.502 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.5 |
3.6 |
.682 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Anthony Mason |
15 |
34.0 |
12.5 |
3.7 |
3.6 |
7.3 |
2.7 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
1.5 |
3.3 |
4.8 |
8.1 |
.590 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.9 |
4.5 |
.632 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Anthony Mason |
73 |
26.1 |
7.2 |
2.2 |
3.7 |
5.8 |
2.1 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
1.5 |
2.6 |
2.8 |
5.9 |
.476 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
1.6 |
2.2 |
.720 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Anthony Mason |
25 |
26.4 |
7.6 |
2.1 |
3.7 |
5.8 |
1.8 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
1.4 |
2.6 |
2.7 |
5.5 |
.489 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.2 |
3.1 |
.714 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Anthony Mason |
77 |
32.4 |
9.9 |
2.4 |
6.1 |
8.4 |
3.1 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
1.6 |
3.3 |
3.7 |
6.6 |
.566 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
2.5 |
3.9 |
.641 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Anthony Mason |
11 |
32.0 |
9.5 |
2.1 |
4.1 |
6.2 |
2.2 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
2.4 |
2.5 |
2.8 |
4.6 |
.608 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
3.9 |
6.3 |
.623 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Anthony Mason |
82 |
42.2 |
14.6 |
2.7 |
6.6 |
9.3 |
4.4 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
2.6 |
3.0 |
5.5 |
9.7 |
.563 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
3.6 |
5.0 |
.720 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Anthony Mason |
8 |
43.8 |
12.6 |
2.1 |
5.6 |
7.8 |
3.3 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
5.1 |
9.8 |
.526 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.4 |
3.5 |
.679 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Anthony Mason |
73 |
43.1 |
16.2 |
2.5 |
8.8 |
11.4 |
5.7 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
2.3 |
2.8 |
5.9 |
11.3 |
.525 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.333 |
4.4 |
5.9 |
.745 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Anthony Mason |
3 |
44.0 |
13.0 |
2.7 |
9.3 |
12.0 |
3.0 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
3.0 |
2.0 |
5.3 |
12.7 |
.421 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.3 |
4.3 |
.538 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Anthony Mason |
81 |
38.9 |
12.8 |
2.2 |
8.0 |
10.2 |
4.2 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
1.8 |
2.2 |
4.8 |
9.4 |
.509 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
3.2 |
5.0 |
.649 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Anthony Mason |
9 |
40.8 |
15.4 |
1.9 |
6.0 |
7.9 |
3.4 |
0.9 |
0.0 |
2.4 |
1.9 |
6.3 |
11.0 |
.576 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
2.8 |
4.7 |
.595 |
Note: Anthony Mason didn't play in 1998-99.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Nikola Jokic |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Anthony Mason |
82 |
38.2 |
11.6 |
1.8 |
6.8 |
8.5 |
4.5 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
2.0 |
2.7 |
3.9 |
8.1 |
.480 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
3.8 |
5.1 |
.746 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Nikola Jokic |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Anthony Mason |
4 |
44.8 |
12.5 |
4.0 |
5.8 |
9.8 |
5.5 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
3.3 |
3.3 |
4.5 |
9.5 |
.474 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.000 |
3.5 |
5.0 |
.700 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Nikola Jokic |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Anthony Mason |
80 |
40.7 |
16.1 |
2.1 |
7.5 |
9.6 |
3.1 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
2.2 |
2.9 |
5.8 |
11.9 |
.482 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
4.6 |
5.9 |
.781 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Nikola Jokic |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Anthony Mason |
3 |
33.0 |
5.3 |
0.3 |
2.7 |
3.0 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
2.3 |
2.0 |
1.7 |
4.3 |
.385 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.000 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
1.000 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Nikola Jokic |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Anthony Mason |
82 |
38.3 |
9.6 |
1.5 |
6.4 |
7.9 |
4.2 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
1.6 |
2.3 |
3.9 |
7.6 |
.505 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.000 |
1.9 |
2.7 |
.697 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Nikola Jokic |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Anthony Mason |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Nikola Jokic |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Anthony Mason |
65 |
32.6 |
7.2 |
1.4 |
5.0 |
6.4 |
3.2 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
1.2 |
2.3 |
2.9 |
6.0 |
.486 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
1.3 |
1.8 |
.718 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Nikola Jokic |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Anthony Mason |
6 |
26.2 |
3.8 |
0.7 |
2.7 |
3.3 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
1.3 |
2.8 |
1.2 |
2.8 |
.412 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.5 |
2.2 |
.692 |