Nikola Jokic vs. Bennedict Mathurin Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bennedict Mathurin 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.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / 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.

Nikola Jokic played 10 years in the NBA, 7 more than Bennedict Mathurin, who played 3. Nikola Jokic had the first of his seasons in 2015-16, while Bennedict Mathurin had his rookie season in 2022-23. 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
Nikola Jokic 10 7 2015-16 to 2024-25
Bennedict Mathurin 3 1 2022-23 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Nikola Jokic Bennedict Mathurin
Season 2015-162022-23
Team Denver NuggetsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+2+6.8+6.7+1.2+1.7+2.9+0.9+0.4+0.4-0.6-0.5+1.5+4.7+.078+0.9+2.9+.010+2.9+3.4+.017
Bennedict Mathurin 78 28.5 16.7 1.1 3.0 4.1 1.5 0.6 0.2 1.9 2.1 5.3 12.2 .434 1.3 4.0 .323 4.8 5.8 .828
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Nikola Jokic nor Bennedict Mathurin played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Nikola Jokic Bennedict Mathurin
Season 2016-172023-24
Team Denver NuggetsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+14+1.8+2.2+1.9+4.0+5.8+2.9+0.2+0.6-0.7-0.9+1.8+0.5+.132+0.8+1.7+.050+0.5+0.7+.004
Bennedict Mathurin 59 26.1 14.5 1.0 2.9 4.0 2.0 0.6 0.2 1.6 2.0 5.0 11.2 .446 1.4 3.6 .374 3.1 3.8 .821
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Nikola Jokic nor Bennedict Mathurin played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Nikola Jokic Bennedict Mathurin
Season 2017-182024-25
Team Denver NuggetsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayPacers Lost NBA Finals
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+3+2.8+2.4+1.4+4.0+5.4+4.2+0.5+0.5-0.9-0.5+1.3+1.7+.041+0.1+0.3+.056+0.3+0.4+.019
Bennedict Mathurin 72 29.8 16.1 1.2 4.1 5.3 1.9 0.7 0.3 1.9 2.3 5.4 11.8 .458 1.4 4.0 .340 3.8 4.6 .831
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Nikola Jokic DNP------ --- ----------
Bennedict Mathurin 22 17.5 11.0 1.2 2.1 3.3 0.9 0.4 0.3 1.2 1.9 3.1 6.7 .459 0.8 2.7 .300 4.0 4.7 .864

Additional Years

* Nikola Jokic played 7 seasons more than Bennedict Mathurin in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 10, from 2019 to 2025—Nikola Jokic played in 7 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

In those 7 extra years over Bennedict Mathurin, Nikola Jokic got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 Finals MVP
Achievement 3 Season MVP
Achievement 5 All-NBA First Team
Achievement 2 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 7 All-Star Game
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