Nikola Jokic vs. Chandler Parsons Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Chandler Parsons 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 and Chandler Parsons both played 9 years in the NBA. Nikola Jokic had the first of his seasons in 2015-16, while Chandler Parsons had his rookie season in 2011-12. 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
Chandler Parsons 9 3 2011-12 to 2019-20

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Nikola Jokic Chandler Parsons
Season 2015-162011-12
Team Denver NuggetsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
-Achievement All-Rookie Second 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 %
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
Chandler Parsons 63 28.6 9.5 1.4 3.3 4.8 2.1 1.2 0.5 1.3 2.3 3.9 8.7 .452 1.0 2.8 .337 0.7 1.2 .551
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nikola Jokic ------- --- ----------
Chandler Parsons ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Nikola Jokic Chandler Parsons
Season 2016-172012-13
Team Denver NuggetsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayRockets 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 %
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
Chandler Parsons 76 36.3 15.5 1.0 4.3 5.3 3.5 1.0 0.4 1.9 1.9 6.0 12.4 .486 2.0 5.2 .385 1.5 2.0 .729
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nikola Jokic ------- --- ----------
Chandler Parsons 6 39.7 18.2 1.2 5.3 6.5 3.7 0.2 0.3 3.0 3.2 7.0 15.5 .452 2.7 6.7 .400 1.5 2.3 .643

Season 3
Nikola Jokic Chandler Parsons
Season 2017-182013-14
Team Denver NuggetsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayRockets 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 %
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
Chandler Parsons 74 37.6 16.6 0.9 4.6 5.5 4.0 1.2 0.4 1.9 2.3 6.3 13.3 .472 1.8 4.7 .370 2.2 3.0 .742
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nikola Jokic ------- --- ----------
Chandler Parsons 6 41.7 19.3 1.0 5.8 6.8 2.3 0.7 0.3 0.8 3.2 7.7 17.5 .438 2.2 6.0 .361 1.8 2.5 .733

Season 4
Nikola Jokic Chandler Parsons
Season 2018-192014-15
Team Denver NuggetsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf SemisMavericks 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 %
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
Chandler Parsons 66 33.1 15.7 1.0 3.9 4.9 2.4 1.0 0.3 1.5 2.1 5.8 12.6 .462 2.0 5.3 .380 2.1 2.9 .720
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
Chandler Parsons 1 37.0 10.0 0.0 6.0 6.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 5.0 15.0 .333 0.0 4.0 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 5
Nikola Jokic Chandler Parsons
Season 2019-202015-16
Team Denver NuggetsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nuggets 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 %
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
Chandler Parsons 61 29.5 13.7 0.5 4.2 4.7 2.8 0.8 0.3 1.6 1.9 5.2 10.7 .492 1.7 4.1 .414 1.5 2.2 .684
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
Chandler Parsons ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Nikola Jokic Chandler Parsons
Season 2020-212016-17
Team Denver NuggetsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf SemisDid 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 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
Chandler Parsons 34 19.9 6.2 0.2 2.3 2.5 1.6 0.6 0.1 0.7 1.5 2.2 6.5 .338 0.7 2.7 .269 1.0 1.3 .814
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
Chandler Parsons ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Nikola Jokic Chandler Parsons
Season 2021-222017-18
Team Denver NuggetsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nuggets 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 %
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
Chandler Parsons 36 19.2 7.9 0.4 2.1 2.5 1.9 0.5 0.3 1.0 1.5 3.0 6.5 .462 1.4 3.4 .421 0.5 0.8 .630
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
Chandler Parsons ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Nikola Jokic Chandler Parsons
Season 2022-232018-19
Team Denver NuggetsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards Achievement Finals MVP-
Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
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 %
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
Chandler Parsons 25 19.8 7.5 0.2 2.6 2.8 1.7 0.8 0.2 1.3 1.8 2.7 7.3 .374 1.2 3.8 .309 0.9 1.0 .880
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
Chandler Parsons ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Nikola Jokic Chandler Parsons
Season 2023-242019-20
Team Denver NuggetsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nuggets TBDDid 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 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
Chandler Parsons 5 10.8 2.8 0.2 1.2 1.4 0.6 0.8 0.2 0.6 0.6 1.0 3.6 .278 0.8 2.8 .286 0.0 0.0 -
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nikola Jokic 7 40.1 27.0 3.7 11.3 15.0 9.4 1.3 0.3 3.9 2.9 10.1 18.7 .542 1.1 4.0 .286 5.6 5.9 .951
Chandler Parsons ------- --- ----------
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