Nikola Jokic vs. Dalton Knecht Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dalton Knecht 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 11 years in the NBA, 9 more than Dalton Knecht, who played 2. Nikola Jokic had the first of his seasons in 2015-16, while Dalton Knecht had his rookie season in 2024-25. 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 11 7 2015-16 to 2025-26
Dalton Knecht 2 1 2024-25 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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1-2

Rookie Season
Nikola Jokic Dalton Knecht
Season 2015-162024-25
Team Denver NuggetsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayLakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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+2.5+0.9+1.8+2.4+4.2+1.6+0.7+0.5-0.8-1.4+0.5+0.4+.051+1.2+3.3+.043+1.1+1.3+.049
Dalton Knecht 78 19.2 9.1 0.5 2.3 2.8 0.8 0.3 0.1 0.5 1.2 3.3 7.1 .461 1.6 4.4 .376 0.8 1.1 .762
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Nikola Jokic DNP------ --- ----------
Dalton Knecht 2 2.0 2.5 1.0 0.5 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.5 .400 0.5 2.0 .250 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2
Nikola Jokic Dalton Knecht
Season 2016-172025-26
Team Denver NuggetsLos Angeles Lakers
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:+60+9.0+9.1+2.3+5.1+7.4+4.3+0.3+0.3-1.7-1.4+3.8+5.2+.114+0.6+1.6+.002+2.1+2.4+.158
Dalton Knecht 13 18.9 7.6 0.6 1.8 2.4 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 1.5 3.0 6.5 .464 1.2 3.5 .326 0.5 0.7 .667
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Nikola Jokic nor Dalton Knecht played in the postseason in their season 2

Additional Years

* Nikola Jokic played 9 seasons more than Dalton Knecht in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 3 to 11, from 2018 to 2026—Nikola Jokic played in 7 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

In those 9 extra years over Dalton Knecht, 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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