Nikola Jokic vs. Danny Manning Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Danny Manning 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, 6 less than Danny Manning, who played 15. Nikola Jokic had the first of his seasons in 2015-16, while Danny Manning had his rookie season in 1988-89. 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 |
Danny Manning |
15 |
9 |
1988-89 to 2002-03 |
Comparison Season by Season |
|
|
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Rookie Season |
|
Nikola Jokic |
Danny Manning |
Season |
2015-16 | 1988-89 |
Team |
Denver Nuggets | Los Angeles Clippers |
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 |
Danny Manning |
26 |
36.5 |
16.7 |
2.7 |
3.9 |
6.6 |
3.1 |
1.7 |
1.0 |
3.6 |
3.4 |
6.8 |
13.8 |
.494 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.200 |
3.0 |
4.0 |
.767 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Nikola Jokic |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Danny Manning |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Danny Manning |
71 |
32.0 |
16.3 |
2.0 |
3.9 |
5.9 |
2.6 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
2.6 |
3.7 |
6.2 |
11.6 |
.533 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
3.9 |
5.2 |
.741 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Nikola Jokic |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Danny Manning |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Danny Manning |
73 |
30.1 |
15.9 |
2.3 |
3.5 |
5.8 |
2.7 |
1.6 |
0.8 |
2.6 |
3.8 |
6.4 |
12.4 |
.519 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
3.0 |
4.2 |
.716 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Nikola Jokic |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Danny Manning |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Danny Manning |
82 |
35.4 |
19.3 |
2.8 |
4.1 |
6.9 |
3.5 |
1.6 |
1.5 |
2.6 |
3.6 |
7.9 |
14.6 |
.542 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
3.4 |
4.7 |
.725 |
|
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 |
Danny Manning |
5 |
38.8 |
22.6 |
3.0 |
2.6 |
5.6 |
2.8 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
2.6 |
4.2 |
9.2 |
16.2 |
.568 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
.333 |
4.0 |
6.2 |
.645 |
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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 |
Danny Manning |
79 |
34.9 |
22.8 |
2.5 |
4.1 |
6.6 |
2.6 |
1.4 |
1.3 |
2.9 |
4.1 |
8.9 |
17.5 |
.509 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
.267 |
4.9 |
6.1 |
.802 |
|
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 |
Danny Manning |
5 |
34.2 |
18.2 |
2.4 |
4.8 |
7.2 |
1.6 |
1.4 |
1.0 |
2.6 |
3.8 |
7.0 |
17.0 |
.412 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
.000 |
4.2 |
5.2 |
.808 |
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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 |
Danny Manning |
68 |
37.1 |
20.6 |
1.9 |
4.9 |
6.8 |
3.8 |
1.5 |
1.2 |
3.4 |
3.8 |
8.6 |
17.7 |
.488 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.176 |
3.4 |
5.0 |
.669 |
|
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 |
Danny Manning |
11 |
38.7 |
20.0 |
2.5 |
4.5 |
7.0 |
3.4 |
1.4 |
0.8 |
2.4 |
3.5 |
7.6 |
15.6 |
.488 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
4.7 |
6.0 |
.788 |
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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 |
Danny Manning |
46 |
32.8 |
17.9 |
2.1 |
3.9 |
6.0 |
3.3 |
0.9 |
1.2 |
2.6 |
3.8 |
7.4 |
13.5 |
.547 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
.286 |
3.0 |
4.4 |
.673 |
|
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 |
Danny Manning |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Danny Manning |
33 |
24.7 |
13.4 |
0.9 |
3.4 |
4.3 |
2.0 |
1.2 |
0.7 |
2.3 |
3.7 |
5.4 |
11.8 |
.459 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
.214 |
2.5 |
3.3 |
.752 |
|
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 |
Danny Manning |
4 |
22.5 |
12.3 |
1.0 |
1.8 |
2.8 |
1.3 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
1.5 |
3.8 |
5.5 |
12.0 |
.458 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.000 |
1.3 |
2.0 |
.625 |
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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 |
Danny Manning |
77 |
27.7 |
13.5 |
1.8 |
4.3 |
6.1 |
2.2 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
2.1 |
3.5 |
5.5 |
10.3 |
.536 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
.194 |
2.4 |
3.3 |
.721 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Nikola Jokic |
9 |
39.9 |
27.6 |
3.6 |
10.4 |
14.0 |
9.1 |
1.7 |
0.7 |
3.8 |
3.0 |
10.7 |
19.4 |
.549 |
1.1 |
4.0 |
.278 |
5.1 |
5.7 |
.902 |
Danny Manning |
5 |
23.4 |
13.2 |
0.8 |
5.2 |
6.0 |
1.4 |
0.8 |
1.4 |
1.6 |
4.2 |
5.2 |
9.0 |
.578 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
.000 |
2.8 |
3.0 |
.933 |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Danny Manning |
70 |
25.6 |
13.5 |
1.6 |
4.0 |
5.6 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
1.4 |
2.9 |
5.6 |
10.8 |
.516 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
2.4 |
3.2 |
.739 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Nikola Jokic |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Danny Manning |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Danny Manning |
50 |
23.7 |
9.1 |
1.2 |
3.1 |
4.4 |
2.3 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
1.4 |
2.6 |
3.7 |
7.7 |
.484 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.111 |
1.6 |
2.2 |
.696 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Nikola Jokic |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Danny Manning |
3 |
26.0 |
12.7 |
0.0 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
2.0 |
1.3 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
4.0 |
4.7 |
8.0 |
.583 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
3.3 |
4.3 |
.769 |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Danny Manning |
72 |
16.9 |
4.6 |
0.7 |
2.2 |
2.9 |
1.0 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
2.5 |
2.1 |
4.7 |
.440 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.250 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
.654 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Nikola Jokic |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Danny Manning |
1 |
5.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
.000 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Danny Manning |
82 |
15.9 |
7.4 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
2.6 |
1.1 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
2.7 |
3.0 |
6.1 |
.494 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.250 |
1.2 |
1.7 |
.729 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Nikola Jokic |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Danny Manning |
5 |
19.0 |
9.8 |
0.4 |
1.8 |
2.2 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
1.4 |
4.2 |
3.8 |
6.8 |
.559 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
1.000 |
1.8 |
2.4 |
.750 |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Danny Manning |
41 |
13.5 |
4.0 |
0.6 |
2.0 |
2.6 |
0.7 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
2.0 |
1.7 |
3.6 |
.477 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.143 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
.667 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Nikola Jokic |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Danny Manning |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Danny Manning |
13 |
6.8 |
2.6 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
1.4 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
2.5 |
.406 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
.375 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
.833 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Nikola Jokic |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Danny Manning |
4 |
3.5 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
.333 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.000 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |