Nikola Jokic vs. David Wesley Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of David Wesley 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

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, 5 less than David Wesley, who played 14. Nikola Jokic had the first of his seasons in 2015-16, while David Wesley had his rookie season in 1993-94. 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
David Wesley	14	8	1993-94 to 2006-07

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Nikola Jokic	David Wesley
Season	2015-16	1993-94
Team	Denver Nuggets	New Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie First Team	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Nets Lost East 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	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
David Wesley	60	9.0	3.1	0.2	0.6	0.7	2.1	0.6	0.1	0.9	0.8	1.1	2.9	.368	0.2	0.8	.234	0.7	0.9	.830

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nikola Jokic	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
David Wesley	3	6.0	3.0	0.0	0.0	0	1.0	0.7	0.0	1.3	0.0	1.0	2.3	.429	0.3	1.3	.250	0.7	0.7	1.000


Season 2
	Nikola Jokic	David Wesley
Season	2016-17	1994-95
Team	Denver Nuggets	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
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	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
David Wesley	51	27.1	7.4	0.6	1.7	2.3	5.2	1.6	0.2	1.7	2.8	2.5	6.1	.409	1.0	2.3	.429	1.4	1.8	.755

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nikola Jokic	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
David Wesley	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 3
	Nikola Jokic	David Wesley
Season	2017-18	1995-96
Team	Denver Nuggets	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
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	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
David Wesley	82	25.7	12.3	0.8	2.4	3.2	4.8	1.2	0.1	1.9	2.5	4.1	9.0	.459	1.4	3.3	.426	2.6	3.5	.753

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nikola Jokic	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
David Wesley	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 4
	Nikola Jokic	David Wesley
Season	2018-19	1996-97
Team	Denver Nuggets	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Nuggets Lost West Conf Semis	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	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
David Wesley	74	40.4	16.8	0.9	2.7	3.6	7.3	2.2	0.2	2.9	3.0	6.2	13.2	.468	1.4	3.9	.360	3.0	3.9	.781

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
David Wesley	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 5
	Nikola Jokic	David Wesley
Season	2019-20	1997-98
Team	Denver Nuggets	Charlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Nuggets Lost West Conf Finals	Hornets Lost East Conf Semis

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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
David Wesley	81	35.1	13.0	0.6	2.0	2.6	6.5	1.7	0.4	2.8	2.8	4.7	10.7	.443	0.7	2.1	.347	2.8	3.6	.795

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
David Wesley	9	31.8	10.0	0.6	1.4	2.0	6.7	0.8	0.0	2.1	2.8	3.7	9.2	.398	1.0	2.3	.429	1.7	2.3	.714


Season 6
	Nikola Jokic	David Wesley
Season	2020-21	1998-99
Team	Denver Nuggets	Charlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards	Season MVP	-
	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Nuggets Lost West Conf Semis	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	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
David Wesley	50	37.0	14.1	0.5	2.8	3.2	6.4	2.0	0.2	2.8	2.6	4.9	10.9	.446	1.2	3.4	.359	3.2	3.8	.832

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
David Wesley	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 7
	Nikola Jokic	David Wesley
Season	2021-22	1999-00
Team	Denver Nuggets	Charlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards	Season MVP	-
	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Hornets Lost East 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	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
David Wesley	82	33.7	13.6	0.5	2.3	2.7	5.6	1.3	0.1	1.9	2.3	5.0	11.6	.426	1.1	3.0	.355	2.6	3.4	.778

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
David Wesley	4	37.8	11.0	0.8	2.3	3.0	4.8	2.0	0.0	1.5	4.3	4.0	12.0	.333	0.8	2.5	.300	2.3	2.3	1.000


Season 8
	Nikola Jokic	David Wesley
Season	2022-23	2000-01
Team	Denver Nuggets	Charlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards	Finals MVP	-
	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Hornets Lost East Conf Semis

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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
David Wesley	82	37.9	17.2	0.8	2.0	2.7	4.4	1.6	0.2	2.1	2.7	6.4	15.1	.422	1.2	3.1	.376	3.3	4.1	.799

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
David Wesley	10	39.4	17.0	0.4	2.6	3.0	3.9	1.6	0.1	1.4	2.8	6.3	13.4	.470	1.3	3.3	.394	3.1	4.1	.756


Season 9
	Nikola Jokic	David Wesley
Season	2023-24	2001-02
Team	Denver Nuggets	Charlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards	Season MVP	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Nuggets TBD	Hornets Lost East Conf Semis

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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
David Wesley	67	37.1	14.2	0.7	1.5	2.1	3.5	1.1	0.2	1.8	2.2	5.4	13.6	.400	1.3	3.8	.332	2.1	2.8	.734

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nikola Jokic	11	39.5	28.2	3.4	9.5	12.9	8.8	1.5	0.6	3.4	2.7	10.9	19.6	.556	1.1	3.9	.279	5.3	5.8	.906
David Wesley	9	41.8	15.8	0.3	1.6	1.9	3.4	1.1	0.2	2.3	3.3	5.8	14.3	.403	1.9	4.2	.447	2.3	2.6	.913


Season 10
	Nikola Jokic	David Wesley
Season	-	2002-03
Team	-	New Orleans Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	Hornets Lost East 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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
David Wesley	73	37.1	16.7	0.5	1.9	2.4	3.4	1.5	0.1	1.8	2.4	6.2	14.2	.433	1.8	4.3	.424	2.5	3.2	.781

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nikola Jokic	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
David Wesley	6	31.0	13.2	0.2	1.0	1.2	2.2	0.8	0.2	2.5	3.8	4.8	12.0	.403	2.3	5.7	.412	1.2	1.2	1.000


Season 11
	Nikola Jokic	David Wesley
Season	-	2003-04
Team	-	New Orleans Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	Hornets Lost East 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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
David Wesley	61	32.8	14.0	0.5	1.7	2.2	2.9	1.2	0.2	1.6	2.4	5.1	13.1	.389	1.5	4.7	.323	2.2	3.0	.753

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nikola Jokic	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
David Wesley	7	34.7	10.6	0.1	2.1	2.3	2.4	0.7	0.0	2.3	3.0	3.4	10.6	.324	1.6	4.3	.367	2.1	3.0	.714


Season 12
	Nikola Jokic	David Wesley
Season	-	2004-05
Team	-	New Orleans Hornets, Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	Rockets 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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
David Wesley	80	34.7	11.9	0.5	2.4	2.9	3.3	1.2	0.1	1.4	2.7	4.2	10.5	.398	1.5	3.9	.375	2.0	2.4	.857

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nikola Jokic	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
David Wesley	7	40.0	8.1	0.6	2.4	3.0	3.3	1.3	0.1	1.3	2.9	2.7	7.7	.352	1.4	3.0	.476	1.3	1.9	.692


Season 13
	Nikola Jokic	David Wesley
Season	-	2005-06
Team	-	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
David Wesley	71	33.4	9.9	0.3	2.2	2.5	2.9	0.8	0.1	1.7	3.0	3.2	7.9	.403	1.4	3.8	.365	2.1	2.6	.807

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nikola Jokic	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
David Wesley	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 14
	Nikola Jokic	David Wesley
Season	-	2006-07
Team	-	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
David Wesley	35	10.1	2.1	0.1	0.9	1.0	1.1	0.3	0.1	0.5	0.9	0.6	2.1	.293	0.3	1.1	.237	0.6	0.8	.714

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nikola Jokic	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
David Wesley	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Nikola Jokic vs. David Wesley Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of David Wesley 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.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11

Season 12

Season 13

Season 14