Nikola Jokic vs. Delonte West Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Delonte West 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, 1 more than Delonte West, who played 8. Nikola Jokic had the first of his seasons in 2015-16, while Delonte West had his rookie season in 2004-05. 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
Delonte West 8 6 2004-05 to 2011-12

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Nikola Jokic Delonte West
Season 2015-162004-05
Team Denver NuggetsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics 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
Delonte West 39 13.0 4.5 0.4 1.3 1.7 1.4 0.5 0.2 0.6 1.8 1.7 4.0 .426 0.6 1.7 .358 0.5 0.7 .704
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nikola Jokic ------- --- ----------
Delonte West 7 16.3 4.1 0.3 1.0 1.3 0.6 1.0 0.1 0.3 2.4 1.6 3.0 .524 0.7 1.6 .455 0.3 0.6 .500

Season 2
Nikola Jokic Delonte West
Season 2016-172005-06
Team Denver NuggetsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
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 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
Delonte West 71 34.1 11.8 0.8 3.3 4.1 4.6 1.2 0.6 1.9 2.8 4.7 9.6 .487 1.2 3.1 .385 1.2 1.4 .851
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nikola Jokic ------- --- ----------
Delonte West ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Nikola Jokic Delonte West
Season 2017-182006-07
Team Denver NuggetsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
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 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
Delonte West 69 32.2 12.2 0.5 2.6 3.0 4.4 1.1 0.5 2.0 2.2 4.4 10.4 .427 0.9 2.6 .365 2.4 2.9 .853
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nikola Jokic ------- --- ----------
Delonte West ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Nikola Jokic Delonte West
Season 2018-192007-08
Team Denver NuggetsSeattle Supersonics, Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf SemisCavaliers 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 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
Delonte West 61 25.1 8.3 0.5 2.7 3.2 3.8 1.0 0.5 1.9 1.7 3.2 7.8 .413 0.8 2.2 .356 1.1 1.5 .736
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
Delonte West 13 34.8 10.8 0.6 2.7 3.3 4.2 1.2 0.5 2.5 3.1 3.4 8.5 .400 1.4 3.2 .429 2.7 3.2 .854

Season 5
Nikola Jokic Delonte West
Season 2019-202008-09
Team Denver NuggetsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf FinalsCavaliers Lost East Conf Finals
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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
Delonte West 64 33.6 11.7 0.5 2.7 3.2 3.5 1.5 0.2 1.4 2.0 4.5 9.8 .457 1.4 3.6 .399 1.4 1.7 .833
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
Delonte West 14 42.2 13.8 0.4 3.1 3.5 4.1 1.4 0.5 2.4 2.0 5.2 11.2 .465 0.9 2.6 .333 2.5 3.0 .833

Season 6
Nikola Jokic Delonte West
Season 2020-212009-10
Team Denver NuggetsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf SemisCavaliers 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 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
Delonte West 60 25.0 8.8 0.5 2.3 2.8 3.3 0.9 0.5 1.5 1.4 3.2 7.3 .445 0.4 1.3 .325 1.9 2.4 .810
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
Delonte West 11 24.5 6.7 0.5 1.4 1.9 2.6 0.8 0.3 1.7 1.5 2.5 6.1 .418 0.3 1.7 .158 1.4 1.5 .938

Season 7
Nikola Jokic Delonte West
Season 2021-222010-11
Team Denver NuggetsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdCeltics 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 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
Delonte West 24 18.9 5.6 0.3 1.3 1.5 2.7 0.8 0.4 1.3 1.2 2.3 5.0 .458 0.5 1.4 .364 0.5 0.6 .867
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
Delonte West 9 18.9 6.6 0.4 1.4 1.9 1.3 0.6 0.0 1.3 1.8 2.4 5.2 .468 0.8 2.1 .368 0.9 1.1 .800

Season 8
Nikola Jokic Delonte West
Season 2022-232011-12
Team Denver NuggetsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement Finals MVP-
Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionMavericks 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 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
Delonte West 44 24.1 9.6 0.3 2.0 2.3 3.2 1.3 0.3 1.7 1.5 3.8 8.2 .461 0.6 1.7 .355 1.4 1.6 .886
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
Delonte West 4 22.0 7.5 0.5 1.3 1.8 2.0 0.8 0.0 0.8 1.3 2.8 6.5 .423 0.8 1.5 .500 1.3 1.3 1.000

Season 9
Nikola Jokic Delonte West
Season 2023-24-
Team Denver Nuggets-
Honors & Awards Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nuggets TBD-
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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
Delonte West ------- --- ----------
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
Delonte West ------- --- ----------
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