Nikola Jokic vs. Jim King Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jim King 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 less than Jim King, who played 10. Nikola Jokic had the first of his seasons in 2015-16, while Jim King had his rookie season in 1963-64. 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
Jim King 10 9 1963-64 to 1972-73

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Nikola Jokic Jim King
Season 2015-161963-64
Team Denver NuggetsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayLakers Lost West Div 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 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
Jim King 60 12.7 3.9 - - 1.9 1.8 - - - 1.7 1.4 3.3 .424 - - - 1.1 1.7 .653
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nikola Jokic ------- --- ----------
Jim King 4 12.8 3.0 - - 1.0 1.5 - - - 0.5 1.0 2.5 .400 - - - 1.0 1.0 1.000

Season 2
Nikola Jokic Jim King
Season 2016-171964-65
Team Denver NuggetsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayLakers Lost NBA 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 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
Jim King 77 21.7 6.3 - - 2.8 2.3 - - - 2.5 2.4 6.1 .392 - - - 1.5 2.0 .781
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nikola Jokic ------- --- ----------
Jim King 11 16.7 6.5 - - 3.3 2.2 - - - 2.6 2.5 5.7 .444 - - - 1.4 1.5 .882

Season 3
Nikola Jokic Jim King
Season 2017-181965-66
Team Denver NuggetsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayLakers Lost NBA 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 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
Jim King 76 19.7 7.5 - - 2.7 2.9 - - - 2.4 3.1 7.2 .437 - - - 1.2 1.5 .817
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nikola Jokic ------- --- ----------
Jim King 13 22.1 6.3 - - 2.5 2.4 - - - 3.1 2.7 6.5 .417 - - - 0.9 1.3 .706

Season 4
Nikola Jokic Jim King
Season 2018-191966-67
Team Denver NuggetsSan Francisco Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf SemisWarriors Lost NBA 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 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
Jim King 67 24.9 11.1 - - 4.8 3.6 - - - 2.9 4.3 10.2 .418 - - - 2.6 3.3 .787
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
Jim King 15 30.5 16.3 - - 6.7 3.3 - - - 3.9 6.8 14.4 .472 - - - 2.7 3.9 .690

Season 5
Nikola Jokic Jim King
Season 2019-201967-68
Team Denver NuggetsSan Francisco Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf FinalsWarriors Lost West Div 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
Jim King 54 32.3 16.6 - - 4.5 4.2 - - - 3.2 6.3 14.8 .425 - - - 4.0 5.0 .810
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
Jim King 9 12.6 4.9 - - 2.1 2.2 - - - 1.7 1.8 4.2 .421 - - - 1.3 2.1 .632

Season 6
Nikola Jokic Jim King
Season 2020-211968-69
Team Denver NuggetsSan Francisco Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf SemisWarriors Lost West Div 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
Jim King 46 22.0 7.7 - - 2.6 2.7 - - - 2.2 3.0 8.6 .348 - - - 1.7 2.3 .722
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
Jim King 6 23.7 12.0 - - 4.2 2.8 - - - 1.7 4.8 13.0 .372 - - - 2.3 3.0 .778

Season 7
Nikola Jokic Jim King
Season 2021-221969-70
Team Denver NuggetsSan Francisco Warriors, Cincinnati Royals
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
Jim King 34 11.5 4.1 - - 1.8 1.5 - - - 1.4 1.6 3.8 .411 - - - 1.0 1.2 .805
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
Jim King ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Nikola Jokic Jim King
Season 2022-231970-71
Team Denver NuggetsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement Finals MVP-
Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionBulls Lost West 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
Jim King 55 11.7 4.8 - - 1.2 1.4 - - - 1.0 1.8 4.1 .439 - - - 1.2 1.4 .810
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
Jim King 7 21.0 6.6 - - 3.0 3.9 - - - 3.6 2.7 6.4 .422 - - - 1.1 1.7 .667

Season 9
Nikola Jokic Jim King
Season 2023-241971-72
Team Denver NuggetsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nuggets TBDBulls Lost West 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
Jim King 73 13.9 5.7 - - 1.1 1.4 - - - 1.4 2.2 4.9 .455 - - - 1.2 1.5 .788
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
Jim King 4 14.0 6.5 - - 1.5 1.3 - - - 2.8 2.8 6.0 .458 - - - 1.0 1.0 1.000

Season 10
Nikola Jokic Jim King
Season -1972-73
Team -Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Bulls Lost West 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 ------- --- ----------
Jim King 65 12.1 4.2 - - 1.2 1.2 - - - 1.2 1.8 4.0 .441 - - - 0.7 0.8 .846
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nikola Jokic ------- --- ----------
Jim King 4 3.5 1.3 - - 0.3 0.5 - - - 0.8 0.5 1.5 .333 - - - 0.3 0.5 .500
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