Nikola Jokic vs. Jim Loscutoff Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jim Loscutoff 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 and Jim Loscutoff both played 9 years in the NBA. Nikola Jokic had the first of his seasons in 2015-16, while Jim Loscutoff had his rookie season in 1955-56. 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 Loscutoff 9 7 1955-56 to 1963-64

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Nikola Jokic Jim Loscutoff
Season 2015-161955-56
Team Denver NuggetsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics Lost East 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 Loscutoff 71 22.3 8.3 - - 8.8 0.9 - - - 3.0 3.2 8.8 .360 - - - 2.0 2.9 .671
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nikola Jokic ------- --- ----------
Jim Loscutoff 3 29.7 9.7 - - 8.7 1.3 - - - 2.7 3.7 10.3 .355 - - - 2.3 3.0 .778

Season 2
Nikola Jokic Jim Loscutoff
Season 2016-171956-57
Team Denver NuggetsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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 Loscutoff 70 31.7 10.6 - - 10.4 1.3 - - - 3.5 4.4 12.7 .345 - - - 1.9 2.7 .706
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nikola Jokic ------- --- ----------
Jim Loscutoff 10 25.9 8.0 - - 8.3 0.5 - - - 4.6 3.1 10.9 .284 - - - 1.8 2.8 .643

Season 3
Nikola Jokic Jim Loscutoff
Season 2017-181957-58
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
Jim Loscutoff 5 11.2 4.6 - - 4.0 0.2 - - - 1.6 2.2 6.2 .355 - - - 0.2 0.6 .333
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nikola Jokic ------- --- ----------
Jim Loscutoff ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Nikola Jokic Jim Loscutoff
Season 2018-191958-59
Team Denver NuggetsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf SemisNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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 Loscutoff 66 25.5 8.3 - - 7.0 0.9 - - - 4.3 3.7 10.4 .353 - - - 0.9 1.3 .738
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 Loscutoff 11 23.6 8.1 - - 6.6 1.2 - - - 4.5 3.5 10.3 .345 - - - 1.0 1.9 .524

Season 5
Nikola Jokic Jim Loscutoff
Season 2019-201959-60
Team Denver NuggetsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf FinalsNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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 Loscutoff 28 19.1 5.5 - - 3.9 0.4 - - - 3.9 2.4 7.3 .322 - - - 0.8 1.3 .611
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 Loscutoff ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Nikola Jokic Jim Loscutoff
Season 2020-211960-61
Team Denver NuggetsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf SemisNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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 Loscutoff 76 15.2 4.4 - - 3.8 0.3 - - - 3.1 1.9 6.3 .301 - - - 0.6 1.0 .645
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 Loscutoff 10 11.6 3.7 - - 3.5 0.3 - - - 3.4 1.5 5.4 .278 - - - 0.7 0.9 .778

Season 7
Nikola Jokic Jim Loscutoff
Season 2021-221961-62
Team Denver NuggetsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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 Loscutoff 79 14.5 5.3 - - 4.2 0.6 - - - 2.3 2.4 6.6 .362 - - - 0.6 1.1 .536
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 Loscutoff 14 15.1 4.7 - - 4.2 0.4 - - - 4.2 2.2 6.1 .360 - - - 0.3 0.7 .400

Season 8
Nikola Jokic Jim Loscutoff
Season 2022-231962-63
Team Denver NuggetsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement Finals MVP-
Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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 Loscutoff 63 9.6 3.3 - - 2.5 0.4 - - - 2.0 1.5 4.0 .375 - - - 0.3 0.7 .524
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 Loscutoff 9 6.2 1.7 - - 2.3 0.1 - - - 2.2 0.8 2.8 .280 - - - 0.1 0.2 .500

Season 9
Nikola Jokic Jim Loscutoff
Season 2023-241963-64
Team Denver NuggetsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nuggets TBDNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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 Loscutoff 53 8.5 2.5 - - 2.5 0.5 - - - 1.7 1.1 3.4 .308 - - - 0.3 0.6 .581
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 Loscutoff 1 5.0 4.0 - - 2.0 0.0 - - - 3.0 2.0 2.0 1.000 - - - 0.0 0.0 -
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