Nikola Jokic vs. Lou Williams Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Lou Williams 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 10 years in the NBA, 7 less than Lou Williams, who played 17. Nikola Jokic had the first of his seasons in 2015-16, while Lou Williams had his rookie season in 2005-06. 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 achievements, 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 |
10 |
7 |
2015-16 to 2024-25 |
| Lou Williams |
17 |
10 |
2005-06 to 2021-22 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +50 | +16.9 | +8.1 | +2.2 | +4.2 | +6.4 | +2.1 | +0.8 | +0.6 | -0.9 | -2.2 | +3.0 | +5.8 | +.070 | +0.3 | +0.8 | +.111 | +1.6 | +2.0 | +.196 |
| Lou Williams |
30 |
4.8 |
1.9 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
1.7 |
.442 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.222 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
.615 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Nikola Jokic nor Lou Williams played in the postseason in their season 1 |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +12 | +16.6 | +12.4 | +2.6 | +6.0 | +8.7 | +3.1 | +0.4 | +0.8 | -1.5 | -2.2 | +5.3 | +8.2 | +.137 | +0.4 | +1.3 | | +1.6 | +1.6 | +.129 |
| Lou Williams |
61 |
11.3 |
4.3 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
1.8 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
1.5 |
3.5 |
.441 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
.324 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
.696 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Nikola Jokic nor Lou Williams played in the postseason in their season 2 |
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3rd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +5 | +9.3 | +7.0 | +2.1 | +6.5 | +8.6 | +2.9 | +0.2 | +0.6 | -1.2 | -1.2 | +2.7 | +4.1 | +.075 | +0.8 | +1.8 | +.037 | +0.7 | +0.6 | +.067 |
| Lou Williams |
80 |
23.3 |
11.5 |
0.5 |
1.6 |
2.1 |
3.2 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
4.0 |
9.4 |
.424 |
0.7 |
1.9 |
.359 |
2.8 |
3.6 |
.783 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Nikola Jokic |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lou Williams |
6 |
22.5 |
12.0 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
1.2 |
1.8 |
4.0 |
10.0 |
.400 |
0.3 |
1.5 |
.222 |
3.7 |
5.0 |
.733 |
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4th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +1 | +7.6 | +7.3 | +2.5 | +6.4 | +8.8 | +4.3 | +0.4 | +0.5 | -1.2 | -1.3 | +3.6 | +4.7 | +.113 | +0.2 | +0.7 | +.021 | +0.2 | +0.4 | +.031 |
| Lou Williams |
81 |
23.7 |
12.8 |
0.4 |
1.6 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
1.9 |
1.6 |
4.1 |
10.4 |
.398 |
0.8 |
2.7 |
.286 |
3.8 |
4.8 |
.790 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +8 | +15.0 | +15.4 | +3.6 | +6.9 | +10.5 | +5.6 | +0.6 | +0.7 | -0.6 | -2.2 | +5.9 | +10.1 | +.094 | +0.6 | +1.3 | +.018 | +3.0 | +3.1 | +.179 |
| Lou Williams |
6 |
24.8 |
9.7 |
0.3 |
2.2 |
2.5 |
2.8 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
2.0 |
1.7 |
3.5 |
8.5 |
.412 |
1.0 |
2.7 |
.375 |
1.7 |
2.5 |
.667 |
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5th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +9 | +2.1 | +5.9 | +1.9 | +5.0 | +6.8 | +2.8 | +0.1 | +0.4 | -1.4 | -1.3 | +2.7 | +4.1 | +.058 | | +0.3 | +.026 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +.007 |
| Lou Williams |
64 |
29.9 |
14.0 |
0.4 |
2.5 |
2.9 |
4.2 |
1.3 |
0.2 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
5.0 |
10.6 |
.470 |
1.1 |
3.2 |
.340 |
3.0 |
3.6 |
.824 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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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 |
| Lou Williams |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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6th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +3 | +11.3 | +12.7 | +2.4 | +6.4 | +8.8 | +4.9 | +0.7 | +0.5 | -1.7 | -1.0 | +5.9 | +7.4 | +.160 | +0.1 | +0.1 | +.040 | +0.9 | +0.8 | +.045 |
| Lou Williams |
75 |
23.3 |
13.7 |
0.4 |
1.6 |
2.0 |
3.4 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
1.4 |
1.7 |
4.3 |
10.6 |
.406 |
1.2 |
3.4 |
.348 |
3.9 |
4.7 |
.823 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +5 | +8.5 | +19.0 | +3.7 | +6.3 | +10.0 | +2.0 | +0.4 | +0.9 | -1.6 | -1.1 | +8.2 | +12.4 | +.182 | +0.8 | +1.3 | +.077 | +1.8 | +1.7 | +.099 |
| Lou Williams |
5 |
26.0 |
10.8 |
0.0 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
3.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.8 |
1.2 |
3.4 |
10.4 |
.327 |
1.2 |
4.0 |
.300 |
2.8 |
3.8 |
.737 |
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7th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +10 | +7.2 | +12.2 | +2.3 | +9.0 | +11.4 | +4.4 | +0.7 | +0.6 | -2.7 | -1.2 | +5.3 | +5.5 | +.176 | | +0.3 | +.025 | +1.4 | +1.7 | +.002 |
| Lou Williams |
64 |
26.3 |
14.9 |
0.5 |
2.0 |
2.4 |
3.5 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
5.0 |
12.2 |
.407 |
1.3 |
3.6 |
.362 |
3.7 |
4.6 |
.812 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +8 | +6.7 | +19.5 | +3.2 | +8.0 | +11.1 | +2.8 | +0.6 | +1.0 | -3.6 | -2.7 | +8.4 | +10.3 | +.223 | +0.4 | +0.1 | +.111 | +2.4 | +2.6 | +.060 |
| Lou Williams |
13 |
27.5 |
11.5 |
0.2 |
1.8 |
2.1 |
3.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
1.2 |
1.3 |
3.8 |
10.9 |
.352 |
0.6 |
3.7 |
.167 |
3.2 |
4.0 |
.788 |
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8th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +30 | +5.0 | +10.4 | +2.2 | +7.6 | +9.7 | +6.2 | +0.2 | +0.4 | -1.7 | -1.1 | +4.6 | +3.4 | +.210 | +1.0 | +2.8 | +.016 | +2.2 | +2.9 | +.046 |
| Lou Williams |
39 |
28.7 |
14.1 |
0.2 |
1.8 |
2.1 |
3.6 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
1.9 |
1.4 |
4.8 |
11.4 |
.422 |
1.8 |
5.0 |
.367 |
2.7 |
3.1 |
.868 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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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 |
| Lou Williams |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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9th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +19 | +10.5 | +16.0 | +2.6 | +7.6 | +10.3 | +5.5 | +0.6 | +0.8 | -1.5 | -1.4 | +7.1 | +9.7 | +.183 | +0.2 | +1.0 | +.017 | +2.0 | +2.5 | +.032 |
| Lou Williams |
60 |
24.1 |
10.4 |
0.2 |
1.9 |
2.1 |
3.5 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
1.5 |
1.1 |
3.3 |
8.2 |
.400 |
1.3 |
3.9 |
.342 |
2.5 |
3.0 |
.849 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Nikola Jokic |
12 |
40.2 |
28.7 |
3.6 |
9.8 |
13.4 |
8.7 |
1.4 |
0.7 |
3.3 |
2.7 |
11.1 |
20.3 |
.545 |
1.2 |
4.4 |
.264 |
5.3 |
5.9 |
.901 |
| difference: | +5 | +21.2 | +20.4 | +3.6 | +7.5 | +11.1 | +7.6 | +0.4 | +0.6 | -1.4 | -1.3 | +8.4 | +13.2 | +.165 | +0.5 | +2.1 | +.049 | +3.2 | +3.6 | +.037 |
| Lou Williams |
7 |
19.0 |
8.3 |
0.0 |
2.3 |
2.3 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
0.1 |
1.9 |
1.4 |
2.7 |
7.1 |
.380 |
0.7 |
2.3 |
.313 |
2.1 |
2.3 |
.938 |
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10th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Nikola Jokic |
70 |
36.7 |
29.6 |
2.9 |
9.9 |
12.7 |
10.2 |
1.8 |
0.6 |
3.3 |
2.3 |
11.2 |
19.5 |
.576 |
2.0 |
4.7 |
.417 |
5.2 |
6.4 |
.800 |
| difference: | +10 | +11.5 | +14.1 | +2.6 | +8.3 | +10.8 | +8.1 | +0.7 | +0.5 | -2.0 | -1.0 | +6.5 | +7.9 | +.172 | +0.1 | +0.9 | +.077 | +0.9 | +1.5 | +.061 |
| Lou Williams |
80 |
25.2 |
15.5 |
0.3 |
1.6 |
1.9 |
2.1 |
1.1 |
0.1 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
4.7 |
11.6 |
.404 |
1.9 |
5.6 |
.340 |
4.3 |
4.9 |
.861 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Nikola Jokic |
14 |
40.2 |
26.2 |
2.1 |
10.6 |
12.7 |
8.0 |
2.0 |
0.9 |
3.9 |
3.4 |
9.4 |
19.1 |
.489 |
1.9 |
5.1 |
.380 |
5.6 |
7.2 |
.772 |
| difference: | +10 | +14.7 | +13.4 | +1.6 | +9.3 | +10.9 | +6.7 | +0.5 | +0.9 | -3.1 | -1.1 | +5.4 | +6.3 | +.175 | +0.9 | +0.2 | +.190 | +1.8 | +2.7 | +.061 |
| Lou Williams |
4 |
25.5 |
12.8 |
0.5 |
1.3 |
1.8 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
0.0 |
0.8 |
2.3 |
4.0 |
12.8 |
.314 |
1.0 |
5.3 |
.190 |
3.8 |
4.5 |
.833 |
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Additional Years |
* Lou Williams played 7 seasons more than Nikola Jokic in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 11 to 17, from 2016 to 2022—Lou Williams played in 4 Playoffs. In those 7 extra years over Nikola Jokic, Lou Williams got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards |  2 Sixth Man of the Year
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NBA Champion