Nikola Jokic vs. Stacey King Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Stacey 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 more than Stacey King, who played 8. Nikola Jokic had the first of his seasons in 2015-16, while Stacey King had his rookie season in 1989-90. 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
Stacey King 8 5 1989-90 to 1996-97

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season
Nikola Jokic Stacey King
Season 2015-161989-90
Team Denver NuggetsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
-Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayBulls 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 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
Stacey King 82 21.7 8.9 2.1 2.6 4.7 1.1 0.5 0.7 1.5 2.6 3.3 6.5 .504 0.0 0.0 .000 2.4 3.3 .727
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nikola Jokic ------- --- ----------
Stacey King 16 17.6 6.9 1.1 2.1 3.2 0.6 0.4 0.5 1.1 2.0 2.3 5.7 .407 0.0 0.1 .000 2.3 2.9 .766

Season 2
Nikola Jokic Stacey King
Season 2016-171990-91
Team Denver NuggetsChicago Bulls
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
Stacey King 76 15.8 5.5 0.9 1.8 2.7 0.9 0.3 0.6 1.2 1.8 2.1 4.4 .467 0.0 0.0 .000 1.4 2.0 .704
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nikola Jokic ------- --- ----------
Stacey King 11 7.8 2.1 0.8 1.2 2.0 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.8 1.4 0.7 2.5 .296 0.0 0.1 .000 0.6 1.0 .636

Season 3
Nikola Jokic Stacey King
Season 2017-181991-92
Team Denver NuggetsChicago Bulls
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 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
Stacey King 79 16.1 7.0 1.1 1.5 2.6 1.0 0.3 0.3 1.0 1.6 2.7 5.4 .506 0.0 0.1 .400 1.5 2.0 .753
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nikola Jokic ------- --- ----------
Stacey King 14 7.9 3.8 0.5 0.9 1.4 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.7 0.9 1.3 2.9 .450 0.1 0.1 1.000 1.1 1.6 .652

Season 4
Nikola Jokic Stacey King
Season 2018-191992-93
Team Denver NuggetsChicago Bulls
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
Stacey King 76 13.9 5.4 1.4 1.3 2.7 0.9 0.3 0.3 0.9 1.7 2.1 4.5 .471 0.0 0.1 .333 1.1 1.6 .705
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
Stacey King 19 12.1 4.1 1.1 1.1 2.1 0.7 0.5 0.2 0.7 2.0 1.4 3.5 .394 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 1.6 .806

Season 5
Nikola Jokic Stacey King
Season 2019-201993-94
Team Denver NuggetsChicago Bulls, Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf FinalsDid 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 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
Stacey King 49 21.5 7.9 1.8 3.1 4.9 1.2 0.6 0.9 1.7 2.5 3.0 7.0 .428 0.0 0.0 .000 1.9 2.8 .684
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
Stacey King ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Nikola Jokic Stacey King
Season 2020-211994-95
Team Denver NuggetsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf SemisDid 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
Stacey King 50 15.8 5.3 1.1 2.2 3.3 0.5 0.5 0.4 1.3 2.5 2.0 4.2 .467 0.0 0.0 .000 1.4 2.0 .667
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
Stacey King ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Nikola Jokic Stacey King
Season 2021-221995-96
Team Denver NuggetsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdHeat 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
Stacey King 15 10.4 2.5 0.6 0.9 1.5 0.1 0.5 0.1 1.2 2.6 1.1 2.4 .472 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.5 .500
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
Stacey King 1 12.0 1.0 0.0 3.0 3.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 3.0 .000 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 2.0 .500

Season 8
Nikola Jokic Stacey King
Season 2022-231996-97
Team Denver NuggetsBoston Celtics, Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement Finals MVP-
Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 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
Stacey King 11 9.4 2.2 1.0 1.5 2.5 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.5 1.3 1.0 2.0 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.6 .286
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
Stacey King ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Nikola Jokic Stacey King
Season 2023-24-
Team Denver Nuggets-
Honors & Awards 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
Stacey King ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nikola Jokic 6 40.5 28.8 3.3 11.5 14.8 9.7 1.5 0.2 3.8 3.0 11.0 19.7 .559 1.3 4.5 .296 5.5 5.8 .943
Stacey King ------- --- ----------
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