Nikola Jokic vs. Victor Wembanyama Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Victor Wembanyama 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.
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
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, 8 more than Victor Wembanyama, who played 2. Nikola Jokic had the first of his seasons in 2015-16, while Victor Wembanyama had his rookie season in 2023-24. 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 |
| Victor Wembanyama | 2 | 0 | 2023-24 to 2024-25 |
Rookie Season |
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| Nikola Jokic | Victor Wembanyama | |
| Season | 2015-16 | 2023-24 |
| Team | Denver Nuggets | San Antonio Spurs |
| Honors & Awards | - |  All-Defensive First Team |
| - | Rookie of the Year | |
| All-Rookie First Team | All-Rookie First Team | |
| - | Blocks Leader | |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
Rookie Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
| difference: | +9 | +8.0 | +11.4 | +3.7 | +3.6 | +1.5 | +0.2 | +3.0 | -2.4 | -0.4 | +4.0 | +9.2 | +.047 | +1.4 | +4.4 | +.008 | +2.2 | +2.8 | +.015 | |
| Victor Wembanyama | 71 | 29.7 | 21.4 | 2.3 | 8.4 | 10.6 | 3.9 | 1.2 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 2.2 | 7.8 | 16.7 | .465 | 1.8 | 5.5 | .325 | 4.1 | 5.2 | .796 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| * Neiher Nikola Jokic nor Victor Wembanyama played in the postseason in their season 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Season 2 |
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| Nikola Jokic | Victor Wembanyama | |
| Season | 2016-17 | 2024-25 |
| Team | Denver Nuggets | San Antonio Spurs |
| Honors & Awards | - | Blocks Leader |
| - | All-Star Game | |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
2nd Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
| difference: | +27 | +5.3 | +7.6 | +1.1 | +2.3 | +1.2 | +1.2 | +0.3 | +3.0 | -0.9 | -0.6 | +2.1 | +6.9 | +.102 | +2.5 | +6.9 | +.028 | +0.8 | +1.0 | +.011 |
| Victor Wembanyama | 46 | 33.2 | 24.3 | 1.8 | 9.2 | 11.0 | 3.7 | 1.1 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 8.9 | 18.6 | .476 | 3.1 | 8.8 | .352 | 3.4 | 4.1 | .836 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| * Neiher Nikola Jokic nor Victor Wembanyama played in the postseason in their season 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Additional Years |
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* Nikola Jokic played 8 seasons more than Victor Wembanyama in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 3 to 10, from 2018 to 2025—Nikola Jokic played in 7 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those 8 extra years over Victor Wembanyama, Nikola Jokic got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 1 Finals MVP 3 Season MVP 5 All-NBA First Team 2 All-NBA Second Team 7 All-Star Game |