Scottie Barnes vs. Nikola Jokic Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Nikola Jokic and Scottie Barnes, 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 / 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.

Scottie Barnes played 5 years in the NBA, 6 less than Nikola Jokic, who played 11. Scottie Barnes had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, while Nikola Jokic had his rookie season in 2015-16. 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
Scottie Barnes 5 1 2021-22 to 2025-26
Nikola Jokic 11 7 2015-16 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Scottie Barnes Nikola Jokic
Season 2021-222015-16
Team Toronto RaptorsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Raptors Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Scottie Barnes 74 35.4 15.3 2.6 4.9 7.5 3.5 1.1 0.7 1.8 2.6 6.2 12.6 .492 0.8 2.6 .301 2.1 2.9 .735
difference:+6+13.7+5.3+0.3+0.2+0.5+1.1+0.1+0.1-0.5+2.4+5.1+.020+0.4+1.5+.032+0.2+0.5+.076
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Scottie Barnes 4 33.3 12.8 1.8 7.3 9.0 4.3 1.0 0.3 1.3 3.0 4.5 10.5 .429 0.5 3.0 .167 3.3 4.0 .813
Nikola Jokic DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2
Scottie Barnes Nikola Jokic
Season 2022-232016-17
Team Toronto RaptorsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Scottie Barnes 77 34.8 15.3 2.3 4.3 6.6 4.8 1.1 0.8 2.0 2.2 6.0 13.2 .456 0.8 2.9 .281 2.5 3.2 .772
difference:+4+6.9+1.4+0.6+2.6+3.2+0.1+0.3-0.3-0.7+0.8+1.5+.122+0.2+1.0+.043+0.1+0.1+.053
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
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Scottie Barnes nor Nikola Jokic played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Scottie Barnes Nikola Jokic
Season 2023-242017-18
Team Toronto RaptorsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Scottie Barnes 60 34.9 19.9 2.4 5.9 8.2 6.1 1.3 1.5 2.8 2.0 7.5 15.7 .475 1.7 4.9 .341 3.3 4.2 .781
difference:+15+2.3+1.4+0.2+2.2+2.5+0.1+0.7-0.8+0.8+2.2+.024+0.2+1.2+.055+0.2+.069
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
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Scottie Barnes nor Nikola Jokic played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4
Scottie Barnes Nikola Jokic
Season 2024-252018-19
Team Toronto RaptorsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets Lost West Conf Semis
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Scottie Barnes 65 32.8 19.3 1.7 6.0 7.7 5.8 1.4 1.0 2.8 1.7 7.3 16.4 .446 1.2 4.3 .271 3.5 4.6 .755
difference:+15+1.5+0.8+1.2+2.0+3.1+1.5+0.3-0.3-1.2+0.4+1.3+.065+0.2+0.9+.036+0.1+0.2+.066
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Scottie Barnes DNP------ --- ----------
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

Season 5
Scottie Barnes Nikola Jokic
Season 2025-262019-20
Team Toronto RaptorsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets Lost West Conf Finals
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Scottie Barnes 8 32.3 20.9 1.8 5.1 6.9 5.1 1.6 1.5 2.1 3.3 8.1 15.9 .512 2.3 4.6 .486 2.4 3.3 .731
difference:+65+0.3+1.0+0.5+2.4+2.8+1.9+0.4+0.9-1.0-0.3+0.4+1.2+.016+1.2+1.1+.172+1.0+0.8+.086
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Scottie Barnes DNP------ --- ----------
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

Additional Years

* Nikola Jokic played 6 seasons more than Scottie Barnes in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 11, from 2021 to 2026—Nikola Jokic played in 5 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

In those 6 extra years over Scottie Barnes, Nikola Jokic got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 Finals MVP
Achievement 3 Season MVP
Achievement 4 All-NBA First Team
Achievement 1 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 5 All-Star Game
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