Steve Colter vs. Nikola Jokic Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Nikola Jokic and Steve Colter, 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.

Steve Colter played 8 years in the NBA, 1 less than Nikola Jokic, who played 9. Steve Colter had the first of his seasons in 1984-85, 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 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
Steve Colter 8 5 1984-85 to 1994-95
Nikola Jokic 9 6 2015-16 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Steve Colter Nikola Jokic
Season 1984-852015-16
Team Portland Trail BlazersDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Trail Blazers 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 %
Steve Colter 78 18.7 7.1 0.5 1.4 1.9 3.1 1.0 0.1 1.4 1.8 2.8 6.1 .453 0.3 0.9 .351 1.3 1.7 .754
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 TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Colter 9 18.4 8.9 0.4 1.3 1.8 4.1 0.6 0.0 1.1 2.7 4.0 8.3 .480 0.3 1.2 .273 0.6 0.9 .625
Nikola Jokic ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Steve Colter Nikola Jokic
Season 1985-862016-17
Team Portland Trail BlazersDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Steve Colter 81 23.1 8.7 0.5 1.7 2.2 3.2 1.4 0.1 1.4 2.3 3.4 7.4 .456 0.3 1.0 .325 1.7 2.0 .823
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
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Colter 4 26.0 6.5 0.8 3.0 3.8 5.8 1.3 0.3 1.5 3.3 3.0 6.5 .462 0.0 0.3 .000 0.5 0.5 1.000
Nikola Jokic ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Steve Colter Nikola Jokic
Season 1986-872017-18
Team Chicago Bulls, Philadelphia 76ersDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Steve Colter 70 18.9 6.1 0.3 1.2 1.5 3.0 0.8 0.2 1.0 1.4 2.4 5.7 .426 0.1 0.2 .235 1.2 1.5 .766
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
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Colter 2 4.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 1.0 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Nikola Jokic ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Steve Colter Nikola Jokic
Season 1987-882018-19
Team Philadelphia 76ers, Washington BulletsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bullets Lost East Conf 1st RdNuggets Lost West Conf 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 %
Steve Colter 68 22.3 7.1 0.9 1.7 2.5 3.8 0.9 0.2 1.3 1.9 3.0 6.5 .460 0.0 0.1 .300 1.1 1.4 .789
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 TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Colter 5 17.2 6.4 1.0 2.0 3.0 2.6 0.6 0.6 1.0 1.8 2.8 6.2 .452 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.4 .571
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
Steve Colter Nikola Jokic
Season 1988-892019-20
Team Washington BulletsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets Lost West 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 %
Steve Colter 80 17.8 6.7 0.8 1.5 2.3 2.8 0.9 0.2 0.8 2.0 2.5 5.7 .444 0.0 0.3 .120 1.6 2.1 .749
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 TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Colter ------- --- ----------
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

Season 6
Steve Colter Nikola Jokic
Season 1989-902020-21
Team Washington BulletsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement Season MVP
-Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets Lost West Conf 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 %
Steve Colter 73 13.4 4.9 0.8 1.7 2.4 2.0 0.6 0.1 0.5 1.3 1.9 4.1 .478 0.0 0.1 .000 1.1 1.3 .811
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Colter ------- --- ----------
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

Season 7
Steve Colter Nikola Jokic
Season 1990-912021-22
Team Sacramento KingsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement Season MVP
-Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets Lost West 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 %
Steve Colter 19 13.2 3.1 0.3 1.1 1.4 1.9 0.6 0.1 0.6 1.4 1.2 2.9 .411 0.3 0.7 .357 0.4 0.5 .700
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Colter ------- --- ----------
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

Note: Steve Colter didn't play in 1991-92, 1992-93 and 1993-94.

Season 8
Steve Colter Nikola Jokic
Season 1994-952022-23
Team Cleveland CavaliersDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement Finals MVP
-Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East 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 %
Steve Colter 57 13.2 3.4 0.2 0.8 1.0 1.8 0.5 0.1 0.6 0.9 1.2 3.0 .396 0.1 0.6 .229 0.9 1.2 .761
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Colter 4 10.8 3.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.3 2.5 .500 0.0 0.3 .000 0.5 1.0 .500
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

Season 9
Steve Colter Nikola Jokic
Season -2023-24
Team -Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement Season MVP
-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 %
Steve Colter ------- --- ----------
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Colter ------- --- ----------
Nikola Jokic 10 40.0 28.8 3.2 10.1 13.3 9.5 1.7 0.7 3.4 2.9 11.1 19.7 .563 1.2 3.9 .308 5.4 6.0 .900
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