Tom Henderson vs. Nikola Jokic Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Nikola Jokic and Tom Henderson, 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.

Tom Henderson and Nikola Jokic both played 9 years in the NBA. Tom Henderson had the first of his seasons in 1974-75, 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
Tom Henderson 9 6 1974-75 to 1982-83
Nikola Jokic 9 6 2015-16 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Tom Henderson Nikola Jokic
Season 1974-752015-16
Team Atlanta HawksDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Tom Henderson 79 27.0 11.4 0.6 2.0 2.7 4.0 1.3 0.1 - 1.9 4.6 11.3 .411 - - - 2.1 3.1 .697
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 %
Tom Henderson ------- --- ----------
Nikola Jokic ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Tom Henderson Nikola Jokic
Season 1975-762016-17
Team Atlanta HawksDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Tom Henderson 81 35.8 14.2 0.7 2.6 3.3 4.6 1.7 0.1 - 2.4 5.8 14.0 .413 - - - 2.7 3.8 .708
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 %
Tom Henderson ------- --- ----------
Nikola Jokic ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Tom Henderson Nikola Jokic
Season 1976-772017-18
Team Atlanta Hawks, Washington BulletsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bullets Lost East 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 %
Tom Henderson 87 32.1 11.2 0.5 2.3 2.7 6.9 1.6 0.2 - 1.7 4.3 9.5 .449 - - - 2.7 3.6 .744
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 %
Tom Henderson 9 35.8 13.6 0.9 1.3 2.2 7.0 1.2 0.2 - 2.7 5.3 12.0 .444 - - - 2.9 4.0 .722
Nikola Jokic ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Tom Henderson Nikola Jokic
Season 1977-782018-19
Team Washington BulletsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionNuggets 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 %
Tom Henderson 75 30.9 11.4 0.9 1.7 2.6 5.4 1.2 0.2 2.6 1.7 4.5 10.5 .432 - - - 2.4 3.2 .746
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 %
Tom Henderson 21 28.4 9.6 0.8 1.4 2.2 5.0 1.3 0.2 1.5 1.7 3.4 8.2 .416 - - - 2.8 3.8 .734
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
Tom Henderson Nikola Jokic
Season 1978-792019-20
Team Washington BulletsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bullets Lost NBA FinalsNuggets 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 %
Tom Henderson 70 29.7 10.8 0.7 1.6 2.3 6.0 1.2 0.1 2.1 1.8 4.3 9.2 .466 - - - 2.2 2.8 .800
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 %
Tom Henderson 19 29.4 8.7 0.8 1.1 1.8 5.6 0.9 0.3 2.1 2.4 3.4 9.2 .366 - - - 2.0 2.7 .731
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
Tom Henderson Nikola Jokic
Season 1979-802020-21
Team Houston RocketsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement Season MVP
-Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Rockets Lost East Conf SemisNuggets 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 %
Tom Henderson 66 23.5 5.5 0.5 1.2 1.7 4.2 0.8 0.1 1.5 1.6 2.3 4.9 .477 0.0 0.0 .000 0.8 1.2 .727
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 %
Tom Henderson 7 29.0 8.0 0.7 1.6 2.3 6.0 1.0 0.6 1.6 2.7 3.1 6.6 .478 0.0 0.1 .000 1.7 2.1 .800
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
Tom Henderson Nikola Jokic
Season 1980-812021-22
Team Houston RocketsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement Season MVP
-Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Rockets Lost NBA FinalsNuggets 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 %
Tom Henderson 66 21.4 5.3 0.5 1.1 1.6 4.7 0.8 0.1 1.4 1.7 2.1 5.0 .413 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 1.4 .821
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 %
Tom Henderson 21 29.3 6.7 0.7 2.0 2.6 5.0 0.8 0.0 1.6 1.9 2.8 6.3 .447 0.0 0.0 .000 1.1 1.3 .821
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

Season 8
Tom Henderson Nikola Jokic
Season 1981-822022-23
Team Houston RocketsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement Finals MVP
-Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Rockets Lost West 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 %
Tom Henderson 75 22.9 6.3 0.4 1.4 1.8 4.1 0.7 0.1 1.4 1.6 2.4 5.4 .454 0.0 0.0 .000 1.4 2.0 .700
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 %
Tom Henderson 3 22.7 4.7 1.7 1.0 2.7 3.0 0.0 0.0 1.3 1.7 1.7 5.3 .313 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 1.3 1.000
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
Tom Henderson Nikola Jokic
Season 1982-832023-24
Team Houston RocketsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement Season MVP
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets 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 %
Tom Henderson 51 15.5 5.1 0.4 1.0 1.4 2.7 0.7 0.0 1.0 1.1 2.1 5.2 .407 0.0 0.0 .000 0.9 1.1 .789
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 %
Tom Henderson ------- --- ----------
Nikola Jokic 11 39.5 28.2 3.4 9.5 12.9 8.8 1.5 0.6 3.4 2.7 10.9 19.6 .556 1.1 3.9 .279 5.3 5.8 .906
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