Toni Kukoc vs. Jakob Poeltl Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jakob Poeltl and Toni Kukoc, 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.

Toni Kukoc played 13 years in the NBA, 4 more than Jakob Poeltl, who played 9. Toni Kukoc had the first of his seasons in 1993-94, while Jakob Poeltl had his rookie season in 2016-17. 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
Toni Kukoc 13 9 1993-94 to 2005-06
Jakob Poeltl 9 3 2016-17 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Toni Kukoc Jakob Poeltl
Season 1993-942016-17
Team Chicago BullsToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf SemisRaptors Lost East Conf Semis
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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%
Toni Kukoc 75 24.1 10.9 1.3 2.7 4.0 3.4 1.1 0.4 2.2 1.6 4.2 9.7 .431 0.4 1.6 .271 2.1 2.8 .743
difference:+21+12.5+7.8+0.1+1.1+0.9+3.2+0.8-1.7-0.5+3.0+7.6+.152+0.4+1.6+1.5+1.7+.199
Jakob Poeltl 54 11.6 3.1 1.4 1.6 3.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 2.1 1.2 2.1 .583 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 1.1 .544
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Toni Kukoc 10 19.4 9.3 1.1 2.9 4.0 3.6 0.5 0.3 1.7 1.5 3.0 6.7 .448 0.8 1.9 .421 2.5 3.4 .735
difference:+4+15.1+7.6+0.1+1.9+2.0+3.6+0.3+0.1-1.7-1.0+2.2+4.9+.007+0.8+1.9+2.5+3.1+.735
Jakob Poeltl 6 4.3 1.7 1.0 1.0 2.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.5 0.8 1.8 .455 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.3 .000

Season 2

Toni Kukoc Jakob Poeltl
Season 1994-952017-18
Team Chicago BullsToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf SemisRaptors Lost East Conf Semis
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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%
Toni Kukoc 81 31.9 15.7 1.9 3.5 5.4 4.6 1.3 0.2 2.0 2.0 6.0 11.9 .504 0.8 2.4 .313 2.9 3.9 .748
difference:+1+13.3+8.8+0.1+0.7+0.6+3.9+0.8+1.0-1.0-0.6+2.9+7.2+.155+0.8+2.4+2.2+2.7+.154
Jakob Poeltl 82 18.6 6.9 2.0 2.8 4.8 0.7 0.5 1.2 1.0 2.6 3.1 4.7 .659 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.2 .594
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Toni Kukoc 10 37.2 13.8 2.0 4.8 6.8 5.7 1.0 0.2 1.9 2.3 5.3 11.1 .477 1.4 3.2 .438 1.8 2.6 .692
difference:+1+21.6+8.4+0.3+2.5+2.8+5.0+0.7+0.2-1.0-0.5+3.4+7.7+.071+1.4+3.1+.438+0.1+0.5+.097
Jakob Poeltl 9 15.6 5.4 1.7 2.3 4.0 0.7 0.3 0.4 0.9 2.8 1.9 3.4 .548 0.0 0.1 .000 1.7 2.1 .789

Season 3

Toni Kukoc Jakob Poeltl
Season 1995-962018-19
Team Chicago BullsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement Sixth Man of the Year-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionSpurs Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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%
Toni Kukoc 81 26.0 13.1 1.4 2.6 4.0 3.5 0.8 0.3 1.4 1.9 4.8 9.7 .490 1.1 2.7 .403 2.5 3.3 .772
difference:+4+9.5+7.6+0.9+0.4+1.3+2.3+0.4+0.6-0.8-0.3+2.4+5.9+.155+1.1+2.7+1.9+2.1+.239
Jakob Poeltl 77 16.5 5.5 2.3 3.0 5.3 1.2 0.4 0.9 0.6 1.6 2.4 3.8 .645 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 1.2 .533
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Toni Kukoc 15 29.3 10.8 1.3 2.9 4.2 3.9 0.9 0.3 1.7 2.2 3.9 10.1 .391 0.9 4.5 .191 2.1 2.5 .838
difference:+8+4.0+3.5+2.3+1.2+3.5+2.2+0.6+0.4-1.3-1.5+0.6+5.0+.248+0.9+4.4+.191+1.4+1.2+.282
Jakob Poeltl 7 25.3 7.3 3.6 4.1 7.7 1.7 0.3 0.7 0.4 3.7 3.3 5.1 .639 0.0 0.1 .000 0.7 1.3 .556

Season 4

Toni Kukoc Jakob Poeltl
Season 1996-972019-20
Team Chicago BullsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
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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%
Toni Kukoc 57 28.2 13.2 1.6 2.9 4.6 4.5 1.1 0.5 1.6 1.7 5.0 10.6 .471 0.9 2.6 .331 2.4 3.1 .770
difference:+9+10.5+7.6+0.4+0.8+1.1+2.7+0.5+0.9-0.8-0.2+2.5+6.6+.153+0.9+2.6+1.8+1.8+.305
Jakob Poeltl 66 17.7 5.6 2.0 3.7 5.7 1.8 0.6 1.4 0.8 1.9 2.5 4.0 .624 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 1.3 .465
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Toni Kukoc 19 22.3 7.9 0.7 2.2 2.8 2.8 0.7 0.2 0.9 1.6 2.4 6.6 .360 1.0 2.8 .358 2.2 3.1 .707
Jakob Poeltl DNP------ --- ----------

Season 5

Toni Kukoc Jakob Poeltl
Season 1997-982020-21
Team Chicago BullsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
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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%
Toni Kukoc 74 30.2 13.3 1.6 2.8 4.4 4.2 1.0 0.5 2.1 2.0 5.2 11.4 .455 0.9 2.4 .362 2.1 3.0 .708
difference:+5+3.5+4.7+1.6+2.0+3.5+2.3+0.3+1.3-0.9-0.5+1.4+5.2+.161+0.9+2.4+1.2+1.2+.200
Jakob Poeltl 69 26.7 8.6 3.2 4.8 7.9 1.9 0.7 1.8 1.2 2.5 3.8 6.2 .616 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.8 .508
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Toni Kukoc 21 30.3 13.1 1.1 2.7 3.9 2.9 1.2 0.5 1.3 2.7 5.0 10.4 .486 1.1 2.9 .377 1.9 3.0 .645
Jakob Poeltl DNP------ --- ----------

Season 6

Toni Kukoc Jakob Poeltl
Season 1998-992021-22
Team Chicago BullsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Toni Kukoc 44 37.6 18.8 1.5 5.6 7.0 5.3 1.1 0.3 2.8 1.9 7.2 17.0 .420 0.9 3.1 .285 3.6 4.9 .740
difference:+24+8.6+5.3+2.4+0.1+2.3+2.5+0.4+1.4-1.2-1.2+1.2+7.2+.198+0.9+3.1+2.2+2.1+.245
Jakob Poeltl 68 29.0 13.5 3.9 5.5 9.3 2.8 0.7 1.7 1.6 3.1 6.0 9.8 .618 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 2.8 .495
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Toni Kukoc nor Jakob Poeltl played in the postseason in their season 6

Season 7

Toni Kukoc Jakob Poeltl
Season 1999-002022-23
Team Chicago Bulls, Philadelphia 76ersSan Antonio Spurs, Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf SemisDid Not Play
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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Toni Kukoc 56 31.9 14.8 1.3 3.5 4.9 4.7 1.4 0.5 2.6 2.0 5.3 13.0 .408 0.8 3.0 .262 3.4 4.7 .725
difference:+16+5.4+2.3+2.0+2.3+4.2+2.0+0.5+0.7-0.9-0.7+0.1+4.4+.221+0.8+3.0+1.7+1.9+.133
Jakob Poeltl 72 26.5 12.5 3.3 5.8 9.1 2.7 0.9 1.2 1.7 2.7 5.4 8.6 .629 0.0 0.0 - 1.7 2.8 .592
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Toni Kukoc 10 25.8 9.3 0.7 3.0 3.7 1.7 1.0 0.3 1.5 2.6 3.6 9.3 .387 1.1 3.4 .324 1.0 1.7 .588
Jakob Poeltl DNP------ --- ----------

Season 8

Toni Kukoc Jakob Poeltl
Season 2000-012023-24
Team Philadelphia 76ers, Atlanta HawksToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Toni Kukoc 65 24.6 11.1 1.0 3.0 4.0 3.1 0.7 0.2 1.7 1.5 4.2 9.0 .473 1.1 2.4 .446 1.6 2.5 .631
difference:+15+1.8+1.9+2.7+4.6+0.6+1.3-0.2-1.5+0.8+1.4+.183+1.1+2.4+0.4+0.4+.080
Jakob Poeltl 50 26.4 11.1 2.9 5.7 8.6 2.5 0.7 1.5 1.5 3.0 5.0 7.6 .656 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 2.1 .551
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Toni Kukoc nor Jakob Poeltl played in the postseason in their season 8

Season 9

Toni Kukoc Jakob Poeltl
Season 2001-022024-25
Team Atlanta HawksToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Toni Kukoc 59 25.3 9.9 0.7 3.0 3.7 3.6 0.8 0.3 1.9 1.5 3.6 8.5 .419 0.9 2.9 .310 1.8 2.6 .712
difference:+2+4.3+4.6+2.6+3.3+5.9+0.8+0.4+0.9-1.6+2.8+1.7+.208+0.9+2.8+.023+0.1+0.1+.038
Jakob Poeltl 57 29.6 14.5 3.3 6.3 9.6 2.8 1.2 1.2 1.9 3.1 6.4 10.2 .627 0.0 0.1 .333 1.7 2.5 .674
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Toni Kukoc nor Jakob Poeltl played in the postseason in their season 9

Additional Years

* Toni Kukoc played 4 seasons more than Jakob Poeltl in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 10 to 13, from 2003 to 2006—Toni Kukoc played in 3 Playoffs.