Desmond Bane vs. Nikola Jokic: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Desmond Bane and Nikola Jokic all-time NBA rankings. Explore their historical standing across total and per-game stats, regular season and playoffs. Who ranks higher?

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other

This in-depth analysis goes beyond basic career numbers to provide an unparalleled look at where Desmond Bane, with a career spanning 5 seasons from 2021 to 2025, and Nikola Jokic, with 10 seasons played from 2016 to 2025, stand among the league's historical elite..

Dive into a meticulous breakdown of their positions in every major statistical category—from scoring, rebounding and assists to steals, blocks, triple-doubles, and rankings by points thresholds—across both regular season and their entire playoff careers. Our comprehensive tables offer side-by-side rankings, value comparisons, and key differences, ensuring you have all the definitive data to assess their historical impact.

First, review a concise summary of how they rank in NBA history in the main categories (points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks) for both total and per-game stats, and below, you can then explore in detail all their stats and their historical rankings.

Desmond Bane vs. Nikola Jokic
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Desmond Bane Nikola Jokic Desmond Bane Nikola Jokic
Points
+300th
124th
+300th
44th
Rebounds
+300th
75th
+300th
38th
Assists
+300th
59th
+300th
35th
Steals
+300th
212nd
+300th
94th
Blocks
+300th
263rd
+300th
107th
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Desmond Bane vs. Nikola Jokic
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Desmond Bane Nikola Jokic Desmond Bane Nikola Jokic
Points
--
45th
182nd
10th
Rebounds
--
31st
+300th
16th
Assists
--
30th
+300th
21st
Steals
--
161st
+300th
159th
Blocks
--
277th
+300th
206th

Note: the season per game rankings on this page respect the minimums usually applied by the NBA for all-time leaders: 400 games with some exceptions for some stats; for the Playoffs a minimum of 3 games is used.

Comparisons on this page:

Their rankings for:
Season Totals - Playoffs Totals /
Season Per Game - Playoffs Per Game

Career Totals,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Desmond Bane Nikola Jokic Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
124th
+176 5,580 vs. 16,21010,630
Rebounds
+300th
75th
+225 1,438 vs. 8,1416,703
Assists
+300th
59th
+241 1,179 vs. 5,3834,204
Steals
+300th
212nd
+88 312 vs. 949637
Blocks
+300th
263rd
+37 117 vs. 536419
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
114th
+186 218 vs. 1,9831,765
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
47th
+253 1,220 vs. 6,1584,938
Field Goals Made
+300th
114th
+186 2,045 vs. 6,2364,191
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
212nd
+88 4,333 vs. 11,1426,809
3-Pointers Made
253rd
251st
2 812 vs. 8142
3-Pointers Attempted
298th
242nd
56 1,979 vs. 2,264285
Free Throws Made
+300th
187th
+113 678 vs. 2,9242,246
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
217th
+83 768 vs. 3,5502,782

Games and Years:

Desmond Bane Nikola Jokic Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
+300th
313 vs. 745432
Seasons
+300th
+300th
5 vs. 105

Triple-Doubles:

Desmond Bane Nikola Jokic Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
275th
3rd
272 1 vs. 164163

Rankings by Points Scored:

Desmond Bane Nikola Jokic Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
276th
42nd
234 2 vs. 3028
50+ point games
-
40th
0 vs. 33
60+ point games
-
11th
0 vs. 11
70+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Desmond Bane Nikola Jokic Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
44th
+256 455 vs. 2,5802,125
Rebounds
+300th
38th
+262 125 vs. 1,1591,034
Assists
+300th
35th
+265 68 vs. 712644
Steals
+300th
94th
+206 21 vs. 11695
Blocks
+300th
107th
+193 13 vs. 8269
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
38th
+262 19 vs. 286267
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
27th
+273 106 vs. 873767
Field Goals Made
+300th
39th
+261 156 vs. 978822
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
54th
+246 357 vs. 1,8641,507
3-Pointers Made
183rd
54th
129 72 vs. 16593
3-Pointers Attempted
218th
59th
159 182 vs. 425243
Free Throws Made
+300th
67th
+233 71 vs. 459388
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
69th
+231 79 vs. 556477

Games and Years:

Desmond Bane Nikola Jokic Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
198th
+102 27 vs. 9467
Playoffs
+300th
+300th
4 vs. 73

Triple-Doubles:

Desmond Bane Nikola Jokic Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
+300th
3rd
0 vs. 2121

Rankings by Points Scored:

Desmond Bane Nikola Jokic Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
20th
0 vs. 77
50+ point games
-
9th
0 vs. 11
60+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Desmond Bane Nikola Jokic Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
--
45th
17.83 vs. 21.763.93
Rebounds per game
--
31st
4.59 vs. 10.936.33
Assists per game
--
30th
3.77 vs. 7.233.46
Steals per game
--
161st
1.00 vs. 1.270.28
Blocks per game
--
277th
0.37 vs. 0.720.35
Offensive Rebounds per game
--
67th
0.70 vs. 2.661.97
Defensive Rebounds per game
--
7th
3.90 vs. 8.274.37
Field Goals Made per game
--
39th
6.53 vs. 8.371.84
Field Goals Attempted per game
--
121st
13.84 vs. 14.961.11
3-Pointers Made per game
15th
+300th
+285 2.59 vs. 1.091.50
3-Pointers Attempted per game
--
260th
6.32 vs. 3.043.28
Free Throws Made per game
--
138th
2.17 vs. 3.921.76
Free Throws Attempted per game
--
156th
2.45 vs. 4.772.31

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Desmond Bane Nikola Jokic Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
182nd
10th
172 16.85 vs. 27.4510.59
Rebounds per game
+300th
16th
+284 4.63 vs. 12.337.70
Assists per game
+300th
21st
+279 2.52 vs. 7.575.06
Steals per game
+300th
159th
+141 0.78 vs. 1.230.46
Blocks per game
+300th
206th
+94 0.48 vs. 0.870.39
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
44th
+256 0.70 vs. 3.042.34
Defensive Rebounds per game
289th
4th
285 3.93 vs. 9.295.36
Field Goals Made per game
236th
7th
229 5.78 vs. 10.404.63
Field Goals Attempted per game
227th
29th
198 13.22 vs. 19.836.61
3-Pointers Made per game
10th
93rd
83 2.67 vs. 1.760.91
3-Pointers Attempted per game
18th
123rd
105 6.74 vs. 4.522.22
Free Throws Made per game
+300th
86th
+214 2.63 vs. 4.882.25
Free Throws Attempted per game
+300th
108th
+192 2.93 vs. 5.912.99

Note: Even if they don't have the minimum of 400 season games, the players are also included in the all-time rankings in some stats if they reach certain thresholds: 10,000 points; 4,000 rebounds; 2,000 assists; 625 steals; 500 blocks; 250 3-pointers made.