David Robinson vs Nikola Jokic

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David Robinson and Nikola Jokic compared on their NBA careers: David Robinson played 14 seasons, 1989-90 to 2002-03, Nikola Jokic 11 seasons, 2015-16 to 2025-26. David Robinson averaged 21.1 points a game to Nikola Jokic's 22.2. David Robinson won 2 titles, Nikola Jokic won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Nikola Jokic leads in 7 of the 9 lines, David Robinson in 2. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

David Robinson and Nikola Jokic career per game

987	GP	810
34.7	MIN	32
21.1	PTS	22.2, better
10.6	REB	11.1, better
2.5	AST	7.5, better
1.4, better	STL	1.3
3, better	BLK	0.7
51.8	FG%	56.1, better
25	3P%	36.2, better
73.6	FT%	82.5, better
58.3	TS%	64.1, better

Career totals

David Robinson and Nikola Jokic career totals

20,790, better	PTS	18,009
10,497, better	REB	8,977
2,441	AST	6,080, better
1,388, better	STL	1,041
2,954, better	BLK	589
51.8	FG%	56.1, better
25	3P%	36.2, better
73.6	FT%	82.5, better
58.3	TS%	64.1, better

How do they compare in the playoffs?

David Robinson and Nikola Jokic postseason

123	GP	100
34.3	MIN	38.4
18.1	PTS	27.4, better
10.6	REB	12.4, better
2.3	AST	7.7, better
1.2	STL	1.2
2.5, better	BLK	0.9
47.9	FG%	52, better
10	3P%	37.3, better
70.8	FT%	83.3, better
54.7	TS%	60.8, better

Where each stands all time

David Robinson and Nikola Jokic all-time places

46th (20,790), better	Points	84th (18,009)
34th (10,497), better	Rebounds	56th (8,977)
66th (1,388), better	Steals	150th (1,041)
6th (2,954), better	Blocks	212th (589)
—	Assists	39th (6,080), better
—	3-pointers made	218th (926), better

Among the NBA players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

David Robinson and Nikola Jokic titles and awards

2, better	Championships	1
4, better	All-Defensive Second Team	—
1, better	Rookie of the Year	—
1	All-Rookie First Team	1
4, better	All-NBA Third Team	—
4, better	All-Defensive First Team	—
4	All-NBA First Team	6, better
1, better	Defensive Player of the Year	—
2	All-NBA Second Team	2
1	MVP	3, better
—	Finals MVP	1, better

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

David Robinson and Nikola Jokic season by season

1st	1989-90	24.3, better	12.0, better	2.0	2015-16	10.0	7.0	2.4, better
2nd	1990-91	25.6, better	13.0, better	2.5	2016-17	16.7	9.8	4.9, better
3rd	1991-92	23.2, better	12.2, better	2.7	2017-18	18.5	10.7	6.1, better
4th	1992-93	23.4, better	11.7, better	3.7	2018-19	20.1	10.8	7.3, better
5th	1993-94	29.8, better	10.7, better	4.8	2019-20	19.9	9.7	7.0, better
6th	1994-95	27.6, better	10.8	2.9	2020-21	26.4	10.8	8.3, better
7th	1995-96	25.0	12.2	3.0	2021-22	27.1, better	13.8, better	7.9, better
8th	1996-97	17.7	8.5	1.3	2022-23	24.5, better	11.8, better	9.8, better
9th	1997-98	21.6	10.6	2.7	2023-24	26.4, better	12.4, better	9.0, better
10th	1998-99	15.8	10.0	2.1	2024-25	29.6, better	12.7, better	10.2, better
11th	1999-00	17.8	9.6	1.8	2025-26	27.7, better	12.9, better	10.7, better
12th	2000-01	14.4	8.6	1.5	—	—	—	—
13th	2001-02	12.2	8.3	1.2	—	—	—	—
14th	2002-03	8.5	7.9	1.0	—	—	—	—

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST