LeBron James vs Nikola Jokic
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LeBron James and Nikola Jokic compared on their NBA careers: LeBron James played 23 seasons, 2003-04 to 2025-26, Nikola Jokic 11 seasons, 2015-16 to 2025-26. LeBron James averaged 26.8 points a game to Nikola Jokic's 22.2. They have faced each other 39 times: LeBron James's team won 18, Nikola Jokic's 21. In the playoffs Nikola Jokic leads 9-5. LeBron James won 4 titles, Nikola Jokic won 1 title.
Who has the better career numbers?
Nikola Jokic leads in 6 of the 8 lines, LeBron James in 2. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.
LeBron James vs Nikola Jokic head to head
They have faced each other 39 times: LeBron James's team won 18, Nikola Jokic's 21. In the playoffs Nikola Jokic leads 9-5.
Every game against each other
| Mar 14, 2026 |  DEN at  LAL | W 127-125 OT | 17 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 40 MIN | 24 PTS, 16 REB, 14 AST, 43 MIN |
| Mar 5, 2026 | LAL at DEN | L 120-113 | 16 PTS, 5 REB, 8 AST, 34 MIN | 28 PTS, 12 REB, 13 AST, 38 MIN |
| Feb 22, 2025 | LAL at DEN | W 123-100 | 25 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 33 MIN | 12 PTS, 13 REB, 10 AST, 35 MIN |
| Nov 23, 2024 | DEN at LAL | L 127-102 | 18 PTS, 6 REB, 7 AST, 35 MIN | 34 PTS, 13 REB, 8 AST, 37 MIN |
| Apr 29, 2024 | LAL at DEN (playoffs) | L 108-106 | 30 PTS, 9 REB, 11 AST, 44 MIN | 25 PTS, 20 REB, 9 AST, 41 MIN |
| Apr 27, 2024 | DEN at LAL (playoffs) | W 119-108 | 30 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 39 MIN | 33 PTS, 14 REB, 14 AST, 41 MIN |
| Apr 25, 2024 | DEN at LAL (playoffs) | L 112-105 | 26 PTS, 6 REB, 9 AST, 42 MIN | 24 PTS, 15 REB, 9 AST, 39 MIN |
| Apr 22, 2024 | LAL at DEN (playoffs) | L 101-99 | 26 PTS, 8 REB, 12 AST, 38 MIN | 27 PTS, 20 REB, 10 AST, 41 MIN |
| Apr 20, 2024 | LAL at DEN (playoffs) | L 114-103 | 27 PTS, 6 REB, 8 AST, 41 MIN | 32 PTS, 12 REB, 7 AST, 39 MIN |
| Mar 2, 2024 | DEN at LAL | L 124-114 | 26 PTS, 4 REB, 9 AST, 37 MIN | 35 PTS, 10 REB, 7 AST, 39 MIN |
| Feb 8, 2024 | DEN at LAL | L 114-106 | 25 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST, 35 MIN | 24 PTS, 13 REB, 9 AST, 36 MIN |
| Oct 24, 2023 | LAL at DEN | L 119-107 | 21 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 29 MIN | 29 PTS, 13 REB, 11 AST, 36 MIN |
| May 22, 2023 | DEN at LAL (playoffs) | L 113-111 | 40 PTS, 10 REB, 9 AST, 48 MIN | 30 PTS, 14 REB, 13 AST, 45 MIN |
| May 20, 2023 | DEN at LAL (playoffs) | L 119-108 | 23 PTS, 7 REB, 12 AST, 43 MIN | 24 PTS, 6 REB, 8 AST, 38 MIN |
| May 18, 2023 | LAL at DEN (playoffs) | L 108-103 | 22 PTS, 9 REB, 10 AST, 40 MIN | 23 PTS, 17 REB, 12 AST, 42 MIN |
| May 16, 2023 | LAL at DEN (playoffs) | L 132-126 | 26 PTS, 12 REB, 9 AST, 40 MIN | 34 PTS, 21 REB, 14 AST, 42 MIN |
| Dec 16, 2022 | DEN at LAL | W 126-108 | 30 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 36 MIN | 25 PTS, 11 REB, 8 AST, 35 MIN |
| Oct 30, 2022 | DEN at LAL | W 121-110 | 26 PTS, 6 REB, 8 AST, 35 MIN | 23 PTS, 14 REB, 6 AST, 36 MIN |
| Oct 26, 2022 | LAL at DEN | L 110-99 | 19 PTS, 7 REB, 9 AST, 35 MIN | 31 PTS, 13 REB, 9 AST, 35 MIN |
| Jan 15, 2022 | LAL at DEN | L 133-96 | 25 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 31 MIN | 17 PTS, 12 REB, 13 AST, 28 MIN |
| Feb 14, 2021 | LAL at DEN | L 122-105 | 22 PTS, 10 REB, 9 AST, 31 MIN | 23 PTS, 16 REB, 10 AST, 35 MIN |
| Feb 4, 2021 | DEN at LAL | W 114-93 | 27 PTS, 10 REB, 10 AST, 35 MIN | 13 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST, 35 MIN |
| Sep 26, 2020 | DEN at LAL (playoffs) | W 117-107 | 38 PTS, 16 REB, 10 AST, 40 MIN | 20 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 30 MIN |
| Sep 24, 2020 | LAL at DEN (playoffs) | W 114-108 | 26 PTS, 9 REB, 8 AST, 38 MIN | 16 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 36 MIN |
| Sep 22, 2020 | LAL at DEN (playoffs) | L 114-106 | 30 PTS, 10 REB, 11 AST, 37 MIN | 22 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST, 37 MIN |
| Sep 20, 2020 | DEN at LAL (playoffs) | W 105-103 | 26 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 36 MIN | 30 PTS, 6 REB, 9 AST, 39 MIN |
| Sep 18, 2020 | DEN at LAL (playoffs) | W 126-114 | 15 PTS, 6 REB, 12 AST, 31 MIN | 21 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 25 MIN |
| Aug 10, 2020 | DEN at LAL | W 124-121 | 29 PTS, 1 REB, 12 AST, 38 MIN | 12 PTS, 1 REB, 4 AST, 26 MIN |
| Feb 12, 2020 | LAL at DEN | W 120-116 OT | 32 PTS, 12 REB, 14 AST, 42 MIN | 22 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST, 37 MIN |
| Dec 3, 2019 | LAL at DEN | W 105-96 | 25 PTS, 6 REB, 9 AST, 37 MIN | 13 PTS, 5 REB, 8 AST, 34 MIN |
| Mar 6, 2019 | DEN at LAL | L 115-99 | 31 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST, 31 MIN | 12 PTS, 17 REB, 8 AST, 35 MIN |
| Nov 27, 2018 | LAL at DEN | L 117-85 | 14 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 30 MIN | 14 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST, 23 MIN |
| Oct 25, 2018 | DEN at LAL | W 121-114 | 28 PTS, 11 REB, 11 AST, 35 MIN | 24 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 33 MIN |
| Mar 7, 2018 |  CLE at DEN | W 113-108 | 39 PTS, 8 REB, 10 AST, 39 MIN | 36 PTS, 13 REB, 6 AST, 34 MIN |
| Mar 3, 2018 | DEN at CLE | L 126-117 | 25 PTS, 10 REB, 15 AST, 42 MIN | 9 PTS, 7 REB, 8 AST, 32 MIN |
| Mar 22, 2017 | CLE at DEN | L 126-113 | 18 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 34 MIN | 16 PTS, 10 REB, 7 AST, 29 MIN |
| Feb 11, 2017 | DEN at CLE | W 125-109 | 27 PTS, 5 REB, 12 AST, 33 MIN | 27 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST, 38 MIN |
| Mar 21, 2016 | DEN at CLE | W 124-91 | 33 PTS, 11 REB, 11 AST, 33 MIN | 11 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 23 MIN |
| Dec 29, 2015 | CLE at DEN | W 93-87 | 34 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 34 MIN | 10 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 22 MIN |
Games both played on opposite sides, from the game logs on file; the record is their teams’.
Career totals
How do they compare in the playoffs?
Where each stands all time
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
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.