Luka Doncic vs Nikola Jokic

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Luka Doncic and Nikola Jokic compared on their NBA careers: Luka Doncic played 8 seasons, 2018-19 to 2025-26, Nikola Jokic 11 seasons, 2015-16 to 2025-26. Luka Doncic averaged 29.2 points a game to Nikola Jokic's 22.2. They have faced each other 20 times: Luka Doncic's team won 10, Nikola Jokic's 10. Nikola Jokic won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Nikola Jokic leads in 6 of the 8 lines, Luka Doncic in 2. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Luka Doncic and Nikola Jokic career per game
514GP810
35MIN32
29.2, betterPTS22.2
8.5REB11.1, better
8.2, betterAST7.5
1.3STL1.3
0.5BLK0.7, better
46.9FG%56.1, better
35.23P%36.2, better
75.5FT%82.5, better
59.2TS%64.1, better

Luka Doncic vs Nikola Jokic head to head

They have faced each other 20 times: Luka Doncic's team won 10, Nikola Jokic's 10.

Luka Doncic and Nikola Jokic, record against each other
GamesPlayedLuka Doncic wonNikola Jokic won
Regular season201010
Luka Doncic and Nikola Jokic, averages in their games against each other
27.5, betterPTS22.4
8.5REB12.6, better
9.6, betterAST8.3
36.7MIN34.8

Every game against each other

Luka Doncic vs Nikola Jokic, every game
Mar 14, 2026DEN at LALW 127-125 OT30 PTS, 11 REB, 13 AST, 43 MIN24 PTS, 16 REB, 14 AST, 43 MIN
Mar 5, 2026LAL at DENL 120-11327 PTS, 11 REB, 7 AST, 40 MIN28 PTS, 12 REB, 13 AST, 38 MIN
Feb 22, 2025LAL at DENW 123-10032 PTS, 10 REB, 7 AST, 31 MIN12 PTS, 13 REB, 10 AST, 35 MIN
Nov 10, 2024DAL at DENL 122-12024 PTS, 9 REB, 9 AST, 41 MIN37 PTS, 18 REB, 15 AST, 38 MIN
Mar 17, 2024DEN at DALW 107-10537 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 40 MIN16 PTS, 11 REB, 7 AST, 39 MIN
Dec 18, 2023DAL at DENL 130-10438 PTS, 11 REB, 8 AST, 36 MIN8 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST, 28 MIN
Nov 3, 2023DAL at DENL 125-11434 PTS, 10 REB, 8 AST, 38 MIN33 PTS, 14 REB, 9 AST, 36 MIN
Feb 15, 2023DAL at DENL 118-10937 PTS, 4 REB, 9 AST, 35 MIN14 PTS, 13 REB, 10 AST, 34 MIN
Dec 6, 2022DAL at DENW 116-11522 PTS, 10 REB, 12 AST, 37 MIN19 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST, 34 MIN
Jan 3, 2022DEN at DALW 103-8921 PTS, 8 REB, 15 AST, 34 MIN27 PTS, 16 REB, 3 AST, 35 MIN
Nov 15, 2021DEN at DALW 111-10123 PTS, 8 REB, 11 AST, 38 MIN35 PTS, 16 REB, 6 AST, 37 MIN
Oct 29, 2021DAL at DENL 106-7516 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 26 MIN11 PTS, 16 REB, 8 AST, 25 MIN
Mar 13, 2021DAL at DENW 116-10321 PTS, 5 REB, 12 AST, 33 MIN26 PTS, 9 REB, 11 AST, 36 MIN
Jan 25, 2021DEN at DALL 117-11335 PTS, 11 REB, 16 AST, 39 MIN20 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 34 MIN
Jan 7, 2021DAL at DENW 124-117 OT38 PTS, 9 REB, 13 AST, 43 MIN38 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 41 MIN
Mar 11, 2020DEN at DALW 113-9728 PTS, 6 REB, 9 AST, 40 MIN14 PTS, 13 REB, 8 AST, 34 MIN
Jan 8, 2020DEN at DALL 107-10627 PTS, 9 REB, 10 AST, 37 MIN33 PTS, 6 REB, 7 AST, 31 MIN
Oct 29, 2019DAL at DENW 109-10612 PTS, 4 REB, 5 AST, 33 MIN10 PTS, 10 REB, 10 AST, 33 MIN
Mar 14, 2019DAL at DENL 100-9924 PTS, 11 REB, 9 AST, 35 MIN11 PTS, 14 REB, 8 AST, 30 MIN
Dec 18, 2018DAL at DENL 126-11823 PTS, 6 REB, 12 AST, 35 MIN32 PTS, 16 REB, 4 AST, 35 MIN

Games both played on opposite sides, from the game logs on file; the record is their teams’.

Career totals

Luka Doncic and Nikola Jokic career totals
15,021PTS18,009, better
4,376REB8,977, better
4,230AST6,080, better
661STL1,041, better
237BLK589, better
46.9FG%56.1, better
35.23P%36.2, better
75.5FT%82.5, better
59.2TS%64.1, better

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Luka Doncic and Nikola Jokic postseason
55GP100
39.2MIN38.4
30.9, betterPTS27.4
9.2REB12.4, better
7.8, betterAST7.7
1.6, betterSTL1.2
0.5BLK0.9, better
46.1FG%52, better
34.73P%37.3, better
73.7FT%83.3, better
57.3TS%60.8, better

Where each stands all time

Luka Doncic and Nikola Jokic all-time places
161st (15,021)Points84th (18,009), better
106th (4,230)Assists39th (6,080), better
42nd (1,632), better3-pointers made218th (926)
—Rebounds56th (8,977), better
—Steals150th (1,041), better
—Blocks212th (589), 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

Luka Doncic and Nikola Jokic titles and awards
—Championships1, better
1All-Rookie First Team1
1, betterRookie of the Year—
6All-NBA First Team6
—All-NBA Second Team2, better
—MVP3, better
—Finals MVP1, 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.

Luka Doncic and Nikola Jokic season by season
PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.
1st2018-1921.2, better7.8, better6.0, better2015-1610.07.02.4
2nd2019-2028.8, better9.48.8, better2016-1716.79.8, better4.9
3rd2020-2127.7, better8.08.6, better2017-1818.510.7, better6.1
4th2021-2228.4, better9.18.7, better2018-1920.110.8, better7.3
5th2022-2332.4, better8.68.0, better2019-2019.99.7, better7.0
6th2023-2433.9, better9.29.8, better2020-2126.410.8, better8.3
7th2024-2528.2, better8.27.72021-2227.113.8, better7.9, better
8th2025-2633.5, better7.78.32022-2324.511.8, better9.8, better
9th————2023-2426.412.49.0
10th————2024-2529.612.710.2
11th————2025-2627.712.910.7

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST