Nikola Jokic vs Tim Duncan

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Nikola Jokic and Tim Duncan compared on their NBA careers: Nikola Jokic played 11 seasons, 2015-16 to 2025-26, Tim Duncan 19 seasons, 1997-98 to 2015-16. Nikola Jokic averaged 22.2 points a game to Tim Duncan's 19. They have faced each other 2 times: Nikola Jokic's team won 1, Tim Duncan's 1. Nikola Jokic won 1 title, Tim Duncan won 5 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Nikola Jokic leads in 8 of the 9 lines, Tim Duncan in 1. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Nikola Jokic and Tim Duncan career per game
810GP1,392
32MIN34
22.2, betterPTS19
11.1, betterREB10.8
7.5, betterAST3
1.3, betterSTL0.7
0.7BLK2.2, better
56.1, betterFG%50.6
36.2, better3P%17.9
82.5, betterFT%69.6
64.1, betterTS%55.1

Nikola Jokic vs Tim Duncan head to head

They have faced each other 2 times: Nikola Jokic's team won 1, Tim Duncan's 1.

Nikola Jokic and Tim Duncan, record against each other
GamesPlayedNikola Jokic wonTim Duncan won
Regular season211
Nikola Jokic and Tim Duncan, averages in their games against each other
15.5PTS16.5, better
13.5, betterREB9.0
2.0AST4.0, better
32.0MIN31.0

Every game against each other

Nikola Jokic vs Tim Duncan, every game
Apr 8, 2016SA at DENW 102-988 PTS, 15 REB, 4 AST, 32 MIN21 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 34 MIN
Nov 18, 2015DEN at SAL 109-9823 PTS, 12 REB, 0 AST, 32 MIN12 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST, 28 MIN

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

Career totals

Nikola Jokic and Tim Duncan career totals
18,009PTS26,496, better
8,977REB15,091, better
6,080, betterAST4,225
1,041, betterSTL1,025
589BLK3,020, better
56.1, betterFG%50.6
36.2, better3P%17.9
82.5, betterFT%69.6
64.1, betterTS%55.1

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Nikola Jokic and Tim Duncan postseason
100GP251
38.4MIN37.3
27.4, betterPTS20.6
12.4, betterREB11.4
7.7, betterAST3
1.2, betterSTL0.7
0.9BLK2.3, better
52, betterFG%50.1
37.3, better3P%14.3
83.3, betterFT%68.9
60.8, betterTS%54.8

Where each stands all time

Nikola Jokic and Tim Duncan all-time places
84th (18,009)Points20th (26,496), better
56th (8,977)Rebounds6th (15,091), better
39th (6,080), betterAssists107th (4,225)
218th (926), better3-pointers made—
150th (1,041), betterSteals156th (1,025)
212th (589)Blocks5th (3,020), 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

Nikola Jokic and Tim Duncan titles and awards
1Championships5, better
—All-Defensive Second Team7, better
—Rookie of the Year1, better
1All-Rookie First Team1
6All-NBA First Team10, better
—All-Defensive First Team8, better
1Finals MVP3, better
—All-Star MVP1, better
3, betterMVP2
2All-NBA Second Team3, better
—All-NBA Third Team2, 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.

Nikola Jokic and Tim Duncan 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.
1st2015-1610.07.02.41997-9821.1, better11.9, better2.7, better
2nd2016-1716.79.84.9, better1998-9921.7, better11.4, better2.4
3rd2017-1818.510.76.1, better1999-0023.2, better12.4, better3.2
4th2018-1920.110.87.3, better2000-0122.2, better12.2, better3.0
5th2019-2019.99.77.0, better2001-0225.5, better12.7, better3.7
6th2020-2126.4, better10.88.3, better2002-0323.312.9, better3.9
7th2021-2227.1, better13.8, better7.9, better2003-0422.312.43.1
8th2022-2324.5, better11.8, better9.8, better2004-0520.311.12.7
9th2023-2426.4, better12.4, better9.0, better2005-0618.611.03.2
10th2024-2529.6, better12.7, better10.2, better2006-0720.010.63.4
11th2025-2627.7, better12.9, better10.7, better2007-0819.311.32.8
12th————2008-0919.310.73.5
13th————2009-1017.910.13.2
14th————2010-1113.48.92.7
15th————2011-1215.49.02.3
16th————2012-1317.89.92.7
17th————2013-1415.19.73.0
18th————2014-1513.99.13.0
19th————2015-168.67.32.7

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST