James Donaldson vs. Nikola Jokic Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nikola Jokic and James Donaldson that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

James Donaldson

vs.

Nikola Jokic

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Donaldson: 1980-81 to 1994-95
Nikola Jokic: 2015-16 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Donaldson 0 Nikola Jokic 1

NBA Seasons James Donaldson 14 Nikola Jokic 9

Playoffs Played James Donaldson 9 Nikola Jokic 6

All-Star Games James Donaldson 1 Nikola Jokic 6

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Donaldson 0 Nikola Jokic 2

Finals MVP James Donaldson 0 Nikola Jokic 1

All-NBA First Team James Donaldson 0 Nikola Jokic 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Donaldson 0 Nikola Jokic 5

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Donaldson 8.6 Nikola Jokic 20.9

Rebounds Per Game James Donaldson 7.8 Nikola Jokic 10.7

Assists Per Game James Donaldson 0.8 Nikola Jokic 6.9

Steals Per Game James Donaldson 0.4 Nikola Jokic 1.2

Blocks Per Game James Donaldson 1.3 Nikola Jokic 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points James Donaldson 8,203 Nikola Jokic 14,139

Total Rebounds James Donaldson 7,492 Nikola Jokic 7,249

Total Assists James Donaldson 765 Nikola Jokic 4,667

Total Steals James Donaldson 336 Nikola Jokic 822

Total Blocks James Donaldson 1,267 Nikola Jokic 491

Total Games James Donaldson 957 Nikola Jokic 675

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Donaldson .571 Nikola Jokic .557

3-Point Percentage James Donaldson - Nikola Jokic .350

Free Throw Percentage James Donaldson .732 Nikola Jokic .827

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Donaldson 11.8 (1984) Nikola Jokic 27.1 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game James Donaldson 11.9 (1987) Nikola Jokic 13.8 (2022)

Assists Per Game James Donaldson 1.2 (1983) Nikola Jokic 9.8 (2023)

Steals Per Game James Donaldson 0.6 (1987) Nikola Jokic 1.5 (2022)

Blocks Per Game James Donaldson 1.7 (1984) Nikola Jokic 0.9 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Donaldson 7.9 Nikola Jokic 27.5

Rebounds Per Game James Donaldson 7.8 Nikola Jokic 12.3

Assists Per Game James Donaldson 0.7 Nikola Jokic 7.5

Steals Per Game James Donaldson 0.4 Nikola Jokic 1.1

Blocks Per Game James Donaldson 0.8 Nikola Jokic 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points James Donaldson 401 Nikola Jokic 2,010

Total Rebounds James Donaldson 400 Nikola Jokic 901

Total Assists James Donaldson 35 Nikola Jokic 545

Total Steals James Donaldson 18 Nikola Jokic 77

Total Blocks James Donaldson 42 Nikola Jokic 63

Total Games James Donaldson 51 Nikola Jokic 73

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Donaldson .627 Nikola Jokic .532

3-Point Percentage James Donaldson - Nikola Jokic .408

Free Throw Percentage James Donaldson .779 Nikola Jokic .832

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Donaldson 12.0 (1983) Nikola Jokic 31.0 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game James Donaldson 11.7 (1986) Nikola Jokic 16.2 (2024)

Assists Per Game James Donaldson 1.0 (1986) Nikola Jokic 9.8 (2024)

Steals Per Game James Donaldson 0.7 (1990) Nikola Jokic 1.6 (2022)

Blocks Per Game James Donaldson 1.5 (1983) Nikola Jokic 1.0 (2023)