Nikola Jokic vs. JaKarr Sampson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars JaKarr Sampson and Nikola Jokic 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

Nikola Jokic

vs.

JaKarr Sampson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nikola Jokic: 2015-16 to 2023-24
JaKarr Sampson: 2014-15 to 2020-21

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nikola Jokic 1 JaKarr Sampson 0

NBA Seasons Nikola Jokic 9 JaKarr Sampson 6

Playoffs Played Nikola Jokic 6 JaKarr Sampson 1

All-Star Games Nikola Jokic 6 JaKarr Sampson 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Nikola Jokic 2 JaKarr Sampson 0

Finals MVP Nikola Jokic 1 JaKarr Sampson 0

All-NBA First Team Nikola Jokic 3 JaKarr Sampson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Nikola Jokic 5 JaKarr Sampson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nikola Jokic 20.9 JaKarr Sampson 5.2

Rebounds Per Game Nikola Jokic 10.7 JaKarr Sampson 2.7

Assists Per Game Nikola Jokic 6.9 JaKarr Sampson 0.7

Steals Per Game Nikola Jokic 1.2 JaKarr Sampson 0.4

Blocks Per Game Nikola Jokic 0.7 JaKarr Sampson 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Nikola Jokic 14,139 JaKarr Sampson 1,233

Total Rebounds Nikola Jokic 7,249 JaKarr Sampson 628

Total Assists Nikola Jokic 4,667 JaKarr Sampson 161

Total Steals Nikola Jokic 822 JaKarr Sampson 91

Total Blocks Nikola Jokic 491 JaKarr Sampson 110

Total Games Nikola Jokic 675 JaKarr Sampson 236

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nikola Jokic .557 JaKarr Sampson .471

3-Point Percentage Nikola Jokic .350 JaKarr Sampson .248

Free Throw Percentage Nikola Jokic .827 JaKarr Sampson .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nikola Jokic 27.1 (2022) JaKarr Sampson 20.0 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Nikola Jokic 13.8 (2022) JaKarr Sampson 8.0 (2019)

Assists Per Game Nikola Jokic 9.8 (2023) JaKarr Sampson 1.0 (2015)

Steals Per Game Nikola Jokic 1.5 (2022) JaKarr Sampson 1.0 (2019)

Blocks Per Game Nikola Jokic 0.9 (2024) JaKarr Sampson 1.0 (2018)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nikola Jokic 27.6 JaKarr Sampson 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Nikola Jokic 12.2 JaKarr Sampson 3.3

Assists Per Game Nikola Jokic 7.4 JaKarr Sampson 1.0

Steals Per Game Nikola Jokic 1.1 JaKarr Sampson 0.5

Blocks Per Game Nikola Jokic 0.9 JaKarr Sampson 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Nikola Jokic 1,985 JaKarr Sampson 20

Total Rebounds Nikola Jokic 881 JaKarr Sampson 13

Total Assists Nikola Jokic 536 JaKarr Sampson 4

Total Steals Nikola Jokic 77 JaKarr Sampson 2

Total Blocks Nikola Jokic 63 JaKarr Sampson 0

Total Games Nikola Jokic 72 JaKarr Sampson 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nikola Jokic .532 JaKarr Sampson .625

3-Point Percentage Nikola Jokic .411 JaKarr Sampson -

Free Throw Percentage Nikola Jokic .832 JaKarr Sampson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nikola Jokic 31.0 (2022) JaKarr Sampson 5.0 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Nikola Jokic 15.3 (2024) JaKarr Sampson 3.3 (2020)

Assists Per Game Nikola Jokic 10.0 (2024) JaKarr Sampson 1.0 (2020)

Steals Per Game Nikola Jokic 1.6 (2022) JaKarr Sampson 0.5 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Nikola Jokic 1.0 (2023) JaKarr Sampson 0.0 (2020)