Bob Hansen vs. Nikola Jokic Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Nikola Jokic and Bob Hansen, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Bob Hansen and Nikola Jokic both played 9 years in the NBA. Bob Hansen had the first of his seasons in 1983-84, while Nikola Jokic had his rookie season in 2015-16. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Bob Hansen 9 8 1983-84 to 1991-92
Nikola Jokic 9 6 2015-16 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Bob Hansen Nikola Jokic
Season 1983-842015-16
Team Utah JazzDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Hansen 55 7.6 2.7 0.2 0.6 0.9 0.8 0.3 0.1 0.6 1.1 1.2 2.6 .448 0.0 0.1 .000 0.3 0.5 .643
Nikola Jokic 80 21.7 10.0 2.3 4.7 7.0 2.4 1.0 0.6 1.3 2.6 3.8 7.5 .512 0.4 1.1 .333 1.9 2.4 .811
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Hansen 4 4.5 1.8 0.5 1.3 1.8 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.0 0.5 1.8 .286 0.5 0.8 .667 0.3 0.5 .500
Nikola Jokic ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Bob Hansen Nikola Jokic
Season 1984-852016-17
Team Utah JazzDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Hansen 54 12.0 4.8 0.4 0.9 1.3 1.4 0.5 0.0 0.9 1.6 2.0 4.2 .489 0.0 0.1 .143 0.7 1.3 .556
Nikola Jokic 73 27.9 16.7 2.9 6.9 9.8 4.9 0.8 0.8 2.3 2.9 6.8 11.7 .578 0.6 1.9 .324 2.6 3.1 .825
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Hansen 8 4.3 1.1 0.1 0.4 0.5 0.8 0.4 0.0 0.4 0.8 0.3 1.0 .250 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 1.0 .625
Nikola Jokic ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Bob Hansen Nikola Jokic
Season 1985-862017-18
Team Utah JazzDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Hansen 82 24.8 8.7 1.0 2.0 3.0 2.4 0.9 0.1 1.5 2.5 3.6 7.7 .476 0.2 0.6 .340 1.2 1.6 .720
Nikola Jokic 75 32.6 18.5 2.6 8.1 10.7 6.1 1.2 0.8 2.8 2.8 6.7 13.5 .499 1.5 3.7 .396 3.5 4.2 .850
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Hansen 4 35.0 16.0 2.5 2.0 4.5 2.8 0.8 0.3 1.8 4.0 6.8 9.3 .730 0.5 0.8 .667 2.0 2.3 .889
Nikola Jokic ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Bob Hansen Nikola Jokic
Season 1986-872018-19
Team Utah JazzDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st RdNuggets Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Hansen 72 20.2 9.7 1.2 1.7 2.8 1.4 0.6 0.1 1.1 2.0 3.8 8.3 .453 0.2 0.6 .356 1.9 2.5 .760
Nikola Jokic 80 31.3 20.1 2.9 8.0 10.8 7.3 1.4 0.7 3.1 2.9 7.7 15.1 .511 1.0 3.4 .307 3.6 4.4 .821
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Hansen 5 28.4 12.2 0.6 2.4 3.0 2.2 0.2 0.2 1.4 2.8 4.2 9.8 .429 0.4 1.0 .400 3.4 4.0 .850
Nikola Jokic 14 39.8 25.1 3.9 9.1 13.0 8.4 1.1 0.9 2.6 3.9 9.4 18.6 .506 1.6 4.0 .393 4.7 5.6 .846

Season 5
Bob Hansen Nikola Jokic
Season 1987-882019-20
Team Utah JazzDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf SemisNuggets Lost West Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Hansen 81 22.2 9.6 0.8 1.5 2.3 2.2 0.8 0.1 1.1 2.4 3.9 7.5 .517 0.4 1.2 .330 1.4 1.9 .743
Nikola Jokic 73 32.0 19.9 2.3 7.5 9.7 7.0 1.2 0.6 3.1 3.0 7.7 14.7 .528 1.1 3.5 .314 3.4 4.1 .817
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Hansen 11 37.1 15.4 0.7 2.8 3.5 2.9 0.6 0.0 2.5 3.8 6.1 12.3 .496 1.7 3.3 .528 1.5 2.0 .727
Nikola Jokic 19 36.5 24.4 1.9 7.9 9.8 5.7 1.1 0.8 3.3 3.6 9.4 18.1 .519 2.2 5.2 .429 3.5 4.2 .835

Season 6
Bob Hansen Nikola Jokic
Season 1988-892020-21
Team Utah JazzDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement Season MVP
-Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st RdNuggets Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Hansen 46 21.0 7.4 0.6 2.2 2.8 1.1 0.8 0.1 0.9 2.3 3.0 6.5 .467 0.4 1.2 .352 0.9 1.6 .560
Nikola Jokic 72 34.6 26.4 2.8 8.0 10.8 8.3 1.3 0.7 3.1 2.7 10.2 18.0 .566 1.3 3.3 .388 4.8 5.5 .868
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Hansen 3 41.0 11.0 1.7 4.0 5.7 1.3 0.3 0.7 2.0 5.0 3.7 11.7 .314 1.0 3.0 .333 2.7 3.3 .800
Nikola Jokic 10 34.5 29.8 3.7 7.9 11.6 5.0 0.6 0.9 2.4 2.3 11.6 22.8 .509 2.0 5.3 .377 4.6 5.5 .836

Season 7
Bob Hansen Nikola Jokic
Season 1989-902021-22
Team Utah JazzDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement Season MVP
-Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st RdNuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Hansen 81 26.8 7.6 0.8 2.0 2.8 1.8 0.6 0.1 1.0 2.4 3.3 7.0 .467 0.7 1.9 .351 0.4 0.8 .516
Nikola Jokic 74 33.5 27.1 2.8 11.0 13.8 7.9 1.5 0.9 3.8 2.6 10.3 17.7 .583 1.3 3.9 .337 5.1 6.3 .810
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Hansen 5 29.0 10.0 1.4 1.4 2.8 1.0 0.6 0.0 0.8 2.8 4.2 8.6 .488 1.4 2.8 .500 0.2 0.8 .250
Nikola Jokic 5 34.2 31.0 3.4 9.8 13.2 5.8 1.6 1.0 4.8 4.0 12.2 21.2 .575 1.0 3.6 .278 5.6 6.6 .848

Season 8
Bob Hansen Nikola Jokic
Season 1990-912022-23
Team Sacramento KingsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement Finals MVP
-Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Hansen 36 22.5 6.4 0.9 1.8 2.7 2.5 0.6 0.1 0.9 2.0 2.7 7.1 .375 0.5 1.9 .275 0.5 1.0 .500
Nikola Jokic 69 33.7 24.5 2.4 9.4 11.8 9.8 1.3 0.7 3.6 2.5 9.4 14.8 .632 0.8 2.2 .383 4.9 6.0 .822
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Hansen ------- --- ----------
Nikola Jokic 20 39.5 30.0 3.5 10.0 13.5 9.5 1.1 1.0 3.5 3.5 11.4 20.7 .548 1.8 3.8 .461 5.6 7.0 .799

Season 9
Bob Hansen Nikola Jokic
Season 1991-922023-24
Team Sacramento Kings, Chicago BullsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement Season MVP
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionNuggets TBD
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Hansen 68 11.9 2.5 0.3 0.9 1.1 1.0 0.4 0.0 0.4 2.0 1.2 2.6 .444 0.1 0.4 .259 0.1 0.3 .364
Nikola Jokic 79 34.6 26.4 2.8 9.5 12.4 9.0 1.4 0.9 3.0 2.5 10.4 17.9 .583 1.1 2.9 .359 4.5 5.5 .817
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Hansen 9 7.7 2.4 0.4 0.6 1.0 1.1 0.1 0.0 0.2 1.1 1.0 2.4 .409 0.3 0.7 .500 0.1 0.3 .333
Nikola Jokic 11 39.5 28.2 3.4 9.5 12.9 8.8 1.5 0.6 3.4 2.7 10.9 19.6 .556 1.1 3.9 .279 5.3 5.8 .906
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