Calvin Booth vs. Nikola Jokic Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Nikola Jokic and Calvin Booth, 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.

Calvin Booth played 10 years in the NBA, 1 more than Nikola Jokic, who played 9. Calvin Booth had the first of his seasons in 1999-00, 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
Calvin Booth 10 2 1999-00 to 2008-09
Nikola Jokic 9 6 2015-16 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Calvin Booth Nikola Jokic
Season 1999-002015-16
Team Washington WizardsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Calvin Booth 11 13.0 3.8 1.4 1.5 2.9 0.6 0.3 1.3 0.5 2.1 1.5 4.2 .348 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.3 .714
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 %
Calvin Booth ------- --- ----------
Nikola Jokic ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Calvin Booth Nikola Jokic
Season 2000-012016-17
Team Washington Wizards, Dallas MavericksDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks 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 %
Calvin Booth 55 17.0 5.3 1.4 3.1 4.5 0.8 0.5 2.0 1.0 2.7 2.2 4.6 .476 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.4 .679
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 %
Calvin Booth 10 13.7 3.8 1.6 1.2 2.8 0.2 0.7 0.6 0.4 2.9 1.5 3.7 .405 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 0.9 .889
Nikola Jokic ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Calvin Booth Nikola Jokic
Season 2001-022017-18
Team Seattle SupersonicsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Calvin Booth 15 18.6 6.2 1.3 2.3 3.6 1.1 0.4 0.9 1.1 3.1 2.3 5.5 .427 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 1.6 .958
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 %
Calvin Booth ------- --- ----------
Nikola Jokic ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Calvin Booth Nikola Jokic
Season 2002-032018-19
Team Seattle SupersonicsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets 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 %
Calvin Booth 47 12.2 2.9 0.7 1.6 2.3 0.3 0.2 0.7 0.5 1.6 1.1 2.5 .437 0.0 0.0 .000 0.7 1.0 .723
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 %
Calvin Booth ------- --- ----------
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

Calvin Booth Nikola Jokic
Season 2003-042019-20
Team Seattle SupersonicsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets 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 %
Calvin Booth 71 17.0 4.9 1.2 2.7 3.9 0.4 0.2 1.4 0.6 2.1 1.9 4.1 .466 0.0 0.0 .000 1.1 1.3 .798
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 %
Calvin Booth ------- --- ----------
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

Calvin Booth Nikola Jokic
Season 2004-052020-21
Team Dallas Mavericks, Milwaukee BucksDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement Season MVP
-Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets 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 %
Calvin Booth 51 8.8 2.4 0.6 1.5 2.1 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.3 1.5 1.0 2.1 .454 0.0 0.0 .000 0.5 0.6 .813
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 %
Calvin Booth ------- --- ----------
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

Calvin Booth Nikola Jokic
Season 2005-062021-22
Team Washington WizardsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement Season MVP
-Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets 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 %
Calvin Booth 33 7.6 1.4 0.6 1.0 1.6 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.2 1.3 0.6 1.4 .426 0.0 0.1 .500 0.2 0.3 .556
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 %
Calvin Booth ------- --- ----------
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

Calvin Booth Nikola Jokic
Season 2006-072022-23
Team Washington WizardsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement Finals MVP
-Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Wizards Lost East Conf 1st RdNBA 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 %
Calvin Booth 44 8.6 1.6 0.6 1.2 1.8 0.4 0.1 0.7 0.2 1.6 0.7 1.5 .470 0.0 0.0 .500 0.1 0.2 .600
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 %
Calvin Booth 1 18.0 4.0 2.0 2.0 4.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 3.0 2.0 3.0 .667 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
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

Calvin Booth Nikola Jokic
Season 2007-082023-24
Team Philadelphia 76ersDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement Season MVP
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets 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 %
Calvin Booth 31 6.6 0.8 0.2 1.0 1.2 0.3 0.2 0.6 0.1 1.1 0.3 0.9 .333 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.3 .600
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 %
Calvin Booth ------- --- ----------
Nikola Jokic 12 40.2 28.7 3.6 9.8 13.4 8.7 1.4 0.7 3.3 2.7 11.1 20.3 .545 1.2 4.4 .264 5.3 5.9 .901

Season 10

Calvin Booth Nikola Jokic
Season 2008-09-
Team Minnesota Timberwolves, Sacramento Kings-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did 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 %
Calvin Booth 8 7.0 2.0 0.6 0.8 1.4 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.1 1.3 0.6 1.3 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.0 .750
Nikola Jokic ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Calvin Booth ------- --- ----------
Nikola Jokic ------- --- ----------