Jamal Crawford vs. Nikola Jokic Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Nikola Jokic and Jamal Crawford, 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 / Games against each other

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.

Jamal Crawford played 20 years in the NBA, 11 more than Nikola Jokic, who played 9. Jamal Crawford had the first of his seasons in 2000-01, 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
Jamal Crawford 20 8 2000-01 to 2019-20
Nikola Jokic 9 6 2015-16 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Jamal Crawford Nikola Jokic
Season 2000-012015-16
Team Chicago BullsDenver 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 %
Jamal Crawford 61 17.2 4.6 0.1 1.3 1.5 2.3 0.7 0.2 1.4 1.1 1.8 5.0 .352 0.7 1.9 .350 0.4 0.6 .794
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 %
Jamal Crawford ------- --- ----------
Nikola Jokic ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Jamal Crawford Nikola Jokic
Season 2001-022016-17
Team Chicago BullsDenver 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 %
Jamal Crawford 23 20.9 9.3 0.2 1.3 1.5 2.4 0.8 0.2 1.4 0.8 3.9 8.1 .476 1.1 2.5 .448 0.4 0.6 .769
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 %
Jamal Crawford ------- --- ----------
Nikola Jokic ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Jamal Crawford Nikola Jokic
Season 2002-032017-18
Team Chicago BullsDenver 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 %
Jamal Crawford 80 24.9 10.7 0.3 2.1 2.3 4.2 1.0 0.3 1.7 1.6 4.2 10.1 .413 1.1 3.0 .355 1.3 1.6 .806
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 %
Jamal Crawford ------- --- ----------
Nikola Jokic ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Jamal Crawford Nikola Jokic
Season 2003-042018-19
Team Chicago BullsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets Lost West Conf Semis
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Crawford 80 35.1 17.3 0.6 3.0 3.5 5.1 1.4 0.4 2.4 2.0 6.4 16.5 .386 2.1 6.5 .317 2.5 3.0 .833
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 %
Jamal Crawford ------- --- ----------
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

Jamal Crawford Nikola Jokic
Season 2004-052019-20
Team New York KnicksDenver 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 %
Jamal Crawford 70 38.4 17.7 0.5 2.4 2.9 4.3 1.3 0.3 2.1 1.9 6.2 15.7 .398 2.6 7.3 .361 2.6 3.1 .843
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 %
Jamal Crawford ------- --- ----------
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

Jamal Crawford Nikola Jokic
Season 2005-062020-21
Team New York KnicksDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement Season MVP
-Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets Lost West Conf Semis
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Crawford 79 32.3 14.3 0.5 2.7 3.1 3.8 1.1 0.2 2.2 1.9 4.6 11.1 .416 1.3 3.7 .345 3.7 4.5 .826
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 %
Jamal Crawford ------- --- ----------
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

Jamal Crawford Nikola Jokic
Season 2006-072021-22
Team New York KnicksDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement Season MVP
-Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Crawford 59 37.3 17.6 0.7 2.5 3.2 4.4 1.0 0.1 2.7 1.9 6.0 15.0 .400 1.7 5.5 .320 3.9 4.6 .838
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 %
Jamal Crawford ------- --- ----------
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

Jamal Crawford Nikola Jokic
Season 2007-082022-23
Team New York KnicksDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement Finals MVP
-Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Crawford 80 39.9 20.6 0.5 2.1 2.6 5.0 1.0 0.2 2.4 1.8 7.1 17.4 .410 2.2 6.2 .356 4.1 4.8 .864
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 %
Jamal Crawford ------- --- ----------
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

Jamal Crawford Nikola Jokic
Season 2008-092023-24
Team New York Knicks, Golden State WarriorsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement Season MVP
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets 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 %
Jamal Crawford 65 38.1 19.7 0.4 2.6 3.0 4.4 0.9 0.2 2.3 1.4 6.4 15.7 .410 2.2 6.1 .360 4.6 5.3 .872
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 %
Jamal Crawford ------- --- ----------
Nikola Jokic 7 40.1 27.0 3.7 11.3 15.0 9.4 1.3 0.3 3.9 2.9 10.1 18.7 .542 1.1 4.0 .286 5.6 5.9 .951

Season 10

Jamal Crawford Nikola Jokic
Season 2009-10-
Team Atlanta Hawks-
Honors & Awards Achievement Sixth Man of the Year-
Playoffs Hawks Lost East 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 %
Jamal Crawford 79 31.1 18.0 0.4 2.1 2.5 3.0 0.8 0.2 1.7 1.7 6.3 14.0 .449 2.1 5.4 .382 3.4 4.0 .857
Nikola Jokic ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Crawford 11 31.9 16.3 0.1 2.6 2.7 2.7 0.8 0.1 1.8 2.4 5.1 14.0 .364 1.6 4.5 .360 4.5 5.3 .845
Nikola Jokic ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Jamal Crawford Nikola Jokic
Season 2010-11-
Team Atlanta Hawks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East 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 %
Jamal Crawford 76 30.2 14.2 0.3 1.4 1.7 3.2 0.8 0.2 1.9 1.3 4.8 11.5 .421 1.6 4.6 .341 2.9 3.4 .854
Nikola Jokic ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Crawford 12 29.8 15.4 0.1 1.3 1.3 2.5 0.8 0.3 1.3 1.4 5.1 12.9 .394 1.8 5.0 .350 3.5 4.3 .824
Nikola Jokic ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Jamal Crawford Nikola Jokic
Season 2011-12-
Team Portland Trail Blazers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Crawford 60 26.9 14.0 0.3 1.7 2.0 3.2 0.9 0.2 1.9 1.2 4.7 12.3 .384 1.3 4.3 .308 3.2 3.4 .927
Nikola Jokic ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Crawford ------- --- ----------
Nikola Jokic ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Jamal Crawford Nikola Jokic
Season 2012-13-
Team Los Angeles Clippers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Clippers Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Crawford 76 29.3 16.5 0.3 1.4 1.7 2.5 1.0 0.2 1.9 0.9 5.9 13.4 .438 2.0 5.2 .376 2.8 3.3 .871
Nikola Jokic ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Crawford 6 26.8 10.8 0.3 1.7 2.0 1.7 0.5 0.2 0.7 1.5 4.0 10.3 .387 1.0 3.7 .273 1.8 1.8 1.000
Nikola Jokic ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Jamal Crawford Nikola Jokic
Season 2013-14-
Team Los Angeles Clippers-
Honors & Awards Achievement Sixth Man of the Year-
Playoffs Clippers Lost West Conf Semis-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Crawford 69 30.3 18.6 0.5 1.8 2.3 3.2 0.9 0.2 2.0 1.7 6.1 14.7 .416 2.3 6.5 .361 4.0 4.7 .866
Nikola Jokic ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Crawford 13 24.1 15.5 0.4 1.1 1.5 2.0 0.9 0.2 1.2 1.8 5.2 13.2 .398 2.1 6.1 .342 3.0 3.4 .886
Nikola Jokic ------- --- ----------

Season 15

Jamal Crawford Nikola Jokic
Season 2014-15-
Team Los Angeles Clippers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Clippers Lost West Conf Semis-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Crawford 64 26.6 15.8 0.3 1.7 1.9 2.5 0.9 0.2 1.4 1.7 5.2 13.1 .396 1.9 5.7 .327 3.5 3.9 .901
Nikola Jokic ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Crawford 14 27.1 12.7 0.4 1.7 2.1 1.9 0.9 0.2 1.2 2.4 4.8 13.3 .360 1.3 5.3 .243 1.9 2.1 .867
Nikola Jokic ------- --- ----------

Season 16

Jamal Crawford Nikola Jokic
Season 2015-16-
Team Los Angeles Clippers-
Honors & Awards Achievement Sixth Man of the Year-
Playoffs Clippers Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Crawford 79 26.9 14.2 0.3 1.6 1.8 2.3 0.7 0.2 1.4 1.5 4.8 11.9 .404 1.5 4.4 .340 3.1 3.4 .904
Nikola Jokic ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Crawford 6 33.2 17.3 0.3 1.8 2.2 2.2 1.7 0.0 1.5 1.5 6.5 17.2 .379 0.7 3.5 .190 3.7 4.2 .880
Nikola Jokic ------- --- ----------

Season 17

Jamal Crawford Nikola Jokic
Season 2016-17-
Team Los Angeles Clippers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Clippers Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Crawford 82 26.3 12.3 0.2 1.4 1.6 2.6 0.7 0.2 1.6 1.4 4.4 10.6 .413 1.4 3.9 .360 2.1 2.5 .857
Nikola Jokic ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Crawford 7 28.0 12.6 0.3 1.0 1.3 1.9 0.6 0.1 1.3 1.7 5.0 11.9 .422 0.9 3.6 .240 1.7 1.7 1.000
Nikola Jokic ------- --- ----------

Season 18

Jamal Crawford Nikola Jokic
Season 2017-18-
Team Minnesota Timberwolves-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Crawford 80 20.7 10.3 0.3 1.0 1.2 2.3 0.5 0.1 1.2 1.1 3.9 9.3 .415 1.3 3.9 .331 1.3 1.4 .903
Nikola Jokic ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Crawford 5 24.6 11.8 0.2 2.4 2.6 2.4 1.0 0.0 1.0 1.2 4.2 9.4 .447 1.4 3.4 .412 2.0 2.6 .769
Nikola Jokic ------- --- ----------

Season 19

Jamal Crawford Nikola Jokic
Season 2018-19-
Team Phoenix Suns-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Crawford 64 18.9 7.9 0.1 1.2 1.3 3.6 0.5 0.2 1.5 1.2 2.7 6.8 .397 1.0 3.2 .332 1.5 1.7 .845
Nikola Jokic ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Crawford ------- --- ----------
Nikola Jokic ------- --- ----------

Season 20

Jamal Crawford Nikola Jokic
Season 2019-20-
Team Brooklyn Nets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Crawford 1 6.0 5.0 0.0 0.0 0 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.0 4.0 .500 1.0 2.0 .500 0.0 0.0 -
Nikola Jokic ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Crawford ------- --- ----------
Nikola Jokic ------- --- ----------