Nikola Jokic vs. Beno Udrih Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Beno Udrih and Nikola Jokic, 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.

Nikola Jokic played 9 years in the NBA, 4 less than Beno Udrih, who played 13. Nikola Jokic had the first of his seasons in 2015-16, while Beno Udrih had his rookie season in 2004-05. 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
Nikola Jokic 9 6 2015-16 to 2023-24
Beno Udrih 13 5 2004-05 to 2016-17

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Nikola Jokic Beno Udrih
Season 2015-162004-05
Team Denver NuggetsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
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 %
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
Beno Udrih 80 14.4 5.9 0.2 0.8 1.0 1.9 0.5 0.1 1.0 1.2 2.2 4.9 .444 0.7 1.8 .408 0.8 1.1 .753
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nikola Jokic ------- --- ----------
Beno Udrih 21 11.3 3.7 0.2 0.6 0.8 1.0 0.4 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.3 3.7 .359 0.5 1.8 .270 0.6 0.7 .857

Season 2

Nikola Jokic Beno Udrih
Season 2016-172005-06
Team Denver NuggetsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlaySpurs 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 %
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
Beno Udrih 54 10.9 5.1 0.3 0.6 1.0 1.7 0.3 0.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 4.3 .455 0.4 1.3 .343 0.7 0.9 .780
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nikola Jokic ------- --- ----------
Beno Udrih 7 6.7 3.6 0.1 0.4 0.6 1.1 0.0 0.0 0.4 1.1 1.4 4.3 .333 0.1 0.9 .167 0.6 0.7 .800

Season 3

Nikola Jokic Beno Udrih
Season 2017-182006-07
Team Denver NuggetsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
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 %
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
Beno Udrih 73 13.0 4.7 0.2 1.0 1.1 1.7 0.4 0.0 0.8 1.0 1.7 4.7 .369 0.5 1.6 .287 0.7 0.8 .883
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nikola Jokic ------- --- ----------
Beno Udrih 8 2.5 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.8 .000 0.0 0.3 .000 0.3 0.3 1.000

Season 4

Nikola Jokic Beno Udrih
Season 2018-192007-08
Team Denver NuggetsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nuggets 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 %
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
Beno Udrih 65 32.0 12.8 0.5 2.8 3.3 4.3 0.9 0.2 2.3 2.1 5.0 10.9 .463 0.8 2.1 .387 1.9 2.3 .850
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Beno Udrih ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Nikola Jokic Beno Udrih
Season 2019-202008-09
Team Denver NuggetsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf FinalsDid 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 %
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
Beno Udrih 73 31.1 11.0 0.6 2.4 3.0 4.7 1.1 0.2 2.2 2.6 4.4 9.5 .461 0.5 1.5 .310 1.7 2.1 .820
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Beno Udrih ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Nikola Jokic Beno Udrih
Season 2020-212009-10
Team Denver NuggetsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nuggets 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 %
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
Beno Udrih 79 31.4 12.9 0.5 2.3 2.8 4.7 1.1 0.1 1.7 2.1 5.3 10.6 .493 0.9 2.5 .377 1.5 1.8 .837
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Beno Udrih ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Nikola Jokic Beno Udrih
Season 2021-222010-11
Team Denver NuggetsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nuggets 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 %
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
Beno Udrih 79 34.6 13.7 0.5 2.8 3.4 4.9 1.2 0.1 1.8 2.3 5.2 10.4 .500 0.8 2.3 .357 2.5 2.9 .864
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Beno Udrih ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Nikola Jokic Beno Udrih
Season 2022-232011-12
Team Denver NuggetsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement Finals MVP-
Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 %
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
Beno Udrih 59 18.3 5.9 0.4 1.3 1.7 3.8 0.6 0.0 1.3 1.2 2.5 5.6 .440 0.3 1.0 .288 0.7 0.9 .709
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Beno Udrih ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Nikola Jokic Beno Udrih
Season 2023-242012-13
Team Denver NuggetsMilwaukee Bucks, Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nuggets TBDDid 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 %
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
Beno Udrih 66 22.1 8.2 0.5 1.6 2.1 4.6 0.6 0.0 1.6 1.4 3.2 7.2 .441 0.5 1.5 .333 1.3 1.6 .816
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nikola Jokic 9 39.9 27.6 3.6 10.4 14.0 9.1 1.7 0.7 3.8 3.0 10.7 19.4 .549 1.1 4.0 .278 5.1 5.7 .902
Beno Udrih ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Nikola Jokic Beno Udrih
Season -2013-14
Team -New York Knicks, Memphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Grizzlies 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 %
Nikola Jokic ------- --- ----------
Beno Udrih 41 15.7 4.9 0.2 1.2 1.4 2.8 0.6 0.1 1.1 1.2 1.9 4.3 .438 0.5 1.0 .452 0.6 0.7 .833
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nikola Jokic ------- --- ----------
Beno Udrih 7 16.4 7.9 0.3 1.4 1.7 1.7 0.4 0.0 1.3 1.6 3.0 6.4 .467 0.6 1.7 .333 1.3 1.9 .692

Season 11

Nikola Jokic Beno Udrih
Season -2014-15
Team -Memphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Grizzlies 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 %
Nikola Jokic ------- --- ----------
Beno Udrih 79 18.9 7.7 0.3 1.6 1.8 2.8 0.6 0.1 1.1 1.1 3.1 6.4 .487 0.3 1.2 .268 1.1 1.3 .853
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nikola Jokic ------- --- ----------
Beno Udrih 10 17.5 7.6 0.4 1.6 2.0 2.1 0.5 0.0 0.4 1.6 3.1 7.3 .425 0.4 1.6 .250 1.0 1.2 .833

Season 12

Nikola Jokic Beno Udrih
Season -2015-16
Team -Memphis Grizzlies, Miami Heat
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 %
Nikola Jokic ------- --- ----------
Beno Udrih 44 16.1 4.7 0.2 1.5 1.6 2.6 0.3 0.0 1.2 1.2 2.0 4.5 .434 0.3 1.0 .341 0.4 0.5 .900
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nikola Jokic ------- --- ----------
Beno Udrih ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Nikola Jokic Beno Udrih
Season -2016-17
Team -Detroit Pistons
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 %
Nikola Jokic ------- --- ----------
Beno Udrih 39 14.4 5.8 0.2 1.3 1.5 3.4 0.3 0.0 0.9 0.7 2.4 5.1 .467 0.3 0.8 .344 0.8 0.9 .941
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nikola Jokic ------- --- ----------
Beno Udrih ------- --- ----------