Nikola Jokic vs. Dan Roundfield Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dan Roundfield 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

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, 2 less than Dan Roundfield, who played 11. Nikola Jokic had the first of his seasons in 2015-16, while Dan Roundfield had his rookie season in 1976-77. 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
Dan Roundfield	11	7	1976-77 to 1986-87

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Nikola Jokic	Dan Roundfield
Season	2015-16	1976-77
Team	Denver Nuggets	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie First Team	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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	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
Dan Roundfield	61	27.0	13.9	2.9	5.6	8.5	1.1	1.0	2.1	-	4.0	5.6	12.0	.466	-	-	-	2.7	3.9	.686

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nikola Jokic	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dan Roundfield	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 2
	Nikola Jokic	Dan Roundfield
Season	2016-17	1977-78
Team	Denver Nuggets	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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	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
Dan Roundfield	79	30.7	13.4	3.5	6.7	10.2	2.5	1.0	1.9	2.5	3.8	5.3	10.9	.489	-	-	-	2.8	3.8	.727

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nikola Jokic	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dan Roundfield	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 3
	Nikola Jokic	Dan Roundfield
Season	2017-18	1978-79
Team	Denver Nuggets	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
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
Dan Roundfield	80	31.7	15.3	4.1	6.7	10.8	1.6	1.1	2.2	2.6	4.5	5.8	11.5	.504	-	-	-	3.8	5.3	.714

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nikola Jokic	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dan Roundfield	9	37.6	17.6	4.9	6.9	11.8	2.8	0.9	2.6	2.6	4.9	6.8	14.8	.459	-	-	-	4.0	5.0	.800


Season 4
	Nikola Jokic	Dan Roundfield
Season	2018-19	1979-80
Team	Denver Nuggets	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	All-Defensive First Team
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Nuggets Lost West Conf Semis	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		%
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
Dan Roundfield	81	32.0	16.5	3.6	6.7	10.3	2.3	1.2	1.7	2.9	3.9	6.2	12.4	.499	0.0	0.0	.000	4.1	5.7	.710

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
Dan Roundfield	5	34.8	17.2	5.0	6.6	11.6	2.2	0.8	1.6	2.2	4.4	6.4	13.8	.464	0.0	0.2	.000	4.4	7.0	.629


Season 5
	Nikola Jokic	Dan Roundfield
Season	2019-20	1980-81
Team	Denver Nuggets	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Nuggets Lost West Conf Finals	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	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
Dan Roundfield	63	33.8	17.6	3.7	6.4	10.1	2.6	1.2	1.9	2.8	4.1	6.8	12.8	.527	0.0	0.0	.000	4.1	5.6	.721

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
Dan Roundfield	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 6
	Nikola Jokic	Dan Roundfield
Season	2020-21	1981-82
Team	Denver Nuggets	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards	Season MVP	-
	All-NBA First Team	-
	-	All-Defensive First Team
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Nuggets Lost West Conf Semis	Hawks Lost East 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	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
Dan Roundfield	61	36.3	18.6	3.7	8.1	11.8	2.7	1.0	1.5	3.0	3.4	7.0	14.9	.466	0.0	0.1	.200	4.7	6.1	.760

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
Dan Roundfield	2	42.5	21.0	3.0	8.0	11.0	1.0	1.0	2.0	3.0	4.0	8.5	18.0	.472	0.0	0.0	-	4.0	7.0	.571


Season 7
	Nikola Jokic	Dan Roundfield
Season	2021-22	1982-83
Team	Denver Nuggets	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards	Season MVP	-
	All-NBA First Team	-
	-	All-Defensive First Team
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Hawks Lost East 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	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
Dan Roundfield	77	36.5	19.0	3.4	8.1	11.4	2.9	0.8	1.5	3.2	3.1	7.3	15.5	.470	0.1	0.4	.185	4.4	5.8	.749

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
Dan Roundfield	3	41.3	17.7	2.0	12.0	14.0	3.3	1.3	1.3	3.7	1.7	8.0	16.7	.480	0.0	0.3	.000	1.7	3.7	.455


Season 8
	Nikola Jokic	Dan Roundfield
Season	2022-23	1983-84
Team	Denver Nuggets	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards	Finals MVP	-
	All-NBA Second Team	-
	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Hawks Lost East 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	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
Dan Roundfield	73	35.8	18.9	2.8	7.1	9.9	2.5	0.8	1.0	2.8	3.0	6.9	14.2	.485	0.0	0.2	.000	5.1	6.7	.770

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
Dan Roundfield	5	38.2	17.2	2.4	6.4	8.8	1.6	0.4	1.4	3.8	3.2	6.0	13.8	.435	0.2	0.2	1.000	5.0	7.0	.714


Season 9
	Nikola Jokic	Dan Roundfield
Season	2023-24	1984-85
Team	Denver Nuggets	Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards	Season MVP	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Nuggets TBD	Pistons 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		%
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
Dan Roundfield	56	26.6	10.9	3.1	5.0	8.1	1.8	0.5	1.0	2.2	2.6	4.2	9.0	.467	0.0	0.0	.000	2.5	3.2	.781

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
Dan Roundfield	9	23.9	9.1	2.1	4.6	6.7	1.7	0.4	0.7	1.7	2.3	3.7	7.6	.485	0.0	0.0	-	1.8	1.9	.941


Season 10
	Nikola Jokic	Dan Roundfield
Season	-	1985-86
Team	-	Washington Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	Bullets Lost East 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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dan Roundfield	79	29.4	11.6	2.7	5.5	8.1	2.1	0.5	0.6	2.4	2.5	4.1	8.4	.488	0.0	0.1	.000	3.5	4.6	.754

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nikola Jokic	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dan Roundfield	5	35.4	14.0	2.8	6.4	9.2	2.0	0.4	0.8	2.6	3.4	5.6	10.6	.528	0.0	0.2	.000	2.8	3.4	.824


Season 11
	Nikola Jokic	Dan Roundfield
Season	-	1986-87
Team	-	Washington Bullets
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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dan Roundfield	36	18.6	6.6	1.8	2.9	4.7	1.1	0.3	0.4	1.4	2.1	2.5	6.1	.409	0.0	0.1	.200	1.6	2.0	.792

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nikola Jokic	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dan Roundfield	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Nikola Jokic vs. Dan Roundfield Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dan Roundfield 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.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11