Nikola Jokic vs. Dick Snyder Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dick Snyder 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, 4 less than Dick Snyder, who played 13. Nikola Jokic had the first of his seasons in 2015-16, while Dick Snyder had his rookie season in 1966-67. 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
Dick Snyder 13 6 1966-67 to 1978-79

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Nikola Jokic Dick Snyder
Season 2015-161966-67
Team Denver NuggetsSt. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks Lost West Div 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 %
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
Dick Snyder 55 12.3 6.1 - - 1.7 1.1 - - - 1.5 2.6 6.1 .432 - - - 0.8 1.1 .754
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nikola Jokic ------- --- ----------
Dick Snyder 1 2.0 0.0 - - 0 0.0 - - - 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - - - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2
Nikola Jokic Dick Snyder
Season 2016-171967-68
Team Denver NuggetsSt. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks Lost West Div 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
Dick Snyder 75 21.6 8.6 - - 2.6 2.2 - - - 2.9 3.4 8.2 .419 - - - 1.7 2.2 .772
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nikola Jokic ------- --- ----------
Dick Snyder 4 15.5 6.0 - - 1.3 1.0 - - - 1.5 2.5 5.5 .455 - - - 1.0 1.3 .800

Season 3
Nikola Jokic Dick Snyder
Season 2017-181968-69
Team Denver NuggetsPhoenix Suns
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 %
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
Dick Snyder 81 26.0 12.1 - - 4.0 2.6 - - - 2.6 4.9 10.4 .472 - - - 2.3 3.1 .725
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nikola Jokic ------- --- ----------
Dick Snyder ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Nikola Jokic Dick Snyder
Season 2018-191969-70
Team Denver NuggetsPhoenix Suns, Seattle Supersonics
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
Dick Snyder 82 29.7 13.2 - - 3.9 4.2 - - - 3.4 5.6 10.5 .528 - - - 2.1 2.5 .813
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
Dick Snyder ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Nikola Jokic Dick Snyder
Season 2019-201970-71
Team Denver NuggetsSeattle Supersonics
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
Dick Snyder 82 34.4 19.4 - - 3.1 4.3 - - - 3.0 7.9 14.8 .531 - - - 3.7 4.4 .837
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
Dick Snyder ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Nikola Jokic Dick Snyder
Season 2020-211971-72
Team Denver NuggetsSeattle Supersonics
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
Dick Snyder 73 34.7 16.6 - - 3.1 3.9 - - - 2.7 6.8 12.8 .529 - - - 3.0 3.5 .842
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
Dick Snyder ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Nikola Jokic Dick Snyder
Season 2021-221972-73
Team Denver NuggetsSeattle Supersonics
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
Dick Snyder 82 37.3 13.8 - - 3.9 3.8 - - - 2.6 5.8 12.5 .463 - - - 2.3 2.6 .861
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
Dick Snyder ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Nikola Jokic Dick Snyder
Season 2022-231973-74
Team Denver NuggetsSeattle Supersonics
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
Dick Snyder 74 36.1 18.1 1.2 2.9 4.1 3.6 1.2 0.4 - 3.5 7.7 16.1 .481 - - - 2.6 3.0 .866
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
Dick Snyder ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Nikola Jokic Dick Snyder
Season 2023-241974-75
Team Denver NuggetsCleveland Cavaliers
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
Dick Snyder 82 31.6 14.2 0.5 2.5 2.9 3.4 0.8 0.5 - 2.8 6.1 12.0 .504 - - - 2.0 2.4 .846
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
Dick Snyder ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Nikola Jokic Dick Snyder
Season -1975-76
Team -Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Cavaliers Lost East 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 %
Nikola Jokic ------- --- ----------
Dick Snyder 82 27.7 12.6 0.6 1.8 2.4 2.7 0.7 0.4 - 2.6 5.4 10.7 .501 - - - 1.9 2.3 .824
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nikola Jokic ------- --- ----------
Dick Snyder 13 28.0 12.0 0.8 1.5 2.2 2.4 0.8 0.5 - 2.7 5.3 11.8 .451 - - - 1.4 1.7 .818

Season 11
Nikola Jokic Dick Snyder
Season -1976-77
Team -Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Cavaliers 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 ------- --- ----------
Dick Snyder 82 20.5 9.3 0.6 1.2 1.8 2.0 0.5 0.4 - 2.2 3.9 8.5 .456 - - - 1.5 1.8 .852
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nikola Jokic ------- --- ----------
Dick Snyder 3 17.7 6.0 0.7 1.0 1.7 1.3 0.3 0.7 - 2.0 2.7 9.0 .296 - - - 0.7 1.7 .400

Season 12
Nikola Jokic Dick Snyder
Season -1977-78
Team -Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Cavaliers 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 ------- --- ----------
Dick Snyder 58 11.4 4.8 0.2 0.7 0.8 1.0 0.4 0.3 0.8 1.3 1.9 4.3 .444 - - - 1.0 1.1 .875
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nikola Jokic ------- --- ----------
Dick Snyder 1 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - - - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 13
Nikola Jokic Dick Snyder
Season -1978-79
Team -Seattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -NBA 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 ------- --- ----------
Dick Snyder 56 9.6 3.7 0.3 0.6 0.9 1.1 0.3 0.1 0.6 0.9 1.4 3.3 .433 - - - 0.8 0.9 .843
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nikola Jokic ------- --- ----------
Dick Snyder 9 9.8 2.9 0.2 1.0 1.2 1.1 0.4 0.3 0.8 0.9 1.1 3.4 .323 - - - 0.7 1.0 .667
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