Nikola Jokic vs. Jeff Teague Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jeff Teague 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, 3 less than Jeff Teague, who played 12. Nikola Jokic had the first of his seasons in 2015-16, while Jeff Teague had his rookie season in 2009-10. 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
Jeff Teague 12 10 2009-10 to 2020-21

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Nikola Jokic Jeff Teague
Season 2015-162009-10
Team Denver NuggetsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks 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 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
Jeff Teague 71 10.1 3.2 0.1 0.9 0.9 1.7 0.5 0.2 0.7 1.2 1.3 3.2 .396 0.1 0.5 .219 0.6 0.7 .837
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nikola Jokic ------- --- ----------
Jeff Teague 9 6.6 1.8 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.8 2.3 .333 0.2 0.6 .400 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2
Nikola Jokic Jeff Teague
Season 2016-172010-11
Team Denver NuggetsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks 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 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
Jeff Teague 70 13.8 5.2 0.2 1.3 1.5 2.0 0.6 0.4 0.9 1.2 1.9 4.3 .438 0.3 0.7 .375 1.1 1.4 .794
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nikola Jokic ------- --- ----------
Jeff Teague 8 29.8 11.8 0.0 2.1 2.1 3.5 0.8 0.4 1.0 1.3 4.6 9.0 .514 0.1 0.9 .143 2.4 2.9 .826

Season 3
Nikola Jokic Jeff Teague
Season 2017-182011-12
Team Denver NuggetsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks 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 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
Jeff Teague 66 33.1 12.6 0.3 2.1 2.4 4.9 1.6 0.6 2.0 2.2 4.8 10.2 .476 0.8 2.3 .342 2.1 2.8 .757
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nikola Jokic ------- --- ----------
Jeff Teague 6 37.5 14.0 0.7 3.0 3.7 4.2 0.8 0.8 1.7 3.0 5.0 12.2 .411 1.2 2.8 .412 2.8 3.2 .895

Season 4
Nikola Jokic Jeff Teague
Season 2018-192012-13
Team Denver NuggetsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf SemisHawks 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 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
Jeff Teague 80 32.9 14.6 0.3 1.9 2.3 7.2 1.5 0.4 2.9 2.3 5.5 12.2 .451 1.1 3.1 .359 2.5 2.8 .881
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
Jeff Teague 6 35.5 13.3 0.5 2.3 2.8 5.0 1.5 0.3 2.3 2.8 4.5 13.5 .333 0.5 1.7 .300 3.8 4.7 .821

Season 5
Nikola Jokic Jeff Teague
Season 2019-202013-14
Team Denver NuggetsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf FinalsHawks 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 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
Jeff Teague 79 32.2 16.5 0.4 2.2 2.6 6.7 1.1 0.2 2.9 2.0 5.8 13.2 .438 0.9 2.8 .329 4.0 4.8 .846
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
Jeff Teague 7 34.6 19.3 0.7 3.0 3.7 5.0 1.0 0.6 3.0 2.1 6.3 16.0 .393 1.3 3.9 .333 5.4 5.7 .950

Season 6
Nikola Jokic Jeff Teague
Season 2020-212014-15
Team Denver NuggetsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf SemisHawks 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 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
Jeff Teague 73 30.5 15.9 0.4 2.1 2.5 7.0 1.7 0.4 2.8 1.9 5.6 12.2 .460 1.0 2.8 .343 3.8 4.4 .862
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
Jeff Teague 16 33.1 16.8 0.6 2.6 3.2 6.7 1.5 0.4 2.7 2.1 6.1 14.9 .410 1.3 4.1 .323 3.3 3.8 .867

Season 7
Nikola Jokic Jeff Teague
Season 2021-222015-16
Team Denver NuggetsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdHawks 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 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
Jeff Teague 79 28.5 15.7 0.4 2.3 2.7 5.9 1.2 0.3 2.8 2.1 5.5 12.5 .439 1.4 3.5 .401 3.3 3.9 .837
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
Jeff Teague 10 27.9 14.5 0.3 1.6 1.9 6.1 0.6 0.2 2.5 3.0 4.6 12.1 .380 0.9 3.6 .250 4.4 5.2 .846

Season 8
Nikola Jokic Jeff Teague
Season 2022-232016-17
Team Denver NuggetsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement Finals MVP-
Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionPacers 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
Jeff Teague 82 32.4 15.3 0.4 3.6 4.0 7.8 1.2 0.4 2.6 2.0 4.9 11.1 .442 1.1 3.1 .357 4.4 5.1 .867
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
Jeff Teague 4 35.5 17.0 0.0 3.3 3.3 6.3 1.0 0.8 2.0 3.0 5.5 11.3 .489 2.3 4.3 .529 3.8 4.5 .833

Season 9
Nikola Jokic Jeff Teague
Season 2023-242017-18
Team Denver NuggetsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nuggets TBDTimberwolves 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 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
Jeff Teague 70 33.0 14.2 0.3 2.6 3.0 7.0 1.5 0.3 2.5 2.4 5.1 11.3 .446 1.2 3.3 .368 2.9 3.4 .845
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Jeff Teague 5 30.6 13.0 0.6 3.0 3.6 5.8 0.6 0.4 2.8 3.8 4.6 10.2 .451 1.4 3.6 .389 2.4 3.4 .706

Season 10
Nikola Jokic Jeff Teague
Season -2018-19
Team -Minnesota Timberwolves
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 ------- --- ----------
Jeff Teague 42 30.1 12.1 0.4 2.1 2.5 8.2 1.0 0.4 2.3 2.1 4.2 9.9 .423 0.8 2.5 .333 2.9 3.6 .804
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nikola Jokic ------- --- ----------
Jeff Teague ------- --- ----------

Season 11
Nikola Jokic Jeff Teague
Season -2019-20
Team -Minnesota Timberwolves, Atlanta Hawks
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 ------- --- ----------
Jeff Teague 59 24.8 10.9 0.5 1.9 2.4 5.2 0.7 0.3 2.0 1.8 3.6 8.3 .436 0.7 2.0 .368 2.9 3.3 .873
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nikola Jokic ------- --- ----------
Jeff Teague ------- --- ----------

Season 12
Nikola Jokic Jeff Teague
Season -2020-21
Team -Boston Celtics, Milwaukee Bucks
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 ------- --- ----------
Jeff Teague 55 17.3 6.7 0.3 1.3 1.6 2.4 0.6 0.2 1.2 1.0 2.2 5.2 .433 0.7 1.5 .439 1.6 1.9 .848
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nikola Jokic ------- --- ----------
Jeff Teague 16 7.4 2.0 0.1 0.4 0.5 0.8 0.2 0.0 0.4 0.6 0.6 1.9 .290 0.3 0.7 .455 0.6 0.7 .818
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