Nikola Jokic vs. Red Kerr Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Red Kerr 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, 3 less than Red Kerr, who played 12. Nikola Jokic had the first of his seasons in 2015-16, while Red Kerr had his rookie season in 1954-55. 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
Red Kerr	12	12	1954-55 to 1965-66

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Nikola Jokic	Red Kerr
Season	2015-16	1954-55
Team	Denver Nuggets	Syracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie First Team	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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
Red Kerr	72	21.2	10.5	-	-	6.6	1.1	-	-	-	2.3	4.2	10.0	.419	-	-	-	2.1	3.1	.682

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nikola Jokic	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Red Kerr	11	33.0	13.8	-	-	10.7	1.2	-	-	-	2.5	5.4	13.7	.391	-	-	-	3.1	5.5	.557


Season 2
	Nikola Jokic	Red Kerr
Season	2016-17	1955-56
Team	Denver Nuggets	Syracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Nationals Lost East 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	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
Red Kerr	72	29.4	13.3	-	-	8.4	1.2	-	-	-	2.3	5.2	13.0	.403	-	-	-	2.9	4.4	.655

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nikola Jokic	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Red Kerr	8	26.6	11.1	-	-	8.5	1.3	-	-	-	2.9	4.6	9.6	.481	-	-	-	1.9	4.1	.455


Season 3
	Nikola Jokic	Red Kerr
Season	2017-18	1956-57
Team	Denver Nuggets	Syracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Nationals Lost East 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	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
Red Kerr	72	30.4	12.4	-	-	11.2	1.3	-	-	-	2.6	4.6	11.5	.403	-	-	-	3.1	4.3	.719

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nikola Jokic	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Red Kerr	5	32.4	15.2	-	-	13.8	1.2	-	-	-	1.4	5.6	13.0	.431	-	-	-	4.0	5.8	.690


Season 4
	Nikola Jokic	Red Kerr
Season	2018-19	1957-58
Team	Denver Nuggets	Syracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Nuggets Lost West Conf Semis	Nationals Lost East 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	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
Red Kerr	72	33.1	15.2	-	-	13.4	1.2	-	-	-	2.7	5.7	14.2	.399	-	-	-	3.9	5.9	.664

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
Red Kerr	3	38.7	16.7	-	-	20.3	1.0	-	-	-	1.7	6.0	18.3	.327	-	-	-	4.7	6.0	.778


Season 5
	Nikola Jokic	Red Kerr
Season	2019-20	1958-59
Team	Denver Nuggets	Syracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Nuggets Lost West Conf Finals	Nationals Lost East 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	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
Red Kerr	72	37.1	17.8	-	-	14.0	2.0	-	-	-	2.5	7.0	15.8	.441	-	-	-	3.9	5.1	.766

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
Red Kerr	9	34.7	14.4	-	-	12.0	2.7	-	-	-	2.2	5.6	15.8	.352	-	-	-	3.3	3.7	.909


Season 6
	Nikola Jokic	Red Kerr
Season	2020-21	1959-60
Team	Denver Nuggets	Syracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards	Season MVP	-
	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Nuggets Lost West Conf Semis	Nationals Lost East 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	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
Red Kerr	75	31.6	14.7	-	-	12.2	2.2	-	-	-	2.8	5.8	14.8	.392	-	-	-	3.1	4.1	.752

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
Red Kerr	3	34.7	13.7	-	-	8.3	3.0	-	-	-	3.0	5.0	17.0	.294	-	-	-	3.7	4.0	.917


Season 7
	Nikola Jokic	Red Kerr
Season	2021-22	1960-61
Team	Denver Nuggets	Syracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards	Season MVP	-
	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Nationals Lost East 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	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
Red Kerr	79	33.9	13.4	-	-	12.0	2.5	-	-	-	2.9	5.3	13.4	.397	-	-	-	2.8	3.8	.729

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
Red Kerr	8	26.3	9.5	-	-	12.4	2.5	-	-	-	2.3	3.8	11.0	.341	-	-	-	2.0	2.9	.696


Season 8
	Nikola Jokic	Red Kerr
Season	2022-23	1961-62
Team	Denver Nuggets	Syracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards	Finals MVP	-
	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Nationals Lost East 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	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
Red Kerr	80	34.6	16.3	-	-	14.7	3.0	-	-	-	3.4	6.8	15.3	.443	-	-	-	2.8	3.8	.735

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
Red Kerr	5	38.6	17.6	-	-	16.0	2.0	-	-	-	3.0	8.2	21.8	.376	-	-	-	1.2	1.6	.750


Season 9
	Nikola Jokic	Red Kerr
Season	2023-24	1962-63
Team	Denver Nuggets	Syracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards	Season MVP	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Nuggets TBD	Nationals Lost East 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	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
Red Kerr	80	32.0	15.7	-	-	13.0	2.7	-	-	-	2.6	6.3	13.4	.474	-	-	-	3.0	4.0	.753

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
Red Kerr	5	37.4	13.6	-	-	15.0	1.8	-	-	-	2.4	5.2	12.0	.433	-	-	-	3.2	4.2	.762


Season 10
	Nikola Jokic	Red Kerr
Season	-	1963-64
Team	-	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	76ers Lost East 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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Red Kerr	80	36.7	16.8	-	-	12.7	3.4	-	-	-	2.3	6.7	15.6	.429	-	-	-	3.4	4.5	.751

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nikola Jokic	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Red Kerr	5	37.0	19.0	-	-	13.8	3.2	-	-	-	2.4	8.0	16.6	.482	-	-	-	3.0	4.0	.750


Season 11
	Nikola Jokic	Red Kerr
Season	-	1964-65
Team	-	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	76ers Lost East 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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Red Kerr	80	22.6	8.2	-	-	6.9	2.5	-	-	-	1.7	3.3	8.9	.370	-	-	-	1.6	2.3	.696

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nikola Jokic	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Red Kerr	11	16.5	5.7	-	-	3.5	2.5	-	-	-	1.8	2.2	6.1	.358	-	-	-	1.4	1.9	.714


Season 12
	Nikola Jokic	Red Kerr
Season	-	1965-66
Team	-	Baltimore Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	Bullets 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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Red Kerr	71	24.9	11.0	-	-	8.3	3.2	-	-	-	2.1	4.0	9.7	.413	-	-	-	2.9	3.8	.768

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nikola Jokic	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Red Kerr	3	16.3	1.7	-	-	5.7	1.3	-	-	-	1.7	0.7	3.7	.182	-	-	-	0.3	0.7	.500

Nikola Jokic vs. Red Kerr Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Red Kerr 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

Season 12