Nikola Jokic vs. Tony Snell Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Tony Snell 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 and Tony Snell both played 9 years in the NBA. Nikola Jokic had the first of his seasons in 2015-16, while Tony Snell had his rookie season in 2013-14. 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
Tony Snell 9 6 2013-14 to 2021-22

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Nikola Jokic Tony Snell
Season 2015-162013-14
Team Denver NuggetsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayBulls 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 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
Tony Snell 77 16.0 4.5 0.2 1.4 1.6 0.9 0.4 0.2 0.6 1.1 1.7 4.4 .384 0.7 2.3 .320 0.4 0.5 .756
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nikola Jokic ------- --- ----------
Tony Snell 5 9.2 0.8 0.0 1.2 1.2 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.2 1.0 0.4 1.8 .222 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2
Nikola Jokic Tony Snell
Season 2016-172014-15
Team Denver NuggetsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBulls 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
Tony Snell 72 19.6 6.0 0.4 2.0 2.4 0.9 0.4 0.2 0.7 1.2 2.2 5.2 .429 1.0 2.7 .371 0.6 0.8 .800
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nikola Jokic ------- --- ----------
Tony Snell 11 12.7 3.9 0.1 1.5 1.5 0.5 0.0 0.3 0.5 1.2 1.4 4.0 .341 0.8 2.5 .333 0.4 0.4 1.000

Season 3
Nikola Jokic Tony Snell
Season 2017-182015-16
Team Denver NuggetsChicago Bulls
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
Tony Snell 64 20.3 5.3 0.3 2.8 3.1 1.0 0.3 0.3 0.8 1.6 2.0 5.3 .372 0.9 2.4 .361 0.5 0.5 .909
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nikola Jokic ------- --- ----------
Tony Snell ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Nikola Jokic Tony Snell
Season 2018-192016-17
Team Denver NuggetsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf SemisBucks 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
Tony Snell 80 29.2 8.5 0.3 2.8 3.1 1.2 0.7 0.2 0.7 1.6 3.1 6.8 .455 1.8 4.4 .406 0.6 0.7 .810
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
Tony Snell 6 30.8 10.0 0.3 2.0 2.3 1.5 0.2 0.2 0.3 2.8 3.7 7.3 .500 2.7 5.2 .516 0.0 0.0 -

Season 5
Nikola Jokic Tony Snell
Season 2019-202017-18
Team Denver NuggetsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf FinalsBucks 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
Tony Snell 75 27.4 6.9 0.1 1.8 1.9 1.3 0.6 0.4 0.5 1.5 2.5 5.7 .435 1.4 3.6 .403 0.5 0.6 .792
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
Tony Snell 7 19.1 2.7 0.1 1.7 1.9 0.6 0.4 0.6 0.4 1.4 1.0 3.4 .292 0.7 3.0 .238 0.0 0.0 -

Season 6
Nikola Jokic Tony Snell
Season 2020-212018-19
Team Denver NuggetsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf SemisBucks 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
Tony Snell 74 17.6 6.0 0.4 1.7 2.1 0.9 0.4 0.2 0.3 1.2 2.2 4.9 .452 1.1 2.8 .397 0.5 0.6 .881
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
Tony Snell 9 3.1 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.7 .333 0.1 0.2 .500 0.0 0.0 -

Season 7
Nikola Jokic Tony Snell
Season 2021-222019-20
Team Denver NuggetsDetroit Pistons
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
Tony Snell 59 27.8 8.0 0.2 1.7 1.9 2.2 0.5 0.3 0.5 1.7 2.9 6.5 .445 1.7 4.3 .402 0.5 0.5 1.000
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
Tony Snell ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Nikola Jokic Tony Snell
Season 2022-232020-21
Team Denver NuggetsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement Finals MVP-
Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionHawks 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 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
Tony Snell 47 21.1 5.3 0.4 2.0 2.4 1.3 0.3 0.2 0.4 1.6 1.9 3.6 .515 1.3 2.3 .569 0.2 0.2 1.000
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
Tony Snell 9 7.3 0.6 0.0 0.6 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.6 0.2 1.8 .125 0.1 1.2 .091 0.0 0.0 -

Season 9
Nikola Jokic Tony Snell
Season 2023-242021-22
Team Denver NuggetsPortland Trail Blazers, New Orleans Pelicans
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
Tony Snell 53 15.5 3.5 0.3 1.6 1.9 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.4 1.3 1.3 3.2 .404 0.8 2.4 .352 0.1 0.1 1.000
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
Tony Snell ------- --- ----------
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