DeJuan Blair vs. Nikola Jokic Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Nikola Jokic and DeJuan Blair, 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.

DeJuan Blair played 7 years in the NBA, 2 less than Nikola Jokic, who played 9. DeJuan Blair had the first of his seasons in 2009-10, while Nikola Jokic had his rookie season in 2015-16. 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
DeJuan Blair 7 5 2009-10 to 2015-16
Nikola Jokic 9 6 2015-16 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
DeJuan Blair Nikola Jokic
Season 2009-102015-16
Team San Antonio SpursDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Spurs 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 %
DeJuan Blair 82 18.2 7.8 2.4 4.0 6.4 0.8 0.6 0.5 1.4 2.7 3.4 6.0 .556 0.0 0.0 .000 1.1 2.0 .547
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
DeJuan Blair 10 9.1 3.7 1.9 2.0 3.9 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.2 1.8 1.6 3.2 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.9 .556
Nikola Jokic ------- --- ----------

Season 2
DeJuan Blair Nikola Jokic
Season 2010-112016-17
Team San Antonio SpursDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs 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 %
DeJuan Blair 81 21.4 8.3 2.7 4.3 7.0 1.0 1.2 0.5 1.4 2.6 3.6 7.2 .501 0.0 0.0 .000 1.1 1.7 .657
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
DeJuan Blair 4 12.5 4.3 2.3 1.0 3.3 0.5 0.0 0.3 0.5 1.5 1.8 5.3 .333 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.3 .600
Nikola Jokic ------- --- ----------

Season 3
DeJuan Blair Nikola Jokic
Season 2011-122017-18
Team San Antonio SpursDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs 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 %
DeJuan Blair 64 21.3 9.5 2.4 3.1 5.5 1.2 0.9 0.2 1.4 2.6 4.2 7.9 .534 0.0 0.0 .000 1.1 1.9 .613
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
DeJuan Blair 10 7.6 3.7 0.7 1.6 2.3 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.1 1.0 1.7 2.7 .630 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.6 .500
Nikola Jokic ------- --- ----------

Season 4
DeJuan Blair Nikola Jokic
Season 2012-132018-19
Team San Antonio SpursDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Spurs Lost NBA FinalsNuggets Lost West 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 %
DeJuan Blair 61 14.0 5.4 1.1 2.7 3.8 0.7 0.6 0.2 0.8 1.8 2.3 4.4 .524 0.0 0.0 .000 0.7 1.1 .629
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
DeJuan Blair 12 6.3 3.9 0.5 1.5 2.0 0.6 0.4 0.1 0.1 1.2 1.8 2.8 .618 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.8 .556
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

Season 5
DeJuan Blair Nikola Jokic
Season 2013-142019-20
Team Dallas MavericksDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st RdNuggets Lost West 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 %
DeJuan Blair 78 15.6 6.4 1.8 2.9 4.7 0.9 0.8 0.3 1.0 2.5 2.7 5.0 .534 0.0 0.0 .000 1.0 1.6 .636
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
DeJuan Blair 6 13.5 6.7 2.3 3.8 6.2 0.2 2.0 0.0 0.8 2.3 2.7 4.5 .593 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 2.2 .615
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

Season 6
DeJuan Blair Nikola Jokic
Season 2014-152020-21
Team Washington WizardsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement Season MVP
-Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets Lost West 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 %
DeJuan Blair 29 6.2 1.9 0.6 1.4 1.9 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.4 1.4 0.9 2.0 .456 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.2 .667
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
DeJuan Blair ------- --- ----------
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

Season 7
DeJuan Blair Nikola Jokic
Season 2015-162021-22
Team Washington WizardsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement Season MVP
-Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets 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 %
DeJuan Blair 29 7.5 2.1 0.7 1.3 2.0 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.5 1.8 1.0 2.3 .412 0.0 0.0 .000 0.2 0.4 .385
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
DeJuan Blair ------- --- ----------
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

Season 8
DeJuan Blair Nikola Jokic
Season -2022-23
Team -Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement Finals MVP
-Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
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 %
DeJuan Blair ------- --- ----------
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
DeJuan Blair ------- --- ----------
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

Season 9
DeJuan Blair Nikola Jokic
Season -2023-24
Team -Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement Season MVP
-Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs -Nuggets Lost West Conf Semis
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
DeJuan Blair ------- --- ----------
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
DeJuan Blair ------- --- ----------
Nikola Jokic 12 40.2 28.7 3.6 9.8 13.4 8.7 1.4 0.7 3.3 2.7 11.1 20.3 .545 1.2 4.4 .264 5.3 5.9 .901
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