Jalen Brunson vs Nikola Jokić
Nikola Jokić leads 8 of 8 career categories against Jalen Brunson, including scoring (22.2 PPG) and rebounding (11.1 RPG). Head to head they met 18 times, with Jalen Brunson winning the series 11–7.
The case for Jalen Brunson
Jalen Brunson trails in every compared category here.
The case for Nikola Jokić
scoring (22.2 PPG), rebounding (11.1 RPG), playmaking (7.5 APG), and 5 more.
Tale of the tape
19.2PPG22.2
3.2RPG11.1
5.3APG7.5
58.9%TS%64.1%
19.2PER28.8
54.2Win Shares142.6
561games played810
Head to Head
| Jalen Brunson | Nikola Jokić | |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Series wins | 7 |
| 16.7 | PPG | 25.2 |
| 2.8 | RPG | 11.5 |
| 6.6 | APG | 6.8 |
| 18 meetings · first 2018-19 · last 2025-26 | ||
Per Game
| Jalen Brunson | Nikola Jokić | |
|---|---|---|
| 561 | G | 810 |
| 30.0 | MIN | 32.0 |
| 19.2 | PTS | 22.2 |
| 3.2 | REB | 11.1 |
| 5.3 | AST | 7.5 |
| 0.7 | STL | 1.3 |
| 0.1 | BLK | 0.7 |
| 48.5 | FG% | 56.1 |
| 38.5 | 3P% | 36.2 |
| 82.6 | FT% | 82.5 |
Advanced
| Jalen Brunson | Nikola Jokić | |
|---|---|---|
| 19.2 | PER | 28.8 |
| 58.9 | TS% | 64.1 |
| 26.3 | USG% | 27.5 |
| 54.2 | WS | 142.6 |
| 0.154 | WS/48 | 0.264 |
| 2.7 | BPM | 10.0 |
| 19.9 | VORP | 78.9 |
Accolades
| Jalen Brunson | Nikola Jokić | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finals MVP | 1 |
| 3 | All-NBA | 8 |
| 3 | All-Star | 8 |
| — | MVP | 3 |
| — | All-Rookie | 1 |
Career percentiles
82Scoring92
64Efficiency90
90Playmaking95
45Rebounding97
36Defense90
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