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Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Nikola Jokic vs Zion Williamson

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Jokic · Williamson
Nikola Jokic
Jokic
Nuggets
2025-26
Williamson
Pelicans
Zion Williamson
65
Games
availability
62
34.8
Minutes
per game
29.7
27.7
Points
per game
21.0
12.9
Rebounds
per game
5.7
10.7
Assists
per game
3.2
2.2
Steals + blocks
per game
1.5
3.7
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
2.0
56.9%
Field goal %
60.0%
38.0%
Three-point %
4.5 vs 0.1 attempts
25.0%
83.1%
Free throw %
71.6%
67.0%
True shooting
TS%
64.4%
28.9%
Usage
USG%
25.0%
45.8%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
17.4%
18.5%
Rebound %
of available
9.0%
+10.8
Net rating
on court
-1.9
21.3%
PIE
player impact estimate
14.1%
+8.5
Plus-minus
per game
-1.3
Bars show each player's share of the pair's total; the better number is in the club's color (turnovers: fewer is better).

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Nikola Jokic scored more in 2025-26, 6.7 points a game apart (27.7 vs 21.0), on Jokic's heavier usage (28.9% vs 25.0%).

Jokic is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 67.0% to 64.4%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Jokic (10.7 vs 3.2 assists), the glass to Jokic (12.9 vs 5.7 rebounds).

With Jokic on the floor his team outscored opponents by +10.8 per 100 possessions, against -1.9 for Williamson; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Jokic $59.0M through 2027-28, Williamson $42.2M through 2027-28. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Jokic
2025-26
Williamson
43-22
Record when playing
22-40
27.6
Points at home
21.1
27.8
Points on the road
20.9
27.6
Points in wins
21.4
27.8
Points in losses
20.8
56
Season high
35
25
30-point games
5
55
Double-doubles
6
Jokic · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 at LAL17 pts · 6 reb · 8 ast
Wed, Oct 14 at LAC5 pts · 6 reb · 7 ast
Sun, Oct 11 vs CHI22 pts · 11 reb · 10 ast
Tue, Oct 6 at UTA6 pts · 4 reb · 5 ast
Sun, Oct 4 vs UTA3 pts · 3 reb · 7 ast
Williamson · last 5
Wed, Oct 21 vs IND22 pts · 3 reb · 3 ast
Fri, Oct 16 vs WAS11 pts · 5 reb · 1 ast
Wed, Oct 14 at DAL10 pts · 0 reb · 1 ast
Thu, Oct 8 at MIA8 pts · 1 reb · 1 ast
Tue, Oct 6 at OKC11 pts · 4 reb · 1 ast
Jokic · contract
2026-27$59.0M
2027-28player option$62.8M
Williamson · contract
2026-27$42.2M
2027-28$44.9M

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Per-game numbers and percentages are 2025-26 regular season from stats.nba.com; splits and last games from our own game logs; contract figures are cap hits from public salary data and can lag a signing by a day. Bold marks the better number in each row (turnovers: fewer is better).