Jokic vs SGA midseason comparison

Jokic and SGA are the most favored to win the MVP this year. Here is a comparison:

Nikola Jokic:

Stats: 30.2 PPG / 13.4 RPG / 10.1 APG / 1.9 SPG / 0.7 BPG on .651 TS%

Compared to his MVP Seasons:

  • 26.4 / 12.4 / 9.0 / 1.4 / 0.9 (2023-2024 MVP)
  • 24.5 / 11.8 / 9.8 / 1.3 / 0.7(2022-2023, Finished 2nd in MVP Voting)
  • 27.1 / 13.8 / 7.9 / 1.5 / 0.9 (2021-2022 MVP)
  • 26.4 / 10.8 / 8.3 / 1.3 / 0.7 (2020-2021 MVP)

Advanced Stats: 33.2 PER (#1), 9.2 WS (#2), .328 WS/48 (#1), 10.8 OPM (#1), 3.4 DPM (#2), 14.2 BPM (#1), 5.5 VORP (#1)

6 games with 40+ points:

  • 41 / 9 / 4 / 2 / 1
  • 40 / 10 / 4 / 1 / 2
  • 56 / 16 / 8 / 1 / 0 (Career high / season high: 56 points)
  • 48 / 14 / 8 / 3 / 0
  • 41 / 18 / 9 / 2 / 0
  • 46 / 9 / 10 / 2 / 2

Narrative: Jokic is averaging a 30 point triple double, only accomplished by Russell Westbrook and Oscar Robertson. He has 20 triple doubles in 38 games (on pace for 40 triple doubles). Jokic is top 5 in almost every stat: PPG (#3), RPG (#3), APG (#2), SPG (#4), 3PT% (#1, Tied). When compared to his prior MVP seasons, Jokic is surpassing himself in almost every statistical category, this season he is #1 in PPG, #1 in APG, #1 in SPG, #2 in RPG.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander:

Stats: 32 PPG / 5.4 RPG / 6.1 APG / 2.1 SPG / 1.1 BPG on .643 TS%

Compared to MVP Caliber Seasons:

  • 30.1 / 5.5 / 6.2 / 2.0 / 0.9 (2023-2024, Finished 2nd in MVP Voting)
  • 31.4 / 4.8 / 5.5 / 1.6 / 1.0 (2022-2023, Finished 5th in MVP Voting)

Advanced Stats: 31.2 PER (#2), 9.6 WS (#1), .320 WS/48 (#2), 8.6 OPM (#2), 3.6 DPM (#1), 12.2 BPM (#2), 5.2 VORP (#2)

6 games with 40+ points:

  • 45 / 3 / 9 / 5 / 2
  • 41 / 9 / 3 / 3 / 3
  • 45 / 7 / 3 / 1 / 2
  • 40 / 3 / 2 / 4 / 0
  • 40 / 3 / 8 / 2 / 0
  • 54 / 8 / 5 / 3 / 2 (Career high / season high: 54 points)

Narrative: SGA is #1 in PPG, #2 in SPG. His defense is elite. Compared to his MVP caliber seasons, he is averaging his career best in PPG (32 over 31.4), SPG (2.1 over 2.0), BPG (1.1 over 1.0). His TS% is his career best with .643 TS% compared to .636 TS% and .626% TS%. He's leading OKC to the firm #1 seed on pace for 67 wins.