Jusuf Nurkic vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Jusuf Nurkic that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Jusuf Nurkic

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jusuf Nurkic: 2014-15 to 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jusuf Nurkic 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Jusuf Nurkic 10 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Jusuf Nurkic 5 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Jusuf Nurkic 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Jusuf Nurkic 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jusuf Nurkic 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Jusuf Nurkic 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jusuf Nurkic 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Jusuf Nurkic 0 Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Jusuf Nurkic 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 12.1 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 8.9 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 2.5 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 0.9 Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.1 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Jusuf Nurkic 6,538 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Jusuf Nurkic 4,821 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Jusuf Nurkic 1,353 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Jusuf Nurkic 496 Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Jusuf Nurkic 613 Gary Payton 285

Total Games Jusuf Nurkic 539 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .503 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .280 Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .667 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 17.6 (2020) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 11.1 (2022) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 4.0 (2020) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.4 (2020) Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 2.0 (2020) Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 11.5 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 9.5 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 2.7 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.1 Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.0 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Jusuf Nurkic 230 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Jusuf Nurkic 190 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Jusuf Nurkic 53 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Jusuf Nurkic 22 Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Jusuf Nurkic 20 Gary Payton 32

Total Games Jusuf Nurkic 20 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .489 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .211 Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .714 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 14.2 (2020) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 11.0 (2017) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 4.0 (2017) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.5 (2024) Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.5 (2024) Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)