Jusuf Nurkic vs. Jim Petersen Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Petersen 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.

Jim Petersen

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jusuf Nurkic: 2014-15 to 2023-24
Jim Petersen: 1984-85 to 1991-92

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jusuf Nurkic 0 Jim Petersen 0

NBA Seasons Jusuf Nurkic 10 Jim Petersen 8

Playoffs Played Jusuf Nurkic 5 Jim Petersen 5

All-Star Games Jusuf Nurkic 0 Jim Petersen 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 12.1 Jim Petersen 6.9

Rebounds Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 8.9 Jim Petersen 4.8

Assists Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 2.5 Jim Petersen 1.0

Steals Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 0.9 Jim Petersen 0.4

Blocks Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.1 Jim Petersen 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Jusuf Nurkic 6,538 Jim Petersen 3,397

Total Rebounds Jusuf Nurkic 4,821 Jim Petersen 2,354

Total Assists Jusuf Nurkic 1,353 Jim Petersen 487

Total Steals Jusuf Nurkic 496 Jim Petersen 213

Total Blocks Jusuf Nurkic 613 Jim Petersen 363

Total Games Jusuf Nurkic 539 Jim Petersen 491

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .503 Jim Petersen .486

3-Point Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .280 Jim Petersen .071

Free Throw Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .667 Jim Petersen .725

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 17.6 (2020) Jim Petersen 11.3 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 11.1 (2022) Jim Petersen 6.8 (1987)

Assists Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 4.0 (2020) Jim Petersen 1.5 (1987)

Steals Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.4 (2020) Jim Petersen 0.7 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 2.0 (2020) Jim Petersen 1.2 (1987)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 11.5 Jim Petersen 5.2

Rebounds Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 9.5 Jim Petersen 4.5

Assists Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 2.7 Jim Petersen 0.8

Steals Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.1 Jim Petersen 0.4

Blocks Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.0 Jim Petersen 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Jusuf Nurkic 230 Jim Petersen 241

Total Rebounds Jusuf Nurkic 190 Jim Petersen 207

Total Assists Jusuf Nurkic 53 Jim Petersen 37

Total Steals Jusuf Nurkic 22 Jim Petersen 17

Total Blocks Jusuf Nurkic 20 Jim Petersen 17

Total Games Jusuf Nurkic 20 Jim Petersen 46

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .489 Jim Petersen .485

3-Point Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .211 Jim Petersen -

Free Throw Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .714 Jim Petersen .662

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 14.2 (2020) Jim Petersen 7.8 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 11.0 (2017) Jim Petersen 5.6 (1986)

Assists Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 4.0 (2017) Jim Petersen 1.5 (1988)

Steals Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.5 (2024) Jim Petersen 0.5 (1987)

Blocks Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.5 (2024) Jim Petersen 0.5 (1988)