Billy Ray Bates vs. Jusuf Nurkic Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jusuf Nurkic and Billy Ray Bates 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

Billy Ray Bates

vs.

Jusuf Nurkic

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Billy Ray Bates: 1979-80 to 1982-83
Jusuf Nurkic: 2014-15 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Billy Ray Bates 0 Jusuf Nurkic 0

NBA Seasons Billy Ray Bates 4 Jusuf Nurkic 10

Playoffs Played Billy Ray Bates 2 Jusuf Nurkic 5

All-Star Games Billy Ray Bates 0 Jusuf Nurkic 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Ray Bates 11.7 Jusuf Nurkic 12.1

Rebounds Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.7 Jusuf Nurkic 8.9

Assists Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.9 Jusuf Nurkic 2.5

Steals Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.8 Jusuf Nurkic 0.9

Blocks Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.1 Jusuf Nurkic 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Ray Bates 2,197 Jusuf Nurkic 6,538

Total Rebounds Billy Ray Bates 313 Jusuf Nurkic 4,821

Total Assists Billy Ray Bates 352 Jusuf Nurkic 1,353

Total Steals Billy Ray Bates 151 Jusuf Nurkic 496

Total Blocks Billy Ray Bates 16 Jusuf Nurkic 613

Total Games Billy Ray Bates 187 Jusuf Nurkic 539

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Ray Bates .474 Jusuf Nurkic .503

3-Point Percentage Billy Ray Bates .303 Jusuf Nurkic .280

Free Throw Percentage Billy Ray Bates .796 Jusuf Nurkic .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Ray Bates 13.8 (1981) Jusuf Nurkic 17.6 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Ray Bates 2.0 (1981) Jusuf Nurkic 11.1 (2022)

Assists Per Game Billy Ray Bates 2.5 (1981) Jusuf Nurkic 4.0 (2020)

Steals Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.1 (1981) Jusuf Nurkic 1.4 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.2 (1983) Jusuf Nurkic 2.0 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Ray Bates 26.7 Jusuf Nurkic 11.6

Rebounds Per Game Billy Ray Bates 2.8 Jusuf Nurkic 9.6

Assists Per Game Billy Ray Bates 4.2 Jusuf Nurkic 2.5

Steals Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.7 Jusuf Nurkic 1.1

Blocks Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.3 Jusuf Nurkic 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Ray Bates 160 Jusuf Nurkic 221

Total Rebounds Billy Ray Bates 17 Jusuf Nurkic 182

Total Assists Billy Ray Bates 25 Jusuf Nurkic 48

Total Steals Billy Ray Bates 10 Jusuf Nurkic 20

Total Blocks Billy Ray Bates 2 Jusuf Nurkic 19

Total Games Billy Ray Bates 6 Jusuf Nurkic 19

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Ray Bates .545 Jusuf Nurkic .486

3-Point Percentage Billy Ray Bates .375 Jusuf Nurkic .211

Free Throw Percentage Billy Ray Bates .806 Jusuf Nurkic .712

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Ray Bates 28.3 (1981) Jusuf Nurkic 14.2 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Ray Bates 3.3 (1980) Jusuf Nurkic 11.0 (2017)

Assists Per Game Billy Ray Bates 4.3 (1981) Jusuf Nurkic 4.0 (2017)

Steals Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.7 (1981) Jusuf Nurkic 1.5 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.3 (1981) Jusuf Nurkic 1.7 (2024)