Butch Beard vs. Jusuf Nurkic Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jusuf Nurkic and Butch Beard 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

Butch Beard

vs.

Jusuf Nurkic

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Butch Beard: 1969-70 to 1978-79
Jusuf Nurkic: 2014-15 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Butch Beard 1 Jusuf Nurkic 0

NBA Seasons Butch Beard 9 Jusuf Nurkic 10

Playoffs Played Butch Beard 3 Jusuf Nurkic 5

All-Star Games Butch Beard 1 Jusuf Nurkic 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.3 Jusuf Nurkic 12.1

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.4 Jusuf Nurkic 8.9

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 3.6 Jusuf Nurkic 2.5

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.3 * Jusuf Nurkic 0.9

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 * Jusuf Nurkic 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 5,622 Jusuf Nurkic 6,538

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 2,042 Jusuf Nurkic 4,821

Total Assists Butch Beard 2,189 Jusuf Nurkic 1,353

Total Steals Butch Beard 499 * Jusuf Nurkic 496

Total Blocks Butch Beard 36 * Jusuf Nurkic 613

Total Games Butch Beard 605 Jusuf Nurkic 539

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .487 Jusuf Nurkic .503

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Jusuf Nurkic .280

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .771 Jusuf Nurkic .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 15.4 (1972) Jusuf Nurkic 17.6 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.9 (1974) Jusuf Nurkic 11.1 (2022)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 6.7 (1972) Jusuf Nurkic 4.0 (2020)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.6 (1975) * Jusuf Nurkic 1.4 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 (1975) * Jusuf Nurkic 2.0 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.0 Jusuf Nurkic 11.5

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.7 Jusuf Nurkic 9.5

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 2.8 Jusuf Nurkic 2.7

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.5 * Jusuf Nurkic 1.1

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.2 * Jusuf Nurkic 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 289 Jusuf Nurkic 230

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 119 Jusuf Nurkic 190

Total Assists Butch Beard 88 Jusuf Nurkic 53

Total Steals Butch Beard 34 * Jusuf Nurkic 22

Total Blocks Butch Beard 4 * Jusuf Nurkic 20

Total Games Butch Beard 32 Jusuf Nurkic 20

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .444 Jusuf Nurkic .489

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Jusuf Nurkic .211

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .663 Jusuf Nurkic .714

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.1 (1975) Jusuf Nurkic 14.2 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.2 (1975) Jusuf Nurkic 11.0 (2017)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 4.5 (1978) Jusuf Nurkic 4.0 (2017)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.7 (1978) * Jusuf Nurkic 1.5 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.3 (1978) * Jusuf Nurkic 1.5 (2024)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.