Cleveland Buckner vs. Jusuf Nurkic Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jusuf Nurkic and Cleveland Buckner 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Cleveland Buckner: 1961-62 to 1962-63
Jusuf Nurkic: 2014-15 to 2024-25

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Cleveland Buckner 0 Jusuf Nurkic 0

NBA Seasons Cleveland Buckner 2 Jusuf Nurkic 11

Playoffs Played Cleveland Buckner 0 Jusuf Nurkic 5

All-Star Games Cleveland Buckner 0 Jusuf Nurkic 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cleveland Buckner 6.0 Jusuf Nurkic 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Cleveland Buckner 3.5 Jusuf Nurkic 8.8

Assists Per Game Cleveland Buckner 0.6 Jusuf Nurkic 2.5

Steals Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Jusuf Nurkic 0.9

Blocks Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Jusuf Nurkic 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Cleveland Buckner 411 Jusuf Nurkic 6,991

Total Rebounds Cleveland Buckner 240 Jusuf Nurkic 5,219

Total Assists Cleveland Buckner 44 Jusuf Nurkic 1,468

Total Steals Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Jusuf Nurkic 536

Total Blocks Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Jusuf Nurkic 647

Total Games Cleveland Buckner 68 Jusuf Nurkic 590

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cleveland Buckner .432 Jusuf Nurkic .501

3-Point Percentage Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Jusuf Nurkic .285

Free Throw Percentage Cleveland Buckner .620 Jusuf Nurkic .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cleveland Buckner 6.4 (1962) Jusuf Nurkic 17.6 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Cleveland Buckner 3.8 (1962) Jusuf Nurkic 11.1 (2022)

Assists Per Game Cleveland Buckner 0.8 (1963) Jusuf Nurkic 4.0 (2020)

Steals Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Jusuf Nurkic 1.4 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Jusuf Nurkic 2.0 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cleveland Buckner - Jusuf Nurkic 11.5

Rebounds Per Game Cleveland Buckner - Jusuf Nurkic 9.5

Assists Per Game Cleveland Buckner - Jusuf Nurkic 2.7

Steals Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Jusuf Nurkic 1.1

Blocks Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Jusuf Nurkic 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Cleveland Buckner - Jusuf Nurkic 230

Total Rebounds Cleveland Buckner - Jusuf Nurkic 190

Total Assists Cleveland Buckner - Jusuf Nurkic 53

Total Steals Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Jusuf Nurkic 22

Total Blocks Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Jusuf Nurkic 20

Total Games Cleveland Buckner 0 Jusuf Nurkic 20

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cleveland Buckner - Jusuf Nurkic .489

3-Point Percentage Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Jusuf Nurkic .211

Free Throw Percentage Cleveland Buckner - Jusuf Nurkic .714

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cleveland Buckner - Jusuf Nurkic 14.2 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Cleveland Buckner - Jusuf Nurkic 11.0 (2017)

Assists Per Game Cleveland Buckner - Jusuf Nurkic 4.0 (2017)

Steals Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Jusuf Nurkic 1.5 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Jusuf Nurkic 1.5 (2024)

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.