Elgin Baylor vs. Jusuf Nurkic Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jusuf Nurkic and Elgin Baylor 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

Elgin Baylor

vs.

Jusuf Nurkic

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elgin Baylor: 1958-59 to 1971-72
Jusuf Nurkic: 2014-15 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elgin Baylor 0 Jusuf Nurkic 0

NBA Seasons Elgin Baylor 14 Jusuf Nurkic 10

Playoffs Played Elgin Baylor 12 Jusuf Nurkic 5

All-Star Games Elgin Baylor 11 Jusuf Nurkic 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Elgin Baylor 10 Jusuf Nurkic 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elgin Baylor 10 Jusuf Nurkic 0

Rookie of The Year Elgin Baylor 1 Jusuf Nurkic 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.4 Jusuf Nurkic 12.1

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 13.5 Jusuf Nurkic 8.9

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.3 Jusuf Nurkic 2.5

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Jusuf Nurkic 0.9

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Jusuf Nurkic 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 23,149 Jusuf Nurkic 6,538

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 11,463 Jusuf Nurkic 4,821

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 3,650 Jusuf Nurkic 1,353

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Jusuf Nurkic 496

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Jusuf Nurkic 613

Total Games Elgin Baylor 846 Jusuf Nurkic 539

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .431 Jusuf Nurkic .503

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Jusuf Nurkic .280

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .780 Jusuf Nurkic .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.3 (1962) Jusuf Nurkic 17.6 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 19.8 (1961) Jusuf Nurkic 11.1 (2022)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.4 (1970) Jusuf Nurkic 4.0 (2020)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Jusuf Nurkic 1.4 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Jusuf Nurkic 2.0 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.0 Jusuf Nurkic 12.2

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 12.9 Jusuf Nurkic 9.5

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.0 Jusuf Nurkic 2.5

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Jusuf Nurkic 1.1

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Jusuf Nurkic 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 3,623 Jusuf Nurkic 208

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 1,724 Jusuf Nurkic 161

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 541 Jusuf Nurkic 43

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Jusuf Nurkic 18

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Jusuf Nurkic 17

Total Games Elgin Baylor 134 Jusuf Nurkic 17

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .439 Jusuf Nurkic .494

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Jusuf Nurkic .222

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .769 Jusuf Nurkic .742

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.6 (1962) Jusuf Nurkic 14.2 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 17.7 (1962) Jusuf Nurkic 11.0 (2017)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.6 (1964) Jusuf Nurkic 4.0 (2017)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Jusuf Nurkic 2.0 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Jusuf Nurkic 3.0 (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.