Jonathan Bender vs. Jusuf Nurkic Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jusuf Nurkic and Jonathan Bender 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

Jonathan Bender

vs.

Jusuf Nurkic

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jonathan Bender: 1999-00 to 2009-10
Jusuf Nurkic: 2014-15 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jonathan Bender 0 Jusuf Nurkic 0

NBA Seasons Jonathan Bender 8 Jusuf Nurkic 10

Playoffs Played Jonathan Bender 5 Jusuf Nurkic 5

All-Star Games Jonathan Bender 0 Jusuf Nurkic 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jonathan Bender 5.5 Jusuf Nurkic 12.1

Rebounds Per Game Jonathan Bender 2.2 Jusuf Nurkic 8.9

Assists Per Game Jonathan Bender 0.6 Jusuf Nurkic 2.5

Steals Per Game Jonathan Bender 0.2 Jusuf Nurkic 0.9

Blocks Per Game Jonathan Bender 0.6 Jusuf Nurkic 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Jonathan Bender 1,453 Jusuf Nurkic 6,538

Total Rebounds Jonathan Bender 582 Jusuf Nurkic 4,821

Total Assists Jonathan Bender 170 Jusuf Nurkic 1,353

Total Steals Jonathan Bender 43 Jusuf Nurkic 496

Total Blocks Jonathan Bender 169 Jusuf Nurkic 613

Total Games Jonathan Bender 262 Jusuf Nurkic 539

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jonathan Bender .417 Jusuf Nurkic .503

3-Point Percentage Jonathan Bender .340 Jusuf Nurkic .280

Free Throw Percentage Jonathan Bender .763 Jusuf Nurkic .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jonathan Bender 7.4 (2002) Jusuf Nurkic 17.6 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Jonathan Bender 3.1 (2002) Jusuf Nurkic 11.1 (2022)

Assists Per Game Jonathan Bender 1.0 (2006) Jusuf Nurkic 4.0 (2020)

Steals Per Game Jonathan Bender 0.2 (2002) Jusuf Nurkic 1.4 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Jonathan Bender 1.2 (2003) Jusuf Nurkic 2.0 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jonathan Bender 3.3 Jusuf Nurkic 11.5

Rebounds Per Game Jonathan Bender 1.2 Jusuf Nurkic 9.5

Assists Per Game Jonathan Bender 0.3 Jusuf Nurkic 2.7

Steals Per Game Jonathan Bender 0.1 Jusuf Nurkic 1.1

Blocks Per Game Jonathan Bender 0.6 Jusuf Nurkic 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Jonathan Bender 112 Jusuf Nurkic 230

Total Rebounds Jonathan Bender 42 Jusuf Nurkic 190

Total Assists Jonathan Bender 9 Jusuf Nurkic 53

Total Steals Jonathan Bender 5 Jusuf Nurkic 22

Total Blocks Jonathan Bender 19 Jusuf Nurkic 20

Total Games Jonathan Bender 34 Jusuf Nurkic 20

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jonathan Bender .412 Jusuf Nurkic .489

3-Point Percentage Jonathan Bender .361 Jusuf Nurkic .211

Free Throw Percentage Jonathan Bender .679 Jusuf Nurkic .714

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jonathan Bender 5.7 (2003) Jusuf Nurkic 14.2 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Jonathan Bender 2.3 (2003) Jusuf Nurkic 11.0 (2017)

Assists Per Game Jonathan Bender 0.4 (2004) Jusuf Nurkic 4.0 (2017)

Steals Per Game Jonathan Bender 0.4 (2002) Jusuf Nurkic 1.5 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Jonathan Bender 0.9 (2004) Jusuf Nurkic 1.5 (2024)