Jusuf Nurkic vs. Arvydas Sabonis Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Arvydas Sabonis and Jusuf Nurkic 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

Jusuf Nurkic

vs.

Arvydas Sabonis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jusuf Nurkic: 2014-15 to 2023-24
Arvydas Sabonis: 1995-96 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jusuf Nurkic 0 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Seasons Jusuf Nurkic 10 Arvydas Sabonis 7

Playoffs Played Jusuf Nurkic 5 Arvydas Sabonis 7

All-Star Games Jusuf Nurkic 0 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 12.1 Arvydas Sabonis 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 8.9 Arvydas Sabonis 7.3

Assists Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 2.5 Arvydas Sabonis 2.1

Steals Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 0.9 Arvydas Sabonis 0.8

Blocks Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.1 Arvydas Sabonis 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Jusuf Nurkic 6,538 Arvydas Sabonis 5,629

Total Rebounds Jusuf Nurkic 4,821 Arvydas Sabonis 3,436

Total Assists Jusuf Nurkic 1,353 Arvydas Sabonis 964

Total Steals Jusuf Nurkic 496 Arvydas Sabonis 370

Total Blocks Jusuf Nurkic 613 Arvydas Sabonis 494

Total Games Jusuf Nurkic 539 Arvydas Sabonis 470

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .503 Arvydas Sabonis .500

3-Point Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .280 Arvydas Sabonis .328

Free Throw Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .667 Arvydas Sabonis .786

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 17.6 (2020) Arvydas Sabonis 16.0 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 11.1 (2022) Arvydas Sabonis 10.0 (1998)

Assists Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 4.0 (2020) Arvydas Sabonis 3.0 (1998)

Steals Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.4 (2020) Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 2.0 (2020) Arvydas Sabonis 1.3 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 11.5 Arvydas Sabonis 12.1

Rebounds Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 9.5 Arvydas Sabonis 7.4

Assists Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 2.7 Arvydas Sabonis 1.9

Steals Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.1 Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Blocks Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.0 Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Jusuf Nurkic 230 Arvydas Sabonis 617

Total Rebounds Jusuf Nurkic 190 Arvydas Sabonis 378

Total Assists Jusuf Nurkic 53 Arvydas Sabonis 97

Total Steals Jusuf Nurkic 22 Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Blocks Jusuf Nurkic 20 Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Games Jusuf Nurkic 20 Arvydas Sabonis 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .489 Arvydas Sabonis .452

3-Point Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .211 Arvydas Sabonis .319

Free Throw Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .714 Arvydas Sabonis .802

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 14.2 (2020) Arvydas Sabonis 23.6 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 11.0 (2017) Arvydas Sabonis 10.2 (1996)

Assists Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 4.0 (2017) Arvydas Sabonis 2.7 (2001)

Steals Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.5 (2024) Arvydas Sabonis 1.8 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.5 (2024) Arvydas Sabonis 2.3 (2001)