Jusuf Nurkic vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit 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.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jusuf Nurkic: 2014-15 to 2023-24
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jusuf Nurkic 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Jusuf Nurkic 10 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Jusuf Nurkic 5 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Jusuf Nurkic 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Jusuf Nurkic 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Jusuf Nurkic 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jusuf Nurkic 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Jusuf Nurkic 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Jusuf Nurkic 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Jusuf Nurkic 0 Bob Pettit 1

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 12.1 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 8.9 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 2.5 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 0.9 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jusuf Nurkic 6,538 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Jusuf Nurkic 4,821 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Jusuf Nurkic 1,353 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Jusuf Nurkic 496 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Jusuf Nurkic 613 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Jusuf Nurkic 539 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .503 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .280 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .667 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 17.6 (2020) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 11.1 (2022) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 4.0 (2020) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.4 (2020) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 2.0 (2020) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 12.1 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 9.7 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 2.6 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 0.9 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jusuf Nurkic 218 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Jusuf Nurkic 175 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Jusuf Nurkic 47 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Jusuf Nurkic 18 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Jusuf Nurkic 17 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Jusuf Nurkic 18 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .491 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .211 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .719 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 14.2 (2020) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 11.0 (2017) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 4.0 (2017) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.5 (2018) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.5 (2024) Bob Pettit - n/a **

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.