Jusuf Nurkic vs. Cody Zeller Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Cody Zeller 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Jusuf Nurkic: 2014-15 to 2024-25
Cody Zeller: 2013-14 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jusuf Nurkic 0 Cody Zeller 0

NBA Seasons Jusuf Nurkic 11 Cody Zeller 11

Playoffs Played Jusuf Nurkic 5 Cody Zeller 3

All-Star Games Jusuf Nurkic 0 Cody Zeller 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 11.8 Cody Zeller 7.9

Rebounds Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 8.8 Cody Zeller 5.7

Assists Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 2.5 Cody Zeller 1.3

Steals Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 0.9 Cody Zeller 0.6

Blocks Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.1 Cody Zeller 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Jusuf Nurkic 6,991 Cody Zeller 4,376

Total Rebounds Jusuf Nurkic 5,219 Cody Zeller 3,125

Total Assists Jusuf Nurkic 1,468 Cody Zeller 740

Total Steals Jusuf Nurkic 536 Cody Zeller 332

Total Blocks Jusuf Nurkic 647 Cody Zeller 330

Total Games Jusuf Nurkic 590 Cody Zeller 552

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .501 Cody Zeller .520

3-Point Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .285 Cody Zeller .220

Free Throw Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .667 Cody Zeller .727

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 17.6 (2020) Cody Zeller 11.1 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 11.1 (2022) Cody Zeller 7.1 (2020)

Assists Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 4.0 (2020) Cody Zeller 2.1 (2019)

Steals Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.4 (2020) Cody Zeller 1.0 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 2.0 (2020) Cody Zeller 0.9 (2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 11.5 Cody Zeller 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 9.5 Cody Zeller 2.9

Assists Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 2.7 Cody Zeller 0.3

Steals Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.1 Cody Zeller 0.1

Blocks Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.0 Cody Zeller 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Jusuf Nurkic 230 Cody Zeller 113

Total Rebounds Jusuf Nurkic 190 Cody Zeller 94

Total Assists Jusuf Nurkic 53 Cody Zeller 11

Total Steals Jusuf Nurkic 22 Cody Zeller 3

Total Blocks Jusuf Nurkic 20 Cody Zeller 10

Total Games Jusuf Nurkic 20 Cody Zeller 32

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .489 Cody Zeller .537

3-Point Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .211 Cody Zeller -

Free Throw Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .714 Cody Zeller .625

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 14.2 (2020) Cody Zeller 8.4 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 11.0 (2017) Cody Zeller 5.3 (2016)

Assists Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 4.0 (2017) Cody Zeller 0.5 (2014)

Steals Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.5 (2024) Cody Zeller 0.1 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.5 (2024) Cody Zeller 0.8 (2014)