Jusuf Nurkic vs. Earl Tatum Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Tatum 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.

Earl Tatum

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jusuf Nurkic: 2014-15 to 2023-24
Earl Tatum: 1976-77 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jusuf Nurkic 0 Earl Tatum 0

NBA Seasons Jusuf Nurkic 10 Earl Tatum 4

Playoffs Played Jusuf Nurkic 5 Earl Tatum 1

All-Star Games Jusuf Nurkic 0 Earl Tatum 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 12.1 Earl Tatum 9.6

Rebounds Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 8.9 Earl Tatum 2.6

Assists Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 2.5 Earl Tatum 1.9

Steals Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 0.9 Earl Tatum 1.2

Blocks Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.1 Earl Tatum 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Jusuf Nurkic 6,538 Earl Tatum 2,508

Total Rebounds Jusuf Nurkic 4,821 Earl Tatum 682

Total Assists Jusuf Nurkic 1,353 Earl Tatum 507

Total Steals Jusuf Nurkic 496 Earl Tatum 319

Total Blocks Jusuf Nurkic 613 Earl Tatum 101

Total Games Jusuf Nurkic 539 Earl Tatum 262

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .503 Earl Tatum .459

3-Point Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .280 Earl Tatum .333 *

Free Throw Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .667 Earl Tatum .746

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 17.6 (2020) Earl Tatum 14.3 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 11.1 (2022) Earl Tatum 3.6 (1978)

Assists Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 4.0 (2020) Earl Tatum 3.6 (1978)

Steals Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.4 (2020) Earl Tatum 1.7 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 2.0 (2020) Earl Tatum 0.5 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 11.5 Earl Tatum 13.6

Rebounds Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 9.5 Earl Tatum 4.9

Assists Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 2.7 Earl Tatum 2.5

Steals Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.1 Earl Tatum 1.4

Blocks Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.0 Earl Tatum 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Jusuf Nurkic 230 Earl Tatum 150

Total Rebounds Jusuf Nurkic 190 Earl Tatum 54

Total Assists Jusuf Nurkic 53 Earl Tatum 27

Total Steals Jusuf Nurkic 22 Earl Tatum 15

Total Blocks Jusuf Nurkic 20 Earl Tatum 9

Total Games Jusuf Nurkic 20 Earl Tatum 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .489 Earl Tatum .500

3-Point Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .211 Earl Tatum - *

Free Throw Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .714 Earl Tatum .667

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 14.2 (2020) Earl Tatum 13.6 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 11.0 (2017) Earl Tatum 4.9 (1977)

Assists Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 4.0 (2017) Earl Tatum 2.5 (1977)

Steals Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.5 (2024) Earl Tatum 1.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.5 (2024) Earl Tatum 0.8 (1977)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.