Jusuf Nurkic vs. Elfrid Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elfrid Payton 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.

Elfrid Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jusuf Nurkic: 2014-15 to 2023-24
Elfrid Payton: 2014-15 to 2021-22

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jusuf Nurkic 0 Elfrid Payton 0

NBA Seasons Jusuf Nurkic 10 Elfrid Payton 8

Playoffs Played Jusuf Nurkic 5 Elfrid Payton 2

All-Star Games Jusuf Nurkic 0 Elfrid Payton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 12.1 Elfrid Payton 10.1

Rebounds Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 8.9 Elfrid Payton 4.0

Assists Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 2.5 Elfrid Payton 5.7

Steals Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 0.9 Elfrid Payton 1.2

Blocks Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.1 Elfrid Payton 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Jusuf Nurkic 6,538 Elfrid Payton 5,036

Total Rebounds Jusuf Nurkic 4,821 Elfrid Payton 2,007

Total Assists Jusuf Nurkic 1,353 Elfrid Payton 2,867

Total Steals Jusuf Nurkic 496 Elfrid Payton 588

Total Blocks Jusuf Nurkic 613 Elfrid Payton 151

Total Games Jusuf Nurkic 539 Elfrid Payton 500

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .503 Elfrid Payton .447

3-Point Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .280 Elfrid Payton .287

Free Throw Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .667 Elfrid Payton .623

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 17.6 (2020) Elfrid Payton 12.8 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 11.1 (2022) Elfrid Payton 5.2 (2019)

Assists Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 4.0 (2020) Elfrid Payton 7.6 (2019)

Steals Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.4 (2020) Elfrid Payton 1.7 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 2.0 (2020) Elfrid Payton 0.5 (2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 11.5 Elfrid Payton 1.3

Rebounds Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 9.5 Elfrid Payton 0.0

Assists Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 2.7 Elfrid Payton 1.0

Steals Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.1 Elfrid Payton 0.3

Blocks Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.0 Elfrid Payton 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Jusuf Nurkic 230 Elfrid Payton 5

Total Rebounds Jusuf Nurkic 190 Elfrid Payton 0

Total Assists Jusuf Nurkic 53 Elfrid Payton 4

Total Steals Jusuf Nurkic 22 Elfrid Payton 1

Total Blocks Jusuf Nurkic 20 Elfrid Payton 0

Total Games Jusuf Nurkic 20 Elfrid Payton 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .489 Elfrid Payton .250

3-Point Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .211 Elfrid Payton -

Free Throw Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .714 Elfrid Payton .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 14.2 (2020) Elfrid Payton 2.0 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 11.0 (2017) Elfrid Payton 0.0 (2022)

Assists Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 4.0 (2017) Elfrid Payton 1.5 (2022)

Steals Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.5 (2024) Elfrid Payton 0.5 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.5 (2024) Elfrid Payton 0.0 (2022)