Jusuf Nurkic vs. Fred Saunders Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Fred Saunders 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.

Fred Saunders

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jusuf Nurkic: 2014-15 to 2023-24
Fred Saunders: 1974-75 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jusuf Nurkic 0 Fred Saunders 0

NBA Seasons Jusuf Nurkic 10 Fred Saunders 4

Playoffs Played Jusuf Nurkic 5 Fred Saunders 1

All-Star Games Jusuf Nurkic 0 Fred Saunders 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 12.1 Fred Saunders 5.3

Rebounds Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 8.9 Fred Saunders 3.0

Assists Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 2.5 Fred Saunders 1.1

Steals Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 0.9 Fred Saunders 0.4

Blocks Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.1 Fred Saunders 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Jusuf Nurkic 6,538 Fred Saunders 1,107

Total Rebounds Jusuf Nurkic 4,821 Fred Saunders 624

Total Assists Jusuf Nurkic 1,353 Fred Saunders 224

Total Steals Jusuf Nurkic 496 Fred Saunders 93

Total Blocks Jusuf Nurkic 613 Fred Saunders 37

Total Games Jusuf Nurkic 539 Fred Saunders 210

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .503 Fred Saunders .443

3-Point Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .280 Fred Saunders - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .667 Fred Saunders .682

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 17.6 (2020) Fred Saunders 6.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 11.1 (2022) Fred Saunders 3.7 (1975)

Assists Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 4.0 (2020) Fred Saunders 1.3 (1977)

Steals Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.4 (2020) Fred Saunders 0.6 (1975)

Blocks Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 2.0 (2020) Fred Saunders 0.3 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 11.5 Fred Saunders 3.2

Rebounds Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 9.5 Fred Saunders 1.0

Assists Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 2.7 Fred Saunders 0.6

Steals Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.1 Fred Saunders 0.1

Blocks Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.0 Fred Saunders 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Jusuf Nurkic 230 Fred Saunders 29

Total Rebounds Jusuf Nurkic 190 Fred Saunders 9

Total Assists Jusuf Nurkic 53 Fred Saunders 5

Total Steals Jusuf Nurkic 22 Fred Saunders 1

Total Blocks Jusuf Nurkic 20 Fred Saunders 0

Total Games Jusuf Nurkic 20 Fred Saunders 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .489 Fred Saunders .364

3-Point Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .211 Fred Saunders - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .714 Fred Saunders .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 14.2 (2020) Fred Saunders 3.2 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 11.0 (2017) Fred Saunders 1.0 (1977)

Assists Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 4.0 (2017) Fred Saunders 0.6 (1977)

Steals Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.5 (2024) Fred Saunders 0.1 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.5 (2024) Fred Saunders 0.0 (1977)

Notes: ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.