Jusuf Nurkic vs. Jayson Tatum Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jayson 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Jusuf Nurkic: 2014-15 to 2025-26
Jayson Tatum: 2017-18 to 2024-25

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jusuf Nurkic 0 Jayson Tatum 1

NBA Seasons Jusuf Nurkic 12 Jayson Tatum 8

Playoffs Played Jusuf Nurkic 5 Jayson Tatum 8

All-Star Games Jusuf Nurkic 0 Jayson Tatum 6

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Jusuf Nurkic 0 Jayson Tatum 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jusuf Nurkic 0 Jayson Tatum 5

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 11.7 Jayson Tatum 23.6

Rebounds Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 8.9 Jayson Tatum 7.3

Assists Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 2.6 Jayson Tatum 3.8

Steals Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 0.9 Jayson Tatum 1.1

Blocks Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.1 Jayson Tatum 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Jusuf Nurkic 7,252 Jayson Tatum 13,784

Total Rebounds Jusuf Nurkic 5,487 Jayson Tatum 4,293

Total Assists Jusuf Nurkic 1,586 Jayson Tatum 2,243

Total Steals Jusuf Nurkic 573 Jayson Tatum 639

Total Blocks Jusuf Nurkic 658 Jayson Tatum 384

Total Games Jusuf Nurkic 618 Jayson Tatum 585

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .501 Jayson Tatum .459

3-Point Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .287 Jayson Tatum .370

Free Throw Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .661 Jayson Tatum .840

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 17.6 (2020) Jayson Tatum 30.1 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 11.1 (2022) Jayson Tatum 8.8 (2023)

Assists Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 4.2 (2026) Jayson Tatum 6.0 (2025)

Steals Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.4 (2020) Jayson Tatum 1.4 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 2.0 (2020) Jayson Tatum 0.9 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 11.5 Jayson Tatum 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 9.5 Jayson Tatum 8.2

Assists Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 2.7 Jayson Tatum 4.9

Steals Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.1 Jayson Tatum 1.2

Blocks Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.0 Jayson Tatum 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Jusuf Nurkic 230 Jayson Tatum 2,936

Total Rebounds Jusuf Nurkic 190 Jayson Tatum 989

Total Assists Jusuf Nurkic 53 Jayson Tatum 592

Total Steals Jusuf Nurkic 22 Jayson Tatum 143

Total Blocks Jusuf Nurkic 20 Jayson Tatum 106

Total Games Jusuf Nurkic 20 Jayson Tatum 121

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .489 Jayson Tatum .439

3-Point Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .211 Jayson Tatum .348

Free Throw Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .714 Jayson Tatum .841

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 14.2 (2020) Jayson Tatum 30.6 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 11.0 (2017) Jayson Tatum 11.5 (2025)

Assists Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 4.0 (2017) Jayson Tatum 6.3 (2024)

Steals Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.5 (2024) Jayson Tatum 2.1 (2025)

Blocks Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.5 (2024) Jayson Tatum 1.6 (2021)