Jusuf Nurkic vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West 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.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jusuf Nurkic: 2014-15 to 2023-24
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jusuf Nurkic 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Jusuf Nurkic 10 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Jusuf Nurkic 4 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Jusuf Nurkic 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Jusuf Nurkic 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Jusuf Nurkic 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jusuf Nurkic 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Jusuf Nurkic 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jusuf Nurkic 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Jusuf Nurkic 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Jusuf Nurkic 0 Jerry West 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 12.1 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 8.9 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 2.5 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 0.9 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jusuf Nurkic 6,538 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Jusuf Nurkic 4,821 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Jusuf Nurkic 1,353 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Jusuf Nurkic 496 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Jusuf Nurkic 613 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Jusuf Nurkic 539 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .503 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .280 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .667 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 17.6 (2020) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 11.1 (2022) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 4.0 (2020) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.4 (2020) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 2.0 (2020) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 12.4 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 9.8 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 2.6 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 0.9 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jusuf Nurkic 199 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Jusuf Nurkic 157 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Jusuf Nurkic 42 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Jusuf Nurkic 16 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Jusuf Nurkic 14 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Jusuf Nurkic 16 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .487 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .235 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .763 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 14.2 (2020) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 11.0 (2017) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 4.0 (2017) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.5 (2018) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.3 (2018) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.