Jusuf Nurkic vs. Jim Paxson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Paxson 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.

Jim Paxson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jusuf Nurkic: 2014-15 to 2023-24
Jim Paxson: 1979-80 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jusuf Nurkic 0 Jim Paxson 0

NBA Seasons Jusuf Nurkic 10 Jim Paxson 11

Playoffs Played Jusuf Nurkic 5 Jim Paxson 9

All-Star Games Jusuf Nurkic 0 Jim Paxson 2

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jusuf Nurkic 0 Jim Paxson 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 12.1 Jim Paxson 14.3

Rebounds Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 8.9 Jim Paxson 2.0

Assists Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 2.5 Jim Paxson 2.9

Steals Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 0.9 Jim Paxson 1.2

Blocks Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.1 Jim Paxson 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Jusuf Nurkic 6,538 Jim Paxson 11,199

Total Rebounds Jusuf Nurkic 4,821 Jim Paxson 1,593

Total Assists Jusuf Nurkic 1,353 Jim Paxson 2,300

Total Steals Jusuf Nurkic 496 Jim Paxson 951

Total Blocks Jusuf Nurkic 613 Jim Paxson 93

Total Games Jusuf Nurkic 539 Jim Paxson 784

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .503 Jim Paxson .498

3-Point Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .280 Jim Paxson .225

Free Throw Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .667 Jim Paxson .807

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 17.6 (2020) Jim Paxson 21.7 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 11.1 (2022) Jim Paxson 3.3 (1985)

Assists Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 4.0 (2020) Jim Paxson 3.9 (1985)

Steals Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.4 (2020) Jim Paxson 1.8 (1981)

Blocks Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 2.0 (2020) Jim Paxson 0.2 (1983)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 11.5 Jim Paxson 10.5

Rebounds Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 9.5 Jim Paxson 1.5

Assists Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 2.7 Jim Paxson 1.9

Steals Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.1 Jim Paxson 0.7

Blocks Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.0 Jim Paxson 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Jusuf Nurkic 230 Jim Paxson 554

Total Rebounds Jusuf Nurkic 190 Jim Paxson 80

Total Assists Jusuf Nurkic 53 Jim Paxson 100

Total Steals Jusuf Nurkic 22 Jim Paxson 38

Total Blocks Jusuf Nurkic 20 Jim Paxson 4

Total Games Jusuf Nurkic 20 Jim Paxson 53

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .489 Jim Paxson .463

3-Point Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .211 Jim Paxson .267

Free Throw Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .714 Jim Paxson .808

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 14.2 (2020) Jim Paxson 23.3 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 11.0 (2017) Jim Paxson 3.8 (1984)

Assists Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 4.0 (2017) Jim Paxson 3.8 (1986)

Steals Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.5 (2024) Jim Paxson 1.3 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.5 (2024) Jim Paxson 0.3 (1980)