Jusuf Nurkic vs. Johnny Payak Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Johnny Payak 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.

Johnny Payak

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jusuf Nurkic: 2014-15 to 2023-24
Johnny Payak: 1949-50 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jusuf Nurkic 0 Johnny Payak 0

NBA Seasons Jusuf Nurkic 10 Johnny Payak 2

Playoffs Played Jusuf Nurkic 5 Johnny Payak 0

All-Star Games Jusuf Nurkic 0 Johnny Payak 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 12.1 Johnny Payak 6.3

Rebounds Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 8.9 Johnny Payak 1.7 *

Assists Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 2.5 Johnny Payak 1.9

Steals Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 0.9 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.1 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jusuf Nurkic 6,538 Johnny Payak 753

Total Rebounds Jusuf Nurkic 4,821 Johnny Payak 114 *

Total Assists Jusuf Nurkic 1,353 Johnny Payak 226

Total Steals Jusuf Nurkic 496 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Total Blocks Jusuf Nurkic 613 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Total Games Jusuf Nurkic 539 Johnny Payak 120

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .503 Johnny Payak .321

3-Point Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .280 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .667 Johnny Payak .715

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 17.6 (2020) Johnny Payak 6.4 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 11.1 (2022) Johnny Payak 1.7 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 4.0 (2020) Johnny Payak 2.1 (1953)

Steals Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.4 (2020) Johnny Payak - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 2.0 (2020) Johnny Payak - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 11.5 Johnny Payak -

Rebounds Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 9.5 Johnny Payak - *

Assists Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 2.7 Johnny Payak -

Steals Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.1 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.0 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jusuf Nurkic 230 Johnny Payak -

Total Rebounds Jusuf Nurkic 190 Johnny Payak - *

Total Assists Jusuf Nurkic 53 Johnny Payak -

Total Steals Jusuf Nurkic 22 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Total Blocks Jusuf Nurkic 20 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Total Games Jusuf Nurkic 20 Johnny Payak 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .489 Johnny Payak -

3-Point Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .211 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .714 Johnny Payak -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 14.2 (2020) Johnny Payak -

Rebounds Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 11.0 (2017) Johnny Payak - *

Assists Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 4.0 (2017) Johnny Payak -

Steals Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.5 (2024) Johnny Payak - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.5 (2024) Johnny Payak - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.