Jusuf Nurkic vs. Tom Riker Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Riker 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.

Tom Riker

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jusuf Nurkic: 2014-15 to 2023-24
Tom Riker: 1972-73 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jusuf Nurkic 0 Tom Riker 1

NBA Seasons Jusuf Nurkic 10 Tom Riker 3

Playoffs Played Jusuf Nurkic 5 Tom Riker 1

All-Star Games Jusuf Nurkic 0 Tom Riker 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 12.1 Tom Riker 2.7

Rebounds Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 8.9 Tom Riker 1.7

Assists Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 2.5 Tom Riker 0.3

Steals Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 0.9 Tom Riker 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.1 Tom Riker 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jusuf Nurkic 6,538 Tom Riker 225

Total Rebounds Jusuf Nurkic 4,821 Tom Riker 138

Total Assists Jusuf Nurkic 1,353 Tom Riker 24

Total Steals Jusuf Nurkic 496 Tom Riker 15 *

Total Blocks Jusuf Nurkic 613 Tom Riker 5 *

Total Games Jusuf Nurkic 539 Tom Riker 82

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .503 Tom Riker .380

3-Point Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .280 Tom Riker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .667 Tom Riker .593

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 17.6 (2020) Tom Riker 3.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 11.1 (2022) Tom Riker 2.1 (1975)

Assists Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 4.0 (2020) Tom Riker 0.4 (1975)

Steals Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.4 (2020) Tom Riker 0.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 2.0 (2020) Tom Riker 0.1 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 12.2 Tom Riker 2.0

Rebounds Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 9.5 Tom Riker 2.0

Assists Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 2.5 Tom Riker 1.0

Steals Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.1 Tom Riker 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.0 Tom Riker 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jusuf Nurkic 208 Tom Riker 2

Total Rebounds Jusuf Nurkic 161 Tom Riker 2

Total Assists Jusuf Nurkic 43 Tom Riker 1

Total Steals Jusuf Nurkic 18 Tom Riker 0 *

Total Blocks Jusuf Nurkic 17 Tom Riker 0 *

Total Games Jusuf Nurkic 17 Tom Riker 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .494 Tom Riker .500

3-Point Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .222 Tom Riker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .742 Tom Riker -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 14.2 (2020) Tom Riker 2.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 11.0 (2017) Tom Riker 2.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 4.0 (2017) Tom Riker 1.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 2.0 (2024) Tom Riker 0.0 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 3.0 (2024) Tom Riker 0.0 (1975) *

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.