Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Jusuf Nurkic Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jusuf Nurkic and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 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

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

vs.

Jusuf Nurkic

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Jusuf Nurkic: 2014-15 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Jusuf Nurkic 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Jusuf Nurkic 10

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Jusuf Nurkic 4

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Jusuf Nurkic 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Jusuf Nurkic 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Jusuf Nurkic 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Jusuf Nurkic 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Jusuf Nurkic 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Jusuf Nurkic 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Jusuf Nurkic 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Jusuf Nurkic 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Jusuf Nurkic 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Jusuf Nurkic 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Jusuf Nurkic 0

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 Jusuf Nurkic 12.1

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Jusuf Nurkic 8.9

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Jusuf Nurkic 2.5

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Jusuf Nurkic 0.9

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Jusuf Nurkic 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Jusuf Nurkic 6,538

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Jusuf Nurkic 4,821

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Jusuf Nurkic 1,353

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Jusuf Nurkic 496

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Jusuf Nurkic 613

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Jusuf Nurkic 539

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Jusuf Nurkic .503

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Jusuf Nurkic .280

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Jusuf Nurkic .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Jusuf Nurkic 17.6 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Jusuf Nurkic 11.1 (2022)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Jusuf Nurkic 4.0 (2020)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Jusuf Nurkic 1.4 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Jusuf Nurkic 2.0 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Jusuf Nurkic 12.4

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Jusuf Nurkic 9.8

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Jusuf Nurkic 2.6

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Jusuf Nurkic 1.0

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Jusuf Nurkic 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Jusuf Nurkic 199

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Jusuf Nurkic 157

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Jusuf Nurkic 42

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Jusuf Nurkic 16

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Jusuf Nurkic 14

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Jusuf Nurkic 16

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Jusuf Nurkic .487

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Jusuf Nurkic .235

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Jusuf Nurkic .763

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Jusuf Nurkic 14.2 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Jusuf Nurkic 11.0 (2017)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Jusuf Nurkic 4.0 (2017)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Jusuf Nurkic 1.5 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Jusuf Nurkic 1.3 (2018)

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. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.