Russ Lee vs. Jusuf Nurkic Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jusuf Nurkic and Russ Lee 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

Russ Lee

vs.

Jusuf Nurkic

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Russ Lee 0 Jusuf Nurkic 0

NBA Seasons Russ Lee 3 Jusuf Nurkic 10

Playoffs Played Russ Lee 2 Jusuf Nurkic 5

All-Star Games Russ Lee 0 Jusuf Nurkic 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Russ Lee 2.9 Jusuf Nurkic 12.1

Rebounds Per Game Russ Lee 1.2 Jusuf Nurkic 8.9

Assists Per Game Russ Lee 0.7 Jusuf Nurkic 2.5

Steals Per Game Russ Lee 0.4 * Jusuf Nurkic 0.9

Blocks Per Game Russ Lee 0.1 * Jusuf Nurkic 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Russ Lee 282 Jusuf Nurkic 6,538

Total Rebounds Russ Lee 114 Jusuf Nurkic 4,821

Total Assists Russ Lee 65 Jusuf Nurkic 1,353

Total Steals Russ Lee 22 * Jusuf Nurkic 496

Total Blocks Russ Lee 3 * Jusuf Nurkic 613

Total Games Russ Lee 97 Jusuf Nurkic 539

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Russ Lee .391 Jusuf Nurkic .503

3-Point Percentage Russ Lee - n/a ** Jusuf Nurkic .280

Free Throw Percentage Russ Lee .685 Jusuf Nurkic .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Russ Lee 4.3 (1975) Jusuf Nurkic 17.6 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Russ Lee 2.1 (1975) Jusuf Nurkic 11.1 (2022)

Assists Per Game Russ Lee 0.8 (1973) Jusuf Nurkic 4.0 (2020)

Steals Per Game Russ Lee 0.7 (1975) * Jusuf Nurkic 1.4 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Russ Lee 0.2 (1975) * Jusuf Nurkic 2.0 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Russ Lee 2.5 Jusuf Nurkic 11.5

Rebounds Per Game Russ Lee 0.6 Jusuf Nurkic 9.5

Assists Per Game Russ Lee 0.3 Jusuf Nurkic 2.7

Steals Per Game Russ Lee 0.5 * Jusuf Nurkic 1.1

Blocks Per Game Russ Lee 0.2 * Jusuf Nurkic 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Russ Lee 27 Jusuf Nurkic 230

Total Rebounds Russ Lee 7 Jusuf Nurkic 190

Total Assists Russ Lee 3 Jusuf Nurkic 53

Total Steals Russ Lee 3 * Jusuf Nurkic 22

Total Blocks Russ Lee 1 * Jusuf Nurkic 20

Total Games Russ Lee 11 Jusuf Nurkic 20

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Russ Lee .591 Jusuf Nurkic .489

3-Point Percentage Russ Lee - n/a ** Jusuf Nurkic .211

Free Throw Percentage Russ Lee .250 Jusuf Nurkic .714

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Russ Lee 3.2 (1973) Jusuf Nurkic 14.2 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Russ Lee 0.8 (1973) Jusuf Nurkic 11.0 (2017)

Assists Per Game Russ Lee 0.4 (1973) Jusuf Nurkic 4.0 (2017)

Steals Per Game Russ Lee 0.5 (1974) * Jusuf Nurkic 1.5 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Russ Lee 0.2 (1974) * Jusuf Nurkic 1.5 (2024)

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.