Sam Lacey vs. Jusuf Nurkic Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jusuf Nurkic and Sam Lacey 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

Sam Lacey

vs.

Jusuf Nurkic

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Lacey: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Jusuf Nurkic: 2014-15 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Lacey 0 Jusuf Nurkic 0

NBA Seasons Sam Lacey 13 Jusuf Nurkic 10

Playoffs Played Sam Lacey 4 Jusuf Nurkic 5

All-Star Games Sam Lacey 1 Jusuf Nurkic 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Lacey 10.3 Jusuf Nurkic 12.1

Rebounds Per Game Sam Lacey 9.7 Jusuf Nurkic 8.9

Assists Per Game Sam Lacey 3.7 Jusuf Nurkic 2.5

Steals Per Game Sam Lacey 1.3 * Jusuf Nurkic 0.9

Blocks Per Game Sam Lacey 1.5 * Jusuf Nurkic 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Lacey 10,303 Jusuf Nurkic 6,538

Total Rebounds Sam Lacey 9,687 Jusuf Nurkic 4,821

Total Assists Sam Lacey 3,754 Jusuf Nurkic 1,353

Total Steals Sam Lacey 999 * Jusuf Nurkic 496

Total Blocks Sam Lacey 1,160 * Jusuf Nurkic 613

Total Games Sam Lacey 1,002 Jusuf Nurkic 539

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Lacey .441 Jusuf Nurkic .503

3-Point Percentage Sam Lacey .188 * Jusuf Nurkic .280

Free Throw Percentage Sam Lacey .738 Jusuf Nurkic .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Lacey 14.2 (1974) Jusuf Nurkic 17.6 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Lacey 14.2 (1975) Jusuf Nurkic 11.1 (2022)

Assists Per Game Sam Lacey 5.7 (1980) Jusuf Nurkic 4.0 (2020)

Steals Per Game Sam Lacey 1.7 (1975) * Jusuf Nurkic 1.4 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Sam Lacey 2.3 (1974) * Jusuf Nurkic 2.0 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Lacey 9.4 Jusuf Nurkic 11.5

Rebounds Per Game Sam Lacey 9.9 Jusuf Nurkic 9.5

Assists Per Game Sam Lacey 5.0 Jusuf Nurkic 2.7

Steals Per Game Sam Lacey 1.9 * Jusuf Nurkic 1.1

Blocks Per Game Sam Lacey 1.5 * Jusuf Nurkic 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Lacey 274 Jusuf Nurkic 230

Total Rebounds Sam Lacey 287 Jusuf Nurkic 190

Total Assists Sam Lacey 144 Jusuf Nurkic 53

Total Steals Sam Lacey 56 * Jusuf Nurkic 22

Total Blocks Sam Lacey 44 * Jusuf Nurkic 20

Total Games Sam Lacey 29 Jusuf Nurkic 20

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Lacey .401 Jusuf Nurkic .489

3-Point Percentage Sam Lacey .250 * Jusuf Nurkic .211

Free Throw Percentage Sam Lacey .776 Jusuf Nurkic .714

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Lacey 10.0 (1981) Jusuf Nurkic 14.2 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Lacey 15.7 (1975) Jusuf Nurkic 11.0 (2017)

Assists Per Game Sam Lacey 5.3 (1981) Jusuf Nurkic 4.0 (2017)

Steals Per Game Sam Lacey 2.3 (1980) * Jusuf Nurkic 1.5 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Sam Lacey 2.0 (1979) * 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. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.