Yao Ming vs. Jusuf Nurkic Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jusuf Nurkic and Yao Ming 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

Yao Ming

vs.

Jusuf Nurkic

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11
Jusuf Nurkic: 2014-15 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Yao Ming 0 Jusuf Nurkic 0

NBA Seasons Yao Ming 8 Jusuf Nurkic 10

Playoffs Played Yao Ming 4 Jusuf Nurkic 5

All-Star Games Yao Ming 8 Jusuf Nurkic 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Yao Ming 5 Jusuf Nurkic 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.0 Jusuf Nurkic 12.1

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.2 Jusuf Nurkic 8.9

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.6 Jusuf Nurkic 2.5

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 Jusuf Nurkic 0.9

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.9 Jusuf Nurkic 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 9,247 Jusuf Nurkic 6,538

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 4,494 Jusuf Nurkic 4,821

Total Assists Yao Ming 769 Jusuf Nurkic 1,353

Total Steals Yao Ming 189 Jusuf Nurkic 496

Total Blocks Yao Ming 920 Jusuf Nurkic 613

Total Games Yao Ming 486 Jusuf Nurkic 539

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .524 Jusuf Nurkic .503

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming .200 Jusuf Nurkic .280

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Jusuf Nurkic .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.0 (2007) Jusuf Nurkic 17.6 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.8 (2008) Jusuf Nurkic 11.1 (2022)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 2.3 (2008) Jusuf Nurkic 4.0 (2020)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.5 (2006) Jusuf Nurkic 1.4 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.0 (2008) Jusuf Nurkic 2.0 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.8 Jusuf Nurkic 12.1

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.3 Jusuf Nurkic 9.7

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.0 Jusuf Nurkic 2.6

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.3 Jusuf Nurkic 1.0

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.5 Jusuf Nurkic 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 555 Jusuf Nurkic 218

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 261 Jusuf Nurkic 175

Total Assists Yao Ming 29 Jusuf Nurkic 47

Total Steals Yao Ming 9 Jusuf Nurkic 18

Total Blocks Yao Ming 42 Jusuf Nurkic 17

Total Games Yao Ming 28 Jusuf Nurkic 18

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .519 Jusuf Nurkic .491

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming - Jusuf Nurkic .211

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Jusuf Nurkic .719

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.1 (2007) Jusuf Nurkic 14.2 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.9 (2009) Jusuf Nurkic 11.0 (2017)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.8 (2004) Jusuf Nurkic 4.0 (2017)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 (2009) Jusuf Nurkic 1.5 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.7 (2005) Jusuf Nurkic 1.5 (2024)