Ed Mikan vs. Jusuf Nurkic Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jusuf Nurkic and Ed Mikan, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Ed Mikan played 6 years in the NBA, 4 less than Jusuf Nurkic, who played 10. Ed Mikan had the first of his seasons in 1948-49, while Jusuf Nurkic had his rookie season in 2014-15. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Ed Mikan 6 5 1948-49 to 1953-54
Jusuf Nurkic 10 5 2014-15 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Ed Mikan Jusuf Nurkic
Season 1948-492014-15
Team Chicago StagsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Stags Lost West Div SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ed Mikan 60 - 9.9 - - - 1.0 - - - 3.2 3.8 12.2 .314 - - - 2.3 3.1 .743
Jusuf Nurkic 62 17.8 6.9 2.0 4.1 6.2 0.8 0.8 1.1 1.4 3.3 2.8 6.2 .446 0.0 0.0 .000 1.4 2.1 .636
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ed Mikan 2 - 8.0 - - - 0.5 - - - 3.0 4.0 19.0 .211 - - - 0.0 1.5 .000
Jusuf Nurkic ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Ed Mikan Jusuf Nurkic
Season 1949-502015-16
Team Chicago Stags, Rochester RoyalsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Royals Lost Cent Div SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ed Mikan 65 - 4.2 - - - 0.6 - - - 2.2 1.4 4.9 .277 - - - 1.4 1.8 .767
Jusuf Nurkic 32 17.1 8.2 2.0 3.4 5.5 1.3 0.8 1.4 1.7 2.8 3.2 7.6 .417 0.0 0.1 .000 1.9 3.1 .616
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ed Mikan 2 - 13.0 - - - 1.0 - - - 4.0 4.0 12.0 .333 - - - 5.0 5.5 .909
Jusuf Nurkic ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Ed Mikan Jusuf Nurkic
Season 1950-512016-17
Team Rochester Royals, Washington Capitols, Philadelphia WarriorsDenver Nuggets, Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Warriors Lost East Div SemisTrail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ed Mikan 61 - 8.6 - - 5.6 1.0 - - - 3.2 3.2 9.1 .347 - - - 2.2 3.1 .725
Jusuf Nurkic 65 21.4 10.2 2.4 4.8 7.2 1.9 0.8 1.1 2.2 2.5 4.2 8.2 .507 0.0 0.0 .000 1.8 3.2 .571
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ed Mikan 2 - 11.0 - - 10.5 1.5 - - - 3.0 3.0 13.0 .231 - - - 5.0 5.5 .909
Jusuf Nurkic 1 17.0 2.0 0.0 11.0 11.0 4.0 0.0 1.0 3.0 1.0 1.0 3.0 .333 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 4
Ed Mikan Jusuf Nurkic
Season 1951-522017-18
Team Philadelphia WarriorsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Warriors Lost East Div SemisTrail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ed Mikan 66 27.0 7.9 - - 7.5 1.3 - - - 3.8 3.1 8.7 .354 - - - 1.8 2.2 .784
Jusuf Nurkic 79 26.4 14.3 2.4 6.6 9.0 1.8 0.8 1.4 2.3 3.1 6.1 12.0 .505 0.0 0.1 .000 2.2 3.5 .630
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ed Mikan 3 24.7 6.7 - - 6.7 0.7 - - - 5.0 2.3 7.3 .318 - - - 2.0 2.3 .857
Jusuf Nurkic 4 23.5 11.8 3.0 5.0 8.0 1.0 1.5 1.3 0.8 3.5 4.8 9.8 .487 0.0 0.0 - 2.3 2.8 .818

Season 5
Ed Mikan Jusuf Nurkic
Season 1952-532018-19
Team Philadelphia Warriors, Indianapolis OlympiansPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Olympians Lost West Div SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ed Mikan 62 15.0 3.8 - - 3.8 0.6 - - - 2.0 1.3 4.7 .267 - - - 1.3 1.6 .806
Jusuf Nurkic 72 27.4 15.6 3.4 7.0 10.4 3.2 1.0 1.4 2.3 3.5 5.8 11.5 .508 0.0 0.4 .103 3.9 5.1 .773
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ed Mikan 2 16.0 3.5 - - 3.5 0.0 - - - 0.5 1.0 5.0 .200 - - - 1.5 1.5 1.000
Jusuf Nurkic ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Ed Mikan Jusuf Nurkic
Season 1953-542019-20
Team Boston CelticsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayTrail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ed Mikan 9 7.9 2.3 - - 2.2 0.3 - - - 1.7 0.9 2.7 .333 - - - 0.6 1.0 .556
Jusuf Nurkic 8 31.6 17.6 2.9 7.4 10.3 4.0 1.4 2.0 2.4 4.9 6.8 13.6 .495 0.3 1.3 .200 3.9 4.4 .886
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ed Mikan ------- --- ----------
Jusuf Nurkic 5 32.2 14.2 2.8 7.6 10.4 3.6 1.4 0.2 2.6 4.2 5.0 11.4 .439 0.6 2.2 .273 3.6 4.6 .783

Season 7
Ed Mikan Jusuf Nurkic
Season -2020-21
Team -Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ed Mikan ------- --- ----------
Jusuf Nurkic 37 23.8 11.5 2.3 6.6 9.0 3.4 1.0 1.1 2.0 2.8 4.6 9.0 .514 0.3 0.8 .400 1.9 3.1 .619
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ed Mikan ------- --- ----------
Jusuf Nurkic 6 28.8 13.2 3.0 7.3 10.3 2.7 0.5 1.2 2.3 5.0 5.0 9.2 .545 0.2 0.8 .200 3.0 4.2 .720

Season 8
Ed Mikan Jusuf Nurkic
Season -2021-22
Team -Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ed Mikan ------- --- ----------
Jusuf Nurkic 56 28.2 15.0 3.0 8.1 11.1 2.8 1.1 0.6 2.6 3.4 5.7 10.7 .535 0.3 1.0 .268 3.3 4.8 .690
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ed Mikan ------- --- ----------
Jusuf Nurkic ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Ed Mikan Jusuf Nurkic
Season -2022-23
Team -Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ed Mikan ------- --- ----------
Jusuf Nurkic 52 26.8 13.3 2.2 6.9 9.1 2.9 0.8 0.8 2.3 3.6 5.0 9.7 .519 0.8 2.3 .361 2.4 3.7 .661
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ed Mikan ------- --- ----------
Jusuf Nurkic ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Ed Mikan Jusuf Nurkic
Season -2023-24
Team -Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Suns Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ed Mikan ------- --- ----------
Jusuf Nurkic 76 27.3 10.9 2.9 8.1 11.0 4.0 1.1 1.1 2.3 3.3 4.2 8.3 .510 0.3 1.2 .244 2.2 3.4 .640
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ed Mikan ------- --- ----------
Jusuf Nurkic 4 26.0 7.8 3.3 5.0 8.3 2.8 1.5 1.5 1.5 3.8 3.3 6.5 .500 0.0 0.5 .000 1.3 2.8 .455
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