Jusuf Nurkic vs. Alvin Scott Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Alvin Scott and Jusuf Nurkic, 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.

Jusuf Nurkic played 10 years in the NBA, 2 more than Alvin Scott, who played 8. Jusuf Nurkic had the first of his seasons in 2014-15, while Alvin Scott had his rookie season in 1977-78. 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
Jusuf Nurkic 10 5 2014-15 to 2023-24
Alvin Scott 8 8 1977-78 to 1984-85

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jusuf Nurkic Alvin Scott
Season 2014-151977-78
Team Denver NuggetsPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlaySuns 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 %
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
Alvin Scott 81 19.0 6.1 1.7 2.7 4.4 1.1 0.6 0.5 1.0 2.0 2.2 4.6 .488 - - - 1.6 2.4 .691
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jusuf Nurkic ------- --- ----------
Alvin Scott 2 18.5 6.5 1.0 2.0 3.0 1.5 1.0 0.0 1.0 1.5 2.0 4.0 .500 - - - 2.5 3.0 .833

Season 2
Jusuf Nurkic Alvin Scott
Season 2015-161978-79
Team Denver NuggetsPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlaySuns Lost West Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Alvin Scott 81 21.4 6.7 1.3 3.2 4.4 1.6 1.0 0.8 1.2 1.7 2.6 4.9 .535 - - - 1.5 2.1 .714
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jusuf Nurkic ------- --- ----------
Alvin Scott 15 14.5 3.5 0.9 1.9 2.8 1.5 0.4 1.1 0.9 1.3 1.3 3.5 .385 - - - 0.9 1.4 .619

Season 3
Jusuf Nurkic Alvin Scott
Season 2016-171979-80
Team Denver Nuggets, Portland Trail BlazersPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdSuns Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Alvin Scott 79 16.5 4.4 1.1 1.8 2.9 1.2 0.6 0.7 1.2 1.3 1.6 3.8 .422 0.0 0.0 .333 1.2 1.5 .779
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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 -
Alvin Scott 8 17.5 4.8 1.0 1.8 2.8 1.3 0.5 0.6 0.9 1.0 2.1 4.1 .515 0.0 0.3 .000 0.5 1.0 .500

Season 4
Jusuf Nurkic Alvin Scott
Season 2017-181980-81
Team Portland Trail BlazersPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdSuns Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Alvin Scott 82 17.4 5.4 1.2 2.0 3.3 1.4 0.7 0.9 0.9 1.5 2.1 4.2 .497 0.0 0.1 .167 1.2 1.5 .764
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Alvin Scott 7 17.1 5.4 1.1 1.6 2.7 1.0 0.6 0.9 1.0 0.9 2.0 4.3 .467 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 2.1 .667

Season 5
Jusuf Nurkic Alvin Scott
Season 2018-191981-82
Team Portland Trail BlazersPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlaySuns Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Alvin Scott 81 21.5 6.0 1.2 2.4 3.6 1.8 0.7 0.9 1.2 2.1 2.3 4.7 .497 0.0 0.0 .000 1.3 1.8 .730
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jusuf Nurkic ------- --- ----------
Alvin Scott 7 18.1 4.6 1.1 1.1 2.3 2.0 1.1 1.9 0.7 1.7 2.0 4.6 .438 0.0 0.6 .000 0.6 1.1 .500

Season 6
Jusuf Nurkic Alvin Scott
Season 2019-201982-83
Team Portland Trail BlazersPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdSuns 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 %
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
Alvin Scott 81 14.1 4.1 0.7 2.0 2.8 1.2 0.6 0.4 0.8 1.6 1.5 3.2 .479 0.0 0.0 .000 1.0 1.4 .736
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Alvin Scott 3 20.7 4.7 1.3 2.7 4.0 1.7 0.7 1.7 1.3 2.0 2.0 4.3 .462 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 0.7 1.000

Season 7
Jusuf Nurkic Alvin Scott
Season 2020-211983-84
Team Portland Trail BlazersPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdSuns Lost West Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Alvin Scott 65 11.3 2.6 0.4 1.1 1.5 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.6 1.3 0.8 1.9 .444 0.0 0.0 .500 0.9 1.1 .778
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Alvin Scott 16 6.9 1.6 0.6 0.9 1.5 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.9 0.6 1.6 .385 0.1 0.1 1.000 0.3 0.4 .667

Season 8
Jusuf Nurkic Alvin Scott
Season 2021-221984-85
Team Portland Trail BlazersPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlaySuns 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 %
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
Alvin Scott 77 16.1 3.6 0.6 1.5 2.1 1.6 0.5 0.3 0.8 1.6 1.4 3.4 .429 0.0 0.1 .200 0.7 1.0 .716
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jusuf Nurkic ------- --- ----------
Alvin Scott 3 21.3 3.7 1.0 1.7 2.7 3.3 0.3 1.3 2.0 2.7 1.0 4.0 .250 0.0 0.3 .000 1.7 2.0 .833

Season 9
Jusuf Nurkic Alvin Scott
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 %
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
Alvin Scott ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jusuf Nurkic ------- --- ----------
Alvin Scott ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Jusuf Nurkic Alvin Scott
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 %
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
Alvin Scott ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Alvin Scott ------- --- ----------
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