Jusuf Nurkic vs. Darius Songaila Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Darius Songaila 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 Darius Songaila, who played 8. Jusuf Nurkic had the first of his seasons in 2014-15, while Darius Songaila had his rookie season in 2003-04. 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
Darius Songaila 8 4 2003-04 to 2010-11

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jusuf Nurkic Darius Songaila
Season 2014-152003-04
Team Denver NuggetsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayKings 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 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
Darius Songaila 73 13.4 4.6 1.2 1.8 3.1 0.7 0.6 0.2 0.6 1.7 1.8 3.7 .487 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.2 .807
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jusuf Nurkic ------- --- ----------
Darius Songaila 7 11.7 3.7 0.9 1.0 1.9 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.7 2.0 1.4 2.3 .625 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 0.9 1.000

Season 2
Jusuf Nurkic Darius Songaila
Season 2015-162004-05
Team Denver NuggetsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayKings 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 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
Darius Songaila 81 20.6 7.5 1.5 2.7 4.2 1.4 0.6 0.2 0.9 2.5 3.2 6.0 .527 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 1.4 .847
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jusuf Nurkic ------- --- ----------
Darius Songaila 5 15.2 4.0 1.2 1.6 2.8 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.4 2.8 1.6 3.8 .421 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.0 .800

Season 3
Jusuf Nurkic Darius Songaila
Season 2016-172005-06
Team Denver Nuggets, Portland Trail BlazersChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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 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
Darius Songaila 62 21.4 9.2 1.2 2.7 4.0 1.4 0.6 0.3 1.4 2.5 3.8 7.9 .481 0.0 0.1 .400 1.5 1.9 .817
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 -
Darius Songaila ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Jusuf Nurkic Darius Songaila
Season 2017-182006-07
Team Portland Trail BlazersWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdWizards Lost East 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 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
Darius Songaila 37 18.9 7.6 1.2 2.4 3.6 1.0 0.5 0.3 1.2 2.8 3.2 6.1 .524 0.0 0.1 .000 1.2 1.5 .852
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
Darius Songaila 4 22.5 10.8 1.3 2.0 3.3 1.0 0.8 0.0 1.0 4.3 5.0 10.3 .488 0.0 0.5 .000 0.8 0.8 1.000

Season 5
Jusuf Nurkic Darius Songaila
Season 2018-192007-08
Team Portland Trail BlazersWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayWizards Lost East 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 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
Darius Songaila 80 19.4 6.2 1.0 2.4 3.4 1.7 0.7 0.2 1.1 2.3 2.7 5.8 .458 0.0 0.0 .000 0.8 0.9 .918
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jusuf Nurkic ------- --- ----------
Darius Songaila 5 15.4 5.8 0.8 1.8 2.6 0.8 0.2 0.0 1.2 3.6 1.6 3.8 .421 0.0 0.0 - 2.6 3.0 .867

Season 6
Jusuf Nurkic Darius Songaila
Season 2019-202008-09
Team Portland Trail BlazersWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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 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
Darius Songaila 77 19.8 7.4 1.0 2.0 2.9 1.2 0.8 0.3 1.0 2.6 3.2 5.9 .532 0.0 0.0 .000 1.0 1.2 .889
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
Darius Songaila ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Jusuf Nurkic Darius Songaila
Season 2020-212009-10
Team Portland Trail BlazersNew Orleans Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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 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
Darius Songaila 75 18.8 7.2 0.8 2.3 3.1 0.9 0.8 0.2 1.1 2.7 3.2 6.5 .494 0.0 0.1 .167 0.8 1.0 .811
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
Darius Songaila ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Jusuf Nurkic Darius Songaila
Season 2021-222010-11
Team Portland Trail BlazersPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 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
Darius Songaila 10 7.1 1.6 0.2 0.8 1.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.4 1.6 0.7 1.5 .467 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.4 .500
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jusuf Nurkic ------- --- ----------
Darius Songaila ------- --- ----------

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

Season 10
Jusuf Nurkic Darius Songaila
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
Darius Songaila ------- --- ----------
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
Darius Songaila ------- --- ----------
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