Jusuf Nurkic vs. Herb Williams Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Herb Williams 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, 8 less than Herb Williams, who played 18. Jusuf Nurkic had the first of his seasons in 2014-15, while Herb Williams had his rookie season in 1981-82. 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
Herb Williams	18	8	1981-82 to 1998-99

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18


Rookie Season
	Jusuf Nurkic	Herb Williams
Season	2014-15	1981-82
Team	Denver Nuggets	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie Second Team	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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	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
Herb Williams	82	27.8	11.5	2.1	5.2	7.4	1.7	0.6	2.2	1.7	2.4	5.0	10.4	.477	0.0	0.1	.286	1.5	2.3	.670

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jusuf Nurkic	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Herb Williams	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 2
	Jusuf Nurkic	Herb Williams
Season	2015-16	1982-83
Team	Denver Nuggets	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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	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
Herb Williams	78	32.2	16.9	1.9	5.5	7.5	3.4	0.7	2.2	2.9	2.9	7.4	14.9	.499	0.0	0.1	.000	2.0	2.8	.705

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jusuf Nurkic	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Herb Williams	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 3
	Jusuf Nurkic	Herb Williams
Season	2016-17	1983-84
Team	Denver Nuggets, Portland Trail Blazers	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	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	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
Herb Williams	69	33.0	14.9	2.2	5.8	8.0	3.1	0.9	1.6	3.0	2.8	6.0	12.5	.478	0.0	0.1	.000	3.0	4.3	.702

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	-
Herb Williams	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 4
	Jusuf Nurkic	Herb Williams
Season	2017-18	1984-85
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	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	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
Herb Williams	75	34.1	18.3	2.1	6.4	8.5	3.4	0.7	1.8	3.5	2.9	7.7	16.1	.475	0.0	0.1	.111	3.0	4.5	.657

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
Herb Williams	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 5
	Jusuf Nurkic	Herb Williams
Season	2018-19	1985-86
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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	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
Herb Williams	78	35.5	19.9	2.2	6.9	9.1	2.2	0.6	2.4	2.7	3.1	8.0	16.3	.492	0.0	0.2	.083	3.8	5.2	.730

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jusuf Nurkic	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Herb Williams	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 6
	Jusuf Nurkic	Herb Williams
Season	2019-20	1986-87
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Pacers 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	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
Herb Williams	74	34.1	14.9	1.9	5.4	7.3	2.4	0.8	1.3	2.0	3.4	6.1	12.7	.480	0.0	0.1	.000	2.7	3.6	.740

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
Herb Williams	4	33.5	11.8	0.8	4.3	5.0	1.8	0.0	0.3	2.8	3.0	5.0	8.5	.588	0.0	0.0	-	1.8	3.3	.538


Season 7
	Jusuf Nurkic	Herb Williams
Season	2020-21	1987-88
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	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	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
Herb Williams	75	26.2	10.0	1.5	4.7	6.3	1.3	0.5	1.9	1.6	3.3	4.1	9.8	.425	0.0	0.1	.000	1.7	2.3	.737

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
Herb Williams	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 8
	Jusuf Nurkic	Herb Williams
Season	2021-22	1988-89
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	Indiana Pacers, Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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	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
Herb Williams	76	32.5	10.2	1.8	6.0	7.8	1.6	0.6	1.8	2.0	3.1	4.2	9.7	.436	0.0	0.1	.000	1.8	2.6	.686

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jusuf Nurkic	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Herb Williams	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 9
	Jusuf Nurkic	Herb Williams
Season	2022-23	1989-90
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Mavericks 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	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
Herb Williams	81	27.1	8.6	0.9	3.9	4.8	1.5	0.6	1.3	1.3	3.0	3.6	8.2	.444	0.0	0.1	.222	1.3	2.0	.679

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jusuf Nurkic	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Herb Williams	3	27.0	13.7	1.3	3.0	4.3	1.7	0.3	0.7	1.0	5.3	4.7	7.7	.609	0.0	0.0	-	4.3	5.3	.813


Season 10
	Jusuf Nurkic	Herb Williams
Season	2023-24	1990-91
Team	Phoenix Suns	Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Suns Lost West Conf 1st Rd	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	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
Herb Williams	60	30.5	12.5	1.4	4.5	6.0	1.6	0.5	1.5	1.9	3.3	5.5	10.9	.507	0.0	0.1	.000	1.4	2.2	.638

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
Herb Williams	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 11
	Jusuf Nurkic	Herb Williams
Season	-	1991-92
Team	-	Dallas Mavericks
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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Herb Williams	75	27.2	11.5	1.4	4.6	6.1	1.3	0.5	1.3	1.5	2.5	4.9	11.3	.431	0.0	0.1	.167	1.7	2.3	.725

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jusuf Nurkic	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Herb Williams	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 12
	Jusuf Nurkic	Herb Williams
Season	-	1992-93
Team	-	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	Knicks Lost East 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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Herb Williams	55	10.4	2.9	0.8	1.9	2.7	0.3	0.4	0.5	0.4	1.4	1.3	3.2	.411	0.0	0.0	-	0.3	0.4	.667

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jusuf Nurkic	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Herb Williams	7	9.9	2.0	0.7	1.3	2.0	0.3	0.1	0.6	0.3	1.9	0.7	2.0	.357	0.0	0.0	-	0.6	0.6	1.000


Season 13
	Jusuf Nurkic	Herb Williams
Season	-	1993-94
Team	-	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	Knicks Lost NBA 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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Herb Williams	70	11.1	3.3	0.8	1.8	2.6	0.4	0.3	0.6	0.6	1.5	1.5	3.3	.442	0.0	0.0	.000	0.4	0.6	.643

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jusuf Nurkic	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Herb Williams	19	6.7	1.5	0.5	0.5	1.1	0.2	0.2	0.6	0.4	1.0	0.7	1.6	.419	0.0	0.0	-	0.1	0.2	.667


Season 14
	Jusuf Nurkic	Herb Williams
Season	-	1994-95
Team	-	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	Knicks Lost East 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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Herb Williams	56	13.3	3.3	0.4	1.9	2.4	0.5	0.2	0.8	0.7	1.9	1.5	3.2	.456	0.0	0.0	-	0.4	0.7	.622

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jusuf Nurkic	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Herb Williams	8	6.9	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.9	0.0	0.6	0.6	0.1	1.6	0.4	1.6	.231	0.0	0.0	-	0.3	0.3	1.000


Season 15
	Jusuf Nurkic	Herb Williams
Season	-	1995-96
Team	-	New York Knicks, Toronto Raptors, New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	Knicks Lost East 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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Herb Williams	44	13.0	3.1	0.3	1.7	2.0	0.6	0.3	0.8	0.5	1.8	1.4	3.5	.408	0.0	0.1	.250	0.3	0.5	.650

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jusuf Nurkic	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Herb Williams	5	6.6	1.8	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.4	0.2	0.6	0.6	1.0	.600	0.0	0.0	-	0.6	0.8	.750


Season 16
	Jusuf Nurkic	Herb Williams
Season	-	1996-97
Team	-	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	Knicks Lost East 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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Herb Williams	21	8.8	1.9	0.4	1.0	1.5	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.9	0.9	2.2	.391	0.0	0.0	.000	0.1	0.2	.750

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jusuf Nurkic	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Herb Williams	3	7.3	1.3	0.0	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.3	0.7	1.7	.400	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-


Season 17
	Jusuf Nurkic	Herb Williams
Season	-	1997-98
Team	-	New York Knicks
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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Herb Williams	27	6.6	1.4	0.2	0.9	1.1	0.1	0.2	0.3	0.2	1.3	0.7	1.6	.419	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.3	.125

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jusuf Nurkic	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Herb Williams	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 18
	Jusuf Nurkic	Herb Williams
Season	-	1998-99
Team	-	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	Knicks Lost NBA 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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Herb Williams	6	5.7	1.7	0.5	0.5	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.7	1.3	.500	0.0	0.0	-	0.3	0.3	1.000

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jusuf Nurkic	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Herb Williams	8	1.9	0.3	0.0	0.4	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.4	0.1	0.6	.200	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-

Jusuf Nurkic vs. Herb Williams Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Herb Williams 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.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11

Season 12

Season 13

Season 14

Season 15

Season 16

Season 17

Season 18