Jusuf Nurkic vs. Kelvin Ransey Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kelvin Ransey 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, 4 more than Kelvin Ransey, who played 6. Jusuf Nurkic had the first of his seasons in 2014-15, while Kelvin Ransey had his rookie season in 1980-81. 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
Kelvin Ransey 6 4 1980-81 to 1985-86

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Jusuf Nurkic Kelvin Ransey
Season 2014-151980-81
Team Denver NuggetsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
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 %
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
Kelvin Ransey 80 30.4 15.2 0.5 1.9 2.4 6.9 1.1 0.1 2.9 2.5 6.6 14.5 .452 0.0 0.4 .097 2.1 2.7 .749
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jusuf Nurkic ------- --- ----------
Kelvin Ransey 3 43.7 16.3 1.7 2.3 4.0 8.3 2.0 0.3 3.7 2.7 7.7 21.7 .354 0.0 0.3 .000 1.0 2.0 .500

Season 2

Jusuf Nurkic Kelvin Ransey
Season 2015-161981-82
Team Denver NuggetsPortland Trail Blazers
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 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
Kelvin Ransey 78 31.0 16.1 0.5 1.9 2.4 7.1 1.2 0.1 2.9 2.2 6.5 14.0 .460 0.0 0.5 .079 3.1 4.1 .761
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jusuf Nurkic ------- --- ----------
Kelvin Ransey ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Jusuf Nurkic Kelvin Ransey
Season 2016-171982-83
Team Denver Nuggets, Portland Trail BlazersDallas Mavericks
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
Kelvin Ransey 76 21.1 11.1 0.6 1.4 1.9 3.7 0.8 0.1 1.7 1.4 4.5 9.8 .460 0.0 0.2 .125 2.0 2.6 .764
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 -
Kelvin Ransey ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Jusuf Nurkic Kelvin Ransey
Season 2017-181983-84
Team Portland Trail BlazersNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdNets 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 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
Kelvin Ransey 80 24.2 9.5 0.4 1.2 1.6 6.0 1.1 0.1 1.8 2.3 3.8 8.8 .434 0.1 0.4 .219 1.8 2.3 .792
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
Kelvin Ransey 5 8.8 2.6 0.0 0.2 0.2 2.0 0.0 0.2 1.0 1.2 1.2 2.8 .429 0.2 0.2 1.000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 5

Jusuf Nurkic Kelvin Ransey
Season 2018-191984-85
Team Portland Trail BlazersNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNets 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
Kelvin Ransey 81 20.9 8.9 0.5 1.1 1.6 4.4 1.1 0.1 1.4 1.7 3.7 8.1 .459 0.0 0.1 .182 1.5 1.8 .859
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jusuf Nurkic ------- --- ----------
Kelvin Ransey 3 21.0 5.7 0.0 1.7 1.7 5.7 0.7 0.3 0.7 3.3 2.0 5.3 .375 0.0 0.0 - 1.7 1.7 1.000

Season 6

Jusuf Nurkic Kelvin Ransey
Season 2019-201985-86
Team Portland Trail BlazersNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdNets 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
Kelvin Ransey 79 19.0 7.4 0.4 1.0 1.5 3.2 0.6 0.1 1.4 1.6 2.9 6.4 .457 0.0 0.3 .125 1.5 1.9 .818
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
Kelvin Ransey 3 22.7 9.0 1.0 1.3 2.3 4.0 0.3 0.0 1.3 3.0 3.3 7.3 .455 0.3 1.0 .333 2.0 2.7 .750

Season 7

Jusuf Nurkic Kelvin Ransey
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 %
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
Kelvin Ransey ------- --- ----------
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
Kelvin Ransey ------- --- ----------

Season 8

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

Season 9

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

Season 10

Jusuf Nurkic Kelvin Ransey
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
Kelvin Ransey ------- --- ----------
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
Kelvin Ransey ------- --- ----------