Jusuf Nurkic vs. Mark Williams Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Mark 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 / Games against each other

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 12 years in the NBA, 8 more than Mark Williams, who played 4. Jusuf Nurkic had the first of his seasons in 2014-15, while Mark Williams had his rookie season in 2022-23. 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 achievements, 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 12 5 2014-15 to 2025-26
Mark Williams 4 0 2022-23 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jusuf Nurkic Mark Williams
Season 2014-152022-23
Team Denver NuggetsCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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 - 1.4 2.1 .636
difference:+19+1.5+2.1+0.2+0.8+0.9+0.4+0.1+0.1-0.5-1.1+0.9+0.4+.191+0.2+0.2+.055
Mark Williams 43 19.3 9.0 2.2 4.9 7.1 0.4 0.7 1.0 0.9 2.2 3.7 5.8 .637 0.0 0.0 - 1.6 2.3 .691
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Jusuf Nurkic nor Mark Williams played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Jusuf Nurkic Mark Williams
Season 2015-162023-24
Team Denver NuggetsCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+13+9.6+4.5+2.0+2.3+4.2+0.1+0.3-0.8-0.2+2.0+0.3+.232+0.1+0.5+0.3+.103
Mark Williams 19 26.7 12.7 4.0 5.7 9.7 1.2 0.8 1.1 0.9 2.6 5.2 7.9 .649 0.0 0.0 - 2.4 3.4 .719
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Jusuf Nurkic nor Mark Williams played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Jusuf Nurkic Mark Williams
Season 2016-172024-25
Team Denver Nuggets, Portland Trail BlazersCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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 - 1.8 3.2 .571
difference:+21+5.2+5.1+0.6+2.4+3.0+0.6+0.1+0.1-0.6-0.1+1.9+2.0+.097+0.1+1.2+0.5+.233
Mark Williams 44 26.6 15.3 3.0 7.2 10.2 2.5 0.7 1.2 1.6 2.4 6.1 10.2 .604 0.0 0.1 .000 3.0 3.7 .804
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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 -
Mark Williams DNP------ --- ----------

Season 4
Jusuf Nurkic Mark Williams
Season 2017-182025-26
Team Portland Trail BlazersPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+78+2.4+8.3+0.4+2.4+2.0+1.8+0.8+0.6-1.3-1.1+3.1+7.0+.095+0.1+2.2+3.5
Mark Williams 1 24.0 6.0 2.0 9.0 11.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 5.0 .600 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
Mark Williams DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Jusuf Nurkic played 8 seasons more than Mark Williams in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 5 to 12, from 2019 to 2026—Jusuf Nurkic played in 3 Playoffs.

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