Jusuf Nurkic vs. Tiago Splitter Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Tiago Splitter 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 10 years in the NBA, 3 more than Tiago Splitter, who played 7. Jusuf Nurkic had the first of his seasons in 2014-15, while Tiago Splitter had his rookie season in 2010-11. 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
Tiago Splitter 7 5 2010-11 to 2016-17

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jusuf Nurkic Tiago Splitter
Season 2014-152010-11
Team Denver NuggetsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlaySpurs 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
Tiago Splitter 60 12.3 4.6 1.2 2.2 3.4 0.4 0.5 0.3 0.5 1.5 1.7 3.2 .529 0.0 0.0 .000 1.3 2.3 .543
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jusuf Nurkic ------- --- ----------
Tiago Splitter 3 16.7 6.7 2.3 2.3 4.7 0.3 1.0 0.3 0.7 1.3 3.3 5.3 .625 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 1.0 .000

Season 2
Jusuf Nurkic Tiago Splitter
Season 2015-162011-12
Team Denver NuggetsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlaySpurs 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
Tiago Splitter 59 19.0 9.3 1.6 3.6 5.2 1.1 0.4 0.8 1.5 2.3 3.6 5.8 .618 0.0 0.0 - 2.1 3.1 .691
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jusuf Nurkic ------- --- ----------
Tiago Splitter 13 12.9 5.8 0.6 2.2 2.8 0.8 0.4 0.3 0.7 1.8 2.3 3.6 .638 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 3.3 .372

Season 3
Jusuf Nurkic Tiago Splitter
Season 2016-172012-13
Team Denver Nuggets, Portland Trail BlazersSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdSpurs 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 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
Tiago Splitter 81 24.7 10.3 1.8 4.6 6.4 1.6 0.8 0.8 1.2 2.0 3.9 7.0 .560 0.0 0.0 .000 2.6 3.5 .730
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 -
Tiago Splitter 19 20.4 6.1 1.1 1.9 3.1 1.2 0.8 0.7 1.3 2.4 2.4 4.4 .536 0.0 0.1 .000 1.4 1.7 .788

Season 4
Jusuf Nurkic Tiago Splitter
Season 2017-182013-14
Team Portland Trail BlazersSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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
Tiago Splitter 59 21.5 8.2 2.1 4.1 6.2 1.5 0.5 0.5 1.3 2.0 3.1 5.9 .523 0.0 0.1 .000 2.1 2.9 .699
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
Tiago Splitter 23 22.4 7.5 2.0 4.1 6.1 2.0 0.7 0.5 0.8 2.3 2.7 4.3 .610 0.0 0.0 .000 2.2 3.1 .718

Season 5
Jusuf Nurkic Tiago Splitter
Season 2018-192014-15
Team Portland Trail BlazersSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlaySpurs 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 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
Tiago Splitter 52 19.8 8.2 1.8 3.1 4.8 1.5 0.7 0.7 1.2 2.0 3.3 5.8 .558 0.0 0.0 - 1.7 2.3 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jusuf Nurkic ------- --- ----------
Tiago Splitter 7 17.6 3.4 1.9 2.6 4.4 1.3 0.6 0.1 1.0 2.4 1.3 3.4 .375 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 2.7 .316

Season 6
Jusuf Nurkic Tiago Splitter
Season 2019-202015-16
Team Portland Trail BlazersAtlanta Hawks
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
Tiago Splitter 36 16.1 5.6 1.3 2.1 3.3 0.8 0.6 0.3 0.7 2.0 2.3 4.3 .523 0.0 0.1 .000 1.1 1.3 .813
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
Tiago Splitter ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Jusuf Nurkic Tiago Splitter
Season 2020-212016-17
Team Portland Trail BlazersPhiladelphia 76ers
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
Tiago Splitter 8 9.5 4.9 1.0 1.8 2.8 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.8 1.0 1.8 3.9 .452 0.3 0.8 .333 1.1 1.4 .818
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
Tiago Splitter ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Jusuf Nurkic Tiago Splitter
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
Tiago Splitter ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jusuf Nurkic ------- --- ----------
Tiago Splitter ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Jusuf Nurkic Tiago Splitter
Season 2022-23-
Team Portland Trail Blazers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
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
Tiago Splitter ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jusuf Nurkic ------- --- ----------
Tiago Splitter ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Jusuf Nurkic Tiago Splitter
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
Tiago Splitter ------- --- ----------
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
Tiago Splitter ------- --- ----------
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