Earl Cureton vs. Jusuf Nurkic Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jusuf Nurkic and Earl Cureton that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Earl Cureton

vs.

Jusuf Nurkic

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Cureton: 1980-81 to 1996-97
Jusuf Nurkic: 2014-15 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Cureton 2 Jusuf Nurkic 0

NBA Seasons Earl Cureton 12 Jusuf Nurkic 10

Playoffs Played Earl Cureton 7 Jusuf Nurkic 5

All-Star Games Earl Cureton 0 Jusuf Nurkic 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 5.4 Jusuf Nurkic 12.1

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 4.7 Jusuf Nurkic 8.9

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 1.0 Jusuf Nurkic 2.5

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 0.5 Jusuf Nurkic 0.9

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.5 Jusuf Nurkic 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Cureton 3,620 Jusuf Nurkic 6,538

Total Rebounds Earl Cureton 3,172 Jusuf Nurkic 4,821

Total Assists Earl Cureton 678 Jusuf Nurkic 1,353

Total Steals Earl Cureton 341 Jusuf Nurkic 496

Total Blocks Earl Cureton 361 Jusuf Nurkic 613

Total Games Earl Cureton 674 Jusuf Nurkic 539

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Cureton .473 Jusuf Nurkic .503

3-Point Percentage Earl Cureton .000 Jusuf Nurkic .280

Free Throw Percentage Earl Cureton .538 Jusuf Nurkic .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 8.6 (1986) Jusuf Nurkic 17.6 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 6.3 (1986) Jusuf Nurkic 11.1 (2022)

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 1.7 (1986) Jusuf Nurkic 4.0 (2020)

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 0.7 (1986) Jusuf Nurkic 1.4 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.7 (1989) Jusuf Nurkic 2.0 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 3.1 Jusuf Nurkic 11.5

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 3.2 Jusuf Nurkic 9.5

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 0.4 Jusuf Nurkic 2.7

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 0.4 Jusuf Nurkic 1.1

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.1 Jusuf Nurkic 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Cureton 169 Jusuf Nurkic 230

Total Rebounds Earl Cureton 173 Jusuf Nurkic 190

Total Assists Earl Cureton 22 Jusuf Nurkic 53

Total Steals Earl Cureton 19 Jusuf Nurkic 22

Total Blocks Earl Cureton 8 Jusuf Nurkic 20

Total Games Earl Cureton 54 Jusuf Nurkic 20

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Cureton .450 Jusuf Nurkic .489

3-Point Percentage Earl Cureton .000 Jusuf Nurkic .211

Free Throw Percentage Earl Cureton .472 Jusuf Nurkic .714

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 9.0 (1986) Jusuf Nurkic 14.2 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 7.5 (1986) Jusuf Nurkic 11.0 (2017)

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 2.3 (1986) Jusuf Nurkic 4.0 (2017)

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 1.0 (1985) Jusuf Nurkic 1.5 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.2 (1985) Jusuf Nurkic 1.5 (2024)