Earl Gardner vs. Jusuf Nurkic Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jusuf Nurkic and Earl Gardner 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 Gardner

vs.

Jusuf Nurkic

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Gardner: 1948-49 to 1948-49
Jusuf Nurkic: 2014-15 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Gardner 1 Jusuf Nurkic 0

NBA Seasons Earl Gardner 1 Jusuf Nurkic 10

Playoffs Played Earl Gardner 1 Jusuf Nurkic 5

All-Star Games Earl Gardner 0 Jusuf Nurkic 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 1.8 Jusuf Nurkic 12.1

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jusuf Nurkic 8.9

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.4 Jusuf Nurkic 2.5

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jusuf Nurkic 0.9

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jusuf Nurkic 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Gardner 89 Jusuf Nurkic 6,538

Total Rebounds Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jusuf Nurkic 4,821

Total Assists Earl Gardner 19 Jusuf Nurkic 1,353

Total Steals Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jusuf Nurkic 496

Total Blocks Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jusuf Nurkic 613

Total Games Earl Gardner 50 Jusuf Nurkic 539

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Gardner .376 Jusuf Nurkic .503

3-Point Percentage Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jusuf Nurkic .280

Free Throw Percentage Earl Gardner .464 Jusuf Nurkic .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 1.8 (1949) Jusuf Nurkic 17.6 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jusuf Nurkic 11.1 (2022)

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.4 (1949) Jusuf Nurkic 4.0 (2020)

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jusuf Nurkic 1.4 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jusuf Nurkic 2.0 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 0.6 Jusuf Nurkic 11.5

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jusuf Nurkic 9.5

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.1 Jusuf Nurkic 2.7

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jusuf Nurkic 1.1

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jusuf Nurkic 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Gardner 4 Jusuf Nurkic 230

Total Rebounds Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jusuf Nurkic 190

Total Assists Earl Gardner 1 Jusuf Nurkic 53

Total Steals Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jusuf Nurkic 22

Total Blocks Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jusuf Nurkic 20

Total Games Earl Gardner 7 Jusuf Nurkic 20

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Gardner .111 Jusuf Nurkic .489

3-Point Percentage Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jusuf Nurkic .211

Free Throw Percentage Earl Gardner .500 Jusuf Nurkic .714

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 0.6 (1949) Jusuf Nurkic 14.2 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jusuf Nurkic 11.0 (2017)

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.1 (1949) Jusuf Nurkic 4.0 (2017)

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jusuf Nurkic 1.5 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Jusuf Nurkic 1.5 (2024)

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.