Gar Heard vs. Jusuf Nurkic Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jusuf Nurkic and Gar Heard 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

Gar Heard

vs.

Jusuf Nurkic

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gar Heard: 1970-71 to 1980-81
Jusuf Nurkic: 2014-15 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gar Heard 0 Jusuf Nurkic 0

NBA Seasons Gar Heard 11 Jusuf Nurkic 10

Playoffs Played Gar Heard 7 Jusuf Nurkic 5

All-Star Games Gar Heard 0 Jusuf Nurkic 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gar Heard 8.7 Jusuf Nurkic 12.1

Rebounds Per Game Gar Heard 7.5 Jusuf Nurkic 8.9

Assists Per Game Gar Heard 1.6 Jusuf Nurkic 2.5

Steals Per Game Gar Heard 1.3 * Jusuf Nurkic 0.9

Blocks Per Game Gar Heard 1.3 * Jusuf Nurkic 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Gar Heard 6,828 Jusuf Nurkic 6,538

Total Rebounds Gar Heard 5,876 Jusuf Nurkic 4,821

Total Assists Gar Heard 1,220 Jusuf Nurkic 1,353

Total Steals Gar Heard 784 * Jusuf Nurkic 496

Total Blocks Gar Heard 780 * Jusuf Nurkic 613

Total Games Gar Heard 787 Jusuf Nurkic 539

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gar Heard .414 Jusuf Nurkic .503

3-Point Percentage Gar Heard .000 * Jusuf Nurkic .280

Free Throw Percentage Gar Heard .654 Jusuf Nurkic .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gar Heard 15.3 (1974) Jusuf Nurkic 17.6 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Gar Heard 11.7 (1974) Jusuf Nurkic 11.1 (2022)

Assists Per Game Gar Heard 2.8 (1975) Jusuf Nurkic 4.0 (2020)

Steals Per Game Gar Heard 1.7 (1974) * Jusuf Nurkic 1.4 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Gar Heard 2.8 (1974) * Jusuf Nurkic 2.0 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gar Heard 10.2 Jusuf Nurkic 11.5

Rebounds Per Game Gar Heard 9.1 Jusuf Nurkic 9.5

Assists Per Game Gar Heard 1.6 Jusuf Nurkic 2.7

Steals Per Game Gar Heard 1.4 * Jusuf Nurkic 1.1

Blocks Per Game Gar Heard 1.7 * Jusuf Nurkic 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Gar Heard 602 Jusuf Nurkic 230

Total Rebounds Gar Heard 537 Jusuf Nurkic 190

Total Assists Gar Heard 96 Jusuf Nurkic 53

Total Steals Gar Heard 80 * Jusuf Nurkic 22

Total Blocks Gar Heard 98 * Jusuf Nurkic 20

Total Games Gar Heard 59 Jusuf Nurkic 20

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gar Heard .419 Jusuf Nurkic .489

3-Point Percentage Gar Heard - * Jusuf Nurkic .211

Free Throw Percentage Gar Heard .651 Jusuf Nurkic .714

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gar Heard 16.8 (1974) Jusuf Nurkic 14.2 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Gar Heard 14.7 (1974) Jusuf Nurkic 11.0 (2017)

Assists Per Game Gar Heard 2.6 (1975) Jusuf Nurkic 4.0 (2017)

Steals Per Game Gar Heard 2.1 (1976) * Jusuf Nurkic 1.5 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Gar Heard 2.0 (1978) * Jusuf Nurkic 1.5 (2024)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.