George Johnson vs. Jusuf Nurkic Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jusuf Nurkic and George Johnson 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

George Johnson

vs.

Jusuf Nurkic

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Johnson: 1972-73 to 1985-86
Jusuf Nurkic: 2014-15 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Johnson 1 Jusuf Nurkic 0

NBA Seasons George Johnson 13 Jusuf Nurkic 10

Playoffs Played George Johnson 8 Jusuf Nurkic 5

All-Star Games George Johnson 0 Jusuf Nurkic 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) George Johnson 1 Jusuf Nurkic 0

Blocks Leader George Johnson 3 * Jusuf Nurkic 0

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Johnson 4.8 Jusuf Nurkic 12.1

Rebounds Per Game George Johnson 6.5 Jusuf Nurkic 8.9

Assists Per Game George Johnson 1.0 Jusuf Nurkic 2.5

Steals Per Game George Johnson 0.5 * Jusuf Nurkic 0.9

Blocks Per Game George Johnson 2.5 * Jusuf Nurkic 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points George Johnson 4,369 Jusuf Nurkic 6,538

Total Rebounds George Johnson 5,887 Jusuf Nurkic 4,821

Total Assists George Johnson 929 Jusuf Nurkic 1,353

Total Steals George Johnson 456 * Jusuf Nurkic 496

Total Blocks George Johnson 2,082 * Jusuf Nurkic 613

Total Games George Johnson 904 Jusuf Nurkic 539

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Johnson .451 Jusuf Nurkic .503

3-Point Percentage George Johnson .500 * Jusuf Nurkic .280

Free Throw Percentage George Johnson .694 Jusuf Nurkic .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Johnson 8.7 (1978) Jusuf Nurkic 17.6 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game George Johnson 9.6 (1978) Jusuf Nurkic 11.1 (2022)

Assists Per Game George Johnson 2.1 (1980) Jusuf Nurkic 4.0 (2020)

Steals Per Game George Johnson 1.0 (1978) * Jusuf Nurkic 1.4 (2020)

Blocks Per Game George Johnson 3.4 (1981) * Jusuf Nurkic 2.0 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Johnson 4.2 Jusuf Nurkic 11.5

Rebounds Per Game George Johnson 6.1 Jusuf Nurkic 9.5

Assists Per Game George Johnson 0.9 Jusuf Nurkic 2.7

Steals Per Game George Johnson 0.7 * Jusuf Nurkic 1.1

Blocks Per Game George Johnson 2.0 * Jusuf Nurkic 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points George Johnson 248 Jusuf Nurkic 230

Total Rebounds George Johnson 361 Jusuf Nurkic 190

Total Assists George Johnson 55 Jusuf Nurkic 53

Total Steals George Johnson 34 * Jusuf Nurkic 22

Total Blocks George Johnson 101 * Jusuf Nurkic 20

Total Games George Johnson 59 Jusuf Nurkic 20

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Johnson .551 Jusuf Nurkic .489

3-Point Percentage George Johnson - * Jusuf Nurkic .211

Free Throw Percentage George Johnson .618 Jusuf Nurkic .714

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Johnson 14.5 (1979) Jusuf Nurkic 14.2 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game George Johnson 12.5 (1979) Jusuf Nurkic 11.0 (2017)

Assists Per Game George Johnson 1.3 (1982) Jusuf Nurkic 4.0 (2017)

Steals Per Game George Johnson 1.1 (1976) * Jusuf Nurkic 1.5 (2024)

Blocks Per Game George Johnson 3.5 (1979) * 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.