Jim Ard vs. Jusuf Nurkic Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jusuf Nurkic and Jim Ard 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

Jim Ard

vs.

Jusuf Nurkic

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Ard: 1974-75 to 1977-78
Jusuf Nurkic: 2014-15 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Ard 1 Jusuf Nurkic 0

NBA Seasons Jim Ard 4 Jusuf Nurkic 10

Playoffs Played Jim Ard 2 Jusuf Nurkic 5

All-Star Games Jim Ard 0 Jusuf Nurkic 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Ard 3.5 Jusuf Nurkic 12.1

Rebounds Per Game Jim Ard 3.8 Jusuf Nurkic 8.9

Assists Per Game Jim Ard 0.7 Jusuf Nurkic 2.5

Steals Per Game Jim Ard 0.2 Jusuf Nurkic 0.9

Blocks Per Game Jim Ard 0.4 Jusuf Nurkic 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Ard 771 Jusuf Nurkic 6,538

Total Rebounds Jim Ard 820 Jusuf Nurkic 4,821

Total Assists Jim Ard 149 Jusuf Nurkic 1,353

Total Steals Jim Ard 43 Jusuf Nurkic 496

Total Blocks Jim Ard 96 Jusuf Nurkic 613

Total Games Jim Ard 218 Jusuf Nurkic 539

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Ard .361 Jusuf Nurkic .503

3-Point Percentage Jim Ard - n/a ** Jusuf Nurkic .280

Free Throw Percentage Jim Ard .695 Jusuf Nurkic .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Ard 3.8 (1975) Jusuf Nurkic 17.6 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Ard 4.7 (1977) Jusuf Nurkic 11.1 (2022)

Assists Per Game Jim Ard 0.8 (1977) Jusuf Nurkic 4.0 (2020)

Steals Per Game Jim Ard 0.3 (1977) Jusuf Nurkic 1.4 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Jim Ard 0.5 (1975) Jusuf Nurkic 2.0 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Ard 1.9 Jusuf Nurkic 11.5

Rebounds Per Game Jim Ard 1.3 Jusuf Nurkic 9.5

Assists Per Game Jim Ard 0.4 Jusuf Nurkic 2.7

Steals Per Game Jim Ard 0.0 Jusuf Nurkic 1.1

Blocks Per Game Jim Ard 0.2 Jusuf Nurkic 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Ard 39 Jusuf Nurkic 230

Total Rebounds Jim Ard 28 Jusuf Nurkic 190

Total Assists Jim Ard 9 Jusuf Nurkic 53

Total Steals Jim Ard 1 Jusuf Nurkic 22

Total Blocks Jim Ard 4 Jusuf Nurkic 20

Total Games Jim Ard 21 Jusuf Nurkic 20

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Ard .378 Jusuf Nurkic .489

3-Point Percentage Jim Ard - n/a ** Jusuf Nurkic .211

Free Throw Percentage Jim Ard .786 Jusuf Nurkic .714

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Ard 2.3 (1976) Jusuf Nurkic 14.2 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Ard 1.6 (1976) Jusuf Nurkic 11.0 (2017)

Assists Per Game Jim Ard 0.5 (1976) Jusuf Nurkic 4.0 (2017)

Steals Per Game Jim Ard 0.1 (1976) Jusuf Nurkic 1.5 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Jim Ard 0.2 (1975) Jusuf Nurkic 1.5 (2024)

Notes: ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.