Jim Baechtold vs. Jusuf Nurkic Comparison

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

vs.

Jusuf Nurkic

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Baechtold: 1952-53 to 1956-57
Jusuf Nurkic: 2014-15 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Baechtold 0 Jusuf Nurkic 0

NBA Seasons Jim Baechtold 5 Jusuf Nurkic 10

Playoffs Played Jim Baechtold 3 Jusuf Nurkic 5

All-Star Games Jim Baechtold 0 Jusuf Nurkic 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Baechtold 9.7 Jusuf Nurkic 12.1

Rebounds Per Game Jim Baechtold 3.1 Jusuf Nurkic 8.9

Assists Per Game Jim Baechtold 2.1 Jusuf Nurkic 2.5

Steals Per Game Jim Baechtold - n/a ** Jusuf Nurkic 0.9

Blocks Per Game Jim Baechtold - n/a ** Jusuf Nurkic 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Baechtold 3,123 Jusuf Nurkic 6,538

Total Rebounds Jim Baechtold 1,009 Jusuf Nurkic 4,821

Total Assists Jim Baechtold 685 Jusuf Nurkic 1,353

Total Steals Jim Baechtold - n/a ** Jusuf Nurkic 496

Total Blocks Jim Baechtold - n/a ** Jusuf Nurkic 613

Total Games Jim Baechtold 321 Jusuf Nurkic 539

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Baechtold .388 Jusuf Nurkic .503

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

Free Throw Percentage Jim Baechtold .783 Jusuf Nurkic .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Baechtold 13.9 (1955) Jusuf Nurkic 17.6 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Baechtold 4.3 (1955) Jusuf Nurkic 11.1 (2022)

Assists Per Game Jim Baechtold 3.0 (1955) Jusuf Nurkic 4.0 (2020)

Steals Per Game Jim Baechtold - n/a ** Jusuf Nurkic 1.4 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Jim Baechtold - n/a ** Jusuf Nurkic 2.0 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Baechtold 13.4 Jusuf Nurkic 11.6

Rebounds Per Game Jim Baechtold 3.6 Jusuf Nurkic 9.6

Assists Per Game Jim Baechtold 4.0 Jusuf Nurkic 2.5

Steals Per Game Jim Baechtold - n/a ** Jusuf Nurkic 1.1

Blocks Per Game Jim Baechtold - n/a ** Jusuf Nurkic 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Baechtold 121 Jusuf Nurkic 221

Total Rebounds Jim Baechtold 32 Jusuf Nurkic 182

Total Assists Jim Baechtold 36 Jusuf Nurkic 48

Total Steals Jim Baechtold - n/a ** Jusuf Nurkic 20

Total Blocks Jim Baechtold - n/a ** Jusuf Nurkic 19

Total Games Jim Baechtold 9 Jusuf Nurkic 19

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Baechtold .433 Jusuf Nurkic .486

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

Free Throw Percentage Jim Baechtold .795 Jusuf Nurkic .712

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Baechtold 19.0 (1953) Jusuf Nurkic 14.2 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Baechtold 4.7 (1955) Jusuf Nurkic 11.0 (2017)

Assists Per Game Jim Baechtold 5.5 (1953) Jusuf Nurkic 4.0 (2017)

Steals Per Game Jim Baechtold - n/a ** Jusuf Nurkic 1.5 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Jim Baechtold - n/a ** Jusuf Nurkic 1.7 (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.