Jusuf Nurkic vs. Gerry Ward Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gerry Ward and Jusuf Nurkic 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

Jusuf Nurkic

vs.

Gerry Ward

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jusuf Nurkic: 2014-15 to 2023-24
Gerry Ward: 1963-64 to 1966-67

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jusuf Nurkic 0 Gerry Ward 1

NBA Seasons Jusuf Nurkic 10 Gerry Ward 4

Playoffs Played Jusuf Nurkic 5 Gerry Ward 3

All-Star Games Jusuf Nurkic 0 Gerry Ward 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 12.1 Gerry Ward 3.2

Rebounds Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 8.9 Gerry Ward 1.7

Assists Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 2.5 Gerry Ward 1.4

Steals Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 0.9 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.1 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jusuf Nurkic 6,538 Gerry Ward 542

Total Rebounds Jusuf Nurkic 4,821 Gerry Ward 294

Total Assists Jusuf Nurkic 1,353 Gerry Ward 237

Total Steals Jusuf Nurkic 496 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Total Blocks Jusuf Nurkic 613 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Total Games Jusuf Nurkic 539 Gerry Ward 169

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .503 Gerry Ward .356

3-Point Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .280 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .667 Gerry Ward .639

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 17.6 (2020) Gerry Ward 4.2 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 11.1 (2022) Gerry Ward 2.4 (1967)

Assists Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 4.0 (2020) Gerry Ward 2.0 (1965)

Steals Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.4 (2020) Gerry Ward - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 2.0 (2020) Gerry Ward - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 11.5 Gerry Ward 2.1

Rebounds Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 9.5 Gerry Ward 0.7

Assists Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 2.7 Gerry Ward 0.8

Steals Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.1 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.0 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jusuf Nurkic 230 Gerry Ward 29

Total Rebounds Jusuf Nurkic 190 Gerry Ward 10

Total Assists Jusuf Nurkic 53 Gerry Ward 11

Total Steals Jusuf Nurkic 22 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Total Blocks Jusuf Nurkic 20 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Total Games Jusuf Nurkic 20 Gerry Ward 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .489 Gerry Ward .382

3-Point Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .211 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .714 Gerry Ward .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 14.2 (2020) Gerry Ward 4.7 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 11.0 (2017) Gerry Ward 1.7 (1967)

Assists Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 4.0 (2017) Gerry Ward 2.7 (1967)

Steals Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.5 (2024) Gerry Ward - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.5 (2024) Gerry Ward - n/a **

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.