Jusuf Nurkic vs. Larry Steele Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Larry Steele 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.

Larry Steele

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jusuf Nurkic: 2014-15 to 2023-24
Larry Steele: 1971-72 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jusuf Nurkic 0 Larry Steele 1

NBA Seasons Jusuf Nurkic 10 Larry Steele 9

Playoffs Played Jusuf Nurkic 5 Larry Steele 3

All-Star Games Jusuf Nurkic 0 Larry Steele 0

Honors and Awards

Steals Leader Jusuf Nurkic 0 Larry Steele 1 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 12.1 Larry Steele 8.2

Rebounds Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 8.9 Larry Steele 2.9

Assists Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 2.5 Larry Steele 2.8

Steals Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 0.9 Larry Steele 1.8 *

Blocks Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.1 Larry Steele 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jusuf Nurkic 6,538 Larry Steele 5,009

Total Rebounds Jusuf Nurkic 4,821 Larry Steele 1,781

Total Assists Jusuf Nurkic 1,353 Larry Steele 1,719

Total Steals Jusuf Nurkic 496 Larry Steele 846 *

Total Blocks Jusuf Nurkic 613 Larry Steele 96 *

Total Games Jusuf Nurkic 539 Larry Steele 610

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .503 Larry Steele .483

3-Point Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .280 Larry Steele .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .667 Larry Steele .796

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 17.6 (2020) Larry Steele 10.3 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 11.1 (2022) Larry Steele 3.9 (1972)

Assists Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 4.0 (2020) Larry Steele 4.2 (1980)

Steals Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.4 (2020) Larry Steele 2.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 2.0 (2020) Larry Steele 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 11.5 Larry Steele 6.9

Rebounds Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 9.5 Larry Steele 2.4

Assists Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 2.7 Larry Steele 1.4

Steals Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.1 Larry Steele 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.0 Larry Steele 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jusuf Nurkic 230 Larry Steele 185

Total Rebounds Jusuf Nurkic 190 Larry Steele 64

Total Assists Jusuf Nurkic 53 Larry Steele 39

Total Steals Jusuf Nurkic 22 Larry Steele 26 *

Total Blocks Jusuf Nurkic 20 Larry Steele 2 *

Total Games Jusuf Nurkic 20 Larry Steele 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .489 Larry Steele .424

3-Point Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .211 Larry Steele - *

Free Throw Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .714 Larry Steele .823

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 14.2 (2020) Larry Steele 13.3 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 11.0 (2017) Larry Steele 4.3 (1978)

Assists Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 4.0 (2017) Larry Steele 2.3 (1979)

Steals Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.5 (2024) Larry Steele 3.3 (1979) *

Blocks Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.5 (2024) Larry Steele 0.3 (1978) *

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.