Jusuf Nurkic vs. Rik Smits Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rik Smits 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.

Rik Smits

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jusuf Nurkic: 2014-15 to 2023-24
Rik Smits: 1988-89 to 1999-00

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jusuf Nurkic 0 Rik Smits 0

NBA Seasons Jusuf Nurkic 10 Rik Smits 12

Playoffs Played Jusuf Nurkic 5 Rik Smits 10

All-Star Games Jusuf Nurkic 0 Rik Smits 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 12.1 Rik Smits 14.8

Rebounds Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 8.9 Rik Smits 6.1

Assists Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 2.5 Rik Smits 1.4

Steals Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 0.9 Rik Smits 0.4

Blocks Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.1 Rik Smits 1.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Jusuf Nurkic 6,538 Rik Smits 12,871

Total Rebounds Jusuf Nurkic 4,821 Rik Smits 5,277

Total Assists Jusuf Nurkic 1,353 Rik Smits 1,215

Total Steals Jusuf Nurkic 496 Rik Smits 372

Total Blocks Jusuf Nurkic 613 Rik Smits 1,111

Total Games Jusuf Nurkic 539 Rik Smits 867

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .503 Rik Smits .507

3-Point Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .280 Rik Smits .115

Free Throw Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .667 Rik Smits .773

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 17.6 (2020) Rik Smits 18.5 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 11.1 (2022) Rik Smits 7.7 (1995)

Assists Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 4.0 (2020) Rik Smits 2.0 (1994)

Steals Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.4 (2020) Rik Smits 0.6 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 2.0 (2020) Rik Smits 2.1 (1990)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 11.5 Rik Smits 14.8

Rebounds Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 9.5 Rik Smits 5.2

Assists Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 2.7 Rik Smits 1.3

Steals Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.1 Rik Smits 0.5

Blocks Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.0 Rik Smits 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Jusuf Nurkic 230 Rik Smits 1,537

Total Rebounds Jusuf Nurkic 190 Rik Smits 540

Total Assists Jusuf Nurkic 53 Rik Smits 135

Total Steals Jusuf Nurkic 22 Rik Smits 51

Total Blocks Jusuf Nurkic 20 Rik Smits 90

Total Games Jusuf Nurkic 20 Rik Smits 104

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .489 Rik Smits .507

3-Point Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .211 Rik Smits .250

Free Throw Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .714 Rik Smits .829

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 14.2 (2020) Rik Smits 22.5 (1993)

Rebounds Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 11.0 (2017) Rik Smits 8.0 (1993)

Assists Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 4.0 (2017) Rik Smits 2.0 (1995)

Steals Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.5 (2024) Rik Smits 1.3 (1993)

Blocks Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.5 (2024) Rik Smits 1.4 (1991)