Larry Bird vs. Jusuf Nurkic Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jusuf Nurkic and Larry Bird 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

Larry Bird

vs.

Jusuf Nurkic

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Jusuf Nurkic: 2014-15 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Jusuf Nurkic 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Jusuf Nurkic 10

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Jusuf Nurkic 5

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Jusuf Nurkic 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Jusuf Nurkic 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Jusuf Nurkic 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Jusuf Nurkic 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Jusuf Nurkic 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Jusuf Nurkic 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Jusuf Nurkic 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Jusuf Nurkic 12.1

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Jusuf Nurkic 8.9

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Jusuf Nurkic 2.5

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Jusuf Nurkic 0.9

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Jusuf Nurkic 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Jusuf Nurkic 6,538

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Jusuf Nurkic 4,821

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Jusuf Nurkic 1,353

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Jusuf Nurkic 496

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Jusuf Nurkic 613

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Jusuf Nurkic 539

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Jusuf Nurkic .503

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Jusuf Nurkic .280

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Jusuf Nurkic .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Jusuf Nurkic 17.6 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Jusuf Nurkic 11.1 (2022)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Jusuf Nurkic 4.0 (2020)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Jusuf Nurkic 1.4 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Jusuf Nurkic 2.0 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Jusuf Nurkic 11.5

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Jusuf Nurkic 9.5

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Jusuf Nurkic 2.7

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Jusuf Nurkic 1.1

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Jusuf Nurkic 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Jusuf Nurkic 230

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Jusuf Nurkic 190

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Jusuf Nurkic 53

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Jusuf Nurkic 22

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Jusuf Nurkic 20

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Jusuf Nurkic 20

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Jusuf Nurkic .489

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Jusuf Nurkic .211

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Jusuf Nurkic .714

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Jusuf Nurkic 14.2 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Jusuf Nurkic 11.0 (2017)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Jusuf Nurkic 4.0 (2017)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Jusuf Nurkic 1.5 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Jusuf Nurkic 1.5 (2024)