Bailey Howell vs. Jusuf Nurkic Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jusuf Nurkic and Bailey Howell, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Bailey Howell played 12 years in the NBA, 2 more than Jusuf Nurkic, who played 10. Bailey Howell had the first of his seasons in 1959-60, while Jusuf Nurkic had his rookie season in 2014-15. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Bailey Howell	Jusuf Nurkic
Season	1959-60	2014-15
Team	Detroit Pistons	Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards	-	All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs	Pistons Lost West Div Semis	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bailey Howell	75	31.3	17.8	-	-	10.5	0.8	-	-	-	3.8	6.8	14.9	.456	-	-	-	4.2	5.6	.739
Jusuf Nurkic	62	17.8	6.9	2.0	4.1	6.2	0.8	0.8	1.1	1.4	3.3	2.8	6.2	.446	0.0	0.0	.000	1.4	2.1	.636
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bailey Howell	2	36.0	17.0	-	-	8.5	1.5	-	-	-	4.0	7.0	20.5	.341	-	-	-	3.0	4.0	.750
Jusuf Nurkic	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 2
	Bailey Howell	Jusuf Nurkic
Season	1960-61	2015-16
Team	Detroit Pistons	Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Pistons Lost West Div Semis	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bailey Howell	77	38.3	23.6	-	-	14.4	2.5	-	-	-	3.9	7.9	16.8	.469	-	-	-	7.8	10.4	.753
Jusuf Nurkic	32	17.1	8.2	2.0	3.4	5.5	1.3	0.8	1.4	1.7	2.8	3.2	7.6	.417	0.0	0.1	.000	1.9	3.1	.616
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bailey Howell	5	30.8	11.2	-	-	9.2	4.4	-	-	-	4.4	4.0	11.4	.351	-	-	-	3.2	4.6	.696
Jusuf Nurkic	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 3
	Bailey Howell	Jusuf Nurkic
Season	1961-62	2016-17
Team	Detroit Pistons	Denver Nuggets, Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Pistons Lost West Div Finals	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bailey Howell	79	36.2	19.9	-	-	12.6	2.4	-	-	-	4.0	7.0	15.1	.464	-	-	-	5.9	7.7	.768
Jusuf Nurkic	65	21.4	10.2	2.4	4.8	7.2	1.9	0.8	1.1	2.2	2.5	4.2	8.2	.507	0.0	0.0	.000	1.8	3.2	.571
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bailey Howell	10	37.8	20.0	-	-	9.6	2.3	-	-	-	4.8	6.9	16.3	.423	-	-	-	6.2	7.5	.827
Jusuf Nurkic	1	17.0	2.0	0.0	11.0	11.0	4.0	0.0	1.0	3.0	1.0	1.0	3.0	.333	0.0	1.0	.000	0.0	0.0	-

Season 4
	Bailey Howell	Jusuf Nurkic
Season	1962-63	2017-18
Team	Detroit Pistons	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Pistons Lost West Div Semis	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bailey Howell	79	37.6	22.7	-	-	11.5	2.9	-	-	-	3.8	8.1	15.6	.516	-	-	-	6.6	8.2	.798
Jusuf Nurkic	79	26.4	14.3	2.4	6.6	9.0	1.8	0.8	1.4	2.3	3.1	6.1	12.0	.505	0.0	0.1	.000	2.2	3.5	.630
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bailey Howell	4	40.8	17.8	-	-	10.5	2.8	-	-	-	4.8	6.0	16.0	.375	-	-	-	5.8	6.8	.852
Jusuf Nurkic	4	23.5	11.8	3.0	5.0	8.0	1.0	1.5	1.3	0.8	3.5	4.8	9.8	.487	0.0	0.0	-	2.3	2.8	.818

Season 5
	Bailey Howell	Jusuf Nurkic
Season	1963-64	2018-19
Team	Detroit Pistons	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bailey Howell	77	35.1	21.6	-	-	10.1	2.7	-	-	-	3.8	7.8	16.5	.472	-	-	-	6.1	7.5	.809
Jusuf Nurkic	72	27.4	15.6	3.4	7.0	10.4	3.2	1.0	1.4	2.3	3.5	5.8	11.5	.508	0.0	0.4	.103	3.9	5.1	.773
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bailey Howell	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jusuf Nurkic	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 7
	Bailey Howell	Jusuf Nurkic
Season	1965-66	2020-21
Team	Baltimore Bullets	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Bullets Lost West Div Semis	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bailey Howell	79	29.5	17.3	-	-	9.8	2.0	-	-	-	3.9	6.1	12.5	.488	-	-	-	5.1	7.0	.730
Jusuf Nurkic	37	23.8	11.5	2.3	6.6	9.0	3.4	1.0	1.1	2.0	2.8	4.6	9.0	.514	0.3	0.8	.400	1.9	3.1	.619
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bailey Howell	3	31.3	18.0	-	-	10.0	0.7	-	-	-	4.3	7.7	16.7	.460	-	-	-	2.7	3.7	.727
Jusuf Nurkic	6	28.8	13.2	3.0	7.3	10.3	2.7	0.5	1.2	2.3	5.0	5.0	9.2	.545	0.2	0.8	.200	3.0	4.2	.720

Season 8
	Bailey Howell	Jusuf Nurkic
Season	1966-67	2021-22
Team	Boston Celtics	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Div Finals	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bailey Howell	81	30.9	20.0	-	-	8.4	1.3	-	-	-	3.7	7.9	15.3	.512	-	-	-	4.3	5.8	.741
Jusuf Nurkic	56	28.2	15.0	3.0	8.1	11.1	2.8	1.1	0.6	2.6	3.4	5.7	10.7	.535	0.3	1.0	.268	3.3	4.8	.690
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bailey Howell	9	26.8	15.3	-	-	7.3	0.6	-	-	-	3.9	6.6	13.6	.484	-	-	-	2.2	3.3	.667
Jusuf Nurkic	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 9
	Bailey Howell	Jusuf Nurkic
Season	1967-68	2022-23
Team	Boston Celtics	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bailey Howell	82	34.2	19.8	-	-	9.8	1.6	-	-	-	3.5	7.8	16.3	.481	-	-	-	4.1	5.6	.727
Jusuf Nurkic	52	26.8	13.3	2.2	6.9	9.1	2.9	0.8	0.8	2.3	3.6	5.0	9.7	.519	0.8	2.3	.361	2.4	3.7	.661
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bailey Howell	19	31.4	18.1	-	-	7.7	1.2	-	-	-	4.4	7.1	13.9	.511	-	-	-	3.9	5.6	.692
Jusuf Nurkic	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 10
	Bailey Howell	Jusuf Nurkic
Season	1968-69	2023-24
Team	Boston Celtics	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Suns Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bailey Howell	78	32.4	19.7	-	-	8.8	1.8	-	-	-	3.7	7.8	16.1	.487	-	-	-	4.0	5.5	.735
Jusuf Nurkic	76	27.3	10.9	2.9	8.1	11.0	4.0	1.1	1.1	2.3	3.3	4.2	8.3	.510	0.3	1.2	.244	2.2	3.4	.640
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bailey Howell	18	30.6	15.0	-	-	6.6	1.1	-	-	-	4.7	6.2	12.7	.489	-	-	-	2.6	3.6	.719
Jusuf Nurkic	4	26.0	7.8	3.3	5.0	8.3	2.8	1.5	1.5	1.5	3.8	3.3	6.5	.500	0.0	0.5	.000	1.3	2.8	.455