Jusuf Nurkic vs. Brian Winters Season by Season Comparison

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

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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.

Jusuf Nurkic played 10 years in the NBA, 1 more than Brian Winters, who played 9. Jusuf Nurkic had the first of his seasons in 2014-15, while Brian Winters had his rookie season in 1974-75. 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.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Jusuf Nurkic 10 5 2014-15 to 2023-24
Brian Winters 9 6 1974-75 to 1982-83

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jusuf Nurkic Brian Winters
Season 2014-151974-75
Team Denver NuggetsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
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
Brian Winters 68 22.3 11.7 0.6 1.5 2.0 2.9 1.1 0.3 - 2.5 5.3 11.9 .443 - - - 1.1 1.4 .826
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jusuf Nurkic ------- --- ----------
Brian Winters ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Jusuf Nurkic Brian Winters
Season 2015-161975-76
Team Denver NuggetsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayBucks 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 %
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
Brian Winters 78 35.8 18.2 0.8 2.3 3.2 4.7 1.6 0.3 - 3.1 7.9 17.1 .464 - - - 2.3 2.8 .829
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jusuf Nurkic ------- --- ----------
Brian Winters 3 42.0 27.3 1.0 1.3 2.3 5.0 1.7 0.7 - 3.7 13.0 20.7 .629 - - - 1.3 1.7 .800

Season 3
Jusuf Nurkic Brian Winters
Season 2016-171976-77
Team Denver Nuggets, Portland Trail BlazersMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
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
Brian Winters 78 34.8 19.3 0.8 2.1 3.0 4.3 1.5 0.4 - 2.9 8.4 16.8 .498 - - - 2.6 3.1 .847
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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 -
Brian Winters ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Jusuf Nurkic Brian Winters
Season 2017-181977-78
Team Portland Trail BlazersMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdBucks Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Brian Winters 80 34.4 19.9 1.1 2.0 3.1 4.9 1.6 0.3 3.0 3.0 8.4 18.2 .463 - - - 3.1 3.7 .840
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Brian Winters 9 33.9 20.4 0.4 2.9 3.3 6.4 1.3 0.9 3.2 2.2 9.1 18.3 .497 - - - 2.2 3.0 .741

Season 5
Jusuf Nurkic Brian Winters
Season 2018-191978-79
Team Portland Trail BlazersMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
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
Brian Winters 79 32.6 19.8 0.6 1.6 2.2 4.8 1.1 0.5 3.3 3.1 8.4 17.0 .493 - - - 3.0 3.5 .856
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jusuf Nurkic ------- --- ----------
Brian Winters ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Jusuf Nurkic Brian Winters
Season 2019-201979-80
Team Portland Trail BlazersMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdBucks Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jusuf Nurkic 8 31.6 17.6 2.9 7.4 10.3 4.0 1.4 2.0 2.4 4.9 6.8 13.6 .495 0.3 1.3 .200 3.9 4.4 .886
Brian Winters 80 32.8 16.2 0.6 2.2 2.8 4.5 1.3 0.4 2.3 2.6 6.7 14.0 .479 0.5 1.3 .373 2.3 2.7 .860
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jusuf Nurkic 5 32.2 14.2 2.8 7.6 10.4 3.6 1.4 0.2 2.6 4.2 5.0 11.4 .439 0.6 2.2 .273 3.6 4.6 .783
Brian Winters 7 38.3 15.9 0.6 2.4 3.0 5.3 1.6 0.0 2.3 3.6 6.6 14.3 .460 1.3 3.0 .429 1.4 1.4 1.000

Season 7
Jusuf Nurkic Brian Winters
Season 2020-211980-81
Team Portland Trail BlazersMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdBucks Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Brian Winters 69 25.7 11.6 0.5 1.6 2.0 3.3 1.0 0.1 2.0 2.7 4.8 10.1 .475 0.3 0.7 .353 1.7 2.0 .869
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Brian Winters 7 25.9 10.0 0.6 2.7 3.3 3.1 1.4 0.1 1.7 3.1 4.0 8.7 .459 0.3 0.9 .333 1.7 2.3 .750

Season 8
Jusuf Nurkic Brian Winters
Season 2021-221981-82
Team Portland Trail BlazersMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBucks Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Brian Winters 61 30.0 15.9 0.8 2.0 2.8 4.1 0.9 0.1 1.9 3.1 6.6 13.2 .501 0.6 1.5 .387 2.0 2.6 .788
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jusuf Nurkic ------- --- ----------
Brian Winters 6 38.7 16.8 0.7 1.8 2.5 4.7 1.3 0.2 3.7 3.8 6.3 12.8 .494 0.8 1.7 .500 3.3 4.0 .833

Season 9
Jusuf Nurkic Brian Winters
Season 2022-231982-83
Team Portland Trail BlazersMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBucks Lost East Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Brian Winters 57 23.9 10.6 0.6 1.3 1.9 2.7 0.8 0.1 1.4 2.3 4.5 10.3 .434 0.4 1.2 .324 1.3 1.5 .859
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jusuf Nurkic ------- --- ----------
Brian Winters 9 26.7 9.9 0.8 1.7 2.4 3.6 0.7 0.4 1.9 2.4 4.0 9.3 .429 0.3 1.2 .273 1.6 1.9 .824

Season 10
Jusuf Nurkic Brian Winters
Season 2023-24-
Team Phoenix Suns-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 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 %
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
Brian Winters ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Brian Winters ------- --- ----------
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