Dan Issel vs. Nikola Vucevic Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nikola Vucevic and Dan Issel 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

Dan Issel

vs.

Nikola Vucevic

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dan Issel: 1976-77 to 1984-85
Nikola Vucevic: 2011-12 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dan Issel 0 Nikola Vucevic 0

NBA Seasons Dan Issel 9 Nikola Vucevic 13

Playoffs Played Dan Issel 7 Nikola Vucevic 4

All-Star Games Dan Issel 1 Nikola Vucevic 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dan Issel 20.4 Nikola Vucevic 17.1

Rebounds Per Game Dan Issel 7.9 Nikola Vucevic 10.5

Assists Per Game Dan Issel 2.5 Nikola Vucevic 2.8

Steals Per Game Dan Issel 1.0 Nikola Vucevic 0.8

Blocks Per Game Dan Issel 0.6 Nikola Vucevic 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Dan Issel 14,659 Nikola Vucevic 15,370

Total Rebounds Dan Issel 5,707 Nikola Vucevic 9,435

Total Assists Dan Issel 1,804 Nikola Vucevic 2,556

Total Steals Dan Issel 698 Nikola Vucevic 760

Total Blocks Dan Issel 396 Nikola Vucevic 792

Total Games Dan Issel 718 Nikola Vucevic 899

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dan Issel .506 Nikola Vucevic .495

3-Point Percentage Dan Issel .253 * Nikola Vucevic .341

Free Throw Percentage Dan Issel .797 Nikola Vucevic .768

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dan Issel 23.8 (1980) Nikola Vucevic 23.4 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Dan Issel 10.1 (1978) Nikola Vucevic 12.0 (2019)

Assists Per Game Dan Issel 3.7 (1978) Nikola Vucevic 3.8 (2021)

Steals Per Game Dan Issel 1.2 (1978) Nikola Vucevic 1.1 (2014)

Blocks Per Game Dan Issel 0.7 (1982) Nikola Vucevic 1.1 (2019)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dan Issel 19.4 Nikola Vucevic 18.4

Rebounds Per Game Dan Issel 7.4 Nikola Vucevic 9.9

Assists Per Game Dan Issel 2.7 Nikola Vucevic 3.2

Steals Per Game Dan Issel 0.8 Nikola Vucevic 0.5

Blocks Per Game Dan Issel 0.5 Nikola Vucevic 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Dan Issel 1,029 Nikola Vucevic 294

Total Rebounds Dan Issel 393 Nikola Vucevic 158

Total Assists Dan Issel 145 Nikola Vucevic 51

Total Steals Dan Issel 42 Nikola Vucevic 8

Total Blocks Dan Issel 24 Nikola Vucevic 14

Total Games Dan Issel 53 Nikola Vucevic 16

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dan Issel .496 Nikola Vucevic .448

3-Point Percentage Dan Issel .500 * Nikola Vucevic .343

Free Throw Percentage Dan Issel .829 Nikola Vucevic .813

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dan Issel 27.4 (1984) Nikola Vucevic 28.0 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Dan Issel 10.3 (1978) Nikola Vucevic 12.4 (2022)

Assists Per Game Dan Issel 4.1 (1978) Nikola Vucevic 4.0 (2020)

Steals Per Game Dan Issel 1.2 (1984) Nikola Vucevic 0.8 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Dan Issel 1.2 (1984) Nikola Vucevic 1.2 (2022)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.