Billy Ray Bates vs. Nikola Vucevic Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nikola Vucevic and Billy Ray Bates 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

Billy Ray Bates

vs.

Nikola Vucevic

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Billy Ray Bates: 1979-80 to 1982-83
Nikola Vucevic: 2011-12 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Billy Ray Bates 0 Nikola Vucevic 0

NBA Seasons Billy Ray Bates 4 Nikola Vucevic 13

Playoffs Played Billy Ray Bates 2 Nikola Vucevic 4

All-Star Games Billy Ray Bates 0 Nikola Vucevic 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Ray Bates 11.7 Nikola Vucevic 17.1

Rebounds Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.7 Nikola Vucevic 10.5

Assists Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.9 Nikola Vucevic 2.8

Steals Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.8 Nikola Vucevic 0.8

Blocks Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.1 Nikola Vucevic 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Ray Bates 2,197 Nikola Vucevic 15,370

Total Rebounds Billy Ray Bates 313 Nikola Vucevic 9,435

Total Assists Billy Ray Bates 352 Nikola Vucevic 2,556

Total Steals Billy Ray Bates 151 Nikola Vucevic 760

Total Blocks Billy Ray Bates 16 Nikola Vucevic 792

Total Games Billy Ray Bates 187 Nikola Vucevic 899

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Ray Bates .474 Nikola Vucevic .495

3-Point Percentage Billy Ray Bates .303 Nikola Vucevic .341

Free Throw Percentage Billy Ray Bates .796 Nikola Vucevic .768

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Ray Bates 13.8 (1981) Nikola Vucevic 23.4 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Ray Bates 2.0 (1981) Nikola Vucevic 12.0 (2019)

Assists Per Game Billy Ray Bates 2.5 (1981) Nikola Vucevic 3.8 (2021)

Steals Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.1 (1981) Nikola Vucevic 1.1 (2014)

Blocks Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.2 (1983) Nikola Vucevic 1.1 (2019)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Ray Bates 26.7 Nikola Vucevic 18.4

Rebounds Per Game Billy Ray Bates 2.8 Nikola Vucevic 9.9

Assists Per Game Billy Ray Bates 4.2 Nikola Vucevic 3.2

Steals Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.7 Nikola Vucevic 0.5

Blocks Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.3 Nikola Vucevic 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Ray Bates 160 Nikola Vucevic 294

Total Rebounds Billy Ray Bates 17 Nikola Vucevic 158

Total Assists Billy Ray Bates 25 Nikola Vucevic 51

Total Steals Billy Ray Bates 10 Nikola Vucevic 8

Total Blocks Billy Ray Bates 2 Nikola Vucevic 14

Total Games Billy Ray Bates 6 Nikola Vucevic 16

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Ray Bates .545 Nikola Vucevic .448

3-Point Percentage Billy Ray Bates .375 Nikola Vucevic .343

Free Throw Percentage Billy Ray Bates .806 Nikola Vucevic .813

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Ray Bates 28.3 (1981) Nikola Vucevic 28.0 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Ray Bates 3.3 (1980) Nikola Vucevic 12.4 (2022)

Assists Per Game Billy Ray Bates 4.3 (1981) Nikola Vucevic 4.0 (2020)

Steals Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.7 (1981) Nikola Vucevic 0.8 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.3 (1981) Nikola Vucevic 1.2 (2022)