David Robinson vs. Gene Vance Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gene Vance and David Robinson 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

David Robinson

vs.

Gene Vance

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
David Robinson: 1989-90 to 2002-03
Gene Vance: 1947-48 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships David Robinson 2 Gene Vance 0

NBA Seasons David Robinson 14 Gene Vance 5

Playoffs Played David Robinson 12 Gene Vance 3

All-Star Games David Robinson 10 Gene Vance 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP David Robinson 1 Gene Vance 0 *

All-NBA First Team David Robinson 4 Gene Vance 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) David Robinson 10 Gene Vance 0

All-Defensive 1st Team David Robinson 4 Gene Vance 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) David Robinson 8 Gene Vance 0

Defensive Player of The Year David Robinson 1 Gene Vance 0 *

Scoring Leader David Robinson 1 Gene Vance 0

Rebounds Leader David Robinson 1 Gene Vance 0 *

Blocks Leader David Robinson 1 Gene Vance 0 *

Rookie of The Year David Robinson 1 Gene Vance 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game David Robinson 21.1 Gene Vance 8.3

Rebounds Per Game David Robinson 10.6 Gene Vance 3.0 *

Assists Per Game David Robinson 2.5 Gene Vance 2.3

Steals Per Game David Robinson 1.4 Gene Vance - n/a **

Blocks Per Game David Robinson 3.0 Gene Vance - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points David Robinson 20,790 Gene Vance 1,445

Total Rebounds David Robinson 10,497 Gene Vance 109 *

Total Assists David Robinson 2,441 Gene Vance 403

Total Steals David Robinson 1,388 Gene Vance - n/a **

Total Blocks David Robinson 2,954 Gene Vance - n/a **

Total Games David Robinson 987 Gene Vance 175

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage David Robinson .518 Gene Vance .315

3-Point Percentage David Robinson .250 Gene Vance - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage David Robinson .736 Gene Vance .687

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game David Robinson 29.8 (1994) Gene Vance 10.3 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game David Robinson 13.0 (1991) Gene Vance 3.2 (1951) *

Assists Per Game David Robinson 4.8 (1994) Gene Vance 3.5 (1950)

Steals Per Game David Robinson 2.3 (1992) Gene Vance - n/a **

Blocks Per Game David Robinson 4.5 (1992) Gene Vance - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game David Robinson 18.1 Gene Vance 8.7

Rebounds Per Game David Robinson 10.6 Gene Vance - *

Assists Per Game David Robinson 2.3 Gene Vance 1.7

Steals Per Game David Robinson 1.2 Gene Vance - n/a **

Blocks Per Game David Robinson 2.5 Gene Vance - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points David Robinson 2,221 Gene Vance 87

Total Rebounds David Robinson 1,301 Gene Vance 0 *

Total Assists David Robinson 280 Gene Vance 17

Total Steals David Robinson 151 Gene Vance - n/a **

Total Blocks David Robinson 312 Gene Vance - n/a **

Total Games David Robinson 123 Gene Vance 10

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage David Robinson .479 Gene Vance .242

3-Point Percentage David Robinson .100 Gene Vance - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage David Robinson .708 Gene Vance .697

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game David Robinson 25.8 (1991) Gene Vance 10.5 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game David Robinson 14.1 (1998) Gene Vance - *

Assists Per Game David Robinson 4.0 (1993) Gene Vance 3.5 (1949)

Steals Per Game David Robinson 1.8 (2000) Gene Vance - n/a **

Blocks Per Game David Robinson 4.0 (1990) Gene Vance - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.