Gary Payton vs. Nikola Vucevic Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nikola Vucevic and Gary Payton 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

Gary Payton

vs.

Nikola Vucevic

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Nikola Vucevic: 2011-12 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Nikola Vucevic 0

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Nikola Vucevic 13

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Nikola Vucevic 4

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Nikola Vucevic 2

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Nikola Vucevic 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Nikola Vucevic 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Nikola Vucevic 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Nikola Vucevic 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Nikola Vucevic 0

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Nikola Vucevic 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 16.3 Nikola Vucevic 17.1

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Nikola Vucevic 10.5

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Nikola Vucevic 2.8

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Nikola Vucevic 0.8

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Nikola Vucevic 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Nikola Vucevic 15,370

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Nikola Vucevic 9,435

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Nikola Vucevic 2,556

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Nikola Vucevic 760

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Nikola Vucevic 792

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Nikola Vucevic 899

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Nikola Vucevic .495

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Nikola Vucevic .341

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Nikola Vucevic .768

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Nikola Vucevic 23.4 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Nikola Vucevic 12.0 (2019)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Nikola Vucevic 3.8 (2021)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Nikola Vucevic 1.1 (2014)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Nikola Vucevic 1.1 (2019)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Nikola Vucevic 18.4

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Nikola Vucevic 9.9

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Nikola Vucevic 3.2

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Nikola Vucevic 0.5

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Nikola Vucevic 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Nikola Vucevic 294

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Nikola Vucevic 158

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Nikola Vucevic 51

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Nikola Vucevic 8

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Nikola Vucevic 14

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Nikola Vucevic 16

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Nikola Vucevic .448

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Nikola Vucevic .343

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Nikola Vucevic .813

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Nikola Vucevic 28.0 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Nikola Vucevic 12.4 (2022)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Nikola Vucevic 4.0 (2020)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Nikola Vucevic 0.8 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Nikola Vucevic 1.2 (2022)