Giannis Antetokounmpo vs. Ernie Vandeweghe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ernie Vandeweghe and Giannis Antetokounmpo 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
G. Antetokounmpo: 2013-14 to 2024-25
Ernie Vandeweghe: 1949-50 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships G. Antetokounmpo 1 Ernie Vandeweghe 0

NBA Seasons G. Antetokounmpo 12 Ernie Vandeweghe 6

Playoffs Played G. Antetokounmpo 9 Ernie Vandeweghe 4

NBA Cups Won G. Antetokounmpo 1 * Ernie Vandeweghe 0 *

All-Star Games G. Antetokounmpo 9 Ernie Vandeweghe 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP G. Antetokounmpo 2 Ernie Vandeweghe 0 *

Finals MVP G. Antetokounmpo 1 Ernie Vandeweghe 0 *

All-NBA First Team G. Antetokounmpo 7 Ernie Vandeweghe 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 9 Ernie Vandeweghe 0

All-Defensive 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 4 Ernie Vandeweghe 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 5 Ernie Vandeweghe 0

Defensive Player of The Year G. Antetokounmpo 1 Ernie Vandeweghe 0 *

NBA Cup MVP G. Antetokounmpo 1 * Ernie Vandeweghe 0 *

NBA Cup 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 2 * Ernie Vandeweghe 0 *

* Notes: NBA Cup (In-Season Tournament) played since 2023-24. 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.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 23.9 Ernie Vandeweghe 9.5

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 9.9 Ernie Vandeweghe 4.6 *

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 5.0 Ernie Vandeweghe 2.4

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.1 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.2 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 20,538 Ernie Vandeweghe 2,135

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 8,530 Ernie Vandeweghe 834 *

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 4,288 Ernie Vandeweghe 548

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 961 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 1,064 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 859 Ernie Vandeweghe 224

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .551 Ernie Vandeweghe .421

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .284 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .693 Ernie Vandeweghe .740

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.1 (2023) Ernie Vandeweghe 12.0 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 13.6 (2020) Ernie Vandeweghe 5.6 (1953) *

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.5 (2024) Ernie Vandeweghe 2.9 (1952)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.6 (2017) Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.9 (2017) Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 27.0 Ernie Vandeweghe 10.0

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 12.2 Ernie Vandeweghe 5.1 *

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 5.3 Ernie Vandeweghe 2.1

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.0 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.3 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 2,270 Ernie Vandeweghe 428

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 1,022 Ernie Vandeweghe 199 *

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 446 Ernie Vandeweghe 91

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 85 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 110 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 84 Ernie Vandeweghe 43

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .532 Ernie Vandeweghe .421

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .259 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .625 Ernie Vandeweghe .782

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 33.0 (2025) Ernie Vandeweghe 13.1 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 15.4 (2025) Ernie Vandeweghe 5.8 (1953) *

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.8 (2022) Ernie Vandeweghe 2.5 (1953)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.2 (2017) Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.0 (2019) Ernie Vandeweghe - 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.