Jerry Bird vs. Nikola Vucevic Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nikola Vucevic and Jerry Bird 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

Jerry Bird

vs.

Nikola Vucevic

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jerry Bird: 1958-59 to 1958-59
Nikola Vucevic: 2011-12 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jerry Bird 0 Nikola Vucevic 0

NBA Seasons Jerry Bird 1 Nikola Vucevic 13

Playoffs Played Jerry Bird 0 Nikola Vucevic 4

All-Star Games Jerry Bird 0 Nikola Vucevic 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry Bird 2.3 Nikola Vucevic 17.1

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Bird 1.1 Nikola Vucevic 10.5

Assists Per Game Jerry Bird 0.4 Nikola Vucevic 2.8

Steals Per Game Jerry Bird - n/a ** Nikola Vucevic 0.8

Blocks Per Game Jerry Bird - n/a ** Nikola Vucevic 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry Bird 25 Nikola Vucevic 15,370

Total Rebounds Jerry Bird 12 Nikola Vucevic 9,435

Total Assists Jerry Bird 4 Nikola Vucevic 2,556

Total Steals Jerry Bird - n/a ** Nikola Vucevic 760

Total Blocks Jerry Bird - n/a ** Nikola Vucevic 792

Total Games Jerry Bird 11 Nikola Vucevic 899

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry Bird .375 Nikola Vucevic .495

3-Point Percentage Jerry Bird - n/a ** Nikola Vucevic .341

Free Throw Percentage Jerry Bird 1.000 Nikola Vucevic .768

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry Bird 2.3 (1959) Nikola Vucevic 23.4 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Bird 1.1 (1959) Nikola Vucevic 12.0 (2019)

Assists Per Game Jerry Bird 0.4 (1959) Nikola Vucevic 3.8 (2021)

Steals Per Game Jerry Bird - n/a ** Nikola Vucevic 1.1 (2014)

Blocks Per Game Jerry Bird - n/a ** Nikola Vucevic 1.1 (2019)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry Bird - Nikola Vucevic 18.4

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Bird - Nikola Vucevic 9.9

Assists Per Game Jerry Bird - Nikola Vucevic 3.2

Steals Per Game Jerry Bird - n/a ** Nikola Vucevic 0.5

Blocks Per Game Jerry Bird - n/a ** Nikola Vucevic 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry Bird - Nikola Vucevic 294

Total Rebounds Jerry Bird - Nikola Vucevic 158

Total Assists Jerry Bird - Nikola Vucevic 51

Total Steals Jerry Bird - n/a ** Nikola Vucevic 8

Total Blocks Jerry Bird - n/a ** Nikola Vucevic 14

Total Games Jerry Bird 0 Nikola Vucevic 16

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry Bird - Nikola Vucevic .448

3-Point Percentage Jerry Bird - n/a ** Nikola Vucevic .343

Free Throw Percentage Jerry Bird - Nikola Vucevic .813

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry Bird - Nikola Vucevic 28.0 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Bird - Nikola Vucevic 12.4 (2022)

Assists Per Game Jerry Bird - Nikola Vucevic 4.0 (2020)

Steals Per Game Jerry Bird - n/a ** Nikola Vucevic 0.8 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Jerry Bird - n/a ** Nikola Vucevic 1.2 (2022)

Notes: ** 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.