Jim Ard vs. Nikola Vucevic Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nikola Vucevic and Jim Ard 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

Jim Ard

vs.

Nikola Vucevic

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Ard: 1974-75 to 1977-78
Nikola Vucevic: 2011-12 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Ard 1 Nikola Vucevic 0

NBA Seasons Jim Ard 4 Nikola Vucevic 13

Playoffs Played Jim Ard 2 Nikola Vucevic 4

All-Star Games Jim Ard 0 Nikola Vucevic 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Ard 3.5 Nikola Vucevic 17.1

Rebounds Per Game Jim Ard 3.8 Nikola Vucevic 10.5

Assists Per Game Jim Ard 0.7 Nikola Vucevic 2.8

Steals Per Game Jim Ard 0.2 Nikola Vucevic 0.8

Blocks Per Game Jim Ard 0.4 Nikola Vucevic 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Ard 771 Nikola Vucevic 15,370

Total Rebounds Jim Ard 820 Nikola Vucevic 9,435

Total Assists Jim Ard 149 Nikola Vucevic 2,556

Total Steals Jim Ard 43 Nikola Vucevic 760

Total Blocks Jim Ard 96 Nikola Vucevic 792

Total Games Jim Ard 218 Nikola Vucevic 899

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Ard .361 Nikola Vucevic .495

3-Point Percentage Jim Ard - n/a ** Nikola Vucevic .341

Free Throw Percentage Jim Ard .695 Nikola Vucevic .768

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Ard 3.8 (1975) Nikola Vucevic 23.4 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Ard 4.7 (1977) Nikola Vucevic 12.0 (2019)

Assists Per Game Jim Ard 0.8 (1977) Nikola Vucevic 3.8 (2021)

Steals Per Game Jim Ard 0.3 (1977) Nikola Vucevic 1.1 (2014)

Blocks Per Game Jim Ard 0.5 (1975) Nikola Vucevic 1.1 (2019)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Ard 1.9 Nikola Vucevic 18.4

Rebounds Per Game Jim Ard 1.3 Nikola Vucevic 9.9

Assists Per Game Jim Ard 0.4 Nikola Vucevic 3.2

Steals Per Game Jim Ard 0.0 Nikola Vucevic 0.5

Blocks Per Game Jim Ard 0.2 Nikola Vucevic 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Ard 39 Nikola Vucevic 294

Total Rebounds Jim Ard 28 Nikola Vucevic 158

Total Assists Jim Ard 9 Nikola Vucevic 51

Total Steals Jim Ard 1 Nikola Vucevic 8

Total Blocks Jim Ard 4 Nikola Vucevic 14

Total Games Jim Ard 21 Nikola Vucevic 16

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Ard .378 Nikola Vucevic .448

3-Point Percentage Jim Ard - n/a ** Nikola Vucevic .343

Free Throw Percentage Jim Ard .786 Nikola Vucevic .813

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Ard 2.3 (1976) Nikola Vucevic 28.0 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Ard 1.6 (1976) Nikola Vucevic 12.4 (2022)

Assists Per Game Jim Ard 0.5 (1976) Nikola Vucevic 4.0 (2020)

Steals Per Game Jim Ard 0.1 (1976) Nikola Vucevic 0.8 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Jim Ard 0.2 (1975) Nikola Vucevic 1.2 (2022)

Notes: ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.