John Paxson vs. Nikola Vucevic Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nikola Vucevic and John Paxson 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

John Paxson

vs.

Nikola Vucevic

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Paxson: 1983-84 to 1993-94
Nikola Vucevic: 2011-12 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Paxson 3 Nikola Vucevic 0

NBA Seasons John Paxson 11 Nikola Vucevic 13

Playoffs Played John Paxson 10 Nikola Vucevic 4

All-Star Games John Paxson 0 Nikola Vucevic 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Paxson 7.2 Nikola Vucevic 17.1

Rebounds Per Game John Paxson 1.2 Nikola Vucevic 10.5

Assists Per Game John Paxson 3.6 Nikola Vucevic 2.8

Steals Per Game John Paxson 0.7 Nikola Vucevic 0.8

Blocks Per Game John Paxson 0.1 Nikola Vucevic 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points John Paxson 5,560 Nikola Vucevic 15,370

Total Rebounds John Paxson 906 Nikola Vucevic 9,435

Total Assists John Paxson 2,758 Nikola Vucevic 2,556

Total Steals John Paxson 517 Nikola Vucevic 760

Total Blocks John Paxson 44 Nikola Vucevic 792

Total Games John Paxson 772 Nikola Vucevic 899

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Paxson .499 Nikola Vucevic .495

3-Point Percentage John Paxson .355 Nikola Vucevic .341

Free Throw Percentage John Paxson .804 Nikola Vucevic .768

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Paxson 11.3 (1987) Nikola Vucevic 23.4 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game John Paxson 1.7 (1987) Nikola Vucevic 12.0 (2019)

Assists Per Game John Paxson 5.7 (1987) Nikola Vucevic 3.8 (2021)

Steals Per Game John Paxson 1.0 (1990) Nikola Vucevic 1.1 (2014)

Blocks Per Game John Paxson 0.1 (1992) Nikola Vucevic 1.1 (2019)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Paxson 6.3 Nikola Vucevic 18.4

Rebounds Per Game John Paxson 0.9 Nikola Vucevic 9.9

Assists Per Game John Paxson 2.6 Nikola Vucevic 3.2

Steals Per Game John Paxson 0.5 Nikola Vucevic 0.5

Blocks Per Game John Paxson 0.0 Nikola Vucevic 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points John Paxson 748 Nikola Vucevic 294

Total Rebounds John Paxson 109 Nikola Vucevic 158

Total Assists John Paxson 306 Nikola Vucevic 51

Total Steals John Paxson 65 Nikola Vucevic 8

Total Blocks John Paxson 3 Nikola Vucevic 14

Total Games John Paxson 119 Nikola Vucevic 16

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Paxson .494 Nikola Vucevic .448

3-Point Percentage John Paxson .369 Nikola Vucevic .343

Free Throw Percentage John Paxson .867 Nikola Vucevic .813

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Paxson 10.2 (1985) Nikola Vucevic 28.0 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game John Paxson 1.5 (1990) Nikola Vucevic 12.4 (2022)

Assists Per Game John Paxson 4.2 (1985) Nikola Vucevic 4.0 (2020)

Steals Per Game John Paxson 1.0 (1986) Nikola Vucevic 0.8 (2020)

Blocks Per Game John Paxson 0.1 (1988) Nikola Vucevic 1.2 (2022)