Larry Bird vs. Nikola Vucevic Comparison

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

Larry Bird

vs.

Nikola Vucevic

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Nikola Vucevic: 2011-12 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Nikola Vucevic 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Nikola Vucevic 13

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Nikola Vucevic 4

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Nikola Vucevic 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Nikola Vucevic 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Nikola Vucevic 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Nikola Vucevic 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Nikola Vucevic 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Nikola Vucevic 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Nikola Vucevic 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Nikola Vucevic 17.1

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Nikola Vucevic 10.5

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Nikola Vucevic 2.8

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Nikola Vucevic 0.8

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Nikola Vucevic 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Nikola Vucevic 15,370

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Nikola Vucevic 9,435

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Nikola Vucevic 2,556

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Nikola Vucevic 760

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Nikola Vucevic 792

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Nikola Vucevic 899

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Nikola Vucevic .495

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Nikola Vucevic .341

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Nikola Vucevic .768

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Nikola Vucevic 23.4 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Nikola Vucevic 12.0 (2019)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Nikola Vucevic 3.8 (2021)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Nikola Vucevic 1.1 (2014)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Nikola Vucevic 1.1 (2019)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Nikola Vucevic 18.4

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Nikola Vucevic 9.9

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Nikola Vucevic 3.2

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Nikola Vucevic 0.5

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Nikola Vucevic 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Nikola Vucevic 294

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Nikola Vucevic 158

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Nikola Vucevic 51

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Nikola Vucevic 8

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Nikola Vucevic 14

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Nikola Vucevic 16

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Nikola Vucevic .448

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Nikola Vucevic .343

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Nikola Vucevic .813

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Nikola Vucevic 28.0 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Nikola Vucevic 12.4 (2022)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Nikola Vucevic 4.0 (2020)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Nikola Vucevic 0.8 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Nikola Vucevic 1.2 (2022)