Richard Jefferson vs. Gene Vance Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gene Vance and Richard Jefferson 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

Richard Jefferson

vs.

Gene Vance

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Richard Jefferson: 2001-02 to 2017-18
Gene Vance: 1947-48 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Richard Jefferson 1 Gene Vance 0

NBA Seasons Richard Jefferson 17 Gene Vance 5

Playoffs Played Richard Jefferson 12 Gene Vance 3

All-Star Games Richard Jefferson 0 Gene Vance 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Richard Jefferson 12.6 Gene Vance 8.3

Rebounds Per Game Richard Jefferson 4.0 Gene Vance 3.0 *

Assists Per Game Richard Jefferson 2.0 Gene Vance 2.3

Steals Per Game Richard Jefferson 0.7 Gene Vance - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Richard Jefferson 0.3 Gene Vance - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Richard Jefferson 14,904 Gene Vance 1,445

Total Rebounds Richard Jefferson 4,720 Gene Vance 109 *

Total Assists Richard Jefferson 2,412 Gene Vance 403

Total Steals Richard Jefferson 787 Gene Vance - n/a **

Total Blocks Richard Jefferson 347 Gene Vance - n/a **

Total Games Richard Jefferson 1,181 Gene Vance 175

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Richard Jefferson .464 Gene Vance .315

3-Point Percentage Richard Jefferson .376 Gene Vance - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Richard Jefferson .768 Gene Vance .687

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Richard Jefferson 22.6 (2008) Gene Vance 10.3 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Richard Jefferson 7.3 (2005) Gene Vance 3.2 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Richard Jefferson 4.0 (2005) Gene Vance 3.5 (1950)

Steals Per Game Richard Jefferson 1.1 (2004) Gene Vance - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Richard Jefferson 0.6 (2002) Gene Vance - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Richard Jefferson 10.8 Gene Vance 8.7

Rebounds Per Game Richard Jefferson 4.3 Gene Vance - *

Assists Per Game Richard Jefferson 1.7 Gene Vance 1.7

Steals Per Game Richard Jefferson 0.6 Gene Vance - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Richard Jefferson 0.3 Gene Vance - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Richard Jefferson 1,511 Gene Vance 87

Total Rebounds Richard Jefferson 608 Gene Vance 0 *

Total Assists Richard Jefferson 241 Gene Vance 17

Total Steals Richard Jefferson 87 Gene Vance - n/a **

Total Blocks Richard Jefferson 44 Gene Vance - n/a **

Total Games Richard Jefferson 140 Gene Vance 10

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Richard Jefferson .473 Gene Vance .242

3-Point Percentage Richard Jefferson .325 Gene Vance - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Richard Jefferson .731 Gene Vance .697

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Richard Jefferson 22.2 (2006) Gene Vance 10.5 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Richard Jefferson 6.4 (2003) Gene Vance - *

Assists Per Game Richard Jefferson 4.1 (2006) Gene Vance 3.5 (1949)

Steals Per Game Richard Jefferson 1.3 (2004) Gene Vance - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Richard Jefferson 0.7 (2004) Gene Vance - 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.