Sam Lacey vs. Nikola Vucevic Comparison

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

Sam Lacey

vs.

Nikola Vucevic

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Lacey: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Nikola Vucevic: 2011-12 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Lacey 0 Nikola Vucevic 0

NBA Seasons Sam Lacey 13 Nikola Vucevic 13

Playoffs Played Sam Lacey 4 Nikola Vucevic 4

All-Star Games Sam Lacey 1 Nikola Vucevic 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Lacey 10.3 Nikola Vucevic 17.1

Rebounds Per Game Sam Lacey 9.7 Nikola Vucevic 10.5

Assists Per Game Sam Lacey 3.7 Nikola Vucevic 2.8

Steals Per Game Sam Lacey 1.3 * Nikola Vucevic 0.8

Blocks Per Game Sam Lacey 1.5 * Nikola Vucevic 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Lacey 10,303 Nikola Vucevic 15,370

Total Rebounds Sam Lacey 9,687 Nikola Vucevic 9,435

Total Assists Sam Lacey 3,754 Nikola Vucevic 2,556

Total Steals Sam Lacey 999 * Nikola Vucevic 760

Total Blocks Sam Lacey 1,160 * Nikola Vucevic 792

Total Games Sam Lacey 1,002 Nikola Vucevic 899

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Lacey .441 Nikola Vucevic .495

3-Point Percentage Sam Lacey .188 * Nikola Vucevic .341

Free Throw Percentage Sam Lacey .738 Nikola Vucevic .768

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Lacey 14.2 (1974) Nikola Vucevic 23.4 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Lacey 14.2 (1975) Nikola Vucevic 12.0 (2019)

Assists Per Game Sam Lacey 5.7 (1980) Nikola Vucevic 3.8 (2021)

Steals Per Game Sam Lacey 1.7 (1975) * Nikola Vucevic 1.1 (2014)

Blocks Per Game Sam Lacey 2.3 (1974) * Nikola Vucevic 1.1 (2019)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Lacey 9.4 Nikola Vucevic 18.4

Rebounds Per Game Sam Lacey 9.9 Nikola Vucevic 9.9

Assists Per Game Sam Lacey 5.0 Nikola Vucevic 3.2

Steals Per Game Sam Lacey 1.9 * Nikola Vucevic 0.5

Blocks Per Game Sam Lacey 1.5 * Nikola Vucevic 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Lacey 274 Nikola Vucevic 294

Total Rebounds Sam Lacey 287 Nikola Vucevic 158

Total Assists Sam Lacey 144 Nikola Vucevic 51

Total Steals Sam Lacey 56 * Nikola Vucevic 8

Total Blocks Sam Lacey 44 * Nikola Vucevic 14

Total Games Sam Lacey 29 Nikola Vucevic 16

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Lacey .401 Nikola Vucevic .448

3-Point Percentage Sam Lacey .250 * Nikola Vucevic .343

Free Throw Percentage Sam Lacey .776 Nikola Vucevic .813

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Lacey 10.0 (1981) Nikola Vucevic 28.0 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Lacey 15.7 (1975) Nikola Vucevic 12.4 (2022)

Assists Per Game Sam Lacey 5.3 (1981) Nikola Vucevic 4.0 (2020)

Steals Per Game Sam Lacey 2.3 (1980) * Nikola Vucevic 0.8 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Sam Lacey 2.0 (1979) * Nikola Vucevic 1.2 (2022)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.