Kiki Vandeweghe vs. Nikola Vucevic Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Nikola Vucevic and Kiki Vandeweghe, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Kiki Vandeweghe and Nikola Vucevic both played 13 years in the NBA. Kiki Vandeweghe had the first of his seasons in 1980-81, while Nikola Vucevic had his rookie season in 2011-12. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Kiki Vandeweghe 13 12 1980-81 to 1992-93
Nikola Vucevic 13 4 2011-12 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Kiki Vandeweghe Nikola Vucevic
Season 1980-812011-12
Team Denver NuggetsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kiki Vandeweghe 51 27.0 11.5 1.7 3.6 5.3 1.8 0.6 0.5 1.7 2.3 4.5 10.5 .426 0.0 0.1 .000 2.5 3.1 .818
Nikola Vucevic 51 15.9 5.5 1.7 3.1 4.8 0.6 0.4 0.7 0.6 2.2 2.6 5.7 .450 0.1 0.2 .375 0.4 0.7 .529
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kiki Vandeweghe ------- --- ----------
Nikola Vucevic 1 3.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 2.0 .500

Season 2

Kiki Vandeweghe Nikola Vucevic
Season 1981-822012-13
Team Denver NuggetsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kiki Vandeweghe 82 33.8 21.5 1.8 3.8 5.6 3.0 0.6 0.4 2.3 2.6 8.6 15.4 .560 0.0 0.2 .077 4.2 4.9 .857
Nikola Vucevic 77 33.2 13.1 3.5 8.4 11.9 1.9 0.8 1.0 1.8 2.8 6.0 11.5 .519 0.0 0.0 .000 1.1 1.6 .683
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kiki Vandeweghe 3 36.3 22.7 1.3 4.7 6.0 3.0 0.7 1.3 2.0 2.3 8.3 14.3 .581 0.0 0.0 - 6.0 6.0 1.000
Nikola Vucevic ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Kiki Vandeweghe Nikola Vucevic
Season 1982-832013-14
Team Denver NuggetsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kiki Vandeweghe 82 35.5 26.7 1.5 3.8 5.3 2.5 0.8 0.5 2.2 2.4 10.3 18.7 .547 0.2 0.6 .294 6.0 6.8 .875
Nikola Vucevic 57 31.8 14.2 3.2 7.7 11.0 1.8 1.1 0.8 2.0 3.0 6.2 12.2 .507 0.0 0.0 - 1.8 2.4 .766
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kiki Vandeweghe 8 39.6 26.8 0.8 5.8 6.5 4.0 0.5 0.9 1.5 2.0 10.9 20.0 .544 0.0 0.5 .000 5.0 6.3 .800
Nikola Vucevic ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Kiki Vandeweghe Nikola Vucevic
Season 1983-842014-15
Team Denver NuggetsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kiki Vandeweghe 78 35.1 29.4 1.1 3.7 4.8 3.1 0.7 0.6 2.0 2.4 11.5 20.6 .558 0.1 0.4 .367 6.3 7.4 .852
Nikola Vucevic 74 34.2 19.3 3.2 7.7 10.9 2.0 0.7 0.7 2.0 3.0 8.5 16.3 .523 0.0 0.1 .333 2.2 2.9 .752
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kiki Vandeweghe 5 36.0 25.4 1.2 3.4 4.6 4.0 1.8 1.0 2.0 2.8 9.8 19.2 .510 0.4 1.0 .400 5.4 5.6 .964
Nikola Vucevic ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Kiki Vandeweghe Nikola Vucevic
Season 1984-852015-16
Team Portland Trail BlazersOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kiki Vandeweghe 72 34.8 22.4 1.0 2.1 3.2 1.5 0.5 0.3 1.6 1.6 8.6 16.1 .534 0.2 0.5 .333 5.1 5.7 .896
Nikola Vucevic 65 31.3 18.2 2.7 6.2 8.9 2.8 0.8 1.1 1.9 2.7 8.2 16.1 .510 0.0 0.1 .222 1.7 2.3 .753
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kiki Vandeweghe 9 34.6 22.4 1.6 1.4 3.0 1.9 0.9 0.3 1.3 2.6 9.4 17.6 .538 0.1 0.8 .143 3.4 3.7 .939
Nikola Vucevic ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Kiki Vandeweghe Nikola Vucevic
Season 1985-862016-17
Team Portland Trail BlazersOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kiki Vandeweghe 79 35.3 24.8 1.2 1.6 2.7 2.4 0.7 0.2 2.2 2.0 9.1 16.9 .540 0.0 0.1 .125 6.6 7.6 .869
Nikola Vucevic 75 28.8 14.6 2.3 8.0 10.4 2.8 1.0 1.0 1.6 2.4 6.4 13.7 .468 0.3 1.0 .307 1.4 2.1 .669
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kiki Vandeweghe 4 37.3 28.0 0.5 0.8 1.3 2.0 0.5 0.5 2.3 3.0 10.0 17.3 .580 0.0 0.5 .000 8.0 8.0 1.000
Nikola Vucevic ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Kiki Vandeweghe Nikola Vucevic
Season 1986-872017-18
Team Portland Trail BlazersOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kiki Vandeweghe 79 38.3 26.9 1.1 2.1 3.2 2.8 0.7 0.2 1.8 1.7 10.2 19.6 .523 0.5 1.0 .481 5.9 6.7 .886
Nikola Vucevic 57 29.5 16.5 1.8 7.4 9.2 3.4 1.0 1.1 1.9 2.5 7.0 14.7 .475 1.1 3.6 .314 1.4 1.6 .819
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kiki Vandeweghe 4 43.5 24.8 1.3 2.0 3.3 2.8 0.3 0.3 2.8 2.5 9.5 17.8 .535 0.3 1.0 .250 5.5 6.5 .846
Nikola Vucevic ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Kiki Vandeweghe Nikola Vucevic
Season 1987-882018-19
Team Portland Trail BlazersOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdMagic Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kiki Vandeweghe 37 28.1 20.2 1.0 2.0 2.9 1.9 0.6 0.2 1.3 1.8 7.6 15.1 .508 0.6 1.6 .379 4.3 4.9 .878
Nikola Vucevic 80 31.4 20.8 2.8 9.2 12.0 3.8 1.0 1.1 2.0 2.0 8.8 16.9 .518 1.1 2.9 .364 2.2 2.8 .789
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kiki Vandeweghe 4 18.0 7.8 0.8 2.5 3.3 1.8 0.3 0.0 0.8 2.0 2.8 10.0 .275 0.0 1.3 .000 2.3 2.3 1.000
Nikola Vucevic 5 29.4 11.2 1.8 6.2 8.0 3.0 0.4 1.0 2.6 2.4 4.2 11.6 .362 0.6 2.6 .231 2.2 2.8 .786

Season 9

Kiki Vandeweghe Nikola Vucevic
Season 1988-892019-20
Team Portland Trail Blazers, New York KnicksOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf SemisMagic Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kiki Vandeweghe 45 20.8 11.1 0.6 1.0 1.6 1.5 0.4 0.2 0.9 1.7 4.4 9.5 .469 0.4 1.1 .396 1.8 2.0 .899
Nikola Vucevic 62 32.2 19.6 2.3 8.6 10.9 3.6 0.9 0.8 1.4 2.2 8.0 16.7 .477 1.6 4.7 .339 2.1 2.7 .784
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kiki Vandeweghe 9 17.7 8.1 0.2 1.0 1.2 0.8 0.3 0.2 0.6 1.1 2.8 5.4 .510 0.3 0.9 .375 2.2 2.3 .952
Nikola Vucevic 5 37.0 28.0 1.8 9.2 11.0 4.0 0.8 0.6 2.6 2.6 11.2 22.2 .505 3.6 8.8 .409 2.0 2.2 .909

Season 10

Kiki Vandeweghe Nikola Vucevic
Season 1989-902020-21
Team New York KnicksOrlando Magic, Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf SemisDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kiki Vandeweghe 22 25.6 11.7 0.7 1.7 2.4 1.9 0.7 0.1 1.2 1.3 4.6 10.5 .442 0.5 0.9 .526 2.0 2.2 .917
Nikola Vucevic 70 33.5 23.4 2.1 9.6 11.7 3.8 0.9 0.7 1.8 2.0 9.5 19.9 .477 2.5 6.3 .400 1.9 2.2 .840
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kiki Vandeweghe 10 23.6 7.6 0.7 0.5 1.2 1.4 0.5 0.2 0.7 1.4 3.1 7.4 .419 0.6 1.3 .462 0.8 1.0 .800
Nikola Vucevic ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Kiki Vandeweghe Nikola Vucevic
Season 1990-912021-22
Team New York KnicksChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf 1st RdBulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kiki Vandeweghe 75 32.3 16.3 1.0 1.4 2.4 1.5 0.6 0.1 1.4 1.6 6.1 12.4 .494 0.7 1.9 .362 3.5 3.8 .899
Nikola Vucevic 73 33.1 17.6 1.9 9.1 11.0 3.2 1.0 1.0 1.9 2.5 7.5 15.8 .473 1.4 4.5 .314 1.3 1.7 .760
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kiki Vandeweghe 3 33.0 17.0 0.3 2.3 2.7 1.3 0.3 0.0 4.0 2.7 4.3 10.7 .406 1.0 1.7 .600 7.3 8.3 .880
Nikola Vucevic 5 36.2 19.4 2.8 9.6 12.4 3.2 0.4 1.2 1.6 2.8 8.0 18.2 .440 2.6 8.4 .310 0.8 1.0 .800

Season 12

Kiki Vandeweghe Nikola Vucevic
Season 1991-922022-23
Team New York KnicksChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kiki Vandeweghe 67 14.3 7.0 0.5 0.9 1.3 0.9 0.2 0.1 0.4 1.3 2.8 5.7 .491 0.4 1.0 .394 1.0 1.2 .802
Nikola Vucevic 82 33.5 17.6 1.9 9.1 11.0 3.2 0.7 0.7 1.7 2.2 7.3 14.0 .520 1.5 4.2 .349 1.6 1.9 .835
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kiki Vandeweghe 8 9.4 4.5 0.4 0.4 0.8 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.1 1.3 1.6 3.0 .542 0.5 0.6 .800 0.8 0.9 .857
Nikola Vucevic ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Kiki Vandeweghe Nikola Vucevic
Season 1992-932023-24
Team Los Angeles ClippersChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Clippers Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kiki Vandeweghe 41 12.0 6.2 0.3 0.9 1.2 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.5 1.1 2.2 5.0 .453 0.3 0.9 .324 1.4 1.6 .879
Nikola Vucevic 76 34.3 18.0 2.8 7.8 10.5 3.3 0.7 0.8 1.6 2.5 7.7 15.9 .484 1.2 4.1 .294 1.4 1.7 .822
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kiki Vandeweghe 1 9.0 4.0 0.0 0.0 0 1.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 2.0 6.0 .333 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Nikola Vucevic ------- --- ----------