Mike Gminski vs. Nikola Vucevic Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Nikola Vucevic and Mike Gminski, 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.

Mike Gminski played 14 years in the NBA, 1 more than Nikola Vucevic, who played 13. Mike Gminski 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
Mike Gminski 14 8 1980-81 to 1993-94
Nikola Vucevic 13 4 2011-12 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Mike Gminski Nikola Vucevic
Season 1980-812011-12
Team New Jersey NetsPhiladelphia 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 %
Mike Gminski 56 28.2 13.2 2.4 5.0 7.5 1.3 1.0 1.8 2.3 2.3 5.2 12.3 .423 0.0 0.0 .000 2.8 3.6 .767
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 %
Mike Gminski ------- --- ----------
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

Mike Gminski Nikola Vucevic
Season 1981-822012-13
Team New Jersey NetsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets Lost East 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 %
Mike Gminski 64 11.6 5.2 1.1 1.8 2.9 0.6 0.3 0.8 0.9 1.1 1.9 4.2 .441 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 1.8 .822
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 %
Mike Gminski 1 10.0 5.0 0.0 2.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 2.0 3.0 .667 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 2.0 .500
Nikola Vucevic ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Mike Gminski Nikola Vucevic
Season 1982-832013-14
Team New Jersey NetsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets Lost East 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 %
Mike Gminski 80 15.7 7.5 1.9 2.9 4.8 0.8 0.4 1.5 1.6 1.5 2.7 5.3 .500 0.0 0.0 .000 2.2 2.8 .778
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 %
Mike Gminski 2 14.5 7.5 2.0 2.5 4.5 0.5 0.0 2.0 0.5 1.0 3.0 4.5 .667 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 2.0 .750
Nikola Vucevic ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Mike Gminski Nikola Vucevic
Season 1983-842014-15
Team New Jersey NetsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets 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 %
Mike Gminski 82 20.2 7.6 2.0 3.3 5.3 1.1 0.5 0.9 1.5 2.0 2.9 5.6 .513 0.0 0.0 .000 1.8 2.2 .799
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 %
Mike Gminski 11 20.3 8.5 2.0 3.0 5.0 0.5 0.6 1.4 0.8 1.5 2.6 4.5 .580 0.0 0.0 - 3.3 4.7 .692
Nikola Vucevic ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Mike Gminski Nikola Vucevic
Season 1984-852015-16
Team New Jersey NetsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets Lost East 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 %
Mike Gminski 81 29.9 12.8 2.8 5.0 7.8 2.0 0.5 1.1 1.7 1.7 4.7 10.1 .465 0.0 0.0 .000 3.4 4.0 .841
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 %
Mike Gminski 3 27.0 14.0 1.3 5.0 6.3 1.3 1.0 1.7 3.3 1.7 6.0 11.0 .545 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 2.0 1.000
Nikola Vucevic ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Mike Gminski Nikola Vucevic
Season 1985-862016-17
Team New Jersey NetsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets Lost East 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 %
Mike Gminski 81 31.2 16.5 2.5 5.7 8.2 1.6 0.7 0.9 1.7 2.0 6.1 11.7 .517 0.0 0.0 .000 4.3 4.9 .893
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 %
Mike Gminski 3 36.3 19.3 3.7 6.3 10.0 1.7 1.3 0.7 3.0 3.7 5.3 14.3 .372 0.0 0.0 - 8.7 9.0 .963
Nikola Vucevic ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Mike Gminski Nikola Vucevic
Season 1986-872017-18
Team New Jersey NetsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Mike Gminski 72 31.6 16.4 2.7 6.1 8.8 1.4 0.7 1.0 1.8 2.2 6.0 13.2 .457 0.0 0.0 - 4.3 5.1 .846
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 %
Mike Gminski ------- --- ----------
Nikola Vucevic ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Mike Gminski Nikola Vucevic
Season 1987-882018-19
Team New Jersey Nets, Philadelphia 76ersOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayMagic 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 %
Mike Gminski 81 36.6 16.9 3.0 7.0 10.0 1.7 0.8 1.5 2.2 2.2 6.2 13.9 .448 0.0 0.0 .000 4.4 4.8 .906
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 %
Mike Gminski ------- --- ----------
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

Mike Gminski Nikola Vucevic
Season 1988-892019-20
Team Philadelphia 76ersOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers Lost East 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 %
Mike Gminski 82 33.4 17.2 2.6 6.8 9.4 1.7 0.6 1.3 1.6 1.7 6.8 14.2 .477 0.0 0.1 .000 3.6 4.2 .871
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 %
Mike Gminski 3 39.3 16.3 2.0 5.7 7.7 0.7 0.0 2.7 0.7 2.7 6.3 16.0 .396 0.0 0.0 - 3.7 5.3 .688
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

Mike Gminski Nikola Vucevic
Season 1989-902020-21
Team Philadelphia 76ersOrlando Magic, Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs 76ers 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 %
Mike Gminski 81 32.8 13.7 2.4 6.1 8.5 1.6 0.5 1.3 1.2 1.7 5.7 12.4 .457 0.0 0.2 .176 2.4 2.9 .821
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 %
Mike Gminski 10 34.2 12.8 0.8 4.6 5.4 1.1 0.8 2.3 1.7 2.7 5.7 11.7 .487 0.0 0.5 .000 1.4 1.5 .933
Nikola Vucevic ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Mike Gminski Nikola Vucevic
Season 1990-912021-22
Team Philadelphia 76ers, Charlotte HornetsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBulls 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 %
Mike Gminski 80 27.5 10.6 2.3 5.0 7.3 1.2 0.5 0.7 1.1 1.2 4.5 10.1 .442 0.0 0.2 .143 1.6 2.0 .810
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 %
Mike Gminski ------- --- ----------
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

Mike Gminski Nikola Vucevic
Season 1991-922022-23
Team Charlotte HornetsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Mike Gminski 35 14.3 5.8 1.1 2.3 3.4 0.9 0.3 0.5 0.6 1.1 2.6 5.7 .452 0.0 0.1 .333 0.6 0.8 .750
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 %
Mike Gminski ------- --- ----------
Nikola Vucevic ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Mike Gminski Nikola Vucevic
Season 1992-932023-24
Team Charlotte HornetsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hornets 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 %
Mike Gminski 34 7.4 2.7 1.0 1.5 2.5 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.8 1.2 2.4 .506 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.3 .900
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 %
Mike Gminski 2 2.5 1.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.0 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Nikola Vucevic ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Mike Gminski Nikola Vucevic
Season 1993-94-
Team Charlotte Hornets, Milwaukee Bucks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did 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 %
Mike Gminski 29 10.7 3.0 0.8 1.8 2.6 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.4 0.8 1.2 3.6 .350 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.6 .778
Nikola Vucevic ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mike Gminski ------- --- ----------
Nikola Vucevic ------- --- ----------