Scotty Pippen Jr. vs. Nikola Vucevic Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Nikola Vucevic and Scotty Pippen Jr., 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 / Games against each other

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.

Scotty Pippen Jr. played 3 years in the NBA, 11 less than Nikola Vucevic, who played 14. Scotty Pippen Jr. had the first of his seasons in 2022-23, 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 achievements, 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
Scotty Pippen Jr. 3 1 2022-23 to 2024-25
Nikola Vucevic 14 4 2011-12 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Scotty Pippen Jr. Nikola Vucevic
Season 2022-232011-12
Team Los Angeles LakersPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers Lost East Conf Semis
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Scotty Pippen Jr. 6 5.3 2.3 0.3 0.3 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.7 2.0 .333 0.2 0.5 .333 0.8 1.5 .556
difference:+45+10.6+3.2+1.4+2.8+4.1+0.3+0.1+0.5-0.3-1.7+1.9+3.7+.117+0.1+0.3+.042+0.4+0.8+.027
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Scotty Pippen Jr. DNP------ --- ----------
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
Scotty Pippen Jr. Nikola Vucevic
Season 2023-242012-13
Team Memphis GrizzliesOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Scotty Pippen Jr. 21 25.1 12.9 1.0 2.1 3.2 4.7 1.7 0.5 2.7 2.9 4.8 9.7 .493 1.4 3.4 .417 2.0 2.6 .745
difference:+56+8.1+0.2+2.5+6.3+8.7+2.8+0.9+0.5-0.9-0.1+1.2+1.8+.026+1.4+3.4+0.9+1.0+.062
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 - 1.1 1.6 .683
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Scotty Pippen Jr. nor Nikola Vucevic played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Scotty Pippen Jr. Nikola Vucevic
Season 2024-252013-14
Team Memphis GrizzliesOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Scotty Pippen Jr. 79 21.3 9.9 0.8 2.5 3.3 4.4 1.3 0.4 1.7 2.6 3.6 7.5 .480 1.1 2.8 .397 1.5 2.2 .713
difference:+22+10.5+4.3+2.4+5.2+7.7+2.6+0.2+0.4-0.3-0.4+2.6+4.7+.027+1.1+2.8+0.3+0.2+.053
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Scotty Pippen Jr. 4 32.3 18.3 1.0 4.5 5.5 3.5 1.0 0.3 3.5 4.8 5.5 14.5 .379 2.5 7.0 .357 4.8 4.8 1.000
Nikola Vucevic DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Nikola Vucevic played 11 seasons more than Scotty Pippen Jr. in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 14, from 2015 to 2025—Nikola Vucevic played in 3 Playoffs.

In those 11 extra years over Scotty Pippen Jr., Nikola Vucevic got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 2 All-Star Game
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