John Lucas vs. Nikola Vucevic Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nikola Vucevic and John Lucas 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

John Lucas

vs.

Nikola Vucevic

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Lucas: 1976-77 to 1989-90
Nikola Vucevic: 2011-12 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Lucas 0 Nikola Vucevic 0

NBA Seasons John Lucas 14 Nikola Vucevic 13

Playoffs Played John Lucas 6 Nikola Vucevic 4

All-Star Games John Lucas 0 Nikola Vucevic 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Lucas 10.7 Nikola Vucevic 17.1

Rebounds Per Game John Lucas 2.3 Nikola Vucevic 10.5

Assists Per Game John Lucas 7.0 Nikola Vucevic 2.8

Steals Per Game John Lucas 1.4 Nikola Vucevic 0.8

Blocks Per Game John Lucas 0.1 Nikola Vucevic 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points John Lucas 9,951 Nikola Vucevic 15,370

Total Rebounds John Lucas 2,151 Nikola Vucevic 9,435

Total Assists John Lucas 6,454 Nikola Vucevic 2,556

Total Steals John Lucas 1,273 Nikola Vucevic 760

Total Blocks John Lucas 73 Nikola Vucevic 792

Total Games John Lucas 928 Nikola Vucevic 899

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Lucas .449 Nikola Vucevic .495

3-Point Percentage John Lucas .303 * Nikola Vucevic .341

Free Throw Percentage John Lucas .776 Nikola Vucevic .768

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Lucas 17.5 (1987) Nikola Vucevic 23.4 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game John Lucas 3.1 (1978) Nikola Vucevic 12.0 (2019)

Assists Per Game John Lucas 10.7 (1984) Nikola Vucevic 3.8 (2021)

Steals Per Game John Lucas 2.0 (1978) Nikola Vucevic 1.1 (2014)

Blocks Per Game John Lucas 0.2 (1977) Nikola Vucevic 1.1 (2019)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Lucas 11.2 Nikola Vucevic 18.4

Rebounds Per Game John Lucas 2.1 Nikola Vucevic 9.9

Assists Per Game John Lucas 4.9 Nikola Vucevic 3.2

Steals Per Game John Lucas 1.2 Nikola Vucevic 0.5

Blocks Per Game John Lucas 0.1 Nikola Vucevic 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points John Lucas 502 Nikola Vucevic 294

Total Rebounds John Lucas 96 Nikola Vucevic 158

Total Assists John Lucas 219 Nikola Vucevic 51

Total Steals John Lucas 52 Nikola Vucevic 8

Total Blocks John Lucas 6 Nikola Vucevic 14

Total Games John Lucas 45 Nikola Vucevic 16

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Lucas .451 Nikola Vucevic .448

3-Point Percentage John Lucas .261 * Nikola Vucevic .343

Free Throw Percentage John Lucas .746 Nikola Vucevic .813

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Lucas 15.6 (1987) Nikola Vucevic 28.0 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game John Lucas 4.2 (1985) Nikola Vucevic 12.4 (2022)

Assists Per Game John Lucas 6.9 (1977) Nikola Vucevic 4.0 (2020)

Steals Per Game John Lucas 2.0 (1977) Nikola Vucevic 0.8 (2020)

Blocks Per Game John Lucas 0.3 (1977) Nikola Vucevic 1.2 (2022)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.