Bill Thieben vs. Nikola Vucevic Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Nikola Vucevic and Bill Thieben, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
Bill Thieben played 2 years in the NBA, 11 less than Nikola Vucevic, who played 13. Bill Thieben had the first of his seasons in 1956-57, 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 |
Bill Thieben |
2 |
1 |
1956-57 to 1957-58 |
Nikola Vucevic |
13 |
4 |
2011-12 to 2023-24 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Thieben |
58 |
10.9 |
4.1 |
- |
- |
3.6 |
0.3 |
- |
- |
- |
1.3 |
1.6 |
4.4 |
.352 |
- |
- |
- |
1.0 |
1.5 |
.655 |
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 |
% |
Bill Thieben |
2 |
14.0 |
7.0 |
- |
- |
3.0 |
1.5 |
- |
- |
- |
2.5 |
3.0 |
3.5 |
.857 |
- |
- |
- |
1.0 |
3.0 |
.333 |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Thieben |
27 |
9.0 |
3.7 |
- |
- |
2.4 |
0.3 |
- |
- |
- |
1.6 |
1.6 |
5.3 |
.294 |
- |
- |
- |
0.6 |
1.0 |
.593 |
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 |
% |
Bill Thieben |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nikola Vucevic |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Thieben |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Bill Thieben |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nikola Vucevic |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Thieben |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Bill Thieben |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nikola Vucevic |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Thieben |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Bill Thieben |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nikola Vucevic |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Thieben |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Bill Thieben |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nikola Vucevic |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Thieben |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Bill Thieben |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nikola Vucevic |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Thieben |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Bill Thieben |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Thieben |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Bill Thieben |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Thieben |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Bill Thieben |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nikola Vucevic |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Thieben |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Bill Thieben |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Thieben |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Bill Thieben |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nikola Vucevic |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Thieben |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Bill Thieben |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nikola Vucevic |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |