Fred VanVleet vs. Gus Williams Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gus Williams and Fred VanVleet 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

Fred VanVleet

vs.

Gus Williams

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Fred VanVleet: 2016-17 to 2023-24
Gus Williams: 1975-76 to 1986-87

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Fred VanVleet 1 Gus Williams 1

NBA Seasons Fred VanVleet 8 Gus Williams 11

Playoffs Played Fred VanVleet 5 Gus Williams 10

All-Star Games Fred VanVleet 1 Gus Williams 2

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Fred VanVleet 0 Gus Williams 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Fred VanVleet 0 Gus Williams 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Fred VanVleet 15.0 Gus Williams 17.1

Rebounds Per Game Fred VanVleet 3.4 Gus Williams 2.7

Assists Per Game Fred VanVleet 5.7 Gus Williams 5.6

Steals Per Game Fred VanVleet 1.4 Gus Williams 2.0

Blocks Per Game Fred VanVleet 0.5 Gus Williams 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Fred VanVleet 7,360 Gus Williams 14,093

Total Rebounds Fred VanVleet 1,663 Gus Williams 2,222

Total Assists Fred VanVleet 2,788 Gus Williams 4,597

Total Steals Fred VanVleet 663 Gus Williams 1,638

Total Blocks Fred VanVleet 228 Gus Williams 291

Total Games Fred VanVleet 490 Gus Williams 825

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Fred VanVleet .404 Gus Williams .461

3-Point Percentage Fred VanVleet .375 Gus Williams .238 *

Free Throw Percentage Fred VanVleet .868 Gus Williams .756

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Fred VanVleet 20.3 (2022) Gus Williams 23.4 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Fred VanVleet 4.4 (2022) Gus Williams 3.4 (1980)

Assists Per Game Fred VanVleet 8.1 (2024) Gus Williams 8.4 (1984)

Steals Per Game Fred VanVleet 1.9 (2020) Gus Williams 2.4 (1980)

Blocks Per Game Fred VanVleet 0.8 (2024) Gus Williams 0.5 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Fred VanVleet 10.0 Gus Williams 19.5

Rebounds Per Game Fred VanVleet 2.1 Gus Williams 3.1

Assists Per Game Fred VanVleet 3.5 Gus Williams 4.7

Steals Per Game Fred VanVleet 0.8 Gus Williams 1.8

Blocks Per Game Fred VanVleet 0.3 Gus Williams 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Fred VanVleet 518 Gus Williams 1,927

Total Rebounds Fred VanVleet 111 Gus Williams 308

Total Assists Fred VanVleet 180 Gus Williams 469

Total Steals Fred VanVleet 44 Gus Williams 174

Total Blocks Fred VanVleet 17 Gus Williams 40

Total Games Fred VanVleet 52 Gus Williams 99

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Fred VanVleet .391 Gus Williams .476

3-Point Percentage Fred VanVleet .372 Gus Williams .231 *

Free Throw Percentage Fred VanVleet .814 Gus Williams .737

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Fred VanVleet 19.6 (2020) Gus Williams 32.5 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Fred VanVleet 4.4 (2020) Gus Williams 4.1 (1979)

Assists Per Game Fred VanVleet 6.9 (2020) Gus Williams 11.4 (1984)

Steals Per Game Fred VanVleet 1.8 (2022) Gus Williams 2.5 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Fred VanVleet 1.0 (2022) Gus Williams 0.6 (1979)

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