Fred VanVleet vs. John Wetzel Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Wetzel 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.

John Wetzel

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Fred VanVleet: 2016-17 to 2023-24
John Wetzel: 1967-68 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Fred VanVleet 1 John Wetzel 0

NBA Seasons Fred VanVleet 8 John Wetzel 7

Playoffs Played Fred VanVleet 5 John Wetzel 2

All-Star Games Fred VanVleet 1 John Wetzel 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Fred VanVleet 15.0 John Wetzel 3.4

Rebounds Per Game Fred VanVleet 3.4 John Wetzel 1.9

Assists Per Game Fred VanVleet 5.7 John Wetzel 1.4

Steals Per Game Fred VanVleet 1.4 John Wetzel 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Fred VanVleet 0.5 John Wetzel 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Fred VanVleet 7,360 John Wetzel 1,215

Total Rebounds Fred VanVleet 1,663 John Wetzel 682

Total Assists Fred VanVleet 2,788 John Wetzel 494

Total Steals Fred VanVleet 663 John Wetzel 133 *

Total Blocks Fred VanVleet 228 John Wetzel 30 *

Total Games Fred VanVleet 490 John Wetzel 357

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Fred VanVleet .404 John Wetzel .429

3-Point Percentage Fred VanVleet .375 John Wetzel - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Fred VanVleet .868 John Wetzel .810

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Fred VanVleet 20.3 (2022) John Wetzel 4.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Fred VanVleet 4.4 (2022) John Wetzel 2.4 (1974)

Assists Per Game Fred VanVleet 8.1 (2024) John Wetzel 2.0 (1974)

Steals Per Game Fred VanVleet 1.9 (2020) John Wetzel 1.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Fred VanVleet 0.8 (2024) John Wetzel 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Fred VanVleet 10.0 John Wetzel 1.6

Rebounds Per Game Fred VanVleet 2.1 John Wetzel 0.8

Assists Per Game Fred VanVleet 3.5 John Wetzel 0.8

Steals Per Game Fred VanVleet 0.8 John Wetzel 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Fred VanVleet 0.3 John Wetzel 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Fred VanVleet 518 John Wetzel 8

Total Rebounds Fred VanVleet 111 John Wetzel 4

Total Assists Fred VanVleet 180 John Wetzel 4

Total Steals Fred VanVleet 44 John Wetzel 0 *

Total Blocks Fred VanVleet 17 John Wetzel 0 *

Total Games Fred VanVleet 52 John Wetzel 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Fred VanVleet .391 John Wetzel .429

3-Point Percentage Fred VanVleet .372 John Wetzel - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Fred VanVleet .814 John Wetzel 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Fred VanVleet 19.6 (2020) John Wetzel 2.0 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Fred VanVleet 4.4 (2020) John Wetzel 1.0 (1976)

Assists Per Game Fred VanVleet 6.9 (2020) John Wetzel 1.3 (1973)

Steals Per Game Fred VanVleet 1.8 (2022) John Wetzel 0.0 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Fred VanVleet 1.0 (2022) John Wetzel 0.0 (1976) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.