Fred VanVleet vs. Sly Williams Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Sly 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.

Sly Williams

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Fred VanVleet: 2016-17 to 2023-24
Sly Williams: 1979-80 to 1985-86

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Fred VanVleet 1 Sly Williams 0

NBA Seasons Fred VanVleet 8 Sly Williams 7

Playoffs Played Fred VanVleet 5 Sly Williams 2

All-Star Games Fred VanVleet 1 Sly Williams 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Fred VanVleet 15.0 Sly Williams 10.9

Rebounds Per Game Fred VanVleet 3.4 Sly Williams 4.2

Assists Per Game Fred VanVleet 5.7 Sly Williams 2.0

Steals Per Game Fred VanVleet 1.4 Sly Williams 1.1

Blocks Per Game Fred VanVleet 0.5 Sly Williams 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Fred VanVleet 7,360 Sly Williams 3,327

Total Rebounds Fred VanVleet 1,663 Sly Williams 1,287

Total Assists Fred VanVleet 2,788 Sly Williams 603

Total Steals Fred VanVleet 663 Sly Williams 328

Total Blocks Fred VanVleet 228 Sly Williams 55

Total Games Fred VanVleet 490 Sly Williams 305

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Fred VanVleet .404 Sly Williams .478

3-Point Percentage Fred VanVleet .375 Sly Williams .162

Free Throw Percentage Fred VanVleet .868 Sly Williams .692

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Fred VanVleet 20.3 (2022) Sly Williams 13.9 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Fred VanVleet 4.4 (2022) Sly Williams 6.2 (1981)

Assists Per Game Fred VanVleet 8.1 (2024) Sly Williams 2.8 (1985)

Steals Per Game Fred VanVleet 1.9 (2020) Sly Williams 1.7 (1981)

Blocks Per Game Fred VanVleet 0.8 (2024) Sly Williams 0.3 (1981)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Fred VanVleet 10.0 Sly Williams 8.9

Rebounds Per Game Fred VanVleet 2.1 Sly Williams 4.3

Assists Per Game Fred VanVleet 3.5 Sly Williams 1.6

Steals Per Game Fred VanVleet 0.8 Sly Williams 0.9

Blocks Per Game Fred VanVleet 0.3 Sly Williams 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Fred VanVleet 518 Sly Williams 62

Total Rebounds Fred VanVleet 111 Sly Williams 30

Total Assists Fred VanVleet 180 Sly Williams 11

Total Steals Fred VanVleet 44 Sly Williams 6

Total Blocks Fred VanVleet 17 Sly Williams 1

Total Games Fred VanVleet 52 Sly Williams 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Fred VanVleet .391 Sly Williams .492

3-Point Percentage Fred VanVleet .372 Sly Williams 1.000

Free Throw Percentage Fred VanVleet .814 Sly Williams 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Fred VanVleet 19.6 (2020) Sly Williams 13.0 (1981)

Rebounds Per Game Fred VanVleet 4.4 (2020) Sly Williams 4.5 (1981)

Assists Per Game Fred VanVleet 6.9 (2020) Sly Williams 2.5 (1981)

Steals Per Game Fred VanVleet 1.8 (2022) Sly Williams 1.5 (1981)

Blocks Per Game Fred VanVleet 1.0 (2022) Sly Williams 0.2 (1983)