James Donaldson vs. Fred VanVleet Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Fred VanVleet and James Donaldson 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

James Donaldson

vs.

Fred VanVleet

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Donaldson: 1980-81 to 1994-95
Fred VanVleet: 2016-17 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Donaldson 0 Fred VanVleet 1

NBA Seasons James Donaldson 14 Fred VanVleet 8

Playoffs Played James Donaldson 9 Fred VanVleet 5

All-Star Games James Donaldson 1 Fred VanVleet 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Donaldson 8.6 Fred VanVleet 15.0

Rebounds Per Game James Donaldson 7.8 Fred VanVleet 3.4

Assists Per Game James Donaldson 0.8 Fred VanVleet 5.7

Steals Per Game James Donaldson 0.4 Fred VanVleet 1.4

Blocks Per Game James Donaldson 1.3 Fred VanVleet 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points James Donaldson 8,203 Fred VanVleet 7,360

Total Rebounds James Donaldson 7,492 Fred VanVleet 1,663

Total Assists James Donaldson 765 Fred VanVleet 2,788

Total Steals James Donaldson 336 Fred VanVleet 663

Total Blocks James Donaldson 1,267 Fred VanVleet 228

Total Games James Donaldson 957 Fred VanVleet 490

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Donaldson .571 Fred VanVleet .404

3-Point Percentage James Donaldson - Fred VanVleet .375

Free Throw Percentage James Donaldson .732 Fred VanVleet .868

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Donaldson 11.8 (1984) Fred VanVleet 20.3 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game James Donaldson 11.9 (1987) Fred VanVleet 4.4 (2022)

Assists Per Game James Donaldson 1.2 (1983) Fred VanVleet 8.1 (2024)

Steals Per Game James Donaldson 0.6 (1987) Fred VanVleet 1.9 (2020)

Blocks Per Game James Donaldson 1.7 (1984) Fred VanVleet 0.8 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Donaldson 7.9 Fred VanVleet 10.0

Rebounds Per Game James Donaldson 7.8 Fred VanVleet 2.1

Assists Per Game James Donaldson 0.7 Fred VanVleet 3.5

Steals Per Game James Donaldson 0.4 Fred VanVleet 0.8

Blocks Per Game James Donaldson 0.8 Fred VanVleet 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points James Donaldson 401 Fred VanVleet 518

Total Rebounds James Donaldson 400 Fred VanVleet 111

Total Assists James Donaldson 35 Fred VanVleet 180

Total Steals James Donaldson 18 Fred VanVleet 44

Total Blocks James Donaldson 42 Fred VanVleet 17

Total Games James Donaldson 51 Fred VanVleet 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Donaldson .627 Fred VanVleet .391

3-Point Percentage James Donaldson - Fred VanVleet .372

Free Throw Percentage James Donaldson .779 Fred VanVleet .814

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Donaldson 12.0 (1983) Fred VanVleet 19.6 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game James Donaldson 11.7 (1986) Fred VanVleet 4.4 (2020)

Assists Per Game James Donaldson 1.0 (1986) Fred VanVleet 6.9 (2020)

Steals Per Game James Donaldson 0.7 (1990) Fred VanVleet 1.8 (2022)

Blocks Per Game James Donaldson 1.5 (1983) Fred VanVleet 1.0 (2022)