Steve Patterson vs. Fred VanVleet Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Fred VanVleet and Steve Patterson 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

Steve Patterson

vs.

Fred VanVleet

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Steve Patterson: 1971-72 to 1975-76
Fred VanVleet: 2016-17 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Steve Patterson 0 Fred VanVleet 1

NBA Seasons Steve Patterson 5 Fred VanVleet 8

Playoffs Played Steve Patterson 0 Fred VanVleet 5

All-Star Games Steve Patterson 0 Fred VanVleet 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Patterson 4.4 Fred VanVleet 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Steve Patterson 4.7 Fred VanVleet 3.4

Assists Per Game Steve Patterson 1.3 Fred VanVleet 5.7

Steals Per Game Steve Patterson 0.4 * Fred VanVleet 1.4

Blocks Per Game Steve Patterson 0.4 * Fred VanVleet 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Patterson 1,552 Fred VanVleet 7,360

Total Rebounds Steve Patterson 1,632 Fred VanVleet 1,663

Total Assists Steve Patterson 443 Fred VanVleet 2,788

Total Steals Steve Patterson 85 * Fred VanVleet 663

Total Blocks Steve Patterson 94 * Fred VanVleet 228

Total Games Steve Patterson 350 Fred VanVleet 490

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Patterson .403 Fred VanVleet .404

3-Point Percentage Steve Patterson - n/a ** Fred VanVleet .375

Free Throw Percentage Steve Patterson .594 Fred VanVleet .868

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Patterson 7.8 (1974) Fred VanVleet 20.3 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Patterson 8.1 (1974) Fred VanVleet 4.4 (2022)

Assists Per Game Steve Patterson 2.2 (1974) Fred VanVleet 8.1 (2024)

Steals Per Game Steve Patterson 0.6 (1974) * Fred VanVleet 1.9 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Steve Patterson 0.8 (1974) * Fred VanVleet 0.8 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Patterson - Fred VanVleet 10.0

Rebounds Per Game Steve Patterson - Fred VanVleet 2.1

Assists Per Game Steve Patterson - Fred VanVleet 3.5

Steals Per Game Steve Patterson - * Fred VanVleet 0.8

Blocks Per Game Steve Patterson - * Fred VanVleet 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Patterson - Fred VanVleet 518

Total Rebounds Steve Patterson - Fred VanVleet 111

Total Assists Steve Patterson - Fred VanVleet 180

Total Steals Steve Patterson - * Fred VanVleet 44

Total Blocks Steve Patterson - * Fred VanVleet 17

Total Games Steve Patterson 0 Fred VanVleet 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Patterson - Fred VanVleet .391

3-Point Percentage Steve Patterson - n/a ** Fred VanVleet .372

Free Throw Percentage Steve Patterson - Fred VanVleet .814

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Patterson - Fred VanVleet 19.6 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Patterson - Fred VanVleet 4.4 (2020)

Assists Per Game Steve Patterson - Fred VanVleet 6.9 (2020)

Steals Per Game Steve Patterson - * Fred VanVleet 1.8 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Steve Patterson - * Fred VanVleet 1.0 (2022)

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.