Steve Smith vs. Fred VanVleet Comparison

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

vs.

Fred VanVleet

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Steve Smith: 1991-92 to 2004-05
Fred VanVleet: 2016-17 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Steve Smith 1 Fred VanVleet 1

NBA Seasons Steve Smith 14 Fred VanVleet 8

Playoffs Played Steve Smith 13 Fred VanVleet 5

All-Star Games Steve Smith 1 Fred VanVleet 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Smith 14.3 Fred VanVleet 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Steve Smith 3.2 Fred VanVleet 3.4

Assists Per Game Steve Smith 3.1 Fred VanVleet 5.7

Steals Per Game Steve Smith 0.8 Fred VanVleet 1.4

Blocks Per Game Steve Smith 0.3 Fred VanVleet 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Smith 13,430 Fred VanVleet 7,360

Total Rebounds Steve Smith 3,060 Fred VanVleet 1,663

Total Assists Steve Smith 2,922 Fred VanVleet 2,788

Total Steals Steve Smith 726 Fred VanVleet 663

Total Blocks Steve Smith 275 Fred VanVleet 228

Total Games Steve Smith 942 Fred VanVleet 490

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Smith .440 Fred VanVleet .404

3-Point Percentage Steve Smith .358 Fred VanVleet .375

Free Throw Percentage Steve Smith .845 Fred VanVleet .868

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Smith 20.1 (1997) Fred VanVleet 20.3 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Smith 4.5 (1994) Fred VanVleet 4.4 (2022)

Assists Per Game Steve Smith 5.6 (1993) Fred VanVleet 8.1 (2024)

Steals Per Game Steve Smith 1.1 (1994) Fred VanVleet 1.9 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Steve Smith 0.4 (1994) Fred VanVleet 0.8 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Smith 14.9 Fred VanVleet 10.0

Rebounds Per Game Steve Smith 3.0 Fred VanVleet 2.1

Assists Per Game Steve Smith 2.2 Fred VanVleet 3.5

Steals Per Game Steve Smith 0.9 Fred VanVleet 0.8

Blocks Per Game Steve Smith 0.3 Fred VanVleet 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Smith 1,338 Fred VanVleet 518

Total Rebounds Steve Smith 268 Fred VanVleet 111

Total Assists Steve Smith 195 Fred VanVleet 180

Total Steals Steve Smith 77 Fred VanVleet 44

Total Blocks Steve Smith 29 Fred VanVleet 17

Total Games Steve Smith 90 Fred VanVleet 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Smith .426 Fred VanVleet .391

3-Point Percentage Steve Smith .394 Fred VanVleet .372

Free Throw Percentage Steve Smith .858 Fred VanVleet .814

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Smith 24.8 (1998) Fred VanVleet 19.6 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Smith 6.0 (1994) Fred VanVleet 4.4 (2020)

Assists Per Game Steve Smith 5.0 (1992) Fred VanVleet 6.9 (2020)

Steals Per Game Steve Smith 2.0 (1995) Fred VanVleet 1.8 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Steve Smith 1.3 (1996) Fred VanVleet 1.0 (2022)