Dale Schlueter vs. Fred VanVleet Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Fred VanVleet and Dale Schlueter, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Dale Schlueter played 10 years in the NBA, 2 more than Fred VanVleet, who played 8. Dale Schlueter had the first of his seasons in 1968-69, while Fred VanVleet had his rookie season in 2016-17. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Dale Schlueter 10 3 1968-69 to 1977-78
Fred VanVleet 8 5 2016-17 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Dale Schlueter Fred VanVleet
Season 1968-692016-17
Team San Francisco WarriorsToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Warriors Lost West Div SemisRaptors Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dale Schlueter 31 18.0 5.8 - - 7.0 1.0 - - - 2.6 2.2 5.1 .433 - - - 1.5 2.6 .549
Fred VanVleet 37 7.9 2.9 0.1 1.0 1.1 0.9 0.4 0.1 0.4 1.0 1.1 3.0 .351 0.3 0.8 .379 0.5 0.6 .818
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dale Schlueter 3 8.3 4.3 - - 7.3 0.3 - - - 1.3 1.0 3.0 .333 - - - 2.3 5.0 .467
Fred VanVleet 7 4.1 2.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.9 1.3 .667 0.3 0.7 .400 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2

Dale Schlueter Fred VanVleet
Season 1969-702017-18
Team San Francisco WarriorsToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayRaptors Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dale Schlueter 63 10.9 3.6 - - 3.7 0.4 - - - 1.7 1.3 2.7 .491 - - - 1.0 1.5 .619
Fred VanVleet 76 20.0 8.6 0.3 2.1 2.4 3.2 0.9 0.3 1.0 1.7 3.1 7.2 .426 1.4 3.4 .414 1.1 1.3 .832
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dale Schlueter ------- --- ----------
Fred VanVleet 6 19.0 6.8 0.0 1.7 1.7 2.2 0.0 0.0 0.7 1.3 2.2 6.5 .333 1.3 4.7 .286 1.2 1.3 .875

Season 3

Dale Schlueter Fred VanVleet
Season 1970-712018-19
Team Portland Trail BlazersToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dale Schlueter 80 22.8 8.2 - - 7.9 2.4 - - - 3.3 3.2 6.6 .488 - - - 1.8 2.7 .656
Fred VanVleet 64 27.5 11.0 0.3 2.3 2.6 4.8 0.9 0.3 1.3 1.7 3.8 9.4 .410 1.8 4.6 .378 1.5 1.8 .843
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dale Schlueter ------- --- ----------
Fred VanVleet 24 24.7 8.0 0.3 1.4 1.7 2.6 0.8 0.3 0.9 2.0 2.7 6.9 .392 1.6 4.1 .388 1.0 1.3 .774

Season 4

Dale Schlueter Fred VanVleet
Season 1971-722019-20
Team Portland Trail BlazersToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayRaptors Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dale Schlueter 81 33.2 11.7 - - 10.6 3.5 - - - 3.4 4.4 8.3 .525 - - - 3.0 4.0 .739
Fred VanVleet 54 35.7 17.6 0.3 3.4 3.8 6.6 1.9 0.3 2.2 2.4 5.9 14.3 .413 2.7 6.9 .390 3.1 3.7 .848
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dale Schlueter ------- --- ----------
Fred VanVleet 11 39.1 19.6 0.5 3.9 4.4 6.9 1.6 0.6 2.0 2.5 6.9 17.3 .400 3.9 10.0 .391 1.9 2.3 .840

Season 5

Dale Schlueter Fred VanVleet
Season 1972-732020-21
Team Philadelphia 76ersToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dale Schlueter 78 14.6 5.4 - - 4.5 1.3 - - - 2.1 2.1 4.1 .524 - - - 1.1 1.6 .699
Fred VanVleet 52 36.5 19.6 0.6 3.6 4.2 6.3 1.7 0.7 1.8 2.3 6.5 16.7 .389 3.3 9.2 .366 3.3 3.7 .885
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dale Schlueter ------- --- ----------
Fred VanVleet ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Dale Schlueter Fred VanVleet
Season 1973-742021-22
Team Atlanta HawksToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayRaptors Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dale Schlueter 57 9.6 2.9 0.9 1.8 2.7 0.8 0.4 0.4 - 1.5 1.1 2.4 .467 - - - 0.7 0.9 .760
Fred VanVleet 65 37.9 20.3 0.7 3.8 4.4 6.7 1.7 0.5 2.6 2.5 6.8 16.9 .403 3.7 9.9 .377 3.0 3.4 .874
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dale Schlueter ------- --- ----------
Fred VanVleet 4 35.0 13.8 0.5 2.5 3.0 6.3 1.8 1.0 1.0 3.0 4.8 13.5 .352 3.0 9.0 .333 1.3 1.5 .833

Season 7

Dale Schlueter Fred VanVleet
Season 1974-752022-23
Team Buffalo BravesToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Braves Lost East Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dale Schlueter 76 12.7 3.5 1.0 2.4 3.5 1.4 0.2 0.6 - 2.1 1.2 2.3 .517 - - - 1.1 1.6 .694
Fred VanVleet 69 36.7 19.3 0.4 3.6 4.1 7.2 1.8 0.6 2.0 2.8 6.3 16.1 .393 3.0 8.8 .342 3.7 4.1 .898
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dale Schlueter 6 6.7 2.2 0.8 1.3 2.2 0.2 0.2 0.0 - 1.0 1.0 1.7 .600 - - - 0.2 0.5 .333
Fred VanVleet ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Dale Schlueter Fred VanVleet
Season 1975-762023-24
Team Buffalo BravesHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Braves Lost East Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dale Schlueter 71 10.9 2.5 0.8 2.3 3.2 1.1 0.2 0.2 - 2.0 0.9 1.7 .500 - - - 0.8 1.1 .667
Fred VanVleet 73 36.8 17.4 0.5 3.4 3.8 8.1 1.4 0.8 1.7 2.5 5.8 13.9 .416 3.1 8.0 .387 2.7 3.1 .860
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dale Schlueter 8 5.5 1.9 0.3 0.8 1.0 0.3 0.1 0.4 - 1.4 0.6 0.9 .714 - - - 0.6 0.8 .833
Fred VanVleet ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Dale Schlueter Fred VanVleet
Season 1976-77-
Team Phoenix Suns-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dale Schlueter 39 8.6 1.8 0.8 1.3 2.1 1.0 0.2 0.2 - 1.6 0.7 1.8 .361 - - - 0.5 0.8 .581
Fred VanVleet ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dale Schlueter ------- --- ----------
Fred VanVleet ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Dale Schlueter Fred VanVleet
Season 1977-78-
Team Portland Trail Blazers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dale Schlueter 10 10.9 2.5 0.5 1.6 2.1 1.8 0.3 0.2 1.5 2.0 0.8 1.9 .421 - - - 0.9 1.8 .500
Fred VanVleet ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dale Schlueter ------- --- ----------
Fred VanVleet ------- --- ----------