Fred Carter vs. Fred VanVleet Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Fred VanVleet and Fred Carter, 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.

Fred Carter and Fred VanVleet both played 8 years in the NBA. Fred Carter had the first of his seasons in 1969-70, 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
Fred Carter 8 3 1969-70 to 1976-77
Fred VanVleet 8 5 2016-17 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Fred Carter Fred VanVleet
Season 1969-702016-17
Team Baltimore BulletsToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bullets Lost East 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 %
Fred Carter 76 16.0 5.2 - - 2.5 1.6 - - - 1.8 2.1 5.8 .358 - - - 1.1 1.5 .690
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 %
Fred Carter 7 36.1 14.1 - - 4.4 3.4 - - - 3.9 5.9 15.3 .383 - - - 2.4 4.0 .607
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
Fred Carter Fred VanVleet
Season 1970-712017-18
Team Baltimore BulletsToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bullets Lost NBA FinalsRaptors 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 %
Fred Carter 77 22.2 10.4 - - 3.3 2.1 - - - 2.1 4.4 10.6 .417 - - - 1.5 2.4 .650
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 %
Fred Carter 18 33.2 14.6 - - 4.6 2.0 - - - 3.5 6.0 14.4 .415 - - - 2.6 4.1 .644
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
Fred Carter Fred VanVleet
Season 1971-722018-19
Team Baltimore Bullets, Philadelphia 76ersToronto 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 %
Fred Carter 79 28.0 13.6 - - 4.1 2.7 - - - 3.1 5.6 12.9 .438 - - - 2.3 3.7 .621
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 %
Fred Carter ------- --- ----------
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
Fred Carter Fred VanVleet
Season 1972-732019-20
Team Philadelphia 76ersToronto 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 %
Fred Carter 81 37.0 20.0 - - 6.0 4.3 - - - 3.1 8.4 19.9 .421 - - - 3.2 4.5 .704
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 %
Fred Carter ------- --- ----------
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
Fred Carter Fred VanVleet
Season 1973-742020-21
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 %
Fred Carter 78 39.0 21.4 1.1 3.7 4.8 5.7 1.4 0.3 - 3.5 9.1 21.0 .430 - - - 3.3 4.6 .709
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 %
Fred Carter ------- --- ----------
Fred VanVleet ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Fred Carter Fred VanVleet
Season 1974-752021-22
Team Philadelphia 76ersToronto 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 %
Fred Carter 77 39.6 21.9 0.9 3.5 4.4 4.4 1.1 0.3 - 3.3 9.3 20.8 .447 - - - 3.3 4.5 .738
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 %
Fred Carter ------- --- ----------
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
Fred Carter Fred VanVleet
Season 1975-762022-23
Team Philadelphia 76ersToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Fred Carter 82 36.5 18.9 1.4 2.3 3.6 4.5 1.7 0.2 - 3.5 8.1 19.4 .417 - - - 2.7 3.8 .702
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 %
Fred Carter 3 41.7 28.0 1.3 2.0 3.3 5.0 1.3 0.3 - 4.0 9.7 22.3 .433 - - - 8.7 10.0 .867
Fred VanVleet ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Fred Carter Fred VanVleet
Season 1976-772023-24
Team Philadelphia 76ers, Milwaukee BucksHouston Rockets
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 %
Fred Carter 61 18.2 8.0 0.9 1.0 1.9 2.0 0.6 0.1 - 2.0 3.4 8.2 .418 - - - 1.1 1.6 .708
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 %
Fred Carter ------- --- ----------
Fred VanVleet ------- --- ----------
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