Fred VanVleet vs. Shammond Williams Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Shammond Williams and Fred VanVleet, 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 VanVleet played 8 years in the NBA, 1 more than Shammond Williams, who played 7. Fred VanVleet had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, while Shammond Williams had his rookie season in 1998-99. 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 VanVleet 8 5 2016-17 to 2023-24
Shammond Williams 7 4 1998-99 to 2006-07

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Fred VanVleet Shammond Williams
Season 2016-171998-99
Team Toronto RaptorsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Raptors 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 %
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
Shammond Williams 2 2.0 1.5 0.0 0.0 0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 2.0 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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 -
Shammond Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Fred VanVleet Shammond Williams
Season 2017-181999-00
Team Toronto RaptorsSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Raptors Lost East Conf SemisSupersonics Lost West 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 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
Shammond Williams 43 12.0 5.2 0.3 0.9 1.2 1.8 0.4 0.0 0.9 0.9 2.0 5.2 .373 0.6 1.9 .296 0.8 1.2 .647
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Shammond Williams 5 20.0 10.2 0.4 1.8 2.2 3.6 1.6 0.0 1.2 0.6 3.6 6.6 .545 1.4 2.2 .636 1.6 2.2 .727

Season 3
Fred VanVleet Shammond Williams
Season 2018-192000-01
Team Toronto RaptorsSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 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
Shammond Williams 69 17.9 6.8 0.5 1.4 1.9 2.8 0.4 0.1 1.2 1.2 2.3 5.3 .438 0.9 1.9 .459 1.2 1.4 .875
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Shammond Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Fred VanVleet Shammond Williams
Season 2019-202001-02
Team Toronto RaptorsSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Raptors Lost East Conf SemisSupersonics Lost West 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 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
Shammond Williams 50 12.1 4.4 0.3 0.9 1.3 1.7 0.4 0.0 0.7 0.7 1.6 3.9 .420 0.6 1.5 .373 0.6 0.8 .795
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Shammond Williams 3 12.7 5.3 0.3 1.0 1.3 1.0 0.7 0.0 1.3 0.3 2.0 4.7 .429 0.7 1.3 .500 0.7 1.0 .667

Season 5
Fred VanVleet Shammond Williams
Season 2020-212002-03
Team Toronto RaptorsBoston Celtics, Denver Nuggets
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 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
Shammond Williams 78 24.1 8.0 0.3 1.9 2.2 3.4 1.0 0.1 1.5 1.8 2.9 7.4 .394 1.2 3.3 .356 1.0 1.3 .765
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Fred VanVleet ------- --- ----------
Shammond Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Fred VanVleet Shammond Williams
Season 2021-222003-04
Team Toronto RaptorsOrlando Magic, New Orleans Hornets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Raptors Lost East Conf 1st RdHornets 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 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
Shammond Williams 53 14.4 4.8 0.2 1.0 1.1 2.2 0.7 0.0 0.9 1.2 1.6 4.4 .375 0.6 1.9 .300 1.0 1.1 .879
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Shammond Williams 3 6.0 2.3 0.0 0.0 0 1.3 0.3 0.0 1.3 1.7 0.7 1.7 .400 0.0 0.3 .000 1.0 1.3 .750

Note: Shammond Williams didn't play in 2004-05 and 2005-06.

Season 7
Fred VanVleet Shammond Williams
Season 2022-232006-07
Team Toronto RaptorsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayLakers Lost West 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 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
Shammond Williams 30 11.5 3.1 0.4 1.0 1.3 1.0 0.4 0.0 0.4 0.7 1.2 2.9 .407 0.7 1.7 .400 0.1 0.2 .667
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Fred VanVleet ------- --- ----------
Shammond Williams 4 20.0 4.5 0.5 0.3 0.8 1.8 0.0 0.3 0.5 1.5 2.0 5.0 .400 0.5 2.0 .250 0.0 0.0 -

Season 8
Fred VanVleet Shammond Williams
Season 2023-24-
Team Houston Rockets-
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 %
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
Shammond Williams ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Fred VanVleet ------- --- ----------
Shammond Williams ------- --- ----------
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