Joe Harris vs. Fred VanVleet Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Fred VanVleet and Joe Harris, 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 / Games against each other

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.

Joe Harris played 10 years in the NBA, 2 more than Fred VanVleet, who played 8. Joe Harris had the first of his seasons in 2014-15, 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
Joe Harris 10 5 2014-15 to 2023-24
Fred VanVleet 8 5 2016-17 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Joe Harris Fred VanVleet
Season 2014-152016-17
Team Cleveland CavaliersToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers 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 %
Joe Harris 51 9.7 2.7 0.1 0.7 0.8 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.5 1.2 0.9 2.4 .400 0.6 1.6 .369 0.2 0.3 .600
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 %
Joe Harris 6 2.7 1.3 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.3 1.0 .333 0.2 0.5 .333 0.5 0.7 .750
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

Joe Harris Fred VanVleet
Season 2015-162017-18
Team Cleveland CavaliersToronto 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 %
Joe Harris 5 3.0 0.6 0.0 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.8 .250 0.2 0.8 .250 0.0 0.0 -
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 %
Joe Harris ------- --- ----------
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

Joe Harris Fred VanVleet
Season 2016-172018-19
Team Brooklyn NetsToronto 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 %
Joe Harris 52 21.9 8.2 0.3 2.5 2.8 1.0 0.6 0.2 1.1 2.3 3.0 7.0 .425 1.6 4.3 .385 0.7 0.9 .714
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 %
Joe Harris ------- --- ----------
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

Joe Harris Fred VanVleet
Season 2017-182019-20
Team Brooklyn NetsToronto 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 %
Joe Harris 78 25.3 10.8 0.7 2.7 3.3 1.6 0.4 0.3 1.2 2.0 3.9 8.0 .491 1.9 4.6 .419 1.1 1.3 .827
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 %
Joe Harris ------- --- ----------
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

Joe Harris Fred VanVleet
Season 2018-192020-21
Team Brooklyn NetsToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets 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 %
Joe Harris 76 30.2 13.7 0.7 3.1 3.8 2.4 0.5 0.2 1.6 2.4 4.9 9.8 .500 2.4 5.1 .474 1.4 1.8 .827
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 %
Joe Harris 5 29.8 8.8 1.2 3.0 4.2 0.6 0.6 0.0 1.8 2.4 3.2 8.6 .372 0.8 4.2 .190 1.6 1.6 1.000
Fred VanVleet ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Joe Harris Fred VanVleet
Season 2019-202021-22
Team Brooklyn NetsToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf 1st RdRaptors 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 %
Joe Harris 69 30.8 14.5 0.9 3.4 4.3 2.1 0.6 0.2 1.5 2.3 5.5 11.4 .486 2.5 5.9 .424 0.9 1.3 .719
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 %
Joe Harris 2 36.0 16.5 1.0 9.0 10.0 1.0 0.5 0.0 1.5 4.5 6.0 11.5 .522 3.5 6.0 .583 1.0 2.0 .500
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

Joe Harris Fred VanVleet
Season 2020-212022-23
Team Brooklyn NetsToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets 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 %
Joe Harris 69 31.0 14.1 0.6 3.0 3.6 1.9 0.7 0.2 0.9 2.0 5.2 10.2 .505 3.1 6.4 .475 0.7 0.9 .778
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 %
Joe Harris 12 36.2 11.2 0.4 3.2 3.6 1.6 0.3 0.2 0.8 2.8 4.1 10.3 .398 2.8 6.8 .402 0.3 0.3 .750
Fred VanVleet ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Joe Harris Fred VanVleet
Season 2021-222023-24
Team Brooklyn NetsHouston 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 %
Joe Harris 14 30.2 11.3 0.4 3.6 4.0 1.0 0.5 0.1 1.1 2.2 4.0 8.9 .452 2.9 6.3 .466 0.4 0.4 .833
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 %
Joe Harris ------- --- ----------
Fred VanVleet ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Joe Harris Fred VanVleet
Season 2022-23-
Team Brooklyn Nets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets 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 %
Joe Harris 74 20.6 7.6 0.3 1.9 2.2 1.4 0.5 0.2 0.6 1.9 2.7 5.9 .457 1.9 4.5 .426 0.2 0.4 .643
Fred VanVleet ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Harris 4 11.0 1.8 0.0 1.3 1.3 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.8 1.3 0.5 3.3 .154 0.3 3.0 .083 0.5 0.5 1.000
Fred VanVleet ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Joe Harris Fred VanVleet
Season 2023-24-
Team Detroit Pistons-
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 %
Joe Harris 16 10.6 2.4 0.2 0.6 0.8 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.3 1.2 0.9 2.4 .359 0.6 1.9 .333 0.1 0.1 .500
Fred VanVleet ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Harris ------- --- ----------
Fred VanVleet ------- --- ----------