Stanley Johnson vs. Fred VanVleet Season by Season Comparison

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

Stanley Johnson and Fred VanVleet both played 8 years in the NBA. Stanley Johnson had the first of his seasons in 2015-16, 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
Stanley Johnson 8 2 2015-16 to 2022-23
Fred VanVleet 8 5 2016-17 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Stanley Johnson Fred VanVleet
Season 2015-162016-17
Team Detroit PistonsToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Conf 1st RdRaptors 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 %
Stanley Johnson 73 23.1 8.1 0.8 3.4 4.2 1.6 0.8 0.2 1.6 2.4 3.1 8.2 .375 0.9 2.8 .307 1.1 1.4 .784
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 %
Stanley Johnson 4 20.3 8.0 0.0 4.0 4.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.8 2.5 3.0 5.8 .522 1.5 2.5 .600 0.5 0.5 1.000
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
Stanley Johnson Fred VanVleet
Season 2016-172017-18
Team Detroit PistonsToronto 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 %
Stanley Johnson 77 17.8 4.4 0.5 2.0 2.5 1.4 0.7 0.3 0.9 1.6 1.7 4.7 .353 0.6 2.0 .292 0.5 0.7 .679
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 %
Stanley Johnson ------- --- ----------
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
Stanley Johnson Fred VanVleet
Season 2017-182018-19
Team Detroit PistonsToronto 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 %
Stanley Johnson 69 27.4 8.7 0.5 3.2 3.7 1.6 1.4 0.2 1.1 2.4 3.0 8.1 .375 1.0 3.4 .286 1.6 2.1 .772
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 %
Stanley Johnson ------- --- ----------
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
Stanley Johnson Fred VanVleet
Season 2018-192019-20
Team Detroit Pistons, New Orleans PelicansToronto 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 %
Stanley Johnson 66 18.3 6.9 0.5 2.8 3.3 1.3 0.9 0.2 1.2 1.7 2.6 6.7 .389 0.9 3.3 .288 0.8 1.0 .781
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 %
Stanley Johnson ------- --- ----------
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
Stanley Johnson Fred VanVleet
Season 2019-202020-21
Team Toronto RaptorsToronto Raptors
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 %
Stanley Johnson 25 6.0 2.4 0.3 1.2 1.5 0.8 0.2 0.2 0.6 0.6 0.9 2.4 .373 0.3 1.0 .292 0.4 0.6 .563
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 %
Stanley Johnson 3 6.7 4.3 0.3 1.0 1.3 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.0 1.7 3.7 .455 0.7 1.7 .400 0.3 0.3 1.000
Fred VanVleet ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Stanley Johnson Fred VanVleet
Season 2020-212021-22
Team Toronto RaptorsToronto 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 %
Stanley Johnson 61 16.5 4.4 0.5 2.0 2.5 1.5 0.9 0.3 0.9 1.9 1.5 3.8 .382 0.7 2.2 .328 0.7 0.9 .800
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 %
Stanley Johnson ------- --- ----------
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
Stanley Johnson Fred VanVleet
Season 2021-222022-23
Team Los Angeles LakersToronto 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 %
Stanley Johnson 48 22.8 6.7 0.7 2.5 3.2 1.7 0.9 0.3 0.7 2.3 2.4 5.2 .466 0.7 2.2 .314 1.1 1.5 .716
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 %
Stanley Johnson ------- --- ----------
Fred VanVleet ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Stanley Johnson Fred VanVleet
Season 2022-232023-24
Team San Antonio SpursHouston 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 %
Stanley Johnson 30 15.6 5.8 0.7 2.4 3.2 2.2 0.5 0.2 1.1 1.6 2.2 4.1 .533 0.6 1.3 .450 0.9 1.3 .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 %
Stanley Johnson ------- --- ----------
Fred VanVleet ------- --- ----------
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