Swen Nater vs. Fred VanVleet Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Fred VanVleet and Swen Nater, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
Swen Nater and Fred VanVleet both played 8 years in the NBA. Swen Nater had the first of his seasons in 1976-77, 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 |
Swen Nater |
8 |
1 |
1976-77 to 1983-84 |
Fred VanVleet |
8 |
5 |
2016-17 to 2023-24 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Swen Nater |
72 |
27.2 |
13.0 |
3.7 |
8.3 |
12.0 |
1.5 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
- |
3.0 |
5.3 |
10.1 |
.528 |
- |
- |
- |
2.4 |
3.2 |
.754 |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Swen Nater |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
- |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Swen Nater |
78 |
35.6 |
15.5 |
3.6 |
9.6 |
13.2 |
2.8 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
2.9 |
3.5 |
6.4 |
12.7 |
.504 |
- |
- |
- |
2.7 |
3.5 |
.765 |
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 |
% |
Swen Nater |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Swen Nater |
79 |
25.4 |
10.7 |
2.8 |
6.1 |
8.9 |
1.8 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
2.2 |
3.1 |
4.5 |
7.9 |
.569 |
- |
- |
- |
1.7 |
2.1 |
.800 |
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 |
% |
Swen Nater |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Swen Nater |
81 |
35.3 |
13.4 |
4.3 |
10.7 |
15.0 |
2.9 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
3.2 |
3.2 |
5.5 |
9.9 |
.554 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
2.4 |
3.4 |
.718 |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Swen Nater |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Swen Nater |
82 |
34.3 |
15.6 |
3.6 |
8.8 |
12.4 |
2.4 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
2.6 |
3.6 |
6.3 |
11.4 |
.553 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
3.0 |
3.7 |
.795 |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Swen Nater |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Fred VanVleet |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Swen Nater |
21 |
27.4 |
12.5 |
2.2 |
7.0 |
9.1 |
1.4 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
2.3 |
3.0 |
4.8 |
8.3 |
.577 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.000 |
2.8 |
3.8 |
.747 |
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 |
% |
Swen Nater |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Swen Nater |
7 |
7.3 |
2.3 |
0.3 |
1.6 |
1.9 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
0.9 |
2.9 |
.300 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.6 |
0.6 |
1.000 |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Swen Nater |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Fred VanVleet |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Swen Nater |
69 |
12.0 |
4.5 |
1.2 |
2.7 |
3.8 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
1.0 |
2.2 |
1.8 |
3.7 |
.490 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
0.9 |
1.3 |
.692 |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Swen Nater |
17 |
8.6 |
3.4 |
0.9 |
1.4 |
2.4 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
1.6 |
1.1 |
2.2 |
.500 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.2 |
1.5 |
.769 |
Fred VanVleet |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |