Tom Meschery vs. Fred VanVleet Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Fred VanVleet and Tom Meschery, 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.
Tom Meschery played 10 years in the NBA, 2 more than Fred VanVleet, who played 8. Tom Meschery had the first of his seasons in 1961-62, 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 |
Tom Meschery |
10 |
3 |
1961-62 to 1970-71 |
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 |
% |
Tom Meschery |
80 |
31.4 |
12.1 |
- |
- |
9.1 |
1.8 |
- |
- |
- |
4.1 |
4.7 |
11.6 |
.404 |
- |
- |
- |
2.7 |
3.3 |
.824 |
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 |
% |
Tom Meschery |
12 |
42.3 |
20.1 |
- |
- |
11.5 |
2.7 |
- |
- |
- |
4.0 |
7.4 |
18.7 |
.397 |
- |
- |
- |
5.3 |
6.1 |
.863 |
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 |
% |
Tom Meschery |
64 |
35.1 |
16.0 |
- |
- |
9.8 |
1.6 |
- |
- |
- |
3.9 |
6.2 |
14.6 |
.425 |
- |
- |
- |
3.6 |
4.9 |
.728 |
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 |
% |
Tom Meschery |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Tom Meschery |
80 |
30.3 |
13.5 |
- |
- |
7.7 |
1.9 |
- |
- |
- |
3.6 |
5.5 |
11.9 |
.458 |
- |
- |
- |
2.6 |
3.7 |
.702 |
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 |
% |
Tom Meschery |
12 |
33.8 |
16.8 |
- |
- |
7.3 |
1.8 |
- |
- |
- |
3.1 |
6.7 |
15.1 |
.442 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
4.5 |
.778 |
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 |
% |
Tom Meschery |
79 |
30.5 |
12.7 |
- |
- |
8.3 |
1.3 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
4.6 |
11.6 |
.394 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
4.7 |
.751 |
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 |
% |
Tom Meschery |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Tom Meschery |
80 |
29.8 |
12.8 |
- |
- |
9.0 |
1.0 |
- |
- |
- |
3.6 |
5.0 |
11.2 |
.448 |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
3.7 |
.765 |
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 |
% |
Tom Meschery |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Tom Meschery |
72 |
25.6 |
10.6 |
- |
- |
7.6 |
1.3 |
- |
- |
- |
3.7 |
4.1 |
9.8 |
.415 |
- |
- |
- |
2.4 |
3.4 |
.717 |
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 |
% |
Tom Meschery |
15 |
27.2 |
12.9 |
- |
- |
7.9 |
1.7 |
- |
- |
- |
4.5 |
5.3 |
11.7 |
.451 |
- |
- |
- |
2.3 |
3.1 |
.761 |
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 |
% |
Tom Meschery |
82 |
34.8 |
14.5 |
- |
- |
10.2 |
2.4 |
- |
- |
- |
3.9 |
5.8 |
12.3 |
.469 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
4.2 |
.707 |
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 |
% |
Tom Meschery |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Tom Meschery |
82 |
32.6 |
14.0 |
- |
- |
10.0 |
2.4 |
- |
- |
- |
3.7 |
5.6 |
12.4 |
.453 |
- |
- |
- |
2.7 |
3.6 |
.736 |
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 |
% |
Tom Meschery |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Tom Meschery |
80 |
28.7 |
12.3 |
- |
- |
8.3 |
2.0 |
- |
- |
- |
4.0 |
4.9 |
10.2 |
.482 |
- |
- |
- |
2.5 |
3.1 |
.790 |
Fred VanVleet |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tom Meschery |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Tom Meschery |
79 |
23.1 |
9.3 |
- |
- |
6.1 |
1.4 |
- |
- |
- |
2.6 |
3.6 |
7.8 |
.463 |
- |
- |
- |
2.1 |
2.7 |
.750 |
Fred VanVleet |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tom Meschery |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Fred VanVleet |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |