Michael Cage vs. Fred VanVleet Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Fred VanVleet and Michael Cage, 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.
Michael Cage played 15 years in the NBA, 7 more than Fred VanVleet, who played 8. Michael Cage had the first of his seasons in 1984-85, 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 |
Michael Cage |
15 |
7 |
1984-85 to 1999-00 |
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 |
% |
Michael Cage |
75 |
21.5 |
7.1 |
1.7 |
3.5 |
5.2 |
0.7 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
1.1 |
2.2 |
2.9 |
5.3 |
.543 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.3 |
1.8 |
.737 |
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 |
% |
Michael Cage |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Michael Cage |
78 |
20.1 |
6.7 |
2.2 |
3.2 |
5.3 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
1.4 |
2.3 |
2.6 |
5.5 |
.479 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
1.4 |
2.2 |
.649 |
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 |
% |
Michael Cage |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Michael Cage |
80 |
36.5 |
15.7 |
4.4 |
7.1 |
11.5 |
1.6 |
1.2 |
0.8 |
2.1 |
2.8 |
5.7 |
11.0 |
.521 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
4.3 |
5.8 |
.730 |
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 |
% |
Michael Cage |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Michael Cage |
72 |
36.9 |
14.5 |
5.2 |
7.9 |
13.0 |
1.5 |
1.3 |
0.8 |
2.2 |
2.7 |
5.0 |
10.6 |
.470 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
4.5 |
6.6 |
.688 |
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 |
% |
Michael Cage |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Michael Cage |
80 |
31.7 |
10.3 |
3.5 |
6.1 |
9.6 |
1.6 |
1.2 |
0.7 |
1.6 |
2.3 |
3.9 |
7.9 |
.498 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
2.5 |
3.3 |
.743 |
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 |
% |
Michael Cage |
8 |
21.9 |
7.1 |
2.8 |
3.0 |
5.8 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
1.0 |
1.8 |
3.0 |
5.0 |
.600 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
1.1 |
2.8 |
.409 |
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 |
% |
Michael Cage |
82 |
31.6 |
9.7 |
3.7 |
6.3 |
10.0 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
1.1 |
2.8 |
4.0 |
7.9 |
.504 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.8 |
2.6 |
.698 |
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 |
% |
Michael Cage |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Michael Cage |
82 |
26.1 |
6.4 |
2.2 |
4.6 |
6.8 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
2.4 |
2.8 |
5.4 |
.508 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
0.9 |
1.4 |
.625 |
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 |
% |
Michael Cage |
5 |
16.0 |
5.0 |
1.8 |
2.4 |
4.2 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
2.4 |
1.2 |
2.8 |
.429 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.6 |
3.4 |
.765 |
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 |
% |
Michael Cage |
82 |
30.0 |
8.8 |
3.2 |
5.6 |
8.9 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
2.9 |
3.7 |
6.6 |
.566 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
1.3 |
2.1 |
.620 |
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 |
% |
Michael Cage |
9 |
21.9 |
4.3 |
2.0 |
3.7 |
5.7 |
0.4 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
2.4 |
2.1 |
3.8 |
.559 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.1 |
0.1 |
1.000 |
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 |
% |
Michael Cage |
82 |
26.3 |
6.1 |
3.3 |
4.8 |
8.0 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
2.2 |
2.7 |
5.1 |
.526 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
0.7 |
1.6 |
.469 |
Fred VanVleet |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Michael Cage |
19 |
19.9 |
4.8 |
2.5 |
3.4 |
5.8 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
2.3 |
2.2 |
4.2 |
.525 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.4 |
0.9 |
.389 |
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 |
% |
Michael Cage |
82 |
20.8 |
4.6 |
2.0 |
3.4 |
5.4 |
0.5 |
0.9 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
2.2 |
2.1 |
3.8 |
.545 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
0.4 |
0.9 |
.486 |
Fred VanVleet |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Michael Cage |
5 |
18.6 |
2.8 |
2.0 |
3.4 |
5.4 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
3.0 |
1.2 |
3.2 |
.375 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.4 |
1.2 |
.333 |
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 |
% |
Michael Cage |
82 |
24.9 |
5.0 |
2.5 |
4.4 |
6.9 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
1.8 |
2.2 |
4.1 |
.521 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
0.6 |
1.1 |
.602 |
Fred VanVleet |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Michael Cage |
4 |
20.3 |
4.0 |
2.0 |
2.5 |
4.5 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
2.3 |
2.0 |
4.5 |
.444 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.000 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
.000 |
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 |
% |
Michael Cage |
82 |
32.1 |
6.0 |
3.5 |
5.4 |
8.9 |
0.6 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
2.6 |
2.7 |
4.8 |
.556 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
0.6 |
1.1 |
.543 |
Fred VanVleet |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Michael Cage |
3 |
33.7 |
6.3 |
4.3 |
5.0 |
9.3 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
1.7 |
0.0 |
1.7 |
2.7 |
4.7 |
.571 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.0 |
1.7 |
.600 |
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 |
% |
Michael Cage |
82 |
15.2 |
1.8 |
1.4 |
2.5 |
3.9 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
1.4 |
0.8 |
1.7 |
.468 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.2 |
0.5 |
.463 |
Fred VanVleet |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Michael Cage |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Michael Cage |
79 |
15.2 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
2.4 |
3.9 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
1.1 |
.512 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
.556 |
Fred VanVleet |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Michael Cage |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Fred VanVleet |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Michael Cage didn't play in 1998-99.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Michael Cage |
20 |
12.1 |
1.4 |
1.7 |
2.4 |
4.1 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
1.5 |
0.6 |
1.2 |
.500 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.2 |
0.2 |
1.000 |
Fred VanVleet |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Michael Cage |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Fred VanVleet |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |