Earl Cureton vs. Fred VanVleet Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Fred VanVleet and Earl Cureton that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Earl Cureton

vs.

Fred VanVleet

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Cureton: 1980-81 to 1996-97
Fred VanVleet: 2016-17 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Cureton 2 Fred VanVleet 1

NBA Seasons Earl Cureton 12 Fred VanVleet 8

Playoffs Played Earl Cureton 7 Fred VanVleet 5

All-Star Games Earl Cureton 0 Fred VanVleet 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 5.4 Fred VanVleet 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 4.7 Fred VanVleet 3.4

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 1.0 Fred VanVleet 5.7

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 0.5 Fred VanVleet 1.4

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.5 Fred VanVleet 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Cureton 3,620 Fred VanVleet 7,360

Total Rebounds Earl Cureton 3,172 Fred VanVleet 1,663

Total Assists Earl Cureton 678 Fred VanVleet 2,788

Total Steals Earl Cureton 341 Fred VanVleet 663

Total Blocks Earl Cureton 361 Fred VanVleet 228

Total Games Earl Cureton 674 Fred VanVleet 490

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Cureton .473 Fred VanVleet .404

3-Point Percentage Earl Cureton .000 Fred VanVleet .375

Free Throw Percentage Earl Cureton .538 Fred VanVleet .868

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 8.6 (1986) Fred VanVleet 20.3 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 6.3 (1986) Fred VanVleet 4.4 (2022)

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 1.7 (1986) Fred VanVleet 8.1 (2024)

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 0.7 (1986) Fred VanVleet 1.9 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.7 (1989) Fred VanVleet 0.8 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 3.1 Fred VanVleet 10.0

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 3.2 Fred VanVleet 2.1

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 0.4 Fred VanVleet 3.5

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 0.4 Fred VanVleet 0.8

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.1 Fred VanVleet 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Cureton 169 Fred VanVleet 518

Total Rebounds Earl Cureton 173 Fred VanVleet 111

Total Assists Earl Cureton 22 Fred VanVleet 180

Total Steals Earl Cureton 19 Fred VanVleet 44

Total Blocks Earl Cureton 8 Fred VanVleet 17

Total Games Earl Cureton 54 Fred VanVleet 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Cureton .450 Fred VanVleet .391

3-Point Percentage Earl Cureton .000 Fred VanVleet .372

Free Throw Percentage Earl Cureton .472 Fred VanVleet .814

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 9.0 (1986) Fred VanVleet 19.6 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 7.5 (1986) Fred VanVleet 4.4 (2020)

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 2.3 (1986) Fred VanVleet 6.9 (2020)

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 1.0 (1985) Fred VanVleet 1.8 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.2 (1985) Fred VanVleet 1.0 (2022)