Fred VanVleet vs. Gerry Ward Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gerry Ward and Fred VanVleet 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Fred VanVleet: 2016-17 to 2024-25
Gerry Ward: 1963-64 to 1966-67

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Fred VanVleet 1 Gerry Ward 1

NBA Seasons Fred VanVleet 9 Gerry Ward 4

Playoffs Played Fred VanVleet 6 Gerry Ward 3

All-Star Games Fred VanVleet 1 Gerry Ward 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Fred VanVleet 14.9 Gerry Ward 3.2

Rebounds Per Game Fred VanVleet 3.4 Gerry Ward 1.7

Assists Per Game Fred VanVleet 5.7 Gerry Ward 1.4

Steals Per Game Fred VanVleet 1.4 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Fred VanVleet 0.5 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Fred VanVleet 8,204 Gerry Ward 542

Total Rebounds Fred VanVleet 1,884 Gerry Ward 294

Total Assists Fred VanVleet 3,121 Gerry Ward 237

Total Steals Fred VanVleet 757 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Total Blocks Fred VanVleet 253 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Total Games Fred VanVleet 550 Gerry Ward 169

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Fred VanVleet .401 Gerry Ward .356

3-Point Percentage Fred VanVleet .371 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Fred VanVleet .862 Gerry Ward .639

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Fred VanVleet 20.3 (2022) Gerry Ward 4.2 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Fred VanVleet 4.4 (2022) Gerry Ward 2.4 (1967)

Assists Per Game Fred VanVleet 8.1 (2024) Gerry Ward 2.0 (1965)

Steals Per Game Fred VanVleet 1.9 (2020) Gerry Ward - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Fred VanVleet 0.8 (2024) Gerry Ward - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Fred VanVleet 11.0 Gerry Ward 2.1

Rebounds Per Game Fred VanVleet 2.4 Gerry Ward 0.7

Assists Per Game Fred VanVleet 3.6 Gerry Ward 0.8

Steals Per Game Fred VanVleet 0.9 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Fred VanVleet 0.3 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Fred VanVleet 649 Gerry Ward 29

Total Rebounds Fred VanVleet 140 Gerry Ward 10

Total Assists Fred VanVleet 211 Gerry Ward 11

Total Steals Fred VanVleet 51 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Total Blocks Fred VanVleet 19 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Total Games Fred VanVleet 59 Gerry Ward 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Fred VanVleet .397 Gerry Ward .382

3-Point Percentage Fred VanVleet .383 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Fred VanVleet .862 Gerry Ward .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Fred VanVleet 19.6 (2020) Gerry Ward 4.7 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Fred VanVleet 4.4 (2020) Gerry Ward 1.7 (1967)

Assists Per Game Fred VanVleet 6.9 (2020) Gerry Ward 2.7 (1967)

Steals Per Game Fred VanVleet 1.8 (2022) Gerry Ward - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Fred VanVleet 1.0 (2022) Gerry Ward - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.