Fred VanVleet vs. Slick Watts Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Slick Watts 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

Fred VanVleet

vs.

Slick Watts

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Fred VanVleet: 2016-17 to 2023-24
Slick Watts: 1973-74 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Fred VanVleet 1 Slick Watts 0

NBA Seasons Fred VanVleet 8 Slick Watts 6

Playoffs Played Fred VanVleet 5 Slick Watts 3

All-Star Games Fred VanVleet 1 Slick Watts 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Fred VanVleet 0 Slick Watts 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Fred VanVleet 0 Slick Watts 1

Assists Leader Fred VanVleet 0 Slick Watts 1

Steals Leader Fred VanVleet 0 Slick Watts 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Fred VanVleet 15.0 Slick Watts 8.9

Rebounds Per Game Fred VanVleet 3.4 Slick Watts 3.2

Assists Per Game Fred VanVleet 5.7 Slick Watts 6.1

Steals Per Game Fred VanVleet 1.4 Slick Watts 2.2

Blocks Per Game Fred VanVleet 0.5 Slick Watts 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Fred VanVleet 7,360 Slick Watts 3,901

Total Rebounds Fred VanVleet 1,663 Slick Watts 1,398

Total Assists Fred VanVleet 2,788 Slick Watts 2,678

Total Steals Fred VanVleet 663 Slick Watts 961

Total Blocks Fred VanVleet 228 Slick Watts 111

Total Games Fred VanVleet 490 Slick Watts 437

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Fred VanVleet .404 Slick Watts .413

3-Point Percentage Fred VanVleet .375 Slick Watts - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Fred VanVleet .868 Slick Watts .597

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Fred VanVleet 20.3 (2022) Slick Watts 13.0 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Fred VanVleet 4.4 (2022) Slick Watts 4.5 (1976)

Assists Per Game Fred VanVleet 8.1 (2024) Slick Watts 8.1 (1976)

Steals Per Game Fred VanVleet 1.9 (2020) Slick Watts 3.2 (1976)

Blocks Per Game Fred VanVleet 0.8 (2024) Slick Watts 0.4 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Fred VanVleet 10.0 Slick Watts 10.9

Rebounds Per Game Fred VanVleet 2.1 Slick Watts 3.4

Assists Per Game Fred VanVleet 3.5 Slick Watts 7.1

Steals Per Game Fred VanVleet 0.8 Slick Watts 2.5

Blocks Per Game Fred VanVleet 0.3 Slick Watts 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Fred VanVleet 518 Slick Watts 185

Total Rebounds Fred VanVleet 111 Slick Watts 58

Total Assists Fred VanVleet 180 Slick Watts 120

Total Steals Fred VanVleet 44 Slick Watts 43

Total Blocks Fred VanVleet 17 Slick Watts 7

Total Games Fred VanVleet 52 Slick Watts 17

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Fred VanVleet .391 Slick Watts .446

3-Point Percentage Fred VanVleet .372 Slick Watts - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Fred VanVleet .814 Slick Watts .519

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Fred VanVleet 19.6 (2020) Slick Watts 11.8 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Fred VanVleet 4.4 (2020) Slick Watts 3.7 (1975)

Assists Per Game Fred VanVleet 6.9 (2020) Slick Watts 8.2 (1976)

Steals Per Game Fred VanVleet 1.8 (2022) Slick Watts 3.0 (1975)

Blocks Per Game Fred VanVleet 1.0 (2022) Slick Watts 0.5 (1979)

Notes: ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.