Jim Cleamons vs. Fred VanVleet Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Fred VanVleet and Jim Cleamons 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

Jim Cleamons

vs.

Fred VanVleet

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Cleamons: 1971-72 to 1979-80
Fred VanVleet: 2016-17 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Cleamons 1 Fred VanVleet 1

NBA Seasons Jim Cleamons 9 Fred VanVleet 8

Playoffs Played Jim Cleamons 4 Fred VanVleet 5

All-Star Games Jim Cleamons 0 Fred VanVleet 1

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jim Cleamons 1 Fred VanVleet 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Cleamons 8.3 Fred VanVleet 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Jim Cleamons 3.0 Fred VanVleet 3.4

Assists Per Game Jim Cleamons 3.9 Fred VanVleet 5.7

Steals Per Game Jim Cleamons 1.0 * Fred VanVleet 1.4

Blocks Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.2 * Fred VanVleet 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Cleamons 5,412 Fred VanVleet 7,360

Total Rebounds Jim Cleamons 1,981 Fred VanVleet 1,663

Total Assists Jim Cleamons 2,531 Fred VanVleet 2,788

Total Steals Jim Cleamons 533 * Fred VanVleet 663

Total Blocks Jim Cleamons 120 * Fred VanVleet 228

Total Games Jim Cleamons 652 Fred VanVleet 490

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Cleamons .460 Fred VanVleet .404

3-Point Percentage Jim Cleamons .226 * Fred VanVleet .375

Free Throw Percentage Jim Cleamons .765 Fred VanVleet .868

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Cleamons 12.2 (1976) Fred VanVleet 20.3 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Cleamons 4.6 (1977) Fred VanVleet 4.4 (2022)

Assists Per Game Jim Cleamons 5.2 (1976) Fred VanVleet 8.1 (2024)

Steals Per Game Jim Cleamons 1.5 (1976) * Fred VanVleet 1.9 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.4 (1977) * Fred VanVleet 0.8 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Cleamons 8.2 Fred VanVleet 10.0

Rebounds Per Game Jim Cleamons 3.3 Fred VanVleet 2.1

Assists Per Game Jim Cleamons 3.3 Fred VanVleet 3.5

Steals Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.6 * Fred VanVleet 0.8

Blocks Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.1 * Fred VanVleet 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Cleamons 221 Fred VanVleet 518

Total Rebounds Jim Cleamons 89 Fred VanVleet 111

Total Assists Jim Cleamons 89 Fred VanVleet 180

Total Steals Jim Cleamons 12 * Fred VanVleet 44

Total Blocks Jim Cleamons 3 * Fred VanVleet 17

Total Games Jim Cleamons 27 Fred VanVleet 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Cleamons .396 Fred VanVleet .391

3-Point Percentage Jim Cleamons - * Fred VanVleet .372

Free Throw Percentage Jim Cleamons .848 Fred VanVleet .814

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Cleamons 13.8 (1976) Fred VanVleet 19.6 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Cleamons 5.5 (1976) Fred VanVleet 4.4 (2020)

Assists Per Game Jim Cleamons 4.7 (1976) Fred VanVleet 6.9 (2020)

Steals Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.6 (1976) * Fred VanVleet 1.8 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.2 (1976) * Fred VanVleet 1.0 (2022)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.