Joe Fulks vs. Fred VanVleet Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Fred VanVleet and Joe Fulks 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

Joe Fulks

vs.

Fred VanVleet

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joe Fulks: 1946-47 to 1953-54
Fred VanVleet: 2016-17 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joe Fulks 1 Fred VanVleet 1

NBA Seasons Joe Fulks 8 Fred VanVleet 8

Playoffs Played Joe Fulks 6 Fred VanVleet 5

All-Star Games Joe Fulks 2 Fred VanVleet 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Joe Fulks 3 Fred VanVleet 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joe Fulks 4 Fred VanVleet 0

Scoring Leader Joe Fulks 1 Fred VanVleet 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Fulks 16.4 Fred VanVleet 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Joe Fulks 5.3 * Fred VanVleet 3.4

Assists Per Game Joe Fulks 1.2 Fred VanVleet 5.7

Steals Per Game Joe Fulks - n/a ** Fred VanVleet 1.4

Blocks Per Game Joe Fulks - n/a ** Fred VanVleet 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Fulks 8,003 Fred VanVleet 7,360

Total Rebounds Joe Fulks 1,379 * Fred VanVleet 1,663

Total Assists Joe Fulks 587 Fred VanVleet 2,788

Total Steals Joe Fulks - n/a ** Fred VanVleet 663

Total Blocks Joe Fulks - n/a ** Fred VanVleet 228

Total Games Joe Fulks 489 Fred VanVleet 490

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Fulks .302 Fred VanVleet .404

3-Point Percentage Joe Fulks - n/a ** Fred VanVleet .375

Free Throw Percentage Joe Fulks .766 Fred VanVleet .868

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Fulks 26.0 (1949) Fred VanVleet 20.3 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Fulks 7.9 (1951) * Fred VanVleet 4.4 (2022)

Assists Per Game Joe Fulks 2.0 (1952) Fred VanVleet 8.1 (2024)

Steals Per Game Joe Fulks - n/a ** Fred VanVleet 1.9 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Joe Fulks - n/a ** Fred VanVleet 0.8 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Fulks 19.0 Fred VanVleet 10.0

Rebounds Per Game Joe Fulks 5.6 * Fred VanVleet 2.1

Assists Per Game Joe Fulks 0.4 Fred VanVleet 3.5

Steals Per Game Joe Fulks - n/a ** Fred VanVleet 0.8

Blocks Per Game Joe Fulks - n/a ** Fred VanVleet 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Fulks 588 Fred VanVleet 518

Total Rebounds Joe Fulks 28 * Fred VanVleet 111

Total Assists Joe Fulks 11 Fred VanVleet 180

Total Steals Joe Fulks - n/a ** Fred VanVleet 44

Total Blocks Joe Fulks - n/a ** Fred VanVleet 17

Total Games Joe Fulks 31 Fred VanVleet 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Fulks .258 Fred VanVleet .391

3-Point Percentage Joe Fulks - n/a ** Fred VanVleet .372

Free Throw Percentage Joe Fulks .782 Fred VanVleet .814

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Fulks 26.0 (1951) Fred VanVleet 19.6 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Fulks 8.0 (1951) * Fred VanVleet 4.4 (2020)

Assists Per Game Joe Fulks 1.0 (1950) Fred VanVleet 6.9 (2020)

Steals Per Game Joe Fulks - n/a ** Fred VanVleet 1.8 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Joe Fulks - n/a ** Fred VanVleet 1.0 (2022)

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.