John Paxson vs. Fred VanVleet Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Fred VanVleet and John Paxson 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

John Paxson

vs.

Fred VanVleet

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Paxson: 1983-84 to 1993-94
Fred VanVleet: 2016-17 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Paxson 3 Fred VanVleet 1

NBA Seasons John Paxson 11 Fred VanVleet 8

Playoffs Played John Paxson 10 Fred VanVleet 5

All-Star Games John Paxson 0 Fred VanVleet 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Paxson 7.2 Fred VanVleet 15.0

Rebounds Per Game John Paxson 1.2 Fred VanVleet 3.4

Assists Per Game John Paxson 3.6 Fred VanVleet 5.7

Steals Per Game John Paxson 0.7 Fred VanVleet 1.4

Blocks Per Game John Paxson 0.1 Fred VanVleet 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points John Paxson 5,560 Fred VanVleet 7,360

Total Rebounds John Paxson 906 Fred VanVleet 1,663

Total Assists John Paxson 2,758 Fred VanVleet 2,788

Total Steals John Paxson 517 Fred VanVleet 663

Total Blocks John Paxson 44 Fred VanVleet 228

Total Games John Paxson 772 Fred VanVleet 490

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Paxson .499 Fred VanVleet .404

3-Point Percentage John Paxson .355 Fred VanVleet .375

Free Throw Percentage John Paxson .804 Fred VanVleet .868

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Paxson 11.3 (1987) Fred VanVleet 20.3 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game John Paxson 1.7 (1987) Fred VanVleet 4.4 (2022)

Assists Per Game John Paxson 5.7 (1987) Fred VanVleet 8.1 (2024)

Steals Per Game John Paxson 1.0 (1990) Fred VanVleet 1.9 (2020)

Blocks Per Game John Paxson 0.1 (1992) Fred VanVleet 0.8 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Paxson 6.3 Fred VanVleet 10.0

Rebounds Per Game John Paxson 0.9 Fred VanVleet 2.1

Assists Per Game John Paxson 2.6 Fred VanVleet 3.5

Steals Per Game John Paxson 0.5 Fred VanVleet 0.8

Blocks Per Game John Paxson 0.0 Fred VanVleet 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points John Paxson 748 Fred VanVleet 518

Total Rebounds John Paxson 109 Fred VanVleet 111

Total Assists John Paxson 306 Fred VanVleet 180

Total Steals John Paxson 65 Fred VanVleet 44

Total Blocks John Paxson 3 Fred VanVleet 17

Total Games John Paxson 119 Fred VanVleet 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Paxson .494 Fred VanVleet .391

3-Point Percentage John Paxson .369 Fred VanVleet .372

Free Throw Percentage John Paxson .867 Fred VanVleet .814

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Paxson 10.2 (1985) Fred VanVleet 19.6 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game John Paxson 1.5 (1990) Fred VanVleet 4.4 (2020)

Assists Per Game John Paxson 4.2 (1985) Fred VanVleet 6.9 (2020)

Steals Per Game John Paxson 1.0 (1986) Fred VanVleet 1.8 (2022)

Blocks Per Game John Paxson 0.1 (1988) Fred VanVleet 1.0 (2022)