RJ Barrett vs. Fred VanVleet Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Fred VanVleet and RJ Barrett 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
RJ Barrett: 2019-20 to 2025-26
Fred VanVleet: 2016-17 to 2024-25

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships RJ Barrett 0 Fred VanVleet 1

NBA Seasons RJ Barrett 7 Fred VanVleet 9

Playoffs Played RJ Barrett 2 Fred VanVleet 6

All-Star Games RJ Barrett 0 Fred VanVleet 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 18.9 Fred VanVleet 14.9

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.5 Fred VanVleet 3.4

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 3.3 Fred VanVleet 5.7

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.7 Fred VanVleet 1.4

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.3 Fred VanVleet 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points RJ Barrett 7,622 Fred VanVleet 8,204

Total Rebounds RJ Barrett 2,232 Fred VanVleet 1,884

Total Assists RJ Barrett 1,340 Fred VanVleet 3,121

Total Steals RJ Barrett 273 Fred VanVleet 757

Total Blocks RJ Barrett 111 Fred VanVleet 253

Total Games RJ Barrett 404 Fred VanVleet 550

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage RJ Barrett .443 Fred VanVleet .401

3-Point Percentage RJ Barrett .347 Fred VanVleet .371

Free Throw Percentage RJ Barrett .699 Fred VanVleet .862

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 21.1 (2025) Fred VanVleet 20.3 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 6.3 (2025) Fred VanVleet 4.4 (2022)

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 5.4 (2025) Fred VanVleet 8.1 (2024)

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 1.0 (2020) Fred VanVleet 1.9 (2020)

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.4 (2024) Fred VanVleet 0.8 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 17.8 Fred VanVleet 11.0

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.3 Fred VanVleet 2.4

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 2.9 Fred VanVleet 3.6

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.8 Fred VanVleet 0.9

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.3 Fred VanVleet 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points RJ Barrett 284 Fred VanVleet 649

Total Rebounds RJ Barrett 85 Fred VanVleet 140

Total Assists RJ Barrett 46 Fred VanVleet 211

Total Steals RJ Barrett 13 Fred VanVleet 51

Total Blocks RJ Barrett 4 Fred VanVleet 19

Total Games RJ Barrett 16 Fred VanVleet 59

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage RJ Barrett .420 Fred VanVleet .397

3-Point Percentage RJ Barrett .315 Fred VanVleet .383

Free Throw Percentage RJ Barrett .775 Fred VanVleet .862

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 19.3 (2023) Fred VanVleet 19.6 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 7.2 (2021) Fred VanVleet 4.4 (2020)

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 3.0 (2021) Fred VanVleet 6.9 (2020)

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.8 (2023) Fred VanVleet 1.8 (2022)

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.4 (2021) Fred VanVleet 1.0 (2022)