Russ Lee vs. Fred VanVleet Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Fred VanVleet and Russ Lee 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

Russ Lee

vs.

Fred VanVleet

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Russ Lee: 1972-73 to 1974-75
Fred VanVleet: 2016-17 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Russ Lee 0 Fred VanVleet 1

NBA Seasons Russ Lee 3 Fred VanVleet 8

Playoffs Played Russ Lee 2 Fred VanVleet 5

All-Star Games Russ Lee 0 Fred VanVleet 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Russ Lee 2.9 Fred VanVleet 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Russ Lee 1.2 Fred VanVleet 3.4

Assists Per Game Russ Lee 0.7 Fred VanVleet 5.7

Steals Per Game Russ Lee 0.4 * Fred VanVleet 1.4

Blocks Per Game Russ Lee 0.1 * Fred VanVleet 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Russ Lee 282 Fred VanVleet 7,360

Total Rebounds Russ Lee 114 Fred VanVleet 1,663

Total Assists Russ Lee 65 Fred VanVleet 2,788

Total Steals Russ Lee 22 * Fred VanVleet 663

Total Blocks Russ Lee 3 * Fred VanVleet 228

Total Games Russ Lee 97 Fred VanVleet 490

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Russ Lee .391 Fred VanVleet .404

3-Point Percentage Russ Lee - n/a ** Fred VanVleet .375

Free Throw Percentage Russ Lee .685 Fred VanVleet .868

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Russ Lee 4.3 (1975) Fred VanVleet 20.3 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Russ Lee 2.1 (1975) Fred VanVleet 4.4 (2022)

Assists Per Game Russ Lee 0.8 (1973) Fred VanVleet 8.1 (2024)

Steals Per Game Russ Lee 0.7 (1975) * Fred VanVleet 1.9 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Russ Lee 0.2 (1975) * Fred VanVleet 0.8 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Russ Lee 2.5 Fred VanVleet 10.0

Rebounds Per Game Russ Lee 0.6 Fred VanVleet 2.1

Assists Per Game Russ Lee 0.3 Fred VanVleet 3.5

Steals Per Game Russ Lee 0.5 * Fred VanVleet 0.8

Blocks Per Game Russ Lee 0.2 * Fred VanVleet 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Russ Lee 27 Fred VanVleet 518

Total Rebounds Russ Lee 7 Fred VanVleet 111

Total Assists Russ Lee 3 Fred VanVleet 180

Total Steals Russ Lee 3 * Fred VanVleet 44

Total Blocks Russ Lee 1 * Fred VanVleet 17

Total Games Russ Lee 11 Fred VanVleet 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Russ Lee .591 Fred VanVleet .391

3-Point Percentage Russ Lee - n/a ** Fred VanVleet .372

Free Throw Percentage Russ Lee .250 Fred VanVleet .814

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Russ Lee 3.2 (1973) Fred VanVleet 19.6 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Russ Lee 0.8 (1973) Fred VanVleet 4.4 (2020)

Assists Per Game Russ Lee 0.4 (1973) Fred VanVleet 6.9 (2020)

Steals Per Game Russ Lee 0.5 (1974) * Fred VanVleet 1.8 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Russ Lee 0.2 (1974) * 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, this player has no data for the stat.