Tom Patterson vs. Fred VanVleet Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Fred VanVleet and Tom Patterson that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Player Comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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

Tom Patterson

vs.

Fred VanVleet

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Patterson: 1972-73 to 1973-74
Fred VanVleet: 2016-17 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships

Tom Patterson	0
Fred VanVleet	1

NBA Seasons

Tom Patterson	2
Fred VanVleet	8

Playoffs Played

Tom Patterson	1
Fred VanVleet	5

All-Star Games

Tom Patterson	0
Fred VanVleet	1

Honors and Awards

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game

Tom Patterson	2.2
Fred VanVleet	15.0

Rebounds Per Game

Tom Patterson	1.0
Fred VanVleet	3.4

Assists Per Game

Tom Patterson	0.2
Fred VanVleet	5.7

Steals Per Game

Tom Patterson	0.0		*
Fred VanVleet	1.4

Blocks Per Game

Tom Patterson	0.0		*
Fred VanVleet	0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points

Tom Patterson	56
Fred VanVleet	7,360

Total Rebounds

Tom Patterson	24
Fred VanVleet	1,663

Total Assists

Tom Patterson	5
Fred VanVleet	2,788

Total Steals

Tom Patterson	0		*
Fred VanVleet	663

Total Blocks

Tom Patterson	0		*
Fred VanVleet	228

Total Games

Tom Patterson	25
Fred VanVleet	490

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage

Tom Patterson	.420
Fred VanVleet	.404

3-Point Percentage

Tom Patterson	-		n/a **
Fred VanVleet	.375

Free Throw Percentage

Tom Patterson	.778
Fred VanVleet	.868

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game

Tom Patterson	2.4		(1973)
Fred VanVleet	20.3		(2022)

Rebounds Per Game

Tom Patterson	1.0		(1974)
Fred VanVleet	4.4		(2022)

Assists Per Game

Tom Patterson	1.0		(1974)
Fred VanVleet	8.1		(2024)

Steals Per Game

Tom Patterson	0.0		(1974)	*
Fred VanVleet	1.9		(2020)

Blocks Per Game

Tom Patterson	0.0		(1974)	*
Fred VanVleet	0.8		(2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game

Tom Patterson	0.0
Fred VanVleet	10.0

Rebounds Per Game

Tom Patterson	0.0
Fred VanVleet	2.1

Assists Per Game

Tom Patterson	0.0
Fred VanVleet	3.5

Steals Per Game

Tom Patterson	-		*
Fred VanVleet	0.8

Blocks Per Game

Tom Patterson	-		*
Fred VanVleet	0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points

Tom Patterson	0
Fred VanVleet	518

Total Rebounds

Tom Patterson	0
Fred VanVleet	111

Total Assists

Tom Patterson	0
Fred VanVleet	180

Total Steals

Tom Patterson	0		*
Fred VanVleet	44

Total Blocks

Tom Patterson	0		*
Fred VanVleet	17

Total Games

Tom Patterson	1
Fred VanVleet	52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage

Tom Patterson	-
Fred VanVleet	.391

3-Point Percentage

Tom Patterson	-		n/a **
Fred VanVleet	.372

Free Throw Percentage

Tom Patterson	-
Fred VanVleet	.814

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game

Tom Patterson	0.0		(1973)
Fred VanVleet	19.6		(2020)

Rebounds Per Game

Tom Patterson	0.0		(1973)
Fred VanVleet	4.4		(2020)

Assists Per Game

Tom Patterson	0.0		(1973)
Fred VanVleet	6.9		(2020)

Steals Per Game

Tom Patterson	-			*
Fred VanVleet	1.8		(2022)

Blocks Per Game

Tom Patterson	-			*
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.