Alan Anderson vs. Fred VanVleet Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Fred VanVleet and Alan Anderson, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Games against each other

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Alan Anderson and Fred VanVleet both played 8 years in the NBA. Alan Anderson had the first of his seasons in 2005-06, while Fred VanVleet had his rookie season in 2016-17. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Alan Anderson 8 2 2005-06 to 2016-17
Fred VanVleet 8 5 2016-17 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Alan Anderson Fred VanVleet
Season 2005-062016-17
Team Charlotte BobcatsToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayRaptors Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alan Anderson 36 15.7 5.8 0.6 1.3 1.9 0.9 0.3 0.1 0.9 1.3 2.1 5.0 .414 0.7 1.6 .414 0.9 1.1 .805
Fred VanVleet 37 7.9 2.9 0.1 1.0 1.1 0.9 0.4 0.1 0.4 1.0 1.1 3.0 .351 0.3 0.8 .379 0.5 0.6 .818
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alan Anderson ------- --- ----------
Fred VanVleet 7 4.1 2.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.9 1.3 .667 0.3 0.7 .400 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2
Alan Anderson Fred VanVleet
Season 2006-072017-18
Team Charlotte BobcatsToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayRaptors Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alan Anderson 17 15.1 5.8 0.6 1.2 1.9 1.2 0.4 0.0 1.3 1.9 2.2 4.8 .457 0.3 1.2 .250 1.1 1.4 .826
Fred VanVleet 76 20.0 8.6 0.3 2.1 2.4 3.2 0.9 0.3 1.0 1.7 3.1 7.2 .426 1.4 3.4 .414 1.1 1.3 .832
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alan Anderson ------- --- ----------
Fred VanVleet 6 19.0 6.8 0.0 1.7 1.7 2.2 0.0 0.0 0.7 1.3 2.2 6.5 .333 1.3 4.7 .286 1.2 1.3 .875

Note: Alan Anderson didn't play in 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10 and 2010-11.

Season 3
Alan Anderson Fred VanVleet
Season 2011-122018-19
Team Toronto RaptorsToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alan Anderson 17 27.1 9.6 0.5 1.5 2.0 1.5 0.3 0.2 1.5 2.1 3.2 8.4 .387 1.4 3.6 .393 1.7 2.0 .853
Fred VanVleet 64 27.5 11.0 0.3 2.3 2.6 4.8 0.9 0.3 1.3 1.7 3.8 9.4 .410 1.8 4.6 .378 1.5 1.8 .843
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alan Anderson ------- --- ----------
Fred VanVleet 24 24.7 8.0 0.3 1.4 1.7 2.6 0.8 0.3 0.9 2.0 2.7 6.9 .392 1.6 4.1 .388 1.0 1.3 .774

Season 4
Alan Anderson Fred VanVleet
Season 2012-132019-20
Team Toronto RaptorsToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayRaptors Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alan Anderson 65 23.0 10.7 0.5 1.8 2.3 1.6 0.7 0.1 1.2 2.0 3.6 9.5 .383 1.5 4.4 .333 1.9 2.3 .857
Fred VanVleet 54 35.7 17.6 0.3 3.4 3.8 6.6 1.9 0.3 2.2 2.4 5.9 14.3 .413 2.7 6.9 .390 3.1 3.7 .848
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alan Anderson ------- --- ----------
Fred VanVleet 11 39.1 19.6 0.5 3.9 4.4 6.9 1.6 0.6 2.0 2.5 6.9 17.3 .400 3.9 10.0 .391 1.9 2.3 .840

Season 5
Alan Anderson Fred VanVleet
Season 2013-142020-21
Team Brooklyn NetsToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alan Anderson 78 22.7 7.2 0.5 1.7 2.2 1.0 0.6 0.1 0.8 1.9 2.5 6.2 .400 1.1 3.2 .339 1.2 1.5 .780
Fred VanVleet 52 36.5 19.6 0.6 3.6 4.2 6.3 1.7 0.7 1.8 2.3 6.5 16.7 .389 3.3 9.2 .366 3.3 3.7 .885
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alan Anderson 12 21.8 5.9 0.8 1.8 2.7 1.3 0.8 0.0 0.8 2.7 2.1 5.2 .403 0.8 2.6 .290 1.0 1.5 .667
Fred VanVleet ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Alan Anderson Fred VanVleet
Season 2014-152021-22
Team Brooklyn NetsToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf 1st RdRaptors Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alan Anderson 74 23.6 7.4 0.4 2.3 2.8 1.1 0.8 0.1 0.8 2.0 2.6 5.9 .443 1.0 2.8 .348 1.1 1.4 .812
Fred VanVleet 65 37.9 20.3 0.7 3.8 4.4 6.7 1.7 0.5 2.6 2.5 6.8 16.9 .403 3.7 9.9 .377 3.0 3.4 .874
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alan Anderson 6 23.7 11.0 0.3 3.2 3.5 1.2 0.7 0.2 1.3 1.5 4.2 6.8 .610 1.7 2.7 .625 1.0 1.5 .667
Fred VanVleet 4 35.0 13.8 0.5 2.5 3.0 6.3 1.8 1.0 1.0 3.0 4.8 13.5 .352 3.0 9.0 .333 1.3 1.5 .833

Season 7
Alan Anderson Fred VanVleet
Season 2015-162022-23
Team Washington WizardsToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alan Anderson 13 14.8 5.0 0.1 2.0 2.1 1.1 0.3 0.1 0.2 1.9 1.6 4.5 .356 0.9 2.8 .324 0.8 1.2 .733
Fred VanVleet 69 36.7 19.3 0.4 3.6 4.1 7.2 1.8 0.6 2.0 2.8 6.3 16.1 .393 3.0 8.8 .342 3.7 4.1 .898
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alan Anderson ------- --- ----------
Fred VanVleet ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Alan Anderson Fred VanVleet
Season 2016-172023-24
Team Los Angeles ClippersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alan Anderson 30 10.3 2.9 0.1 0.7 0.8 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.2 1.2 1.0 2.7 .375 0.5 1.5 .318 0.4 0.5 .750
Fred VanVleet 73 36.8 17.4 0.5 3.4 3.8 8.1 1.4 0.8 1.7 2.5 5.8 13.9 .416 3.1 8.0 .387 2.7 3.1 .860
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alan Anderson ------- --- ----------
Fred VanVleet ------- --- ----------
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