Archie Clark vs. Fred VanVleet Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Fred VanVleet and Archie Clark, 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

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.

Archie Clark played 10 years in the NBA, 2 more than Fred VanVleet, who played 8. Archie Clark had the first of his seasons in 1966-67, 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
Archie Clark 10 10 1966-67 to 1975-76
Fred VanVleet 8 5 2016-17 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Archie Clark Fred VanVleet
Season 1966-672016-17
Team Los Angeles LakersToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Div SemisRaptors 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 %
Archie Clark 76 23.2 10.5 - - 2.9 2.7 - - - 2.5 4.4 9.6 .452 - - - 1.8 2.5 .708
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 %
Archie Clark 3 41.7 25.7 - - 4.3 5.0 - - - 3.7 10.7 20.7 .516 - - - 4.3 5.7 .765
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

Archie Clark Fred VanVleet
Season 1967-682017-18
Team Los Angeles LakersToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsRaptors 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 %
Archie Clark 81 37.5 19.9 - - 4.2 4.4 - - - 2.9 7.8 16.2 .480 - - - 4.4 5.9 .740
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 %
Archie Clark 15 35.2 15.3 - - 3.1 4.0 - - - 2.8 5.9 13.7 .427 - - - 3.5 4.6 .768
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

Season 3

Archie Clark Fred VanVleet
Season 1968-692018-19
Team Philadelphia 76ersToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Div SemisNBA 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 %
Archie Clark 82 26.1 13.5 - - 3.2 3.6 - - - 2.3 5.4 11.3 .478 - - - 2.7 3.8 .697
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 %
Archie Clark 5 37.0 19.4 - - 3.8 4.4 - - - 3.4 8.0 15.4 .519 - - - 3.4 3.8 .895
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

Archie Clark Fred VanVleet
Season 1969-702019-20
Team Philadelphia 76ersToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Div SemisRaptors 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 %
Archie Clark 76 36.5 19.7 - - 4.0 5.0 - - - 2.6 7.8 15.8 .496 - - - 4.1 5.2 .785
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 %
Archie Clark 5 29.2 13.6 - - 2.8 3.6 - - - 2.0 5.2 12.0 .433 - - - 3.2 4.4 .727
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

Archie Clark Fred VanVleet
Season 1970-712020-21
Team Philadelphia 76ersToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers 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 %
Archie Clark 82 39.6 21.3 - - 4.8 5.4 - - - 2.6 8.1 16.3 .496 - - - 5.1 6.5 .787
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 %
Archie Clark 7 42.1 23.6 - - 4.1 4.9 - - - 3.0 9.4 19.9 .475 - - - 4.7 6.4 .733
Fred VanVleet ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Archie Clark Fred VanVleet
Season 1971-722021-22
Team Philadelphia 76ers, Baltimore BulletsToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bullets Lost East Conf SemisRaptors 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 %
Archie Clark 77 42.7 25.2 - - 3.5 8.0 - - - 2.5 9.2 19.7 .470 - - - 6.7 8.7 .771
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 %
Archie Clark 6 45.2 26.7 - - 4.0 7.8 - - - 2.5 9.2 21.0 .437 - - - 8.3 9.8 .847
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

Archie Clark Fred VanVleet
Season 1972-732022-23
Team Baltimore BulletsToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bullets 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 %
Archie Clark 39 37.9 18.3 - - 3.3 7.1 - - - 2.8 7.7 15.3 .507 - - - 2.8 3.5 .810
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 %
Archie Clark 5 42.8 21.2 - - 3.4 5.2 - - - 4.0 9.2 18.4 .500 - - - 2.8 3.6 .778
Fred VanVleet ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Archie Clark Fred VanVleet
Season 1973-742023-24
Team Capital BulletsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bullets 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 %
Archie Clark 56 31.9 13.1 0.8 1.7 2.5 5.1 1.1 0.1 - 2.2 5.6 12.1 .467 - - - 1.8 2.3 .786
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 %
Archie Clark 7 23.1 7.3 0.4 1.4 1.9 2.1 0.7 0.0 - 1.9 2.9 8.4 .339 - - - 1.6 2.9 .550
Fred VanVleet ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Archie Clark Fred VanVleet
Season 1974-75-
Team Seattle Supersonics-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Supersonics Lost West 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 %
Archie Clark 77 32.2 13.9 0.8 2.3 3.1 5.6 1.4 0.1 - 2.4 5.9 11.9 .495 - - - 2.1 2.5 .834
Fred VanVleet ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Archie Clark 9 29.9 11.1 0.8 2.8 3.6 3.4 0.7 0.1 - 2.6 4.6 10.4 .436 - - - 2.0 2.2 .900
Fred VanVleet ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Archie Clark Fred VanVleet
Season 1975-76-
Team Detroit Pistons-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost West 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 %
Archie Clark 79 20.1 7.6 0.3 1.4 1.7 2.8 0.8 0.1 - 2.0 3.2 7.3 .433 - - - 1.3 1.5 .862
Fred VanVleet ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Archie Clark 9 21.3 8.0 0.2 2.1 2.3 3.2 0.7 0.0 - 2.8 3.3 6.9 .484 - - - 1.3 2.0 .667
Fred VanVleet ------- --- ----------