Bronny James vs. Fred VanVleet Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Fred VanVleet and Bronny James, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
Bronny James played 1 year in the NBA, 8 less than Fred VanVleet, who played 9. Bronny James had his first NBA Season in 2024-25, 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 achievements, 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 |
| Bronny James | 1 | 1 | 2024-25 |
| Fred VanVleet | 9 | 6 | 2016-17 to 2024-25 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Bronny James | Fred VanVleet | |
| Season | 2024-25 | 2016-17 |
| Team | Los Angeles Lakers | Toronto Raptors |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Lakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd | Raptors Lost East Conf Semis |
Rookie Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Bronny James | 27 | 6.7 | 2.3 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 2.5 | .313 | 0.3 | 1.2 | .281 | 0.4 | 0.5 | .786 |
| difference: | +10 | +1.2 | +0.6 | +0.5 | +0.4 | +0.1 | +0.1 | -0.1 | -0.5 | +0.3 | +0.5 | +.038 | +0.4 | +.098 | +0.1 | +0.1 | +.032 | |||
| 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 |
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| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Bronny James | 2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | .000 | 0.0 | 1.0 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - |
| difference: | +5 | +2.1 | +2.0 | +0.1 | +0.1 | +0.6 | +0.1 | -0.1 | -0.4 | +0.9 | +0.3 | +.667 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +.400 | |||||
| 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 | - |
Additional Years |
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* Fred VanVleet played 8 seasons more than Bronny James in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 9, from 2018 to 2025—Fred VanVleet played in 5 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those 8 extra years over Bronny James, Fred VanVleet got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards |  1 All-Star Game |