Bucky Bockhorn vs. Fred VanVleet Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Fred VanVleet and Bucky Bockhorn, 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.

Bucky Bockhorn played 7 years in the NBA, 1 less than Fred VanVleet, who played 8. Bucky Bockhorn had the first of his seasons in 1958-59, 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
Bucky Bockhorn 7 3 1958-59 to 1964-65
Fred VanVleet 8 5 2016-17 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Bucky Bockhorn Fred VanVleet
Season 1958-592016-17
Team Cincinnati RoyalsToronto 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 %
Bucky Bockhorn 71 31.7 10.2 - - 6.5 2.9 - - - 3.0 4.1 10.9 .381 - - - 1.9 2.8 .704
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 %
Bucky Bockhorn ------- --- ----------
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
Bucky Bockhorn Fred VanVleet
Season 1959-602017-18
Team Cincinnati RoyalsToronto 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 %
Bucky Bockhorn 75 28.0 10.5 - - 5.1 3.4 - - - 3.3 4.3 10.8 .398 - - - 1.9 2.6 .747
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 %
Bucky Bockhorn ------- --- ----------
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
Bucky Bockhorn Fred VanVleet
Season 1960-612018-19
Team Cincinnati RoyalsToronto 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 %
Bucky Bockhorn 79 33.8 12.6 - - 5.5 4.3 - - - 3.6 5.3 13.4 .397 - - - 1.9 2.6 .731
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 %
Bucky Bockhorn ------- --- ----------
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
Bucky Bockhorn Fred VanVleet
Season 1961-622019-20
Team Cincinnati RoyalsToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Royals 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 %
Bucky Bockhorn 80 38.3 15.8 - - 4.7 4.6 - - - 3.5 6.6 15.4 .430 - - - 2.5 3.1 .789
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 %
Bucky Bockhorn 4 39.3 17.0 - - 4.8 5.0 - - - 2.8 6.8 15.5 .435 - - - 3.5 4.0 .875
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
Bucky Bockhorn Fred VanVleet
Season 1962-632020-21
Team Cincinnati RoyalsToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Royals Lost East Div FinalsDid 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 %
Bucky Bockhorn 80 32.7 11.7 - - 4.0 3.3 - - - 3.3 4.7 11.9 .393 - - - 2.3 3.0 .756
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 %
Bucky Bockhorn 12 33.9 11.3 - - 3.8 3.3 - - - 3.7 4.7 11.3 .415 - - - 1.9 2.6 .742
Fred VanVleet ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Bucky Bockhorn Fred VanVleet
Season 1963-642021-22
Team Cincinnati RoyalsToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Royals Lost East Div FinalsRaptors 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 %
Bucky Bockhorn 70 23.9 8.3 - - 2.9 2.5 - - - 3.2 3.5 8.4 .412 - - - 1.4 1.8 .762
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 %
Bucky Bockhorn 10 30.1 9.7 - - 3.9 3.9 - - - 4.0 4.1 10.8 .380 - - - 1.5 2.0 .750
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
Bucky Bockhorn Fred VanVleet
Season 1964-652022-23
Team Cincinnati RoyalsToronto 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 %
Bucky Bockhorn 19 22.3 7.8 - - 2.9 2.4 - - - 2.7 3.2 8.3 .382 - - - 1.5 2.1 .718
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 %
Bucky Bockhorn ------- --- ----------
Fred VanVleet ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Bucky Bockhorn Fred VanVleet
Season -2023-24
Team -Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did 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 %
Bucky Bockhorn ------- --- ----------
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 %
Bucky Bockhorn ------- --- ----------
Fred VanVleet ------- --- ----------
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