Byron Scott vs. Fred VanVleet Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Fred VanVleet and Byron Scott, 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.

Byron Scott played 14 years in the NBA, 6 more than Fred VanVleet, who played 8. Byron Scott had the first of his seasons in 1983-84, 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
Byron Scott 14 13 1983-84 to 1996-97
Fred VanVleet 8 5 2016-17 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Byron Scott Fred VanVleet
Season 1983-842016-17
Team Los Angeles LakersToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
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 %
Byron Scott 74 22.1 10.6 0.7 1.5 2.2 2.4 1.1 0.3 1.6 2.4 4.5 9.3 .484 0.1 0.5 .235 1.5 1.9 .806
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 %
Byron Scott 20 20.2 8.6 0.6 1.3 1.9 1.7 0.9 0.1 1.3 2.0 3.7 8.1 .460 0.1 0.5 .200 1.1 1.8 .600
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

Byron Scott Fred VanVleet
Season 1984-852017-18
Team Los Angeles LakersToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionRaptors 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 %
Byron Scott 81 28.5 16.0 0.7 1.9 2.6 3.0 1.2 0.2 1.7 2.4 6.7 12.4 .539 0.3 0.7 .433 2.3 2.8 .820
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 %
Byron Scott 19 30.8 16.9 0.8 1.9 2.7 2.6 2.2 0.2 1.3 2.5 7.3 14.1 .517 0.5 1.1 .476 1.8 2.3 .795
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

Byron Scott Fred VanVleet
Season 1985-862018-19
Team Los Angeles LakersToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf FinalsNBA 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 %
Byron Scott 76 28.8 15.4 0.7 1.8 2.5 2.2 1.1 0.2 1.4 2.2 6.7 13.0 .513 0.3 0.8 .361 1.8 2.3 .784
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 %
Byron Scott 14 33.6 16.0 1.1 2.9 3.9 3.0 1.4 0.1 2.1 2.7 6.4 12.9 .497 0.4 1.2 .353 2.7 3.0 .905
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

Byron Scott Fred VanVleet
Season 1986-872019-20
Team Los Angeles LakersToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionRaptors 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 %
Byron Scott 82 33.3 17.0 0.8 2.7 3.5 3.4 1.5 0.2 1.8 2.0 6.8 13.8 .489 0.8 1.8 .436 2.7 3.1 .892
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 %
Byron Scott 18 33.8 14.8 1.1 2.3 3.4 3.2 1.1 0.2 1.4 2.9 5.7 11.7 .490 0.4 1.9 .206 2.9 3.7 .791
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

Byron Scott Fred VanVleet
Season 1987-882020-21
Team Los Angeles LakersToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 %
Byron Scott 81 37.6 21.7 0.9 3.2 4.1 4.1 1.9 0.3 2.0 2.5 8.8 16.6 .527 0.8 2.2 .346 3.4 3.9 .858
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 %
Byron Scott 24 37.4 19.6 1.1 3.1 4.2 2.5 1.4 0.2 2.0 2.7 7.4 14.9 .499 1.0 2.3 .436 3.8 4.3 .865
Fred VanVleet ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Byron Scott Fred VanVleet
Season 1988-892021-22
Team Los Angeles LakersToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA 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 %
Byron Scott 74 35.2 19.6 1.0 3.1 4.1 3.1 1.5 0.4 2.1 2.4 7.9 16.2 .491 1.0 2.6 .399 2.6 3.1 .863
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 %
Byron Scott 11 36.5 19.9 0.9 3.2 4.1 2.3 1.6 0.2 1.8 2.8 7.2 14.5 .494 1.4 3.5 .385 4.2 5.0 .836
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

Byron Scott Fred VanVleet
Season 1989-902022-23
Team Los Angeles LakersToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West 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 %
Byron Scott 77 33.7 15.5 0.7 2.5 3.1 3.6 1.0 0.4 1.6 2.3 6.1 13.1 .470 1.2 2.9 .423 2.1 2.7 .766
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 %
Byron Scott 9 36.1 13.4 0.8 3.3 4.1 2.6 2.2 0.3 1.4 3.6 5.4 11.8 .462 1.4 3.8 .382 1.1 1.4 .769
Fred VanVleet ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Byron Scott Fred VanVleet
Season 1990-912023-24
Team Los Angeles LakersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA 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 %
Byron Scott 82 32.1 14.5 0.7 2.3 3.0 2.2 1.2 0.3 1.0 1.8 6.1 12.8 .477 0.9 2.7 .324 1.4 1.8 .797
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 %
Byron Scott 18 37.7 13.2 0.7 2.4 3.2 1.6 1.3 0.2 0.9 2.9 5.3 10.3 .511 1.1 2.1 .526 1.5 1.9 .794
Fred VanVleet ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Byron Scott Fred VanVleet
Season 1991-92-
Team Los Angeles Lakers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West 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 %
Byron Scott 82 32.7 14.9 0.9 2.9 3.8 2.8 1.3 0.3 1.5 1.7 5.6 12.3 .458 0.7 1.9 .344 3.0 3.5 .838
Fred VanVleet ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Byron Scott 4 37.0 18.8 0.8 1.8 2.5 3.5 1.5 0.3 1.3 2.5 5.5 11.0 .500 1.8 3.0 .583 6.0 6.8 .889
Fred VanVleet ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Byron Scott Fred VanVleet
Season 1992-93-
Team Los Angeles Lakers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West 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 %
Byron Scott 58 28.9 13.7 0.5 1.8 2.3 2.7 0.9 0.2 1.2 1.7 5.1 11.4 .449 0.8 2.3 .326 2.7 3.2 .848
Fred VanVleet ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Byron Scott 5 35.4 13.6 0.0 2.2 2.2 1.8 1.0 0.0 0.8 2.2 4.2 8.4 .500 1.6 3.0 .533 3.6 4.6 .783
Fred VanVleet ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Byron Scott Fred VanVleet
Season 1993-94-
Team Indiana Pacers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf Finals-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Byron Scott 67 17.9 10.4 0.3 1.4 1.6 2.0 0.9 0.1 1.5 1.2 3.8 8.2 .467 0.4 1.1 .365 2.3 2.9 .805
Fred VanVleet ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Byron Scott 16 14.9 7.8 0.6 1.4 2.1 1.3 0.8 0.1 1.6 1.4 2.4 6.0 .396 0.6 1.2 .474 2.5 3.2 .784
Fred VanVleet ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Byron Scott Fred VanVleet
Season 1994-95-
Team Indiana Pacers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf Finals-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Byron Scott 80 19.1 10.0 0.2 1.7 1.9 1.4 0.8 0.2 1.5 1.5 3.3 7.3 .455 1.0 2.5 .389 2.4 2.8 .850
Fred VanVleet ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Byron Scott 17 17.5 6.1 0.3 1.2 1.5 0.9 0.6 0.1 1.3 1.8 1.9 5.5 .340 0.5 2.0 .265 1.8 2.0 .882
Fred VanVleet ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Byron Scott Fred VanVleet
Season 1995-96-
Team Vancouver Grizzlies-
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 %
Byron Scott 80 23.7 10.2 0.5 1.9 2.4 1.5 0.8 0.3 1.3 1.6 3.4 8.5 .401 0.9 2.8 .335 2.5 3.0 .835
Fred VanVleet ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Byron Scott ------- --- ----------
Fred VanVleet ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Byron Scott Fred VanVleet
Season 1996-97-
Team Los Angeles Lakers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers 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 %
Byron Scott 79 18.2 6.7 0.3 1.2 1.5 1.3 0.6 0.2 0.7 0.9 2.1 4.8 .430 0.9 2.4 .388 1.6 1.9 .841
Fred VanVleet ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Byron Scott 8 16.6 6.4 0.0 1.5 1.5 1.4 0.1 0.0 1.0 1.9 1.9 4.1 .455 0.5 1.4 .364 2.1 2.4 .895
Fred VanVleet ------- --- ----------