Dave Robisch vs. Fred VanVleet Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Fred VanVleet and Dave Robisch, 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.

Dave Robisch and Fred VanVleet both played 8 years in the NBA. Dave Robisch had the first of his seasons in 1976-77, 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
Dave Robisch 8 4 1976-77 to 1983-84
Fred VanVleet 8 5 2016-17 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Dave Robisch Fred VanVleet
Season 1976-772016-17
Team Indiana PacersToronto 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 %
Dave Robisch 80 24.6 11.9 2.1 4.8 6.9 2.0 0.7 0.5 - 2.1 4.6 10.1 .455 - - - 2.7 3.2 .832
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 %
Dave Robisch ------- --- ----------
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

Dave Robisch Fred VanVleet
Season 1977-782017-18
Team Indiana Pacers, Los Angeles LakersToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf 1st RdRaptors 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 %
Dave Robisch 78 16.4 5.8 1.3 3.2 4.5 1.1 0.5 0.4 0.9 1.7 2.3 5.5 .412 - - - 1.3 1.7 .775
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 %
Dave Robisch 3 15.7 10.0 2.7 1.3 4.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.0 2.0 4.3 8.0 .542 - - - 1.3 1.7 .800
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

Dave Robisch Fred VanVleet
Season 1978-792018-19
Team Los Angeles LakersToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf 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 %
Dave Robisch 80 15.2 4.8 1.0 2.5 3.6 1.2 0.3 0.3 0.7 1.4 1.9 4.2 .446 - - - 1.1 1.4 .748
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 %
Dave Robisch 5 6.4 1.6 0.0 2.0 2.0 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.8 0.6 1.0 .600 - - - 0.4 0.4 1.000
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

Dave Robisch Fred VanVleet
Season 1979-802019-20
Team Cleveland CavaliersToronto 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 %
Dave Robisch 82 32.6 15.3 2.7 5.3 8.0 2.3 0.6 0.6 1.7 2.6 6.0 11.5 .520 0.0 0.0 .000 3.4 4.0 .842
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 %
Dave Robisch ------- --- ----------
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

Dave Robisch Fred VanVleet
Season 1980-812020-21
Team Cleveland Cavaliers, Denver NuggetsToronto 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 %
Dave Robisch 84 25.2 10.2 1.9 4.1 5.9 2.1 0.4 0.4 1.0 2.1 3.9 8.8 .446 0.0 0.0 - 2.4 2.9 .810
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 %
Dave Robisch ------- --- ----------
Fred VanVleet ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Dave Robisch Fred VanVleet
Season 1981-822021-22
Team Denver NuggetsToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayRaptors 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 %
Dave Robisch 12 21.4 12.0 1.2 4.1 5.3 2.7 0.3 0.3 1.1 2.4 4.0 8.8 .453 0.0 0.0 - 4.0 4.6 .873
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 %
Dave Robisch ------- --- ----------
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

Dave Robisch Fred VanVleet
Season 1982-832022-23
Team Denver NuggetsToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets 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 %
Dave Robisch 61 11.7 4.7 0.6 1.9 2.5 0.9 0.2 0.1 0.7 1.0 1.6 4.1 .382 0.0 0.0 .000 1.5 1.9 .780
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 %
Dave Robisch 3 7.3 0.7 1.0 2.0 3.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.7 0.3 2.3 .143 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.7 .000
Fred VanVleet ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Dave Robisch Fred VanVleet
Season 1983-842023-24
Team Denver Nuggets, San Antonio Spurs, Kansas City KingsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Kings Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Dave Robisch 31 11.0 3.0 0.5 1.4 1.9 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.4 1.2 1.1 3.1 .365 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 0.8 .846
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 %
Dave Robisch 3 17.0 3.0 2.0 3.0 5.0 0.7 0.3 0.0 1.7 2.0 1.3 4.0 .333 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.7 .500
Fred VanVleet ------- --- ----------