Dereck Lively II vs. Fred VanVleet Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Fred VanVleet and Dereck Lively II, 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 / Games against each other

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.

Dereck Lively II played 2 years in the NBA, 7 less than Fred VanVleet, who played 9. Dereck Lively II had the first of his seasons in 2023-24, 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
Dereck Lively II 2 1 2023-24 to 2024-25
Fred VanVleet 9 6 2016-17 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Dereck Lively II Fred VanVleet
Season 2023-242016-17
Team Dallas MavericksToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Mavericks Lost NBA FinalsRaptors Lost East Conf Semis
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Dereck Lively II 55 23.5 8.8 2.5 4.4 6.9 1.1 0.7 1.4 0.9 2.6 4.0 5.4 .747 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.5 .506
difference:+18+15.6+5.9+2.4+3.4+5.8+0.2+0.3+1.3-0.5-1.6+2.9+2.4+.396+0.3+0.8+0.2+0.9+.312
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Dereck Lively II 21 22.0 7.9 2.7 4.7 7.4 1.3 0.4 1.0 1.0 2.3 3.0 4.5 .674 0.0 0.0 - 1.7 2.9 .590
difference:+14+17.9+5.9+2.7+4.6+7.3+0.7+0.3+1.0-0.9-1.9+2.1+3.2+.007+0.3+0.7+1.7+2.9
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
Dereck Lively II Fred VanVleet
Season 2024-252017-18
Team Dallas MavericksToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayRaptors Lost East Conf Semis
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Dereck Lively II 36 23.1 8.7 2.9 4.6 7.5 2.4 0.6 1.6 1.1 2.8 3.7 5.3 .702 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 2.0 .630
difference:+40+3.1+0.1+2.6+2.5+5.1+0.8+0.3+1.3-0.1-1.1+0.6+1.9+.276+1.4+3.4+0.2+0.7+.202
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Dereck Lively II DNP------ --- ----------
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

Additional Years

* Fred VanVleet played 7 seasons more than Dereck Lively II in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 3 to 9, from 2019 to 2025—Fred VanVleet played in 4 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

In those 7 extra years over Dereck Lively II, Fred VanVleet got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-Star Game
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