Francisco Garcia vs. Fred VanVleet Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Fred VanVleet and Francisco Garcia, 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.

Francisco Garcia played 10 years in the NBA, 2 more than Fred VanVleet, who played 8. Francisco Garcia had the first of his seasons in 2005-06, 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
Francisco Garcia 10 3 2005-06 to 2014-15
Fred VanVleet 8 5 2016-17 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Francisco Garcia Fred VanVleet
Season 2005-062016-17
Team Sacramento KingsToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Kings 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 %
Francisco Garcia 67 19.4 5.6 0.6 2.2 2.8 1.4 0.6 0.7 1.1 2.0 1.9 4.9 .400 0.6 2.0 .285 1.2 1.5 .772
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 %
Francisco Garcia 6 6.8 2.2 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.8 0.8 1.8 .455 0.2 0.7 .250 0.3 0.3 1.000
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
Francisco Garcia Fred VanVleet
Season 2006-072017-18
Team Sacramento KingsToronto 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 %
Francisco Garcia 79 17.8 6.0 0.7 1.9 2.6 1.1 0.6 0.5 0.9 2.4 2.1 4.8 .429 0.7 1.9 .356 1.2 1.4 .833
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 %
Francisco Garcia ------- --- ----------
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
Francisco Garcia Fred VanVleet
Season 2007-082018-19
Team Sacramento KingsToronto 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 %
Francisco Garcia 79 26.5 12.3 0.7 2.7 3.3 1.6 1.2 0.6 1.6 2.9 4.4 9.5 .463 1.4 3.7 .391 2.1 2.6 .779
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 %
Francisco Garcia ------- --- ----------
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
Francisco Garcia Fred VanVleet
Season 2008-092019-20
Team Sacramento KingsToronto 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 %
Francisco Garcia 65 30.4 12.7 0.9 2.5 3.4 2.3 1.2 1.0 1.7 3.0 4.5 10.2 .444 1.4 3.4 .398 2.2 2.7 .820
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 %
Francisco Garcia ------- --- ----------
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
Francisco Garcia Fred VanVleet
Season 2009-102020-21
Team Sacramento KingsToronto 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 %
Francisco Garcia 25 23.0 8.1 0.4 2.2 2.6 1.8 0.4 0.8 0.8 2.0 3.3 7.0 .466 0.9 2.4 .390 0.6 0.7 .882
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 %
Francisco Garcia ------- --- ----------
Fred VanVleet ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Francisco Garcia Fred VanVleet
Season 2010-112021-22
Team Sacramento KingsToronto 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 %
Francisco Garcia 58 23.9 9.7 0.4 1.9 2.3 1.2 0.9 0.8 0.8 2.2 3.6 8.2 .436 1.4 3.9 .362 1.1 1.3 .855
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 %
Francisco Garcia ------- --- ----------
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
Francisco Garcia Fred VanVleet
Season 2011-122022-23
Team Sacramento KingsToronto 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 %
Francisco Garcia 49 16.3 4.8 0.2 1.8 2.0 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.4 1.5 1.8 4.7 .376 0.8 2.7 .290 0.5 0.6 .800
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 %
Francisco Garcia ------- --- ----------
Fred VanVleet ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Francisco Garcia Fred VanVleet
Season 2012-132023-24
Team Sacramento Kings, Houston RocketsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets 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 %
Francisco Garcia 58 17.7 5.5 0.1 1.4 1.6 1.1 0.8 0.7 0.6 1.5 2.0 5.2 .393 1.2 3.1 .374 0.3 0.4 .857
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 %
Francisco Garcia 6 27.3 10.7 0.5 2.8 3.3 1.5 0.7 0.8 0.7 3.5 3.7 8.3 .440 2.8 6.2 .459 0.5 0.8 .600
Fred VanVleet ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Francisco Garcia Fred VanVleet
Season 2013-14-
Team Houston Rockets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets 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 %
Francisco Garcia 55 19.7 5.7 0.4 1.8 2.2 1.1 0.5 0.6 0.5 2.2 2.1 5.3 .401 1.3 3.5 .358 0.2 0.3 .526
Fred VanVleet ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Francisco Garcia 2 11.0 3.5 0.5 0.5 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.5 1.0 3.0 .333 0.0 1.5 .000 1.5 2.0 .750
Fred VanVleet ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Francisco Garcia Fred VanVleet
Season 2014-15-
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 %
Francisco Garcia 14 14.3 3.2 0.2 1.0 1.2 1.1 0.6 0.4 0.7 1.4 1.2 4.5 .270 0.7 3.2 .222 0.1 0.3 .250
Fred VanVleet ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Francisco Garcia ------- --- ----------
Fred VanVleet ------- --- ----------
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