Fred VanVleet vs. Mike Woodson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Mike Woodson and Fred VanVleet, 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.

Fred VanVleet played 8 years in the NBA, 3 less than Mike Woodson, who played 11. Fred VanVleet had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, while Mike Woodson had his rookie season in 1980-81. 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
Fred VanVleet	8	5	2016-17 to 2023-24
Mike Woodson	11	5	1980-81 to 1990-91

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Fred VanVleet	Mike Woodson
Season	2016-17	1980-81
Team	Toronto Raptors	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Raptors Lost East Conf Semis	Knicks 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		%
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
Mike Woodson	81	11.7	4.7	0.4	0.8	1.2	0.9	0.4	0.1	0.7	1.2	2.0	4.6	.442	0.0	0.1	.200	0.6	0.8	.766

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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	-
Mike Woodson	2	4.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.5	0.5	1.5	.333	0.0	0.0	-	1.0	1.0	1.000


Season 2
	Fred VanVleet	Mike Woodson
Season	2017-18	1981-82
Team	Toronto Raptors	New Jersey Nets, Kansas City Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Raptors Lost East Conf Semis	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		%
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
Mike Woodson	83	28.1	15.7	1.2	1.7	3.0	2.7	1.7	0.4	1.8	2.7	6.5	12.9	.503	0.1	0.3	.280	2.7	3.4	.773

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
Mike Woodson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 3
	Fred VanVleet	Mike Woodson
Season	2018-19	1982-83
Team	Toronto Raptors	Kansas City Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	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		%
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
Mike Woodson	81	30.0	18.2	1.0	2.0	3.1	3.1	1.7	0.7	2.1	2.5	7.2	14.2	.506	0.1	0.4	.212	3.7	4.7	.790

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
Mike Woodson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 4
	Fred VanVleet	Mike Woodson
Season	2019-20	1983-84
Team	Toronto Raptors	Kansas City Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Raptors Lost East Conf Semis	Kings 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		%
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
Mike Woodson	71	25.9	14.5	0.9	1.6	2.5	2.5	1.2	0.4	1.6	2.5	5.5	11.5	.477	0.0	0.1	.250	3.5	4.3	.818

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
Mike Woodson	3	29.0	16.3	1.3	1.3	2.7	3.0	0.7	0.0	1.0	3.7	6.0	14.7	.409	0.0	0.3	.000	4.3	5.0	.867


Season 5
	Fred VanVleet	Mike Woodson
Season	2020-21	1984-85
Team	Toronto Raptors	Kansas City Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
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
Mike Woodson	78	25.6	17.0	0.9	1.7	2.5	1.8	1.5	0.4	1.8	2.8	6.8	13.7	.496	0.1	0.3	.238	3.4	4.2	.800

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Fred VanVleet	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mike Woodson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 6
	Fred VanVleet	Mike Woodson
Season	2021-22	1985-86
Team	Toronto Raptors	Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Raptors Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Kings 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		%
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
Mike Woodson	81	29.8	15.6	1.2	1.6	2.8	2.4	1.1	0.5	1.8	2.7	6.3	13.2	.475	0.0	0.2	.154	3.0	3.6	.837

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
Mike Woodson	3	36.7	18.7	2.3	1.3	3.7	1.7	1.3	0.7	3.7	4.3	7.3	16.3	.449	0.0	0.7	.000	4.0	4.0	1.000


Season 7
	Fred VanVleet	Mike Woodson
Season	2022-23	1986-87
Team	Toronto Raptors	Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
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
Mike Woodson	74	28.7	17.1	0.9	1.3	2.2	2.6	1.4	0.2	2.3	2.7	6.7	15.3	.437	0.5	1.7	.276	3.2	3.9	.828

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Fred VanVleet	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mike Woodson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 8
	Fred VanVleet	Mike Woodson
Season	2023-24	1987-88
Team	Houston Rockets	Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
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
Mike Woodson	80	31.7	18.0	0.8	1.6	2.4	3.4	1.4	0.3	2.3	2.6	7.0	15.8	.445	0.2	1.0	.231	3.7	4.3	.868

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Fred VanVleet	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mike Woodson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 9
	Fred VanVleet	Mike Woodson
Season	-	1988-89
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		%
Fred VanVleet	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mike Woodson	81	27.9	12.9	0.6	1.8	2.4	2.5	1.1	0.2	1.7	2.4	5.1	11.6	.438	0.4	1.1	.348	2.4	2.9	.823

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Fred VanVleet	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mike Woodson	4	34.3	11.8	1.0	1.3	2.3	4.5	1.0	0.5	2.3	1.8	4.3	12.3	.347	0.8	2.3	.333	2.5	3.0	.833


Season 10
	Fred VanVleet	Mike Woodson
Season	-	1989-90
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		%
Fred VanVleet	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mike Woodson	61	15.9	6.5	0.4	1.0	1.4	1.1	0.7	0.2	0.8	1.6	2.6	6.6	.395	0.2	0.7	.293	1.0	1.4	.721

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Fred VanVleet	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mike Woodson	1	6.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	3.0	.333	0.0	1.0	.000	0.0	0.0	-


Season 11
	Fred VanVleet	Mike Woodson
Season	-	1990-91
Team	-	Houston Rockets, Cleveland Cavaliers
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		%
Fred VanVleet	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mike Woodson	15	11.4	4.3	0.2	0.7	0.9	1.0	0.3	0.3	0.8	1.2	1.7	5.1	.338	0.1	0.5	.143	0.7	0.9	.846

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Fred VanVleet	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mike Woodson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Fred VanVleet vs. Mike Woodson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Mike Woodson and Fred VanVleet, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11