Jalen Suggs vs. Fred VanVleet Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Fred VanVleet and Jalen Suggs, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
Jalen Suggs played 4 years in the NBA, 5 less than Fred VanVleet, who played 9. Jalen Suggs had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, 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 |
| Jalen Suggs |
4 |
1 |
2021-22 to 2024-25 |
| Fred VanVleet |
9 |
6 |
2016-17 to 2024-25 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Jalen Suggs |
48 |
27.2 |
11.8 |
0.5 |
3.0 |
3.6 |
4.4 |
1.2 |
0.4 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
4.1 |
11.4 |
.361 |
0.9 |
4.1 |
.214 |
2.6 |
3.4 |
.773 |
| difference: | +11 | +19.3 | +8.9 | +0.4 | +2.0 | +2.5 | +3.5 | +0.8 | +0.3 | -2.6 | -2.0 | +3.0 | +8.4 | +.010 | +0.6 | +3.3 | +.165 | +2.1 | +2.8 | +.045 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Jalen Suggs |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Jalen Suggs |
53 |
23.5 |
9.9 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
2.9 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
1.8 |
2.3 |
3.5 |
8.4 |
.419 |
1.2 |
3.8 |
.327 |
1.6 |
2.2 |
.723 |
| difference: | +23 | +3.5 | +1.3 | +0.7 | +0.1 | +0.6 | +0.3 | +0.4 | +0.2 | -0.8 | -0.6 | +0.4 | +1.2 | +.007 | +0.2 | +0.4 | +.087 | +0.5 | +0.9 | +.109 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Jalen Suggs |
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 |
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3rd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Jalen Suggs |
75 |
27.0 |
12.6 |
0.6 |
2.4 |
3.1 |
2.7 |
1.4 |
0.6 |
1.8 |
2.7 |
4.5 |
9.5 |
.471 |
2.0 |
5.1 |
.397 |
1.6 |
2.1 |
.756 |
| difference: | +11 | +0.5 | +1.6 | +0.3 | +0.1 | +0.5 | +2.1 | +0.5 | +0.3 | -0.5 | -1.0 | +0.7 | +0.1 | +.061 | +0.2 | +0.5 | +.019 | +0.1 | +0.3 | +.087 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Jalen Suggs |
7 |
33.1 |
14.7 |
1.6 |
3.6 |
5.1 |
3.3 |
1.3 |
0.4 |
2.9 |
2.6 |
4.7 |
11.7 |
.402 |
2.0 |
6.9 |
.292 |
3.3 |
4.3 |
.767 |
| difference: | +17 | +8.4 | +6.7 | +1.3 | +2.2 | +3.4 | +0.7 | +0.5 | +0.1 | -2.0 | -0.6 | +2.0 | +4.8 | +.010 | +0.4 | +2.8 | +.096 | +2.3 | +3.0 | +.007 |
| 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 |
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4th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Jalen Suggs |
35 |
28.6 |
16.2 |
0.7 |
3.4 |
4.0 |
3.7 |
1.5 |
0.9 |
2.9 |
2.8 |
5.6 |
13.7 |
.410 |
2.2 |
6.9 |
.314 |
2.8 |
3.1 |
.882 |
| difference: | +19 | +7.1 | +1.4 | +0.4 | | +0.2 | +2.9 | +0.4 | +0.6 | -0.7 | -0.4 | +0.3 | +0.6 | +.003 | +0.5 | | +.076 | +0.3 | +0.6 | +.034 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Jalen Suggs |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 |
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Additional Years |
* Fred VanVleet played 5 seasons more than Jalen Suggs in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 5 to 9, from 2021 to 2025—Fred VanVleet played in two Playoffs. In those 5 extra years over Jalen Suggs, Fred VanVleet got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards |  1 All-Star Game
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NBA Champion