Jamal Crawford vs. Fred VanVleet Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Fred VanVleet and Jamal Crawford, 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 / Stats Rankings / 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.

Jamal Crawford played 20 years in the NBA, 11 more than Fred VanVleet, who played 9. Jamal Crawford had the first of his seasons in 2000-01, 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
Jamal Crawford 20 8 2000-01 to 2019-20
Fred VanVleet 9 6 2016-17 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Jamal Crawford Fred VanVleet
Season 2000-012016-17
Team Chicago BullsToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayRaptors 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%
Jamal Crawford 61 17.2 4.6 0.1 1.3 1.5 2.3 0.7 0.2 1.4 1.1 1.8 5.0 .352 0.7 1.9 .350 0.4 0.6 .794
difference:+24+9.3+1.7+0.3+0.4+1.4+0.3+0.1-1.0-0.1+0.7+2.0+.001+0.4+1.1+.029+0.1+.024
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%
Jamal Crawford 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 -

Season 2

Jamal Crawford Fred VanVleet
Season 2001-022017-18
Team Chicago BullsToronto 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%
Jamal Crawford 23 20.9 9.3 0.2 1.3 1.5 2.4 0.8 0.2 1.4 0.8 3.9 8.1 .476 1.1 2.5 .448 0.4 0.6 .769
difference:+53+0.9+0.7+0.1+0.8+0.9+0.8+0.1+0.1-0.4-0.9+0.8+0.9+.050+0.3+0.9+.034+0.7+0.7+.063
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%
Jamal Crawford 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

Season 3

Jamal Crawford Fred VanVleet
Season 2002-032018-19
Team Chicago BullsToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jamal Crawford 80 24.9 10.7 0.3 2.1 2.3 4.2 1.0 0.3 1.7 1.6 4.2 10.1 .413 1.1 3.0 .355 1.3 1.6 .806
difference:+16+2.6+0.3+0.2+0.3+0.6+0.1-0.4-0.1+0.4+0.7+.003+0.7+1.6+.023+0.2+0.2+.037
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jamal Crawford DNP------ --- ----------
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

Jamal Crawford Fred VanVleet
Season 2003-042019-20
Team Chicago BullsToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayRaptors Lost East Conf Semis
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jamal Crawford 80 35.1 17.3 0.6 3.0 3.5 5.1 1.4 0.4 2.4 2.0 6.4 16.5 .386 2.1 6.5 .317 2.5 3.0 .833
difference:+26+0.6+0.3+0.3+0.4+0.3+1.5+0.5+0.1-0.2-0.4+0.5+2.2+.027+0.6+0.4+.073+0.6+0.7+.015
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jamal Crawford 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

Season 5

Jamal Crawford Fred VanVleet
Season 2004-052020-21
Team New York KnicksToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jamal Crawford 70 38.4 17.7 0.5 2.4 2.9 4.3 1.3 0.3 2.1 1.9 6.2 15.7 .398 2.6 7.3 .361 2.6 3.1 .843
difference:+18+1.9+1.9+0.1+1.2+1.3+2.0+0.4+0.4-0.3-0.4+0.3+1.0+.009+0.7+1.9+.005+0.7+0.6+.042
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
* Neiher Jamal Crawford nor Fred VanVleet played in the postseason in their season 5

Season 6

Jamal Crawford Fred VanVleet
Season 2005-062021-22
Team New York KnicksToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayRaptors Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jamal Crawford 79 32.3 14.3 0.5 2.7 3.1 3.8 1.1 0.2 2.2 1.9 4.6 11.1 .416 1.3 3.7 .345 3.7 4.5 .826
difference:+14+5.6+6.0+0.2+1.1+1.3+2.9+0.6+0.3-0.4-0.6+2.2+5.8+.013+2.4+6.2+.032+0.7+1.1+.048
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jamal Crawford DNP------ --- ----------
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

Jamal Crawford Fred VanVleet
Season 2006-072022-23
Team New York KnicksToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jamal Crawford 59 37.3 17.6 0.7 2.5 3.2 4.4 1.0 0.1 2.7 1.9 6.0 15.0 .400 1.7 5.5 .320 3.9 4.6 .838
difference:+10+0.6+1.7+0.3+1.1+0.9+2.8+0.8+0.5-0.7-0.9+0.3+1.1+.007+1.3+3.3+.022+0.2+0.5+.060
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
* Neiher Jamal Crawford nor Fred VanVleet played in the postseason in their season 7

Season 8

Jamal Crawford Fred VanVleet
Season 2007-082023-24
Team New York KnicksHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jamal Crawford 80 39.9 20.6 0.5 2.1 2.6 5.0 1.0 0.2 2.4 1.8 7.1 17.4 .410 2.2 6.2 .356 4.1 4.8 .864
difference:+7+3.1+3.2+1.3+1.2+3.1+0.4+0.6-0.7-0.7+1.3+3.5+.006+0.9+1.8+.031+1.4+1.7+.004
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
* Neiher Jamal Crawford nor Fred VanVleet played in the postseason in their season 8

Season 9

Jamal Crawford Fred VanVleet
Season 2008-092024-25
Team New York Knicks, Golden State WarriorsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayRockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jamal Crawford 65 38.1 19.7 0.4 2.6 3.0 4.4 0.9 0.2 2.3 1.4 6.4 15.7 .410 2.2 6.1 .360 4.6 5.3 .872
difference:+5+2.9+5.6+0.1+0.6+0.7+1.2+0.7+0.2-0.8-0.9+1.6+3.0+.032+0.5+1.6+.015+2.7+3.0+.062
Fred VanVleet 60 35.2 14.1 0.5 3.2 3.7 5.6 1.6 0.4 1.5 2.3 4.8 12.7 .378 2.7 7.7 .345 1.9 2.3 .810
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jamal Crawford DNP------ --- ----------
Fred VanVleet 7 40.0 18.7 0.4 3.7 4.1 4.4 1.0 0.3 1.9 2.3 5.7 13.3 .430 3.9 8.9 .435 3.4 3.4 1.000

Additional Years

* Jamal Crawford played 11 seasons more than Fred VanVleet in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 10 to 20, from 2010 to 2020—Jamal Crawford played in 8 Playoffs.

In those 11 extra years over Fred VanVleet, Jamal Crawford got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 3 Sixth Man of the Year