Kevin Edwards vs. Fred VanVleet Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Fred VanVleet and Kevin Edwards, 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.

Kevin Edwards played 11 years in the NBA, 3 more than Fred VanVleet, who played 8. Kevin Edwards had the first of his seasons in 1988-89, 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
Kevin Edwards 11 2 1988-89 to 2000-01
Fred VanVleet 8 5 2016-17 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Kevin Edwards Fred VanVleet
Season 1988-892016-17
Team Miami HeatToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
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 %
Kevin Edwards 79 29.7 13.8 1.1 2.2 3.3 4.4 1.8 0.3 3.1 1.9 5.9 14.0 .425 0.1 0.5 .270 1.8 2.4 .746
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 %
Kevin Edwards ------- --- ----------
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
Kevin Edwards Fred VanVleet
Season 1989-902017-18
Team Miami HeatToronto 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 %
Kevin Edwards 78 28.3 12.0 1.0 2.6 3.6 3.2 1.6 0.4 2.3 1.9 5.1 12.3 .412 0.1 0.4 .300 1.8 2.3 .760
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 %
Kevin Edwards ------- --- ----------
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
Kevin Edwards Fred VanVleet
Season 1990-912018-19
Team Miami HeatToronto 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 %
Kevin Edwards 79 25.3 12.1 1.0 1.6 2.6 3.0 1.6 0.6 2.1 1.9 4.8 11.7 .410 0.3 1.1 .286 2.2 2.7 .803
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 %
Kevin Edwards ------- --- ----------
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
Kevin Edwards Fred VanVleet
Season 1991-922019-20
Team Miami HeatToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Heat Lost East 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 %
Kevin Edwards 81 22.7 10.1 0.7 1.9 2.6 2.1 1.2 0.2 1.5 1.7 4.0 8.8 .454 0.1 0.4 .219 2.0 2.4 .848
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 %
Kevin Edwards 3 18.3 5.0 0.3 2.0 2.3 2.3 0.7 0.0 1.7 1.0 1.7 4.3 .385 0.0 0.0 - 1.7 2.7 .625
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
Kevin Edwards Fred VanVleet
Season 1992-932020-21
Team Miami HeatToronto 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 %
Kevin Edwards 40 28.4 13.9 1.2 1.8 3.0 3.0 1.7 0.3 1.9 1.7 5.4 11.6 .468 0.1 0.4 .294 3.0 3.5 .844
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 %
Kevin Edwards ------- --- ----------
Fred VanVleet ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Kevin Edwards Fred VanVleet
Season 1993-942021-22
Team New Jersey NetsToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf 1st RdRaptors 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 %
Kevin Edwards 82 33.3 14.0 1.1 2.3 3.4 2.8 1.5 0.4 1.6 1.8 5.7 12.5 .458 0.4 1.2 .354 2.0 2.6 .770
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 %
Kevin Edwards 4 37.0 12.3 2.0 2.0 4.0 2.3 1.3 0.3 2.3 2.3 4.5 12.5 .360 0.0 0.5 .000 3.3 3.5 .929
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
Kevin Edwards Fred VanVleet
Season 1994-952022-23
Team New Jersey NetsToronto 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 %
Kevin Edwards 14 33.3 14.0 0.7 1.9 2.6 1.9 1.4 0.4 2.5 3.0 4.9 11.0 .448 1.3 3.2 .400 2.9 3.0 .952
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 %
Kevin Edwards ------- --- ----------
Fred VanVleet ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Kevin Edwards Fred VanVleet
Season 1995-962023-24
Team New Jersey NetsHouston Rockets
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 %
Kevin Edwards 34 29.6 11.6 0.4 1.8 2.2 2.1 1.6 0.2 2.0 2.0 4.2 11.5 .364 1.2 3.1 .404 2.0 2.5 .810
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 %
Kevin Edwards ------- --- ----------
Fred VanVleet ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Kevin Edwards Fred VanVleet
Season 1996-97-
Team New Jersey Nets-
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 %
Kevin Edwards 32 14.9 5.9 0.3 1.1 1.3 1.8 0.5 0.1 1.5 1.1 2.2 5.7 .377 0.5 1.3 .349 1.2 1.3 .860
Fred VanVleet ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kevin Edwards ------- --- ----------
Fred VanVleet ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Kevin Edwards Fred VanVleet
Season 1997-98-
Team New Jersey Nets, Orlando Magic-
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 %
Kevin Edwards 39 12.5 3.8 0.5 0.9 1.4 1.0 0.7 0.0 0.8 0.7 1.5 4.2 .345 0.2 0.4 .400 0.8 0.9 .857
Fred VanVleet ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kevin Edwards ------- --- ----------
Fred VanVleet ------- --- ----------

Note: Kevin Edwards didn't play in 1998-99 and 1999-00.

Season 11
Kevin Edwards Fred VanVleet
Season 2000-01-
Team Vancouver Grizzlies-
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 %
Kevin Edwards 46 13.8 3.5 0.5 1.3 1.8 1.1 0.6 0.2 0.8 1.0 1.2 3.7 .329 0.1 0.4 .263 0.9 1.2 .811
Fred VanVleet ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kevin Edwards ------- --- ----------
Fred VanVleet ------- --- ----------
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