Kirk Hinrich vs. Fred VanVleet Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Fred VanVleet and Kirk Hinrich, 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.

Kirk Hinrich played 13 years in the NBA, 5 more than Fred VanVleet, who played 8. Kirk Hinrich had the first of his seasons in 2003-04, 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
Kirk Hinrich 13 11 2003-04 to 2015-16
Fred VanVleet 8 5 2016-17 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Kirk Hinrich Fred VanVleet
Season 2003-042016-17
Team Chicago BullsToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First 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 %
Kirk Hinrich 76 35.6 12.0 0.6 2.9 3.4 6.8 1.3 0.3 2.7 3.6 4.2 10.8 .386 1.9 4.9 .390 1.8 2.2 .804
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 %
Kirk Hinrich ------- --- ----------
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

Kirk Hinrich Fred VanVleet
Season 2004-052017-18
Team Chicago BullsToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls 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 %
Kirk Hinrich 77 36.4 15.7 0.4 3.5 3.9 6.4 1.6 0.3 2.3 3.2 5.8 14.6 .397 1.9 5.3 .355 2.2 2.8 .792
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 %
Kirk Hinrich 6 35.8 21.2 0.7 3.0 3.7 5.8 2.0 0.7 2.3 3.0 7.5 16.7 .450 2.8 5.5 .515 3.3 4.8 .690
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

Kirk Hinrich Fred VanVleet
Season 2005-062018-19
Team Chicago BullsToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf 1st RdNBA 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 %
Kirk Hinrich 81 36.5 15.9 0.4 3.2 3.6 6.3 1.2 0.3 2.3 3.1 5.6 13.3 .418 1.6 4.2 .370 3.2 3.9 .815
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 %
Kirk Hinrich 6 39.0 20.5 0.0 3.3 3.3 7.7 1.3 0.3 4.0 3.7 6.5 15.7 .415 1.5 4.3 .346 6.0 7.0 .857
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

Kirk Hinrich Fred VanVleet
Season 2006-072019-20
Team Chicago BullsToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf SemisRaptors 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 %
Kirk Hinrich 80 35.5 16.6 0.4 3.0 3.4 6.3 1.3 0.3 2.4 3.4 5.9 13.3 .448 1.8 4.2 .415 3.0 3.6 .835
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 %
Kirk Hinrich 10 36.2 12.1 0.4 3.8 4.2 7.5 0.9 0.3 2.3 3.7 4.4 11.7 .376 1.3 4.3 .302 2.0 2.6 .769
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

Kirk Hinrich Fred VanVleet
Season 2007-082020-21
Team Chicago BullsToronto 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 %
Kirk Hinrich 75 31.7 11.5 0.4 2.9 3.3 6.0 1.2 0.3 2.1 3.0 4.4 10.6 .414 1.1 3.2 .350 1.6 1.9 .831
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 %
Kirk Hinrich ------- --- ----------
Fred VanVleet ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Kirk Hinrich Fred VanVleet
Season 2008-092021-22
Team Chicago BullsToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bulls 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 %
Kirk Hinrich 51 26.3 9.9 0.3 2.1 2.4 3.9 1.3 0.4 1.7 2.5 3.6 8.2 .437 1.4 3.3 .408 1.3 1.7 .791
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 %
Kirk Hinrich 7 30.0 12.6 0.3 2.4 2.7 2.9 1.7 0.4 1.1 2.6 4.1 8.9 .468 1.9 4.3 .433 2.4 3.6 .680
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

Kirk Hinrich Fred VanVleet
Season 2009-102022-23
Team Chicago BullsToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls Lost East 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 %
Kirk Hinrich 74 33.5 10.9 0.3 3.2 3.5 4.5 1.1 0.3 1.5 2.8 4.2 10.2 .409 1.4 3.8 .371 1.1 1.5 .752
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 %
Kirk Hinrich 5 39.2 12.4 0.2 4.2 4.4 4.0 1.4 0.0 0.4 2.8 4.4 10.4 .423 1.6 3.2 .500 2.0 2.8 .714
Fred VanVleet ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Kirk Hinrich Fred VanVleet
Season 2010-112023-24
Team Washington Wizards, Atlanta HawksHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf SemisDid 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 %
Kirk Hinrich 72 30.0 10.2 0.3 2.2 2.5 4.0 1.0 0.2 1.7 2.6 3.9 8.7 .446 1.0 2.6 .399 1.5 1.8 .841
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 %
Kirk Hinrich 6 28.8 10.2 0.2 2.2 2.3 2.7 1.2 0.3 0.7 3.5 4.3 8.7 .500 1.3 3.2 .421 0.2 0.2 1.000
Fred VanVleet ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Kirk Hinrich Fred VanVleet
Season 2011-12-
Team Atlanta Hawks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks 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 %
Kirk Hinrich 48 25.8 6.6 0.2 1.9 2.1 2.8 0.8 0.2 1.2 2.1 2.5 6.1 .414 1.0 2.8 .346 0.5 0.7 .781
Fred VanVleet ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kirk Hinrich 6 23.5 5.7 0.7 1.3 2.0 1.0 0.7 0.0 0.3 1.5 2.2 5.0 .433 1.0 2.7 .375 0.3 0.3 1.000
Fred VanVleet ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Kirk Hinrich Fred VanVleet
Season 2012-13-
Team Chicago Bulls-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls 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 %
Kirk Hinrich 60 29.4 7.7 0.3 2.4 2.6 5.2 1.1 0.4 1.7 3.2 2.7 7.0 .377 1.2 3.0 .390 1.2 1.6 .714
Fred VanVleet ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kirk Hinrich 4 40.5 11.3 0.3 2.5 2.8 5.8 2.0 0.3 2.0 3.5 4.0 9.3 .432 1.0 2.8 .364 2.3 3.5 .643
Fred VanVleet ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Kirk Hinrich Fred VanVleet
Season 2013-14-
Team Chicago Bulls-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls 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 %
Kirk Hinrich 73 29.0 9.1 0.4 2.2 2.6 3.9 1.1 0.4 1.6 2.8 3.3 8.5 .393 1.2 3.3 .351 1.3 1.7 .760
Fred VanVleet ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kirk Hinrich 5 33.4 11.0 0.2 2.8 3.0 4.4 0.8 0.2 2.2 4.4 4.6 11.2 .411 1.4 3.8 .368 0.4 0.8 .500
Fred VanVleet ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Kirk Hinrich Fred VanVleet
Season 2014-15-
Team Chicago Bulls-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls 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 %
Kirk Hinrich 66 24.4 5.7 0.3 1.5 1.8 2.2 0.7 0.2 1.1 2.2 2.2 5.8 .373 0.9 2.5 .345 0.5 0.8 .700
Fred VanVleet ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kirk Hinrich 10 12.6 2.6 0.0 0.5 0.5 1.1 0.3 0.1 0.1 1.4 0.9 1.9 .474 0.6 1.0 .600 0.2 0.3 .667
Fred VanVleet ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Kirk Hinrich Fred VanVleet
Season 2015-16-
Team Chicago Bulls, Atlanta Hawks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks 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 %
Kirk Hinrich 46 13.7 3.0 0.2 1.3 1.5 1.6 0.3 0.0 0.7 1.4 1.1 2.8 .380 0.5 1.3 .387 0.3 0.3 .938
Fred VanVleet ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kirk Hinrich 6 4.5 0.8 0.0 0.7 0.7 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 1.2 .286 0.2 0.5 .333 0.0 0.0 -
Fred VanVleet ------- --- ----------