Reggie Jackson vs. Fred VanVleet Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Fred VanVleet and Reggie Jackson, 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 / 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.

Reggie Jackson played 14 years in the NBA, 5 more than Fred VanVleet, who played 9. Reggie Jackson had the first of his seasons in 2011-12, 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
Reggie Jackson 14 8 2011-12 to 2024-25
Fred VanVleet 9 6 2016-17 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Reggie Jackson Fred VanVleet
Season 2011-122016-17
Team Oklahoma City ThunderToronto 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%
Reggie Jackson 45 11.1 3.1 0.3 0.9 1.2 1.6 0.6 0.0 0.8 0.7 1.1 3.5 .321 0.3 1.4 .210 0.6 0.6 .862
difference:+8+3.2+0.2+0.2+0.1+0.1+0.7+0.2+0.1-0.4-0.3+0.5+.030+0.6+.169+0.1+.044
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%
Reggie Jackson 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

Reggie Jackson Fred VanVleet
Season 2012-132017-18
Team Oklahoma City ThunderToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf SemisRaptors 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%
Reggie Jackson 70 14.2 5.3 0.3 2.1 2.4 1.7 0.4 0.2 0.8 1.2 2.1 4.6 .458 0.3 1.5 .231 0.7 0.9 .839
difference:+6+5.8+3.3+1.5+0.5+0.1-0.2-0.5+1.0+2.6+.032+1.1+1.9+.183+0.4+0.4+.007
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%
Reggie Jackson 11 33.5 13.9 0.4 4.5 4.9 3.6 0.5 0.5 1.9 3.1 5.2 10.8 .479 1.2 3.9 .302 2.4 2.6 .897
difference:+5+14.5+7.1+0.4+2.8+3.2+1.4+0.5+0.5-1.2-1.8+3.0+4.3+.146+0.1+0.8+.016+1.2+1.3+.022
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

Reggie Jackson Fred VanVleet
Season 2013-142018-19
Team Oklahoma City ThunderToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf FinalsNBA 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%
Reggie Jackson 80 28.5 13.1 0.5 3.4 3.9 4.1 1.1 0.1 2.1 1.8 5.0 11.5 .440 1.0 3.1 .339 2.0 2.2 .893
difference:+16+1.0+2.1+0.2+1.1+1.3+0.7+0.2+0.2-0.8-0.1+1.2+2.1+.030+0.8+1.5+.039+0.5+0.4+.050
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%
Reggie Jackson 19 27.9 11.1 0.7 3.1 3.8 2.4 0.3 0.2 2.0 2.6 3.9 8.5 .466 1.1 2.8 .396 2.1 2.3 .886
difference:+5+3.2+3.1+0.4+1.7+2.1+0.2+0.5+0.1-1.1-0.6+1.2+1.6+.074+0.5+1.3+.008+1.1+1.0+.112
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

Reggie Jackson Fred VanVleet
Season 2014-152019-20
Team Oklahoma City Thunder, Detroit PistonsToronto 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%
Reggie Jackson 77 29.5 14.5 0.7 3.5 4.2 6.0 0.8 0.1 2.4 2.2 5.6 12.9 .434 0.9 3.1 .299 2.4 2.8 .830
difference:+23+6.2+3.1+0.4+0.1+0.4+0.6+1.1+0.2-0.2-0.2+0.3+1.4+.021+1.8+3.8+.091+0.7+0.9+.018
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%
Reggie Jackson 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

Reggie Jackson Fred VanVleet
Season 2015-162020-21
Team Detroit PistonsToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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%
Reggie Jackson 79 30.7 18.8 0.7 2.5 3.2 6.2 0.7 0.1 2.8 2.4 6.8 15.7 .434 1.5 4.2 .353 3.7 4.3 .864
difference:+27+5.8+0.8+0.1+1.1+1.0+0.1+1.0+0.6-1.0-0.1+0.3+1.0+.045+1.8+5.0+.013+0.4+0.6+.021
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Reggie Jackson 4 36.8 14.3 0.5 2.8 3.3 9.3 1.5 0.5 2.5 2.5 6.3 13.8 .455 0.8 4.5 .167 1.0 1.0 1.000
Fred VanVleet DNP------ --- ----------

Season 6

Reggie Jackson Fred VanVleet
Season 2016-172021-22
Team Detroit PistonsToronto 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%
Reggie Jackson 52 27.4 14.5 0.4 1.8 2.2 5.2 0.7 0.1 2.2 2.5 5.5 13.0 .419 1.3 3.5 .359 2.3 2.6 .868
difference:+13+10.5+5.8+0.3+2.0+2.2+1.5+1.0+0.4-0.4+1.3+3.9+.016+2.4+6.4+.018+0.7+0.8+.006
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%
Reggie Jackson 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

Reggie Jackson Fred VanVleet
Season 2017-182022-23
Team Detroit PistonsToronto 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%
Reggie Jackson 45 26.7 14.6 0.6 2.1 2.8 5.3 0.6 0.1 2.2 1.9 5.5 12.8 .426 1.2 3.8 .308 2.5 3.0 .836
difference:+24+10.0+4.7+0.2+1.5+1.3+1.9+1.2+0.5-0.2-0.9+0.8+3.3+.033+1.8+5.0+.034+1.2+1.1+.062
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 Reggie Jackson nor Fred VanVleet played in the postseason in their season 7

Season 8

Reggie Jackson Fred VanVleet
Season 2018-192023-24
Team Detroit PistonsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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%
Reggie Jackson 82 27.9 15.4 0.5 2.1 2.6 4.2 0.7 0.1 1.8 2.5 5.4 12.8 .421 2.1 5.7 .369 2.5 2.9 .864
difference:+9+8.9+2.0+1.3+1.2+3.9+0.7+0.7-0.1+0.4+1.1+.005+1.0+2.3+.018+0.2+0.2+.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
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Reggie Jackson 4 27.0 17.8 1.3 2.0 3.3 7.0 0.8 0.0 1.3 3.0 7.0 16.3 .431 2.3 5.3 .429 1.5 1.8 .857
Fred VanVleet DNP------ --- ----------

Season 9

Reggie Jackson Fred VanVleet
Season 2019-202024-25
Team Detroit Pistons, Los Angeles ClippersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Clippers Lost West Conf SemisRockets 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%
Reggie Jackson 31 24.0 11.9 0.5 2.4 3.0 4.1 0.4 0.2 1.6 1.9 4.3 10.5 .411 1.8 4.7 .393 1.5 1.7 .833
difference:+29+11.2+2.2+0.8+0.7+1.5+1.2+0.2-0.1-0.4+0.5+2.2+.033+0.9+3.0+.048+0.4+0.6+.023
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%
Reggie Jackson 12 14.2 4.9 0.2 1.6 1.8 0.9 0.2 0.1 0.4 1.5 1.8 4.0 .438 1.4 2.7 .531 0.0 0.0 -
difference:+5+25.8+13.8+0.2+2.1+2.3+3.5+0.8+0.2-1.5-0.8+3.9+9.3+.008+2.5+6.2+.096+3.4+3.4
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

* Reggie Jackson played 5 seasons more than Fred VanVleet in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 10 to 14, from 2021 to 2025—Reggie Jackson played in 3 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.