Robert Traylor vs. Fred VanVleet Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Fred VanVleet and Robert Traylor, 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.

Robert Traylor played 7 years in the NBA, 1 less than Fred VanVleet, who played 8. Robert Traylor had the first of his seasons in 1998-99, 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
Robert Traylor 7 5 1998-99 to 2004-05
Fred VanVleet 8 5 2016-17 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Robert Traylor Fred VanVleet
Season 1998-992016-17
Team Milwaukee BucksToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks 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 %
Robert Traylor 49 16.0 5.3 1.6 2.1 3.7 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 2.9 2.2 4.1 .537 0.0 0.0 .000 0.9 1.6 .538
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 %
Robert Traylor 3 15.0 5.3 2.0 2.0 4.0 0.7 0.7 1.3 1.3 5.0 2.3 3.0 .778 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.3 .500
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

Robert Traylor Fred VanVleet
Season 1999-002017-18
Team Milwaukee BucksToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks 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 %
Robert Traylor 44 10.2 3.6 1.1 1.5 2.6 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 1.8 1.3 2.8 .475 0.0 0.1 .000 0.9 1.5 .603
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 %
Robert Traylor 1 4.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
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

Robert Traylor Fred VanVleet
Season 2000-012018-19
Team Cleveland CavaliersToronto 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 %
Robert Traylor 70 17.3 5.7 1.8 2.5 4.3 0.9 0.7 1.1 1.4 2.9 2.3 4.6 .497 0.0 0.0 .000 1.1 2.0 .567
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 %
Robert Traylor ------- --- ----------
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

Robert Traylor Fred VanVleet
Season 2001-022019-20
Team Charlotte HornetsToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hornets 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 %
Robert Traylor 61 11.1 3.7 1.1 2.0 3.1 0.6 0.4 0.6 0.7 2.1 1.4 3.3 .426 0.0 0.0 1.000 0.9 1.4 .631
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 %
Robert Traylor 8 7.9 2.3 0.5 1.5 2.0 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.5 1.9 0.9 2.5 .350 0.0 0.1 .000 0.5 0.8 .667
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

Robert Traylor Fred VanVleet
Season 2002-032020-21
Team New Orleans HornetsToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hornets 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 %
Robert Traylor 69 12.3 3.9 1.6 2.2 3.8 0.7 0.7 0.5 0.8 2.2 1.5 3.4 .443 0.0 0.0 .333 0.8 1.3 .648
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 %
Robert Traylor 6 15.5 3.5 1.8 3.2 5.0 0.7 0.5 0.8 1.0 2.8 1.7 3.7 .455 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.7 .250
Fred VanVleet ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Robert Traylor Fred VanVleet
Season 2003-042021-22
Team New Orleans HornetsToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Hornets 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 %
Robert Traylor 71 13.3 5.1 1.5 2.2 3.7 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.9 2.3 2.0 4.0 .505 0.0 0.1 .400 1.0 1.8 .547
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 %
Robert Traylor 4 9.8 2.5 0.3 2.3 2.5 0.3 0.8 0.3 0.5 2.0 1.0 2.3 .444 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.8 .667
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

Robert Traylor Fred VanVleet
Season 2004-052022-23
Team Cleveland CavaliersToronto 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 %
Robert Traylor 74 17.9 5.5 1.8 2.6 4.5 0.8 0.7 0.7 1.0 2.9 2.4 5.4 .444 0.0 0.1 .000 0.7 1.4 .539
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 %
Robert Traylor ------- --- ----------
Fred VanVleet ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Robert Traylor Fred VanVleet
Season -2023-24
Team -Houston Rockets
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 %
Robert Traylor ------- --- ----------
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 %
Robert Traylor ------- --- ----------
Fred VanVleet ------- --- ----------