Ron Brewer vs. Fred VanVleet Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Fred VanVleet and Ron Brewer, 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.

Ron Brewer and Fred VanVleet both played 8 years in the NBA. Ron Brewer had the first of his seasons in 1978-79, 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
Ron Brewer 8 4 1978-79 to 1985-86
Fred VanVleet 8 5 2016-17 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Ron Brewer Fred VanVleet
Season 1978-792016-17
Team Portland Trail BlazersToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West 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 %
Ron Brewer 81 30.3 13.3 1.1 1.7 2.8 2.0 1.3 1.0 1.9 2.2 5.4 10.8 .494 - - - 2.6 3.2 .820
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 %
Ron Brewer 3 31.3 17.7 1.3 2.3 3.7 2.7 0.3 3.0 1.7 2.3 7.3 13.0 .564 - - - 3.0 4.3 .692
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
Ron Brewer Fred VanVleet
Season 1979-802017-18
Team Portland Trail BlazersToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West 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 %
Ron Brewer 82 34.3 15.7 0.7 2.0 2.6 2.6 1.2 0.6 2.0 1.9 6.7 14.4 .464 0.1 0.4 .188 2.2 2.7 .840
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 %
Ron Brewer 3 35.3 19.0 0.3 0.7 1.0 2.0 1.0 0.3 2.3 3.3 8.7 20.3 .426 0.0 1.0 .000 1.7 3.0 .556
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
Ron Brewer Fred VanVleet
Season 1980-812018-19
Team Portland Trail Blazers, San Antonio SpursToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf SemisNBA 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 %
Ron Brewer 75 19.4 8.6 0.5 0.7 1.1 2.0 0.8 0.5 1.2 1.3 3.7 8.4 .436 0.0 0.1 .143 1.2 1.5 .798
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 %
Ron Brewer 7 16.9 11.4 0.0 0.7 0.7 1.9 0.1 0.9 0.9 0.9 4.1 8.7 .475 0.1 0.4 .333 3.0 4.1 .724
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
Ron Brewer Fred VanVleet
Season 1981-822019-20
Team San Antonio Spurs, Cleveland CavaliersToronto 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 %
Ron Brewer 72 32.2 18.8 0.8 1.5 2.2 2.6 1.1 0.4 1.7 2.1 7.9 16.6 .477 0.1 0.4 .258 2.9 3.6 .812
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 %
Ron Brewer ------- --- ----------
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
Ron Brewer Fred VanVleet
Season 1982-832020-21
Team Cleveland Cavaliers, Golden State WarriorsToronto 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 %
Ron Brewer 74 26.5 11.3 0.8 1.1 1.9 1.3 1.2 0.3 1.3 1.7 4.6 10.9 .426 0.1 0.2 .389 1.9 2.3 .835
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 %
Ron Brewer ------- --- ----------
Fred VanVleet ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Ron Brewer Fred VanVleet
Season 1983-842021-22
Team Golden State Warriors, San Antonio SpursToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayRaptors 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 %
Ron Brewer 53 18.7 7.8 0.4 0.8 1.2 0.9 0.5 0.4 0.8 1.2 3.4 7.6 .444 0.1 0.3 .214 1.0 1.3 .776
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 %
Ron Brewer ------- --- ----------
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
Ron Brewer Fred VanVleet
Season 1984-852022-23
Team San Antonio Spurs, New Jersey NetsToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets 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 %
Ron Brewer 20 16.3 7.4 0.5 0.6 1.1 0.9 0.3 0.3 0.5 1.2 3.1 5.9 .525 0.0 0.1 .000 1.2 1.3 .920
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 %
Ron Brewer 3 31.0 12.0 0.3 1.3 1.7 1.7 1.0 0.0 1.0 2.3 5.0 10.0 .500 0.0 0.3 .000 2.0 2.7 .750
Fred VanVleet ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Ron Brewer Fred VanVleet
Season 1985-862023-24
Team Chicago Bulls, Cleveland CavaliersHouston 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 %
Ron Brewer 44 13.0 4.8 0.3 0.9 1.2 0.9 0.4 0.1 0.5 1.0 2.0 5.1 .384 0.1 0.4 .294 0.8 0.9 .895
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 %
Ron Brewer ------- --- ----------
Fred VanVleet ------- --- ----------
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