Steve Henson vs. Fred VanVleet Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Fred VanVleet and Steve Henson, 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.

Steve Henson played 7 years in the NBA, 1 less than Fred VanVleet, who played 8. Steve Henson had the first of his seasons in 1990-91, 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
Steve Henson 7 2 1990-91 to 1998-99
Fred VanVleet 8 5 2016-17 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Steve Henson Fred VanVleet
Season 1990-912016-17
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 %
Steve Henson 68 10.1 3.1 0.2 0.5 0.8 1.9 0.5 0.0 0.6 1.2 1.2 2.8 .418 0.3 0.8 .333 0.6 0.6 .905
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 %
Steve Henson 3 13.3 5.7 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.3 0.0 2.0 1.0 2.0 4.0 .500 0.7 1.0 .667 1.0 1.3 .750
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
Steve Henson Fred VanVleet
Season 1991-922017-18
Team Milwaukee BucksToronto 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 %
Steve Henson 50 7.7 3.0 0.3 0.5 0.8 1.6 0.3 0.0 0.8 1.0 1.0 2.9 .361 0.5 1.0 .479 0.5 0.6 .793
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 %
Steve Henson ------- --- ----------
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
Steve Henson Fred VanVleet
Season 1992-932018-19
Team Atlanta HawksToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks 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 %
Steve Henson 53 13.6 4.0 0.2 0.8 1.0 2.9 0.6 0.0 1.0 1.6 1.3 3.4 .390 0.7 1.5 .463 0.6 0.8 .850
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 %
Steve Henson 3 15.7 2.7 0.3 1.0 1.3 1.7 1.3 0.0 0.7 1.3 1.0 3.0 .333 0.7 1.7 .400 0.0 0.0 -
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
Steve Henson Fred VanVleet
Season 1993-942019-20
Team Charlotte HornetsToronto 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 %
Steve Henson 3 5.7 1.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 1.7 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.0 0.3 0.7 .500 0.3 0.3 1.000 0.0 0.0 -
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 %
Steve Henson ------- --- ----------
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
Steve Henson Fred VanVleet
Season 1994-952020-21
Team Portland Trail BlazersToronto 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 %
Steve Henson 37 10.3 3.2 0.1 0.6 0.7 2.3 0.2 0.0 0.8 1.4 1.0 2.3 .430 0.6 1.4 .442 0.6 0.7 .880
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 %
Steve Henson ------- --- ----------
Fred VanVleet ------- --- ----------

Note: Steve Henson didn't play in 1995-96 and 1996-97.

Season 6
Steve Henson Fred VanVleet
Season 1997-982021-22
Team Detroit PistonsToronto 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 %
Steve Henson 23 2.8 1.6 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.4 0.6 1.1 .500 0.1 0.3 .375 0.3 0.3 1.000
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 %
Steve Henson ------- --- ----------
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
Steve Henson Fred VanVleet
Season 1998-992022-23
Team Detroit PistonsToronto 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 %
Steve Henson 4 6.3 1.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.8 0.3 0.0 0.8 0.3 0.3 0.5 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.5 1.000
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 %
Steve Henson ------- --- ----------
Fred VanVleet ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Steve Henson 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 %
Steve Henson ------- --- ----------
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 %
Steve Henson ------- --- ----------
Fred VanVleet ------- --- ----------
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