Bradley Beal vs. Fred VanVleet: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Fred VanVleet and Bradley Beal to determine who has the better numbers. Here you can compare their career totals, points per game, games of 40+ points, 50+, etc. and their year-by-year scoring averages side by side, both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Bradley Beal has better scoring stats than Fred VanVleet in averages and totals, both in the regular season and Playoffs. However, we won't stop there and we'll go into detail to analyze what these statistics are made up of, from how many games they had in each threshold (30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc.) to their season-by-season scoring averages.

Career Numbers
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Points in the Regular Season

In his 14 NBA regular seasons played, Bradley Beal averages 6.6 points more than Fred VanVleet in his 9 seasons (21.5 points against 14.9), and he also scored a total of 9,058 points more (17,262 vs. 8,204).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Bradley Beal 21.5
+6.6
14
Fred VanVleet 14.9
9

Total Points

Seasons
Bradley Beal 17,262
+9,058
14
Fred VanVleet 8,204
9

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Bradley Beal has a better career point average than Fred VanVleet (+11.9 points per game) and he also scored more points (+474).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Bradley Beal 22.9
+11.9
6
Fred VanVleet 11.0
6

Total Points

Playoffs
Bradley Beal 1,123
+474
6
Fred VanVleet 649
6

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Bradley Beal 1
+1
Fred VanVleet 0

50+ Point Games

Bradley Beal 5
+4
Fred VanVleet 1

40+ Point Games

Bradley Beal 31
+29
Fred VanVleet 2

30+ Point Games

Bradley Beal 147
+111
Fred VanVleet 36

20+ Point Games

Bradley Beal 448
+284
Fred VanVleet 164

10+ Point Games

Bradley Beal 726
+333
Fred VanVleet 393

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Bradley Beal 801
+272
Fred VanVleet 529

0 Point Games (games without points)

Bradley Beal 1
Fred VanVleet 21
+20

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Bradley Beal 11
+10
Fred VanVleet 1

20+ Point Games

Bradley Beal 30
+18
Fred VanVleet 12

10+ Point Games

Bradley Beal 47
+18
Fred VanVleet 29

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Bradley Beal 49
Fred VanVleet 53
+4

0 Point Games (games without points)

Bradley Beal 0
Fred VanVleet 6
+6

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Bradley Beal 21.5 7.9 17.0 46.4 2.1 5.7 37.6 3.6 4.3 82.1 14 802
difference:+6.6+2.9+4.5+6.3+0.4+1.1+0.5+1.3+1.6+4.1+5+252
Fred VanVleet 14.9 5.0 12.5 40.1 2.5 6.8 37.1 2.3 2.7 86.2 9 550

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Bradley Beal 17,262 6,348 13,669 46.4 1,718 4,573 37.6 2,848 3,467 82.1 14 802
difference:+9,058+3,585+6,784+6.3+332+842+0.5+1,556+1,969+4.1+5+252
Fred VanVleet 8,204 2,763 6,885 40.1 1,386 3,731 37.1 1,292 1,498 86.2 9 550

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Bradley Beal 22.9 8.3 18.9 44.2 2.3 6.5 35.3 3.9 4.8 82.8 6 49
difference:+11.9+4.6+9.6+4.4+0.1+0.8+3.0+2.5+3.2+3.4+10
Fred VanVleet 11.0 3.7 9.3 39.7 2.2 5.7 38.3 1.4 1.6 86.2 6 59

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Bradley Beal 1,123 409 926 44.2 112 317 35.3 193 233 82.8 6 49
difference:+474+190+375+4.4+18+22+3.0+112+139+3.4+10
Fred VanVleet 649 219 551 39.7 130 339 38.3 81 94 86.2 6 59

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 13.9
+11.0
201356
Fred VanVleet 2.9
201737

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 17.1
+8.5
201473
Fred VanVleet 8.6
201876

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 15.3
+4.3
201563
Fred VanVleet 11.0
2019NBA Champion64

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 17.4
201655
Fred VanVleet 17.6
+0.2
202054

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 23.1
+3.5
201777
Fred VanVleet 19.6
202152

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 22.6
+2.3
201882
Fred VanVleet 20.3
202265

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 25.6
+6.3
201982
Fred VanVleet 19.3
202369

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 30.5
+13.1
202057
Fred VanVleet 17.4
202473

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 31.3
+17.2
202160
Fred VanVleet 14.1
202560

Bradley Beal's additional seasons:

* Bradley Beal played 5 seasons more than Fred VanVleet in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 10 to 14, from 2022 to 2026—he averaged 20.1 points in a total of 197 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 23.2 ppg and his lowest 5.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal -
DNP
20130
Fred VanVleet 2.0
+2.0
20177

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 19.2
+12.4
201411
Fred VanVleet 6.8
20186

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 23.4
+15.4
201510
Fred VanVleet 8.0
2019NBA Champion24

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal -
DNP
20160
Fred VanVleet 19.6
+19.6
202011

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 24.8
+24.8
201713
Fred VanVleet -
DNP
20210

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 23.2
+9.4
20186
Fred VanVleet 13.8
20224

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal -
DNP
20190
Fred VanVleet -
DNP
20230

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal -
DNP
20200
Fred VanVleet -
DNP
20240

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 30.0
+11.3
20215
Fred VanVleet 18.7
20257

Bradley Beal's additional Playoffs:

* During his 5 additional NBA seasons, Bradley Beal played in one postseason. In those postseasons he averaged 16.5 points in a total of 4 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 16.5 ppg and his lowest 16.5.