Brandon Jennings vs. Fred VanVleet: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Fred VanVleet and Brandon Jennings 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 Fred VanVleet has better scoring stats than Brandon Jennings 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
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 9 NBA regular seasons played, Fred VanVleet averages 0.8 points more than Brandon Jennings in his 9 seasons (14.9 points against 14.1), and he also scored a total of 403 points more (8,204 vs. 7,801).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Brandon Jennings 14.1
9
Fred VanVleet 14.9
+0.8
9

Total Points

Seasons
Brandon Jennings 7,801
9
Fred VanVleet 8,204
+403
9

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Fred VanVleet has a better career point average than Brandon Jennings (+2.1 points per game) and he also scored more points (+426).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Brandon Jennings 8.9
4
Fred VanVleet 11.0
+2.1
6

Total Points

Playoffs
Brandon Jennings 223
4
Fred VanVleet 649
+426
6

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Brandon Jennings 1
Fred VanVleet 1

40+ Point Games

Brandon Jennings 1
Fred VanVleet 2
+1

30+ Point Games

Brandon Jennings 33
Fred VanVleet 36
+3

20+ Point Games

Brandon Jennings 150
Fred VanVleet 164
+14

10+ Point Games

Brandon Jennings 358
Fred VanVleet 393
+35

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Brandon Jennings 535
+6
Fred VanVleet 529

0 Point Games (games without points)

Brandon Jennings 20
Fred VanVleet 21
+1

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Brandon Jennings 1
Fred VanVleet 1

20+ Point Games

Brandon Jennings 4
Fred VanVleet 12
+8

10+ Point Games

Brandon Jennings 10
Fred VanVleet 29
+19

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Brandon Jennings 18
Fred VanVleet 53
+35

0 Point Games (games without points)

Brandon Jennings 7
+1
Fred VanVleet 6

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Brandon Jennings 14.1 5.0 12.8 38.7 1.6 4.8 34.5 2.5 3.1 79.6 9 555
difference:+0.8+0.3+1.4+0.9+2.0+2.6+0.2+0.4+6.6+5
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
Brandon Jennings 7,801 2,750 7,099 38.7 914 2,648 34.5 1,387 1,743 79.6 9 555
difference:+403+13+214+1.4+472+1,083+2.6+95+245+6.6+5
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
Brandon Jennings 8.9 3.2 8.6 37.2 0.8 3.4 23.8 1.7 2.2 79.6 4 25
difference:+2.1+0.5+0.7+2.5+1.4+2.3+14.5+0.3+0.6+6.6+2+34
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
Brandon Jennings 223 80 215 37.2 20 84 23.8 43 54 79.6 4 25
difference:+426+139+336+2.5+110+255+14.5+38+40+6.6+2+34
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
Brandon Jennings 15.5
+12.6
201082
Fred VanVleet 2.9
201737

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings 16.2
+7.6
201163
Fred VanVleet 8.6
201876

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings 19.1
+8.1
201266
Fred VanVleet 11.0
2019NBA Champion64

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings 17.5
201380
Fred VanVleet 17.6
+0.1
202054

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings 15.5
201480
Fred VanVleet 19.6
+4.1
202152

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings 15.4
201541
Fred VanVleet 20.3
+4.9
202265

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings 6.9
201648
Fred VanVleet 19.3
+12.4
202369

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings 6.9
201648
Fred VanVleet 17.4
+10.5
202473

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings 6.9
201648
Fred VanVleet 14.1
+7.2
202560

Brandon Jennings' additional seasons:

* Brandon Jennings played 2 seasons more than Fred VanVleet in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 10 to 11, from 2017 to 2018—he averaged 6.8 points in a total of 95 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings 18.7
+16.7
20107
Fred VanVleet 2.0
20177

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings -
DNP
20110
Fred VanVleet 6.8
+6.8
20186

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings -
DNP
20120
Fred VanVleet 8.0
+8.0
2019NBA Champion24

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings 13.3
20134
Fred VanVleet 19.6
+6.3
202011

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings -
DNP
20140
Fred VanVleet -
DNP
20210

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings -
DNP
20150
Fred VanVleet 13.8
+13.8
20224

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings -
DNP
20160
Fred VanVleet -
DNP
20230

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings -
DNP
20160
Fred VanVleet -
DNP
20240

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings -
DNP
20160
Fred VanVleet 18.7
+18.7
20257

Brandon Jennings' additional Playoffs:

* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Brandon Jennings played in two Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 2.8 points in a total of 14 games.