Darius Garland vs. Fred VanVleet: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Fred VanVleet and Darius Garland 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 Darius Garland has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs while Fred VanVleet scored more total points in both stages. 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 6 NBA regular seasons played, Darius Garland averages 4 points more than Fred VanVleet in his 9 seasons (18.9 points against 14.9). On the other hand Fred VanVleet scored a total of 1,000 points more than Darius Garland (8,204 vs. 7,204).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Darius Garland 18.9
+4.0
6
Fred VanVleet 14.9
9

Total Points

Seasons
Darius Garland 7,204
6
Fred VanVleet 8,204
+1,000
9

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Darius Garland has a better career point average than Fred VanVleet (+6.3 points per game) while Fred VanVleet scored more points (+268).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Darius Garland 17.3
+6.3
3
Fred VanVleet 11.0
6

Total Points

Playoffs
Darius Garland 381
3
Fred VanVleet 649
+268
6

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Darius Garland 1
Fred VanVleet 1

40+ Point Games

Darius Garland 5
+3
Fred VanVleet 2

30+ Point Games

Darius Garland 25
Fred VanVleet 36
+11

20+ Point Games

Darius Garland 166
+2
Fred VanVleet 164

10+ Point Games

Darius Garland 346
Fred VanVleet 393
+47

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Darius Garland 382
Fred VanVleet 529
+147

0 Point Games (games without points)

Darius Garland 0
Fred VanVleet 21
+21

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Darius Garland 2
+1
Fred VanVleet 1

20+ Point Games

Darius Garland 9
Fred VanVleet 12
+3

10+ Point Games

Darius Garland 21
Fred VanVleet 29
+8

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Darius Garland 22
Fred VanVleet 53
+31

0 Point Games (games without points)

Darius Garland 0
Fred VanVleet 6
+6

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Darius Garland 18.9 6.9 15.2 45.3 2.3 6.1 38.8 2.7 3.1 86.7 6 382
difference:+4.0+1.9+2.7+5.2+0.2+0.7+1.7+0.4+0.4+0.5+3+168
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
Darius Garland 7,204 2,635 5,818 45.3 897 2,313 38.8 1,037 1,196 86.7 6 382
difference:+1,000+128+1,067+5.2+489+1,418+1.7+255+302+0.5+3+168
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
Darius Garland 17.3 6.2 14.5 42.8 2.1 6.2 34.3 2.7 3.2 85.7 3 22
difference:+6.3+2.5+5.2+3.1+0.1+0.5+4.0+1.3+1.6+0.5+3+37
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
Darius Garland 381 137 320 42.8 47 137 34.3 60 70 85.7 3 22
difference:+268+82+231+3.1+83+202+4.0+21+24+0.5+3+37
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
Darius Garland 12.3
+9.4
202059
Fred VanVleet 2.9
201737

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Darius Garland 17.4
+8.8
202154
Fred VanVleet 8.6
201876

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Darius Garland 21.7
+10.7
202268
Fred VanVleet 11.0
2019NBA Champion64

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Darius Garland 21.6
+4.0
202369
Fred VanVleet 17.6
202054

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Darius Garland 18.0
202457
Fred VanVleet 19.6
+1.6
202152

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Darius Garland 20.6
+0.3
202575
Fred VanVleet 20.3
202265

Fred VanVleet's additional seasons:

* Fred VanVleet played 3 seasons more than Darius Garland in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 7 to 9, from 2023 to 2025—he averaged 17.1 points in a total of 202 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 19.3 ppg and his lowest 14.1.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Darius Garland -
DNP
20200
Fred VanVleet 2.0
+2.0
20177

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Darius Garland -
DNP
20210
Fred VanVleet 6.8
+6.8
20186

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Darius Garland -
DNP
20220
Fred VanVleet 8.0
+8.0
2019NBA Champion24

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Darius Garland 20.6
+1.0
20235
Fred VanVleet 19.6
202011

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Darius Garland 15.7
+15.7
202412
Fred VanVleet -
DNP
20210

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Darius Garland 18.0
+4.2
20255
Fred VanVleet 13.8
20224

Fred VanVleet's additional Playoffs:

* During his 3 additional NBA seasons, Fred VanVleet played in one postseason. In those postseasons he averaged 18.7 points in a total of 7 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 18.7 ppg and his lowest 18.7.