Fred VanVleet vs. Dwyane Wade: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Dwyane Wade and Fred VanVleet 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.
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Dwyane Wade is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Fred VanVleet.
By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Dwyane Wade 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.
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Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers |
Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?
Points in the Regular Season
In his 16 NBA regular seasons played, Dwyane Wade averages 7.1 points more than Fred VanVleet in his 9 seasons (22.0 points against 14.9), and he also scored a total of 14,961 points more (23,165 vs. 8,204).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Fred VanVleet | 14.9 | 9 | |
| Dwyane Wade | 22.0 | +7.1 | 16 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Fred VanVleet | 8,204 | 9 | |
| Dwyane Wade | 23,165 | +14,961 | 16 |
Scoring Titles | ||
| Fred VanVleet | 0 | |
| Dwyane Wade | 1 |  +1 |
Points in the Playoffs
Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Dwyane Wade has a better career point average than Fred VanVleet (+11.3 points per game) and he also scored more points (+3,305).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Fred VanVleet | 11.0 | 6 | |
| Dwyane Wade | 22.3 | +11.3 | 13 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Fred VanVleet | 649 | 6 | |
| Dwyane Wade | 3,954 | +3,305 | 13 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Fred VanVleet | 164 | |||
| Dwyane Wade | 629 | +465 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Fred VanVleet | 393 | |||
| Dwyane Wade | 970 | +577 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Fred VanVleet | 529 | |||
| Dwyane Wade | 1,051 | +522 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Fred VanVleet | 21 | +18 | ||
| Dwyane Wade | 3 | |||
Playoffs
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Fred VanVleet | 0 | |||
| Dwyane Wade | 7 | +7 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Fred VanVleet | 12 | |||
| Dwyane Wade | 111 | +99 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Fred VanVleet | 29 | |||
| Dwyane Wade | 171 | +142 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Fred VanVleet | 53 | |||
| Dwyane Wade | 177 | +124 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Fred VanVleet | 6 | +6 | ||
| Dwyane Wade | 0 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Fred VanVleet | 14.9 | 5.0 | 12.5 | 40.1 | 2.5 | 6.8 | 37.1 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 86.2 | 9 | 550 |
| difference: | +7.1 | +3.0 | +4.2 | +7.9 | +2.0 | +5.0 | +7.8 | +3.1 | +4.4 | +9.7 | +7 | +504 |
| Dwyane Wade | 22.0 | 8.0 | 16.7 | 48.0 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 29.3 | 5.4 | 7.1 | 76.5 | 16 | 1,054 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Fred VanVleet | 8,204 | 2,763 | 6,885 | 40.1 | 1,386 | 3,731 | 37.1 | 1,292 | 1,498 | 86.2 | 9 | 550 |
| difference: | +14,961 | +5,691 | +10,732 | +7.9 | +837 | +1,857 | +7.8 | +4,416 | +5,965 | +9.7 | +7 | +504 |
| Dwyane Wade | 23,165 | 8,454 | 17,617 | 48.0 | 549 | 1,874 | 29.3 | 5,708 | 7,463 | 76.5 | 16 | 1,054 |
Playoffs
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Fred VanVleet | 11.0 | 3.7 | 9.3 | 39.7 | 2.2 | 5.7 | 38.3 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 86.2 | 6 | 59 |
| difference: | +11.3 | +4.5 | +8.0 | +7.6 | +1.6 | +4.0 | +4.5 | +4.0 | +5.3 | +8.2 | +7 | +118 |
| Dwyane Wade | 22.3 | 8.2 | 17.3 | 47.4 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 33.8 | 5.4 | 6.9 | 78.0 | 13 | 177 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Fred VanVleet | 649 | 219 | 551 | 39.7 | 130 | 339 | 38.3 | 81 | 94 | 86.2 | 6 | 59 |
| difference: | +3,305 | +1,231 | +2,511 | +7.6 | +27 | +34 | +4.5 | +870 | +1,126 | +8.2 | +7 | +118 |
| Dwyane Wade | 3,954 | 1,450 | 3,062 | 47.4 | 103 | 305 | 33.8 | 951 | 1,220 | 78.0 | 13 | 177 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
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= NBA ChampionRegular Season
Dwyane Wade's additional seasons: | ||||
* Dwyane Wade played 7 seasons more than Fred VanVleet in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 10 to 16, from 2013 to 2019—he averaged 17.8 points in a total of 458 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 21.5 ppg and his lowest 11.4. |
Playoffs
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Fred VanVleet | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
| Dwyane Wade | - | DNP | 2008 | 0 |
Season 7 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Fred VanVleet | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
| Dwyane Wade | 33.2 | +33.2 | 2010 | 5 |
Season 8 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Fred VanVleet | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
| Dwyane Wade | 24.5 | +24.5 | 2011 | 21 |
Dwyane Wade's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 7 additional NBA seasons, Dwyane Wade played in 5 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 17.6 points in a total of 67 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 21.4 ppg and his lowest 15. |