Kenyon Martin vs. Fred VanVleet: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Fred VanVleet and Kenyon Martin 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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By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Kenyon Martin scored more total points both in the regular season and Playoffs and also has a better playoff average while Fred VanVleet has a better scoring average in the regular season. 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 2.6 points more than Kenyon Martin in his 15 seasons (14.9 points against 12.3). On the other hand Kenyon Martin scored a total of 1,121 points more than Fred VanVleet (9,325 vs. 8,204).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Kenyon Martin 12.3
15
Fred VanVleet 14.9
+2.6
9

Total Points

Seasons
Kenyon Martin 9,325
+1,121
15
Fred VanVleet 8,204
9

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Kenyon Martin has a better career point average than Fred VanVleet (+1.9 points per game) and he also scored more points (+792).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Kenyon Martin 12.9
+1.9
11
Fred VanVleet 11.0
6

Total Points

Playoffs
Kenyon Martin 1,441
+792
11
Fred VanVleet 649
6

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Kenyon Martin 0
Fred VanVleet 1
+1

40+ Point Games

Kenyon Martin 0
Fred VanVleet 2
+2

30+ Point Games

Kenyon Martin 4
Fred VanVleet 36
+32

20+ Point Games

Kenyon Martin 113
Fred VanVleet 164
+51

10+ Point Games

Kenyon Martin 481
+88
Fred VanVleet 393

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Kenyon Martin 731
+202
Fred VanVleet 529

0 Point Games (games without points)

Kenyon Martin 26
+5
Fred VanVleet 21

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Kenyon Martin 3
+2
Fred VanVleet 1

20+ Point Games

Kenyon Martin 21
+9
Fred VanVleet 12

10+ Point Games

Kenyon Martin 74
+45
Fred VanVleet 29

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Kenyon Martin 108
+55
Fred VanVleet 53

0 Point Games (games without points)

Kenyon Martin 4
Fred VanVleet 6
+2

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Kenyon Martin 12.3 5.1 10.6 48.3 0.1 0.4 23.4 2.0 3.2 62.9 15 757
difference:+2.6+0.1+1.9+8.1+2.4+6.4+13.7+0.3+0.5+23.3+6+207
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
Kenyon Martin 9,325 3,875 8,031 48.3 66 282 23.4 1,509 2,398 62.9 15 757
difference:+1,121+1,112+1,146+8.1+1,320+3,449+13.7+217+900+23.3+6+207
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
Kenyon Martin 12.9 5.2 11.0 47.0 0.0 0.3 12.9 2.5 3.7 67.9 11 112
difference:+1.9+1.5+1.7+7.2+2.2+5.4+25.4+1.1+2.1+18.3+5+53
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
Kenyon Martin 1,441 579 1,233 47.0 4 31 12.9 279 411 67.9 11 112
difference:+792+360+682+7.2+126+308+25.4+198+317+18.3+5+53
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
Kenyon Martin 12.0
+9.1
200168
Fred VanVleet 2.9
201737

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Kenyon Martin 14.9
+6.3
200273
Fred VanVleet 8.6
201876

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Kenyon Martin 16.7
+5.7
200377
Fred VanVleet 11.0
2019NBA Champion64

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Kenyon Martin 16.7
200465
Fred VanVleet 17.6
+0.9
202054

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Kenyon Martin 15.5
200570
Fred VanVleet 19.6
+4.1
202152

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Kenyon Martin 12.9
200656
Fred VanVleet 20.3
+7.4
202265

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Kenyon Martin 9.5
20072
Fred VanVleet 19.3
+9.8
202369

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Kenyon Martin 12.4
200871
Fred VanVleet 17.4
+5.0
202473

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Kenyon Martin 11.7
200966
Fred VanVleet 14.1
+2.4
202560

Kenyon Martin's additional seasons:

* Kenyon Martin played 6 seasons more than Fred VanVleet in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 10 to 15, from 2010 to 2015—he averaged 7.6 points in a total of 209 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 11.5 ppg and his lowest 1.8.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Kenyon Martin -
DNP
20010
Fred VanVleet 2.0
+2.0
20177

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Kenyon Martin 16.8
+10.0
200220
Fred VanVleet 6.8
20186

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Kenyon Martin 18.9
+10.9
200320
Fred VanVleet 8.0
2019NBA Champion24

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Kenyon Martin 19.1
200411
Fred VanVleet 19.6
+0.5
202011

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Kenyon Martin 12.4
+12.4
20055
Fred VanVleet -
DNP
20210

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Kenyon Martin 4.5
20062
Fred VanVleet 13.8
+9.3
20224

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Kenyon Martin -
DNP
20070
Fred VanVleet -
DNP
20230

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Kenyon Martin 8.8
+8.8
20084
Fred VanVleet -
DNP
20240

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Kenyon Martin 10.9
200916
Fred VanVleet 18.7
+7.8
20257

Kenyon Martin's additional Playoffs:

* During his 6 additional NBA seasons, Kenyon Martin played in 4 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 7.0 points in a total of 34 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 11.8 ppg and his lowest 4.5.