Naz Reid vs. Fred VanVleet: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Fred VanVleet and Naz Reid 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 Naz Reid 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 3.3 points more than Naz Reid in his 7 seasons (14.9 points against 11.6), and he also scored a total of 3,499 points more (8,204 vs. 4,705).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Naz Reid 11.6
7
Fred VanVleet 14.9
+3.3
9

Total Points

Seasons
Naz Reid 4,705
7
Fred VanVleet 8,204
+3,499
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 Naz Reid (+1.1 points per game) and he also scored more points (+292).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Naz Reid 9.9
3
Fred VanVleet 11.0
+1.1
6

Total Points

Playoffs
Naz Reid 357
3
Fred VanVleet 649
+292
6

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Naz Reid 0
Fred VanVleet 1
+1

40+ Point Games

Naz Reid 0
Fred VanVleet 2
+2

30+ Point Games

Naz Reid 4
Fred VanVleet 36
+32

20+ Point Games

Naz Reid 48
Fred VanVleet 164
+116

10+ Point Games

Naz Reid 237
Fred VanVleet 393
+156

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Naz Reid 400
Fred VanVleet 529
+129

0 Point Games (games without points)

Naz Reid 7
Fred VanVleet 21
+14

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Naz Reid 0
Fred VanVleet 1
+1

20+ Point Games

Naz Reid 2
Fred VanVleet 12
+10

10+ Point Games

Naz Reid 20
Fred VanVleet 29
+9

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Naz Reid 34
Fred VanVleet 53
+19

0 Point Games (games without points)

Naz Reid 2
Fred VanVleet 6
+4

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Naz Reid 11.6 4.4 9.0 48.7 1.4 3.7 37.3 1.4 1.9 72.8 7 407
difference:+3.3+0.6+3.5+8.6+1.1+3.1+0.2+0.9+0.8+13.4+2+143
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
Naz Reid 4,705 1,781 3,655 48.7 569 1,525 37.3 574 788 72.8 7 407
difference:+3,499+982+3,230+8.6+817+2,206+0.2+718+710+13.4+2+143
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
Naz Reid 9.9 3.6 7.5 47.6 1.5 3.9 38.1 1.3 1.8 76.2 3 36
difference:+1.1+0.1+1.8+7.8+0.7+1.8+0.2+0.1+0.2+10.0+3+23
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
Naz Reid 357 128 269 47.6 53 139 38.1 48 63 76.2 3 36
difference:+292+91+282+7.8+77+200+0.2+33+31+10.0+3+23
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
Naz Reid 9.0
+6.1
202030
Fred VanVleet 2.9
201737

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Naz Reid 11.2
+2.6
202170
Fred VanVleet 8.6
201876

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Naz Reid 8.3
202277
Fred VanVleet 11.0
+2.7
2019NBA Champion64

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Naz Reid 11.5
202368
Fred VanVleet 17.6
+6.1
202054

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Naz Reid 13.5
202481
Fred VanVleet 19.6
+6.1
202152

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Naz Reid 14.2
202580
Fred VanVleet 20.3
+6.1
202265

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Naz Reid 6.0
20261
Fred VanVleet 19.3
+13.3
202369

Fred VanVleet's additional seasons:

* Fred VanVleet played 2 seasons more than Naz Reid in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 8 to 9, from 2024 to 2025—he averaged 15.9 points in a total of 133 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Naz Reid -
DNP
20200
Fred VanVleet 2.0
+2.0
20177

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Naz Reid -
DNP
20210
Fred VanVleet 6.8
+6.8
20186

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Naz Reid 4.8
20225
Fred VanVleet 8.0
+3.2
2019NBA Champion24

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Naz Reid -
DNP
20230
Fred VanVleet 19.6
+19.6
202011

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Naz Reid 11.1
+11.1
202416
Fred VanVleet -
DNP
20210

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Naz Reid 10.4
202515
Fred VanVleet 13.8
+3.4
20224

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Naz Reid -
DNP *
20260
Fred VanVleet -
DNP
20230
* season in progress

Fred VanVleet's additional Playoffs:

* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Fred VanVleet played in one postseason. In those postseasons he averaged 18.7 points in a total of 7 games.