Stephon Marbury vs. Fred VanVleet: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Fred VanVleet and Stephon Marbury 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 Stephon Marbury has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more total points during the season while Fred VanVleet scored more points in the postseason. 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 13 NBA regular seasons played, Stephon Marbury averages 4.4 points more than Fred VanVleet in his 9 seasons (19.3 points against 14.9), and he also scored a total of 8,093 points more (16,297 vs. 8,204).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Stephon Marbury 19.3
+4.4
13
Fred VanVleet 14.9
9

Total Points

Seasons
Stephon Marbury 16,297
+8,093
13
Fred VanVleet 8,204
9

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Stephon Marbury has a better career point average than Fred VanVleet (+1.6 points per game) while Fred VanVleet scored more points (+247).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Stephon Marbury 12.6
+1.6
5
Fred VanVleet 11.0
6

Total Points

Playoffs
Stephon Marbury 402
5
Fred VanVleet 649
+247
6

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Stephon Marbury 1
Fred VanVleet 1

40+ Point Games

Stephon Marbury 16
+14
Fred VanVleet 2

30+ Point Games

Stephon Marbury 117
+81
Fred VanVleet 36

20+ Point Games

Stephon Marbury 401
+237
Fred VanVleet 164

10+ Point Games

Stephon Marbury 734
+341
Fred VanVleet 393

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Stephon Marbury 838
+309
Fred VanVleet 529

0 Point Games (games without points)

Stephon Marbury 8
Fred VanVleet 21
+13

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Stephon Marbury 2
+1
Fred VanVleet 1

20+ Point Games

Stephon Marbury 8
Fred VanVleet 12
+4

10+ Point Games

Stephon Marbury 19
Fred VanVleet 29
+10

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Stephon Marbury 29
Fred VanVleet 53
+24

0 Point Games (games without points)

Stephon Marbury 3
Fred VanVleet 6
+3

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Stephon Marbury 19.3 6.8 15.7 43.3 1.2 3.6 32.5 4.5 5.7 78.4 13 846
difference:+4.4+1.8+3.2+3.2+1.3+3.2+4.6+2.2+3.0+7.8+4+296
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
Stephon Marbury 16,297 5,769 13,324 43.3 991 3,048 32.5 3,768 4,804 78.4 13 846
difference:+8,093+3,006+6,439+3.2+395+683+4.6+2,476+3,306+7.8+4+296
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
Stephon Marbury 12.6 4.7 13.2 35.5 0.8 3.1 27.3 2.3 3.1 75.0 5 32
difference:+1.6+1.0+3.9+4.2+1.4+2.6+11.0+0.9+1.5+11.2+1+27
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
Stephon Marbury 402 150 422 35.5 27 99 27.3 75 100 75.0 5 32
difference:+247+69+129+4.2+103+240+11.0+6+6+11.2+1+27
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
Stephon Marbury 15.8
+12.9
199767
Fred VanVleet 2.9
201737

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury 17.7
+9.1
199882
Fred VanVleet 8.6
201876

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury 21.3
+10.3
199949
Fred VanVleet 11.0
2019NBA Champion64

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury 22.2
+4.6
200074
Fred VanVleet 17.6
202054

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury 23.9
+4.3
200167
Fred VanVleet 19.6
202152

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury 20.4
+0.1
200282
Fred VanVleet 20.3
202265

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury 22.3
+3.0
200381
Fred VanVleet 19.3
202369

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury 20.2
+2.8
200481
Fred VanVleet 17.4
202473

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury 21.7
+7.6
200582
Fred VanVleet 14.1
202560

Stephon Marbury's additional seasons:

* Stephon Marbury played 4 seasons more than Fred VanVleet in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 10 to 13, from 2006 to 2009—he averaged 14.4 points in a total of 181 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 16.4 ppg and his lowest 3.8.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury 21.3
+19.3
19973
Fred VanVleet 2.0
20177

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury 13.8
+7.0
19985
Fred VanVleet 6.8
20186

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
19990
Fred VanVleet 8.0
+8.0
2019NBA Champion24

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
20000
Fred VanVleet 19.6
+19.6
202011

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
20010
Fred VanVleet -
DNP
20210

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
20020
Fred VanVleet 13.8
+13.8
20224

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury 22.0
+22.0
20036
Fred VanVleet -
DNP
20230

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury 21.3
+21.3
20044
Fred VanVleet -
DNP
20240

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
20050
Fred VanVleet 18.7
+18.7
20257

Stephon Marbury's additional Playoffs:

* During his 4 additional NBA seasons, Stephon Marbury played in one postseason. In those postseasons he averaged 3.7 points in a total of 14 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 3.7 ppg and his lowest 3.7.