Tyrese Haliburton vs. Fred VanVleet: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Fred VanVleet and Tyrese Haliburton 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.
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Tyrese Haliburton has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more points in during the postseason while Fred VanVleet scored more points 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.
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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 5 NBA regular seasons played, Tyrese Haliburton averages 2.6 points more than Fred VanVleet in his 9 seasons (17.5 points against 14.9). On the other hand Fred VanVleet scored a total of 2,362 points more than Tyrese Haliburton (8,204 vs. 5,842).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Tyrese Haliburton | 17.5 | +2.6 | 5 |
| Fred VanVleet | 14.9 | 9 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Tyrese Haliburton | 5,842 | 5 | |
| Fred VanVleet | 8,204 | +2,362 | 9 |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Tyrese Haliburton has a better career point average than Fred VanVleet (+6.9 points per game) and he also scored more points (+30).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Tyrese Haliburton | 17.9 | +6.9 | 2 |
| Fred VanVleet | 11.0 | 6 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Tyrese Haliburton | 679 | +30 | 2 |
| Fred VanVleet | 649 | 6 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Tyrese Haliburton | 0 | |||
| Fred VanVleet | 1 | +1 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Tyrese Haliburton | 123 | |||
| Fred VanVleet | 164 | +41 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Tyrese Haliburton | 277 | |||
| Fred VanVleet | 393 | +116 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Tyrese Haliburton | 329 | |||
| Fred VanVleet | 529 | +200 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Tyrese Haliburton | 4 | |||
| Fred VanVleet | 21 | +17 | ||
Playoffs
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Tyrese Haliburton | 15 | +3 | ||
| Fred VanVleet | 12 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Tyrese Haliburton | 32 | +3 | ||
| Fred VanVleet | 29 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Tyrese Haliburton | 38 | |||
| Fred VanVleet | 53 | +15 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Tyrese Haliburton | 0 | |||
| Fred VanVleet | 6 | +6 | ||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Tyrese Haliburton | 17.5 | 6.3 | 13.3 | 47.7 | 2.6 | 6.6 | 39.2 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 85.5 | 5 | 333 |
| difference: | +2.6 | +1.3 | +0.8 | +7.6 | +0.1 | +0.2 | +2.1 | +0.7 | +4 | +217 | ||
| 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 | ||||
| Tyrese Haliburton | 5,842 | 2,110 | 4,423 | 47.7 | 856 | 2,184 | 39.2 | 766 | 896 | 85.5 | 5 | 333 |
| difference: | +2,362 | +653 | +2,462 | +7.6 | +530 | +1,547 | +2.1 | +526 | +602 | +0.7 | +4 | +217 |
| 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 | ||||
| Tyrese Haliburton | 17.9 | 6.6 | 13.9 | 47.4 | 2.8 | 7.9 | 35.8 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 83.3 | 2 | 38 |
| difference: | +6.9 | +2.9 | +4.6 | +7.6 | +0.6 | +2.2 | +2.5 | +0.4 | +0.6 | +2.9 | +4 | +21 |
| 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 | ||||
| Tyrese Haliburton | 679 | 251 | 530 | 47.4 | 107 | 299 | 35.8 | 70 | 84 | 83.3 | 2 | 38 |
| difference: | +30 | +32 | +21 | +7.6 | +23 | +40 | +2.5 | +11 | +10 | +2.9 | +4 | +21 |
| Fred VanVleet | 649 | 219 | 551 | 39.7 | 130 | 339 | 38.3 | 81 | 94 | 86.2 | 6 | 59 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
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Fred VanVleet's additional seasons: | ||||
* Fred VanVleet played 4 seasons more than Tyrese Haliburton in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 6 to 9, from 2022 to 2025—he averaged 17.9 points in a total of 267 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 20.3 ppg and his lowest 14.1. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Tyrese Haliburton | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
| Fred VanVleet | 2.0 | +2.0 | 2017 | 7 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Tyrese Haliburton | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
| Fred VanVleet | 6.8 | +6.8 | 2018 | 6 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Tyrese Haliburton | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
| Fred VanVleet | 8.0 | +8.0 | 2019 | 24 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Tyrese Haliburton | 17.3 | +17.3 | 2025 | 23 |
| Fred VanVleet | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
Fred VanVleet's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 4 additional NBA seasons, Fred VanVleet played in two Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 16.9 points in a total of 11 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 18.7 ppg and his lowest 13.8. |