Vince Carter vs. Fred VanVleet: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Fred VanVleet and Vince Carter 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
Vince Carter 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 Vince Carter 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 22 NBA regular seasons played, Vince Carter averages 1.8 points more than Fred VanVleet in his 9 seasons (16.7 points against 14.9), and he also scored a total of 17,524 points more (25,728 vs. 8,204).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Vince Carter | 16.7 | +1.8 | 22 |
| Fred VanVleet | 14.9 | 9 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Vince Carter | 25,728 | +17,524 | 22 |
| Fred VanVleet | 8,204 | 9 | |
Points in the Playoffs
Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Vince Carter has a better career point average than Fred VanVleet (+7.1 points per game) and he also scored more points (+944).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Vince Carter | 18.1 | +7.1 | 11 |
| Fred VanVleet | 11.0 | 6 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Vince Carter | 1,593 | +944 | 11 |
| Fred VanVleet | 649 | 6 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Vince Carter | 597 | +433 | ||
| Fred VanVleet | 164 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Vince Carter | 1,094 | +701 | ||
| Fred VanVleet | 393 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Vince Carter | 1,473 | +944 | ||
| Fred VanVleet | 529 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Vince Carter | 68 | +47 | ||
| Fred VanVleet | 21 | |||
Playoffs
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Vince Carter | 1 | +1 | ||
| Fred VanVleet | 0 | |||
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Vince Carter | 2 | +2 | ||
| Fred VanVleet | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Vince Carter | 40 | +28 | ||
| Fred VanVleet | 12 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Vince Carter | 68 | +39 | ||
| Fred VanVleet | 29 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Vince Carter | 88 | +35 | ||
| Fred VanVleet | 53 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Vince Carter | 0 | |||
| Fred VanVleet | 6 | +6 | ||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Vince Carter | 16.7 | 6.0 | 13.8 | 43.5 | 1.5 | 4.0 | 37.1 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 79.8 | 22 | 1,541 |
| difference: | +1.8 | +1.0 | +1.3 | +3.4 | +1.0 | +2.8 | +0.8 | +1.2 | +6.4 | +13 | +991 | |
| 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 | ||||
| Vince Carter | 25,728 | 9,293 | 21,339 | 43.5 | 2,290 | 6,168 | 37.1 | 4,852 | 6,082 | 79.8 | 22 | 1,541 |
| difference: | +17,524 | +6,530 | +14,454 | +3.4 | +904 | +2,437 | +3,560 | +4,584 | +6.4 | +13 | +991 | |
| 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 | ||||
| Vince Carter | 18.1 | 6.3 | 15.2 | 41.6 | 1.4 | 4.0 | 33.8 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 79.6 | 11 | 88 |
| difference: | +7.1 | +2.6 | +5.9 | +1.8 | +0.8 | +1.7 | +4.5 | +2.7 | +3.5 | +6.6 | +5 | +29 |
| 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 | ||||
| Vince Carter | 1,593 | 557 | 1,340 | 41.6 | 119 | 352 | 33.8 | 360 | 452 | 79.6 | 11 | 88 |
| difference: | +944 | +338 | +789 | +1.8 | +11 | +13 | +4.5 | +279 | +358 | +6.6 | +5 | +29 |
| 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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Vince Carter's additional seasons: | ||||
* Vince Carter played 13 seasons more than Fred VanVleet in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 10 to 22, from 2008 to 2020—he averaged 11.7 points in a total of 920 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 21.3 ppg and his lowest 5. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Vince Carter | - | DNP | 1999 | 0 |
| Fred VanVleet | 2.0 | +2.0 | 2017 | 7 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Vince Carter | - | DNP | 2002 | 0 |
| Fred VanVleet | 19.6 | +19.6 | 2020 | 11 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Vince Carter | - | DNP | 2003 | 0 |
| Fred VanVleet | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Vince Carter | - | DNP | 2004 | 0 |
| Fred VanVleet | 13.8 | +13.8 | 2022 | 4 |
Season 7 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Vince Carter | 26.8 | +26.8 | 2005 | 4 |
| Fred VanVleet | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
Season 8 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Vince Carter | 29.6 | +29.6 | 2006 | 11 |
| Fred VanVleet | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
Vince Carter's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 13 additional NBA seasons, Vince Carter played in 6 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 11.0 points in a total of 46 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 15.5 ppg and his lowest 6.3. |