Fred VanVleet
Guard · Houston Rockets · #5
Fred VanVleet: season analysis
Fred VanVleet is a 32-year-old guard for the Houston Rockets, wearing number 5. Listed at 6-foot-0 and 197 pounds, VanVleet has 11 years of NBA experience and played college basketball at Wichita State.
In 2026-27, VanVleet is averaging 13.7 points, 3.0 rebounds and 5.6 assists in 30.0 minutes per game, starting all 10 games. The shooting line reads 43.0% from the field, 38.7% from three-point range and 84.2% from the free-throw line. VanVleet ranks fifth on the team in scoring.
The scoring output is close to last season's (14.1 points per game in 2024-25), with 30.0 minutes now against 35.2 then.
Before this season, VanVleet played 9 NBA seasons and 550 games, averaging 14.9 points, 3.4 rebounds and 5.7 assists. The best scoring season so far was 2021-22 at 20.3 points per game.
Background
VanVleet has been with the Toronto Raptors since 2016. Nationality: United States. Honors include the Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year (2014, 2016).
Background facts: Wikidata (CC0) · Fred VanVleet on Wikipedia ↗
Profile
| Team | Houston Rockets |
|---|---|
| Position | Guard |
| Jersey | #5 |
| Age | 32 |
| Born | February 25, 1994 · Rockford, IL, USA |
| Height | 6' 0" (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 197 lbs (89 kg) |
| College | Wichita State |
| NBA experience | 11 years |
| Salary | $25,000,000 (2026-27) |
Rockets teammates
Steven AdamsC · #12
Bogdan BogdanovicG · #31
Clint CapelaC · #30
Quadir CopelandG · #25
Isaiah CrawfordF · #27
Kevin DurantF · #7
Tari EasonF · #17
Julian PhillipsF · #3
Alperen SengunC · #28
Reed SheppardG · #15
Marcus SmartG · #36
Jabari Smith Jr.F · #10
Jae'Sean TateF · #8
Amen ThompsonG · #1
Bruce ThorntonG · #2
Oscar TshiebweC · #9
Last 10 games
| Date | Opponent | Result | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-11 | vs GSW | W 115-108 | 30 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6-9 | 4-7 | 2-2 | +25 |
| 2026-11-09 | vs DEN | W 110-100 | 30 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-9 | 3-6 | 1-2 | +1 |
| 2026-11-07 | @ PHX | L 99-102 | 31 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6-12 | 4-9 | 0-0 | +11 |
| 2026-11-04 | vs MIN | L 107-117 | 30 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6-12 | 4-9 | 2-2 | -8 |
| 2026-11-02 | vs BOS | W 109-93 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-9 | 2-8 | 0-0 | +13 |
| 2026-10-31 | vs OKC | W 119-98 | Did not play — right knee injury management | ||||||||||
| 2026-10-30 | @ DAL | L 111-116 | 33 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6-17 | 3-10 | 1-2 | +1 |
| 2026-10-28 | @ MIL | W 132-100 | 29 | 24 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7-14 | 4-9 | 6-6 | +19 |
| 2026-10-26 | vs ATL | W 120-110 | 29 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-7 | 0-3 | 1-1 | +15 |
| 2026-10-23 | @ SAS | W 114-110 | 32 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4-10 | 3-8 | 3-4 | +5 |
Season-by-season averages
| Season | Team | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG% | 3P% | FT% | OR | DR | FG | 3PT | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | houston rockets | 10 | 10 | 30.0 | 13.7 | 3.0 | 5.6 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 43.0 | 38.7 | 84.2 | 0.3 | 2.7 | 4.6-10.7 | 2.9-7.5 | 1.6-1.9 |
| 2024-25 | houston rockets | 60 | 60 | 35.2 | 14.1 | 3.7 | 5.6 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 37.8 | 34.5 | 81.0 | 0.5 | 3.2 | 4.8-12.7 | 2.7-7.7 | 1.9-2.3 |
| 2023-24 | houston rockets | 73 | 73 | 36.8 | 17.4 | 3.8 | 8.1 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 41.6 | 38.7 | 86.0 | 0.5 | 3.4 | 5.8-13.9 | 3.1-8.0 | 2.7-3.1 |
| 2022-23 | toronto raptors | 69 | 69 | 36.7 | 19.3 | 4.1 | 7.2 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 39.3 | 34.2 | 89.8 | 0.4 | 3.6 | 6.3-16.1 | 3.0-8.8 | 3.7-4.1 |
| 2021-22 | toronto raptors | 65 | 65 | 37.9 | 20.3 | 4.4 | 6.7 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 40.3 | 37.7 | 87.4 | 0.7 | 3.8 | 6.8-16.9 | 3.7-9.9 | 3.0-3.4 |
| 2020-21 | toronto raptors | 52 | 52 | 36.5 | 19.6 | 4.2 | 6.3 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 38.9 | 36.6 | 88.5 | 0.6 | 3.6 | 6.5-16.7 | 3.3-9.2 | 3.3-3.7 |
| 2019-20 | toronto raptors | 54 | 54 | 35.7 | 17.6 | 3.8 | 6.6 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 41.3 | 39.0 | 84.8 | 0.3 | 3.4 | 5.9-14.3 | 2.7-6.9 | 3.1-3.7 |
| 2018-19 | toronto raptors | 64 | 28 | 27.5 | 11.0 | 2.6 | 4.8 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 41.0 | 37.8 | 84.3 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 3.8-9.4 | 1.8-4.6 | 1.5-1.8 |
| 2017-18 | toronto raptors | 76 | 0 | 20.0 | 8.6 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 42.6 | 41.4 | 83.2 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 3.1-7.2 | 1.4-3.4 | 1.1-1.3 |
| 2016-17 | toronto raptors | 37 | 0 | 7.9 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 35.1 | 37.9 | 81.8 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 1.1-3.0 | 0.3-0.8 | 0.5-0.6 |
Profile, injury status and averages from ESPN's public NBA data, refreshed daily. MIN, PTS, REB… are per-game averages; OR/DR = offensive/defensive rebounds; FG, 3PT, FT = made-attempted per game.