Houston Rockets, No. 5, guard
6-0, 197 poundsAge 32Wichita State11th season
Injury report as of Nov. 15: Out (Right Knee Injury (Management)). Next game: tonight at Washington, 7 p.m.
Champion once, All-Star once.
| Season | Team | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG% | 3PM | 3P% | FT% | TS% | +/− | Honors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-17TOR | TOR | 37 | 7.9 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.4 | .351 | 0.3 | .379 | .818 | .443 | +1.7 | |
| 2017-18TOR | TOR | 76 | 20.0 | 8.6 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 1.0 | .426 | 1.4 | .414 | .832 | .556 | +4.7 | |
| 2018-19TOR | TOR | 64 | 27.5 | 11.0 | 2.6 | 4.8 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 1.3 | .410 | 1.8 | .378 | .843 | .539 | +4.7 | Champion |
| 2019-20TOR | TOR | 54 | 35.7 | 17.6 | 3.8 | 6.6 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 2.2 | .413 | 2.7 | .390 | .848 | .553 | +3.8 | |
| 2020-21TOR | TOR | 52 | 36.5 | 19.6 | 4.2 | 6.3 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 1.8 | .389 | 3.3 | .366 | .885 | .534 | +2.7 | |
| 2021-22TOR | TOR | 65 | 37.9 | 20.3 | 4.4 | 6.7 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 2.6 | .403 | 3.7 | .377 | .874 | .552 | +3.3 | All-Star |
| 2022-23TOR | TOR | 69 | 36.7 | 19.3 | 4.1 | 7.2 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 2.0 | .393 | 3.0 | .342 | .898 | .540 | +2.8 | |
| 2023-24HOU | HOU | 73 | 36.8 | 17.4 | 3.8 | 8.1 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 1.7 | .416 | 3.1 | .387 | .860 | .568 | +2.5 | |
| 2024-25HOU | HOU | 60 | 35.2 | 14.1 | 3.7 | 5.5 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 1.4 | .378 | 2.6 | .345 | .810 | .515 | +4.4 | |
| 2026-27so farHOU, so far | HOU | 11 | 30.3 | 14.0 | 3.0 | 5.4 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 1.1 | .441 | 2.9 | .395 | .818 | .603 | +10.2 | |
| NBA rank | 70th | 82nd | 188th | 30th | 52nd | 165th | 79th | 68th | 43rd | 11th | ||||||
| Career10 seasons | 10 seasons | 561 | 31.2 | 14.9 | 3.4 | 5.7 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 1.6 | .402 | 2.5 | .372 | .862 | .545 | +3.6 |
Blue: his best season in each column (20 games or more, four in the playoffs; 3P% with two tries a game, FT% with one).
| Source | VanVleet | NBA avg |
|---|---|---|
| Paint | 10.4% | 41.2% |
| Mid-range | 15.6% | 6.3% |
| Distance | Made–Att | Share | NBA | FG% | NBA FG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 8 ft | 5–10 | 8.5% | 38.9% | 50.0% | 59.1% |
| 8–16 ft | 5–11 | 9.3% | 13.4% | 45.5% | 43.9% |
| 16–24 ft |
| Stat | Avg | NBA rank |
|---|---|---|
| Deflections | 2.1 | 74th |
| Contested shots | 1.7 | 238th |
| Twos contested | 0.9 | 232nd |
| Threes contested | 0.8 | 226th |
| Charges drawn | 0.00 | 75th |
| Loose balls recovered | 0.6 | 51st |
| Box outs | 0.3 | 189th |
| Screen assists | 1.0 | 58th |
| Points from screen assists | 2.2 | 65th |
| Per game | VanVleet | NBA avg |
|---|---|---|
| Distance (miles) | 2.10 | 1.76 |
| Average speed (mph) | 4.24 | 4.43 |
| Touches | 64.8 | 38.0 |
| Passes | 55.4 | 29.0 |
| Potential assists |
| Split | GP | Pts | Reb | Ast | FG% | 3P% | FT% | TS% | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Location | |||||||||
| Home | 7 | 12.0 | 2.3 | 5.6 | 44.6% | 40.0% | 80.0% | 60.5% | +10.9 |
| Away | 4 | 17.5 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 43.4% | 38.9% | 83.3% | 60.1% | +9.0 |
| Result | |||||||||
| Threes | 62.3% | 35.2% |
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| Free throws | 11.7% | 17.2% |
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| Fast break | 5.8% | 12.7% |
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| Off turnovers | 18.8% | 16.2% |
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| Unassisted makes | 46.2% | 34.8% |
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| Usage rate | 17.5% | 140th |
|---|---|---|
| Assist rate | 23.9% | 54th |
| Assists per turnover | 5.36 | 9th |
| Turnover rate (per 100 plays) | 5.6 | 20th |
| Offensive rating | 122.7 | 12th |
| Defensive rating | 106.0 | 48th |
| Net rating | +16.7 | 14th |
| Offensive rebound rate | 0.9% | 257th |
| Defensive rebound rate | 8.6% | 192nd |
| Effective FG% | 57.6% | 35th |
| Fouls drawn a game | 1.8 | 132nd |
Percentage ranks need 52+ made field goals (FG%, eFG%, TS%), 14+ made threes and 22+ made free throws.
| Zone | Share of shots | VanVleet | NBA | FG% | NBA FG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 3.4% | 27.7% | 50.0% | 65.6% | |
| Paint (non-rim) | 9.3% | 19.0% | 54.5% | 44.4% | |
| Mid-range | 18.6% | 10.2% | 54.5% | 40.0% | |
| Corner three | 6.8% | 11.7% | 25.0% | 36.1% | |
| Above-break three | 61.9% | 31.4% | 41.1% | 34.8% |
| 30:27 |
| 18 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| 6–12 |
| 4–9 |
| 2–2 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| −8 |
| Nov 2 | vs BOS | W109–93 | 26:52 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3–9 | 2–8 | 0–0 | 1 | 3 | +13 |
| Oct 30 | @ DAL | L111–116 | 32:58 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6–17 | 3–10 | 1–2 | 0 | 5 | +1 |
| Oct 28 | @ MIL | W132–100 | 29:22 | 24 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7–14 | 4–9 | 6–6 | 3 | 0 | +19 |
| Oct 26 | vs ATL | W120–110 | 28:48 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2–7 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2 | 2 | +15 |
| Oct 23 | @ SAS | W114–110 | 31:31 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4–10 | 3–8 | 3–4 | 0 | 2 | +5 |
| Oct 21 | vs DAL | W128–110 | 29:34 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2–8 | 2–6 | 0–0 | 0 | 4 | +19 |
| 10–16 |
| 13.6% |
| 4.6% |
| 62.5% |
| 39.0% |
| 24+ ft | 32–81 | 68.6% | 43.1% | 39.5% | 35.1% |
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| Type | Made–Att | Share | NBA | FG% | NBA FG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunks | 0–0 | 0.0% | 5.8% | — | 88.4% |
| Layups | 3–9 | 7.6% | 25.7% | 33.3% | 56.0% |
| Floaters | 4–8 | 6.8% | 8.8% | 50.0% | 45.3% |
| Hooks | 0–0 | 0.0% | 2.1% | — | 47.5% |
| Pull-up jumpers | 22–41 | 34.7% | 13.7% | 53.7% | 37.6% |
| Step-backs | 3–7 | 5.9% | 5.2% | 42.9% | 37.9% |
| Turnarounds and fadeaways | 1–2 | 1.7% | 5.2% | 50.0% | 40.3% |
| Other jump shots | 19–51 | 43.2% | 33.5% | 37.3% | 36.2% |
| 9.5 |
| 4.9 |
| Secondary assists | 0.7 | 0.4 |
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| Offensive rebound chances | 1.3 | 2.6 |
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| Defensive rebound chances | 5.4 | 5.9 |
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| Stat | VanVleet | NBA avg |
|---|---|---|
| Rim shots defended per game | 1.8 | 2.1 |
| Opponent FG% at the rim | 75.0% | 64.4% |
NBA avg is the average of the 271 qualified players (58+ games).
| Games | Min | Pts | FG | FG% | 3P | FT | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 24.4 | 14 | 5–8 | 62.5% | 2–5 | 2–2 | −10 |
Clutch samples are small, so they are not ranked.
| Wins | 8 | 13.0 | 2.8 | 5.8 | 44.2% | 39.6% | 83.3% | 61.2% | +13.5 |
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| Losses | 3 | 16.7 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 43.9% | 39.3% | 75.0% | 58.5% | +1.3 |
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| Month | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct | 5 | 13.0 | 4.0 | 6.4 | 37.5% | 33.3% | 84.6% | 52.7% | +11.8 |
| Nov | 6 | 14.8 | 2.2 | 4.5 | 50.0% | 44.4% | 77.8% | 67.5% | +8.8 |
NBA Cup semifinals count as neutral-site games, as on NBA.com.
| 3 |
| −8 |
| Nov 2 | vs BOS | W109–93 | 26:52 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 3–9 | 2–8 | 0–0 | 1 | +13 |
| Oct 30 | @ DAL | L111–116 | 32:58 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 6–17 | 3–10 | 1–2 | 0 | +1 |
| Oct 28 | @ MIL | W132–100 | 29:22 | 24 | 6 | 5 | 7–14 | 4–9 | 6–6 | 3 | +19 |
| Oct 26 | vs ATL | W120–110 | 28:48 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2–7 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2 | +15 |
| Oct 23 | @ SAS | W114–110 | 31:31 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 4–10 | 3–8 | 3–4 | 0 | +5 |
Before this game he averaged 13.7 points, 3.1 rebounds and 5.6 assists in 10 regular-season games.
Pull-up 3-pointers have been 21% of VanVleet’s shots since 2019-20, three times the league’s rate, and he has made 36.4% of them (the league: 34.4%).
VanVleet is 16th in the site's Player Rankings, at +3.1 points per 100 possessions against an average player.
He's averaging 14.0 points a game on 60.3% true shooting. He's making 54.1% of his twos and 32 for 81 on threes (39.5%), and takes 18.6 free throws per 100 shots.
He takes 61.9% of his shots from three above the break and is 30 for 73 there.
He has 31.0% of the Rockets' assists while he's on the floor. Alperen Sengun finishes the most of them.
| Zone | Share | Last season | Made | Last season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 3.4% | 50.0% | ||
| Rest of the paint | 9.3% | 54.5% | ||
| Midrange | 18.6% | 54.5% | ||
| Corner threes | 6.8% | 25.0% | ||
| Threes above the break | 61.9% | 41.1% |
The Rockets have outscored teams by 16.3 points per 100 possessions with him on the floor, 123.6 to 107.3, with garbage time left out. They're plus 9.6 overall.
There's no full season before this one to compare him with.
Lineup numbers leave garbage time out and count points per 100 the NBA’s way; ages are exact, game by game, from 2015-16 on.
| Game | Points | Shooting | Possessions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 1, 2021 | 6 | 3-5 | 25.0 |
| Feb. 11, 2021 | 0 | 0-2 | 28.0 |
| Sept. 11, 2020 | 6 | 2-7 | 38.6 |
| Sept. 9, 2020 | 5 | 2-4 | 43.4 |
| Sept. 7, 2020 | 5 | 2-6 | 33.4 |
| Sept. 5, 2020 | 6 | 2-7 | 36.7 |
| Sept. 3, 2020 | 0 | 0-4 | 40.1 |
| Sept. 1, 2020 | 15 | 6-11 | 45.4 |
| Aug. 30, 2020 | 0 | 0-5 | 34.4 |
| Aug. 7, 2020 | 5 | 2-5 | 21.7 |
| Dec. 28, 2019 | 2 | 1-7 | 29.3 |
| Dec. 25, 2019 | 2 | 1-6 | 28.3 |
| Oct. 25, 2019 | 2 | 0-6 | 38.9 |
| April 5, 2019 | 0 | 0-3 | 18.1 |
| March 24, 2019 | 0 | 0-1 | 13.8 |
| Oct. 22, 2018 | 2 | 1-2 | 10.0 |
| March 4, 2018 | 6 | 2-3 | 14.0 |
| Feb. 11, 2018 | 0 | 0-1 | 4.4 |
| Dec. 20, 2017 | 0 | 0-0 | 6.8 |
| Game | Points | Shooting | Possessions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 27, 2024 | 6 | 2-5 | 16.5 |
| Jan. 15, 2024 | 0 | 0-0 | 5.9 |
| Dec. 29, 2023 | 3 | 1-1 | 18.5 |
| March 31, 2023 | 7 | 2-5 | 47.1 |
| Oct. 28, 2022 | 0 | 0-1 | 13.5 |
| Oct. 26, 2022 | 2 | 1-6 | 43.6 |
| April 23, 2022 | 0 | 0-1 | 13.2 |
| April 20, 2022 | 2 | 1-6 | 42.2 |
| April 18, 2022 | 0 | 0-6 | 36.1 |
| April 16, 2022 | 5 | 2-4 | 79.7 |
| Nov. 11, 2021 | 15 | 5-12 | 38.0 |
| Game | Points | Shooting | Possessions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct. 30, 2026 | 2 | 1-2 | 17.5 |
| Oct. 21, 2026 | 0 | 0-1 | 7.8 |
| Jan. 1, 2025 | 0 | 0-0 | 20.7 |
| Oct. 31, 2024 | 0 | 0-1 | 22.7 |
| April 7, 2024 | 4 | 2-2 | 28.0 |
| March 31, 2024 | 3 | 1-1 | 21.5 |
| Nov. 28, 2023 | 0 | 0-0 | 21.6 |
| Dec. 16, 2022 | 6 | 2-3 | 29.5 |
| Dec. 2, 2022 | 7 | 3-7 | 36.5 |
| Oct. 21, 2022 | 0 | 0-0 | 24.4 |
| April 27, 2021 | 0 | 0-3 | 22.5 |
| April 21, 2021 | 0 | 0-2 | 20.3 |
| Feb. 5, 2021 |
| Game | Points | Shooting | Possessions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 18, 2024 | 0 | 0-2 | 21.9 |
| Jan. 6, 2024 | 0 | 0-1 | 31.8 |
| Dec. 17, 2023 | 5 | 2-5 | 11.4 |
| Jan. 28, 2023 | 9 | 4-10 | 47.8 |
| Jan. 8, 2023 | 6 | 3-6 | 29.8 |
| Nov. 15, 2021 | 8 | 4-5 | 43.0 |
| March 28, 2021 | 4 | 2-7 | 41.0 |
| Jan. 11, 2021 | 5 | 2-6 | 37.3 |
| Nov. 13, 2019 | 0 | 0-7 | 38.5 |
| Dec. 14, 2018 | 13 | 5-5 | 39.1 |
| Feb. 2, 2018 | 0 | 0-3 | 18.2 |
| Oct. 30, 2017 | 2 | 1-1 |
The NBA’s matchup counts: possessions one man guarded another, and the points and shots that came of them. Usual is a scorer’s rate on everyone else who guarded him in the same years. Ranked with 250 possessions or more, about four full games of one man on the other, and a long record counts for more than a short one.
| 7 |
| 3-3 |
| 25.4 |
| Jan. 16, 2019 | 0 | 0-0 | 4.8 |
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| Nov. 16, 2018 | 0 | 0-0 | 8.4 |
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| Oct. 19, 2018 | 5 | 2-4 | 13.5 |
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| Feb. 6, 2018 | 3 | 1-1 | 3.6 |
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| 3.3 |
| Game | Points | Shooting | Possessions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 1, 2021 | 8 | 3-4 | 24.5 |
| Feb. 11, 2021 | 9 | 3-4 | 20.2 |
| Sept. 11, 2020 | 5 | 2-6 | 36.9 |
| Sept. 9, 2020 | 0 | 0-5 | 49.5 |
| Sept. 7, 2020 | 2 | 1-2 | 31.3 |
| Sept. 5, 2020 | 7 | 2-4 | 41.5 |
| Sept. 3, 2020 | 8 | 3-6 | 39.5 |
| Sept. 1, 2020 | 5 | 2-5 | 43.3 |
| Aug. 30, 2020 | 2 | 0-2 | 35.3 |
| Aug. 7, 2020 | 6 | 2-3 | 26.6 |
| Dec. 28, 2019 | 4 | 2-7 | 42.0 |
| Dec. 25, 2019 | 7 | 3-9 | 30.8 |
| Oct. 25, 2019 | 10 | 4-12 | 47.0 |
| April 5, 2019 | 4 | 2-4 | 41.7 |
| March 24, 2019 | 6 | 1-7 | 24.0 |
| Oct. 22, 2018 | 5 | 2-4 | 11.7 |
| March 4, 2018 | 4 | 1-3 | 19.0 |
| Feb. 11, 2018 | 3 | 1-2 | 5.4 |
| Dec. 20, 2017 | 0 | 0-1 | 6.1 |
| Game | Points | Shooting | Possessions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb. 1, 2025 | 3 | 1-2 | 5.6 |
| Jan. 29, 2024 | 2 | 1-6 | 30.4 |
| Dec. 2, 2023 | 3 | 1-2 | 23.0 |
| Nov. 19, 2023 | 0 | 0-2 | 17.9 |
| Nov. 8, 2023 | 0 | 0-2 | 24.5 |
| March 10, 2023 | 6 | 3-4 | 17.2 |
| Jan. 19, 2023 | 9 | 2-2 | 15.0 |
| March 30, 2022 | 2 | 1-3 | 9.0 |
| Feb. 10, 2020 | 4 | 2-3 | 37.6 |
| April 3, 2019 | 3 | 1-2 | 23.8 |
| Jan. 11, 2019 | 0 | 0-1 | 6.8 |
| Dec. 7, 2018 | 0 | 0-2 | 14.6 |
| March 23, 2018 | 2 | 1-3 | 18.0 |
| March 13, 2018 | 2 | 1-7 | 27.9 |
