Fred VanVleetHouston Rockets · #5
Fred VanVleet is a two-way lead guard and 2019 NBA champion who went undrafted before becoming an All-Star and one of the league's premier point-of-attack defenders. A career 14.9 points and 5.7 assists per game floor general, he starred for Toronto before signing with Houston. He is under contract with the Rockets but missed the 2025-26 season with a torn ACL.
Fred VanVleet — the report card
Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.
Where Fred VanVleet stands
Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.
Fred VanVleet — every number, three levels deep
Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.
How the model sees Fred VanVleet
Projection = per-minute rate × projected minutes. Rates are recency- and health-weighted, aged along a per-stat curve, and adjusted for live usage/role. No black box — every number shows its work.
Fred VanVleet career stats, season by season
| Season | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG% | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-17 | 37 | 7.9 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 0.9 | .351 | .379 |
| 2017-18 | 76 | 20.0 | 8.6 | 2.4 | 3.2 | .426 | .414 |
| 2018-19 | 64 | 27.5 | 11.0 | 2.6 | 4.8 | .410 | .378 |
| 2019-20 | 54 | 35.7 | 17.6 | 3.8 | 6.6 | .413 | .390 |
| 2020-21 | 52 | 36.5 | 19.6 | 4.2 | 6.3 | .389 | .366 |
| 2021-22 | 65 | 37.9 | 20.3 | 4.4 | 6.7 | .403 | .377 |
| 2022-23 | 69 | 36.7 | 19.3 | 4.1 | 7.2 | .393 | .342 |
| 2023-24 | 73 | 36.8 | 17.4 | 3.8 | 8.1 | .416 | .387 |
| 2024-25 | 60 | 35.2 | 14.1 | 3.7 | 5.6 | .378 | .345 |
| Career | 550 | 31.3 | 14.9 | 3.4 | 5.7 |
The Lab
Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.
Are the Houston Rockets built to win?
Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.
The Ballad of Fred VanVleet
Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.
The beginning
Fred VanVleet is an American point guard for the Houston Rockets, an undrafted 2019 NBA champion who built himself into an All-Star and elite defender.
Turning pro
Drafted Undrafted, 2016 as a Point Guard.
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Fred VanVleet is an undrafted 2019 NBA champion who became an All-Star point guard and elite perimeter defender.
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He was born in Rockford, Illinois, and starred at Wichita State before going undrafted in 2016.
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He signed with Toronto as an undrafted free agent and rose from the bench to a title role by 2019.
Off the court
- Height
- 6'0"
- Weight
- 197 lb
- Draft
- Undrafted, 2016
- Born
- Rockford, Illinois
- Age
- 32
- Jersey
- #5
Off the court, VanVleet is deeply tied to his hometown of Rockford, Illinois, where he runs youth programs and gives back to the community that shaped him. His 'Bet on Yourself' ethos has become a personal brand and a source of inspiration for undrafted and overlooked players everywhere.
VanVleet is a self-made, unflappable leader whose bet-on-yourself mentality defines his career and locker-room presence.
Fred VanVleet — frequently asked
The questions people ask most about Fred VanVleet, answered.
