First-Class Bowling in Each Season by Daniel Vettori
| Season | | Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM |
| 1996-97 | (New Zealand) | 2105 | 111 | 762 | 36 | 5-61 | 21.16 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | (South Africa) | 598 | 21 | 241 | 12 | 5-45 | 20.08 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997-98 | (Zimbabwe) | 732 | 19 | 384 | 7 | 4-165 | 54.85 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997-98 | (Australia) | 1188 | 37 | 620 | 15 | 4-13 | 41.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997-98 | (New Zealand) | 1119 | 59 | 509 | 20 | 5-22 | 25.45 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | (Sri Lanka) | 1248 | 64 | 466 | 20 | 6-64 | 23.30 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998-99 | (New Zealand) | 1770 | 77 | 844 | 19 | 4-40 | 44.42 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | (England) | 2814 | 155 | 1051 | 32 | 5-80 | 32.84 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999-00 | (New Zealand) | 1213 | 60 | 476 | 22 | 7-87 | 21.63 | 2 | 1 |
| 1999-00 | (India) | 1413 | 52 | 645 | 16 | 6-127 | 40.31 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000-01 | (Zimbabwe) | 668 | 41 | 217 | 10 | 6-43 | 21.70 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001-02 | (Australia) | 1139 | 38 | 580 | 22 | 6-80 | 26.36 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001-02 | (New Zealand) | 888 | 30 | 417 | 11 | 3-90 | 37.90 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | (Pakistan) | 240 | 4 | 178 | 1 | 1-178 | 178.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | (West Indies) | 433 | 14 | 214 | 8 | 4-27 | 26.75 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002-03 | (New Zealand) | 378 | 14 | 146 | 3 | 2-56 | 48.66 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | (England) | 291 | 2 | 302 | 6 | 4-74 | 50.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | (Sri Lanka) | 234 | 9 | 105 | 3 | 3-94 | 35.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003-04 | (India) | 1212 | 54 | 514 | 8 | 3-96 | 64.25 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003-04 | (New Zealand) | 1364 | 40 | 677 | 7 | 4-158 | 96.71 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | (England) | 1039 | 22 | 612 | 20 | 5-92 | 30.60 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004-05 | (Bangladesh) | 670 | 49 | 224 | 20 | 6-28 | 11.20 | 3 | 1 |
| 2004-05 | (New Zealand) | 965 | 32 | 487 | 10 | 5-106 | 48.70 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004-05 | (Australia) | 740 | 21 | 341 | 10 | 5-152 | 34.10 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005-06 | (Zimbabwe) | 394 | 23 | 151 | 11 | 4-28 | 13.72 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005-06 | (New Zealand) | 508 | 27 | 181 | 8 | 3-92 | 22.62 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005-06 | (South Africa) | 931 | 19 | 416 | 7 | 3-77 | 59.42 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005-06 | (Australia) | 162 | 3 | 111 | 1 | 1-73 | 111.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | (England) | 186 | 4 | 92 | 0 | | | | |
| 2006-07 | (New Zealand) | 704 | 21 | 325 | 16 | 7-130 | 20.31 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007-08 | (South Africa) | 738 | 14 | 380 | 13 | 3-44 | 29.23 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007-08 | (New Zealand) | 1143 | 45 | 474 | 13 | 4-70 | 36.46 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | (England) | 770 | 24 | 346 | 13 | 5-66 | 26.61 | 2 | 0 |
| 2008-09 | (Bangladesh) | 582 | 34 | 199 | 14 | 5-59 | 14.21 | 2 | 0 |
| 2008-09 | (New Zealand) | 1414 | 64 | 584 | 17 | 6-56 | 34.35 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008-09 | (Australia) | 749 | 29 | 288 | 9 | 4-71 | 32.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | (Sri Lanka) | 1108 | 44 | 510 | 17 | 4-78 | 30.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009-10 | (New Zealand) | 1872 | 84 | 851 | 22 | 4-36 | 38.68 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010-11 | (India) | 1203 | 34 | 512 | 14 | 5-135 | 36.57 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010-11 | (New Zealand) | 660 | 36 | 205 | 6 | 4-100 | 34.16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011-12 | (Zimbabwe) | 487 | 27 | 141 | 8 | 5-70 | 17.62 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011-12 | (Australia) | 222 | 13 | 88 | 2 | 2-88 | 44.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011-12 | (New Zealand) | 1393 | 65 | 508 | 16 | 5-89 | 31.75 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | (West Indies) | 443 | 20 | 175 | 7 | 6-48 | 25.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013-14 | (New Zealand) | 984 | 49 | 383 | 11 | 5-52 | 34.81 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014-15 | (United Arab Emirates) | 144 | 7 | 49 | 2 | 1-8 | 24.50 | 0 | 0 |