Test Bowling in Each Season by Daniel Vettori
| Season | | Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM |
| 1996-97 | (New Zealand) | 1115 | 56 | 429 | 18 | 5-84 | 23.83 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997-98 | (Australia) | 672 | 27 | 310 | 6 | 2-87 | 51.66 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997-98 | (New Zealand) | 498 | 33 | 187 | 5 | 3-73 | 37.40 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997-98 | (Zimbabwe) | 558 | 16 | 288 | 6 | 4-165 | 48.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | (Sri Lanka) | 954 | 52 | 361 | 17 | 6-64 | 21.23 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998-99 | (New Zealand) | 1002 | 39 | 536 | 9 | 4-153 | 59.55 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | (England) | 822 | 50 | 249 | 10 | 3-46 | 24.90 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999-00 | (New Zealand) | 1213 | 60 | 476 | 22 | 7-87 | 21.63 | 2 | 1 |
| 1999-00 | (India) | 1149 | 42 | 543 | 12 | 6-127 | 45.25 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000-01 | (Zimbabwe) | 312 | 23 | 79 | 1 | 1-79 | 79.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001-02 | (New Zealand) | 888 | 30 | 417 | 11 | 3-90 | 37.90 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001-02 | (Australia) | 788 | 23 | 440 | 13 | 6-87 | 33.84 | 2 | 0 |
| 2002 | (West Indies) | 433 | 14 | 214 | 8 | 4-27 | 26.75 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | (Pakistan) | 240 | 4 | 178 | 1 | 1-178 | 178.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002-03 | (New Zealand) | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| 2003 | (Sri Lanka) | 234 | 9 | 105 | 3 | 3-94 | 35.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003-04 | (New Zealand) | 1364 | 40 | 677 | 7 | 4-158 | 96.71 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003-04 | (India) | 834 | 41 | 333 | 5 | 2-84 | 66.60 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | (England) | 414 | 8 | 205 | 4 | 2-69 | 51.25 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004-05 | (Bangladesh) | 670 | 49 | 224 | 20 | 6-28 | 11.20 | 3 | 1 |
| 2004-05 | (New Zealand) | 743 | 22 | 397 | 8 | 5-106 | 49.62 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004-05 | (Australia) | 740 | 21 | 341 | 10 | 5-152 | 34.10 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005-06 | (South Africa) | 583 | 12 | 244 | 4 | 2-42 | 61.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005-06 | (Australia) | 162 | 3 | 111 | 1 | 1-73 | 111.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005-06 | (Zimbabwe) | 394 | 23 | 151 | 11 | 4-28 | 13.72 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005-06 | (New Zealand) | 452 | 24 | 163 | 7 | 3-92 | 23.28 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006-07 | (New Zealand) | 351 | 7 | 193 | 10 | 7-130 | 19.30 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007-08 | (New Zealand) | 1143 | 45 | 474 | 13 | 4-70 | 36.46 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007-08 | (South Africa) | 450 | 11 | 203 | 3 | 2-26 | 67.66 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | (England) | 704 | 20 | 323 | 12 | 5-66 | 26.91 | 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) | 520 | 24 | 197 | 5 | 2-46 | 39.40 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | (Sri Lanka) | 727 | 28 | 325 | 10 | 4-78 | 32.50 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009-10 | (New Zealand) | 1872 | 84 | 851 | 22 | 4-36 | 38.68 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010-11 | (New Zealand) | 660 | 36 | 205 | 6 | 4-100 | 34.16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010-11 | (India) | 1203 | 34 | 512 | 14 | 5-135 | 36.57 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011-12 | (New Zealand) | 786 | 28 | 312 | 4 | 1-2 | 78.00 | 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 |
| 2012 | (West Indies) | 315 | 14 | 127 | 1 | 1-124 | 127.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014-15 | (United Arab Emirates) | 144 | 7 | 49 | 2 | 1-8 | 24.50 | 0 | 0 |