Zach LaVine vs. Cliff Pondexter Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Cliff Pondexter and Zach LaVine that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Zach LaVine

vs.

Cliff Pondexter

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Zach LaVine: 2014-15 to 2023-24
Cliff Pondexter: 1975-76 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Zach LaVine 0 Cliff Pondexter 0

NBA Seasons Zach LaVine 10 Cliff Pondexter 3

Playoffs Played Zach LaVine 1 Cliff Pondexter 1

All-Star Games Zach LaVine 2 Cliff Pondexter 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 20.5 Cliff Pondexter 3.9

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 4.1 Cliff Pondexter 3.8

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 3.9 Cliff Pondexter 1.1

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 0.9 Cliff Pondexter 0.4

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.3 Cliff Pondexter 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Zach LaVine 11,866 Cliff Pondexter 778

Total Rebounds Zach LaVine 2,350 Cliff Pondexter 747

Total Assists Zach LaVine 2,285 Cliff Pondexter 218

Total Steals Zach LaVine 513 Cliff Pondexter 81

Total Blocks Zach LaVine 171 Cliff Pondexter 52

Total Games Zach LaVine 580 Cliff Pondexter 197

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zach LaVine .464 Cliff Pondexter .416

3-Point Percentage Zach LaVine .382 Cliff Pondexter - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Zach LaVine .834 Cliff Pondexter .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 27.4 (2021) Cliff Pondexter 5.8 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 5.2 (2024) Cliff Pondexter 5.1 (1976)

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 4.9 (2021) Cliff Pondexter 2.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 1.5 (2020) Cliff Pondexter 0.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.5 (2020) Cliff Pondexter 0.3 (1976)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 19.3 Cliff Pondexter 0.7

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 5.3 Cliff Pondexter 1.0

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 6.0 Cliff Pondexter 0.3

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 0.8 Cliff Pondexter 0.0

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.3 Cliff Pondexter 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Zach LaVine 77 Cliff Pondexter 2

Total Rebounds Zach LaVine 21 Cliff Pondexter 3

Total Assists Zach LaVine 24 Cliff Pondexter 1

Total Steals Zach LaVine 3 Cliff Pondexter 0

Total Blocks Zach LaVine 1 Cliff Pondexter 0

Total Games Zach LaVine 4 Cliff Pondexter 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zach LaVine .429 Cliff Pondexter .000

3-Point Percentage Zach LaVine .375 Cliff Pondexter - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Zach LaVine .933 Cliff Pondexter 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 19.3 (2022) Cliff Pondexter 0.7 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 5.3 (2022) Cliff Pondexter 1.0 (1977)

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 6.0 (2022) Cliff Pondexter 0.3 (1977)

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 0.8 (2022) Cliff Pondexter 0.0 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.3 (2022) Cliff Pondexter 0.0 (1977)

Notes: ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.