Zach LaVine vs. John Long Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Long 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.

John Long

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Zach LaVine: 2014-15 to 2023-24
John Long: 1978-79 to 1996-97

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Zach LaVine 0 John Long 1

NBA Seasons Zach LaVine 10 John Long 14

Playoffs Played Zach LaVine 1 John Long 5

All-Star Games Zach LaVine 2 John Long 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 20.5 John Long 13.6

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 4.1 John Long 2.8

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 3.9 John Long 1.9

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 0.9 John Long 1.0

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.3 John Long 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Zach LaVine 11,866 John Long 12,131

Total Rebounds Zach LaVine 2,350 John Long 2,492

Total Assists Zach LaVine 2,285 John Long 1,738

Total Steals Zach LaVine 513 John Long 912

Total Blocks Zach LaVine 171 John Long 180

Total Games Zach LaVine 580 John Long 893

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zach LaVine .464 John Long .467

3-Point Percentage Zach LaVine .382 John Long .322 *

Free Throw Percentage Zach LaVine .834 John Long .862

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 27.4 (2021) John Long 21.9 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 5.2 (2024) John Long 4.9 (1980)

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 4.9 (2021) John Long 3.2 (1987)

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 1.5 (2020) John Long 1.9 (1980)

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.5 (2020) John Long 0.4 (1980)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 19.3 John Long 9.7

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 5.3 John Long 1.5

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 6.0 John Long 1.0

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 0.8 John Long 1.2

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.3 John Long 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Zach LaVine 77 John Long 223

Total Rebounds Zach LaVine 21 John Long 35

Total Assists Zach LaVine 24 John Long 24

Total Steals Zach LaVine 3 John Long 28

Total Blocks Zach LaVine 1 John Long 2

Total Games Zach LaVine 4 John Long 23

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zach LaVine .429 John Long .399

3-Point Percentage Zach LaVine .375 John Long .182 *

Free Throw Percentage Zach LaVine .933 John Long .959

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 19.3 (2022) John Long 12.4 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 5.3 (2022) John Long 2.2 (1984)

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 6.0 (2022) John Long 2.3 (1987)

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 0.8 (2022) John Long 1.6 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.3 (2022) John Long 0.2 (1985)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.