Zach LaVine vs. Mychal Thompson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mychal Thompson 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.

Mychal Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Zach LaVine: 2014-15 to 2023-24
Mychal Thompson: 1978-79 to 1990-91

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Zach LaVine 0 Mychal Thompson 2

NBA Seasons Zach LaVine 10 Mychal Thompson 12

Playoffs Played Zach LaVine 1 Mychal Thompson 11

All-Star Games Zach LaVine 2 Mychal Thompson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 20.5 Mychal Thompson 13.7

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 4.1 Mychal Thompson 7.4

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 3.9 Mychal Thompson 2.3

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 0.9 Mychal Thompson 0.7

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.3 Mychal Thompson 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Zach LaVine 11,866 Mychal Thompson 12,810

Total Rebounds Zach LaVine 2,350 Mychal Thompson 6,951

Total Assists Zach LaVine 2,285 Mychal Thompson 2,141

Total Steals Zach LaVine 513 Mychal Thompson 701

Total Blocks Zach LaVine 171 Mychal Thompson 1,073

Total Games Zach LaVine 580 Mychal Thompson 935

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zach LaVine .464 Mychal Thompson .504

3-Point Percentage Zach LaVine .382 Mychal Thompson .083 *

Free Throw Percentage Zach LaVine .834 Mychal Thompson .655

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 27.4 (2021) Mychal Thompson 20.8 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 5.2 (2024) Mychal Thompson 11.7 (1982)

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 4.9 (2021) Mychal Thompson 4.8 (1983)

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 1.5 (2020) Mychal Thompson 1.1 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.5 (2020) Mychal Thompson 2.2 (1981)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 19.3 Mychal Thompson 10.9

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 5.3 Mychal Thompson 6.0

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 6.0 Mychal Thompson 1.2

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 0.8 Mychal Thompson 0.5

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.3 Mychal Thompson 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Zach LaVine 77 Mychal Thompson 1,132

Total Rebounds Zach LaVine 21 Mychal Thompson 627

Total Assists Zach LaVine 24 Mychal Thompson 126

Total Steals Zach LaVine 3 Mychal Thompson 56

Total Blocks Zach LaVine 1 Mychal Thompson 106

Total Games Zach LaVine 4 Mychal Thompson 104

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zach LaVine .429 Mychal Thompson .501

3-Point Percentage Zach LaVine .375 Mychal Thompson - *

Free Throw Percentage Zach LaVine .933 Mychal Thompson .648

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 19.3 (2022) Mychal Thompson 25.0 (1981)

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 5.3 (2022) Mychal Thompson 10.3 (1979)

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 6.0 (2022) Mychal Thompson 5.6 (1983)

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 0.8 (2022) Mychal Thompson 1.3 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.3 (2022) Mychal Thompson 3.0 (1981)

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