Zach LaVine vs. Bryon Russell Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bryon Russell and Zach LaVine, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Zach LaVine played 10 years in the NBA, 3 less than Bryon Russell, who played 13. Zach LaVine had the first of his seasons in 2014-15, while Bryon Russell had his rookie season in 1993-94. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers
Player	Total Seasons	Playoffs Played	NBA Years
Zach LaVine	10	1	2014-15 to 2023-24
Bryon Russell	13	11	1993-94 to 2005-06

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Zach LaVine	Bryon Russell
Season	2014-15	1993-94
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie Second Team	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Jazz Lost West Conf Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Zach LaVine	77	24.7	10.1	0.4	2.4	2.8	3.6	0.7	0.1	2.5	2.1	3.7	8.8	.422	0.7	2.2	.341	1.9	2.3	.842
Bryon Russell	67	16.7	5.0	0.9	1.8	2.7	0.8	1.0	0.3	0.8	2.1	2.0	4.2	.484	0.0	0.3	.091	0.9	1.5	.614

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Zach LaVine	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bryon Russell	6	6.0	2.7	0.7	0.8	1.5	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.5	0.7	1.7	.400	0.3	0.5	.667	1.0	1.0	1.000


Season 2
	Zach LaVine	Bryon Russell
Season	2015-16	1994-95
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Jazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Zach LaVine	82	28.0	14.0	0.3	2.5	2.8	3.1	0.8	0.2	1.9	2.4	5.3	11.7	.452	1.5	3.9	.389	2.0	2.5	.793
Bryon Russell	63	13.7	4.5	0.7	1.5	2.2	0.5	0.8	0.2	0.7	1.6	1.7	3.8	.437	0.2	0.7	.295	1.0	1.5	.667

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Zach LaVine	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bryon Russell	2	6.5	5.5	0.5	0.5	1.0	1.5	0.5	0.0	0.0	1.0	2.0	3.5	.571	1.0	2.0	.500	0.5	1.0	.500


Season 3
	Zach LaVine	Bryon Russell
Season	2016-17	1995-96
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Jazz Lost West Conf Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Zach LaVine	47	37.2	18.9	0.4	3.0	3.4	3.0	0.9	0.2	1.8	2.2	6.9	15.1	.459	2.6	6.6	.387	2.5	3.0	.836
Bryon Russell	59	9.8	2.9	0.5	1.1	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.1	0.6	1.1	0.9	2.4	.394	0.2	0.7	.350	0.8	1.1	.716

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Zach LaVine	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bryon Russell	18	25.5	9.6	0.9	3.2	4.2	1.2	1.3	0.5	0.6	2.3	3.2	6.9	.468	1.4	2.9	.472	1.7	2.1	.816


Season 4
	Zach LaVine	Bryon Russell
Season	2017-18	1996-97
Team	Chicago Bulls	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Jazz Lost NBA Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Zach LaVine	24	27.3	16.7	0.4	3.5	3.9	3.0	1.0	0.2	1.8	2.3	5.7	14.8	.383	1.8	5.1	.341	3.6	4.5	.813
Bryon Russell	81	31.2	10.8	1.0	3.1	4.1	1.5	1.6	0.3	1.2	2.9	3.7	7.7	.479	1.3	3.3	.409	2.1	3.0	.701

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Zach LaVine	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bryon Russell	20	38.0	12.3	0.9	3.7	4.6	1.4	1.1	0.3	1.0	3.0	4.5	9.7	.461	1.8	5.1	.356	1.6	2.2	.721


Season 5
	Zach LaVine	Bryon Russell
Season	2018-19	1997-98
Team	Chicago Bulls	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Jazz Lost NBA Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Zach LaVine	63	34.5	23.7	0.6	4.0	4.7	4.5	1.0	0.4	3.4	2.2	8.4	18.0	.467	1.9	5.1	.374	5.0	6.0	.832
Bryon Russell	82	27.1	9.0	1.0	3.0	4.0	1.2	1.1	0.4	1.0	2.8	2.8	6.4	.430	0.9	2.6	.341	2.6	3.4	.766

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Zach LaVine	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bryon Russell	20	35.0	11.0	0.6	4.1	4.7	1.1	1.1	0.3	0.9	2.5	3.5	7.4	.469	1.2	3.2	.365	2.9	4.1	.716


Season 6
	Zach LaVine	Bryon Russell
Season	2019-20	1998-99
Team	Chicago Bulls	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Jazz Lost West Conf Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Zach LaVine	60	34.8	25.5	0.7	4.1	4.8	4.2	1.5	0.5	3.4	2.2	9.0	20.0	.450	3.1	8.1	.380	4.5	5.6	.802
Bryon Russell	50	35.4	12.4	1.3	4.0	5.3	1.5	1.5	0.3	1.5	3.1	4.3	9.4	.464	1.0	2.9	.354	2.7	3.4	.795

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Zach LaVine	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bryon Russell	11	35.2	12.1	1.5	4.5	6.1	1.2	1.8	0.2	1.0	3.4	4.5	10.5	.426	0.8	3.3	.250	2.4	3.3	.722


Season 7
	Zach LaVine	Bryon Russell
Season	2020-21	1999-00
Team	Chicago Bulls	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Jazz Lost West Conf Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Zach LaVine	58	35.1	27.4	0.6	4.4	5.0	4.9	0.8	0.5	3.5	2.4	9.8	19.4	.507	3.4	8.2	.419	4.4	5.1	.849
Bryon Russell	82	35.4	14.1	1.2	4.0	5.2	1.9	1.6	0.3	1.2	3.1	5.0	11.1	.446	1.3	3.3	.396	2.9	3.9	.750

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Zach LaVine	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bryon Russell	10	37.4	14.0	0.9	4.3	5.2	2.1	1.6	0.5	1.5	2.7	4.8	11.4	.421	1.3	4.5	.289	3.1	4.1	.756


Season 8
	Zach LaVine	Bryon Russell
Season	2021-22	2000-01
Team	Chicago Bulls	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Bulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Jazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Zach LaVine	67	34.7	24.4	0.3	4.3	4.6	4.5	0.6	0.3	2.6	1.8	8.4	17.7	.476	2.8	7.1	.389	4.8	5.6	.853
Bryon Russell	78	31.7	12.0	1.2	3.0	4.2	2.1	1.2	0.3	1.4	2.9	3.9	9.0	.440	1.2	2.9	.413	2.8	3.7	.779

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Zach LaVine	4	38.3	19.3	0.0	5.3	5.3	6.0	0.8	0.3	3.0	2.3	6.8	15.8	.429	2.3	6.0	.375	3.5	3.8	.933
Bryon Russell	5	43.0	14.2	0.8	6.4	7.2	3.0	0.6	0.2	0.4	2.6	5.0	11.2	.446	2.0	4.4	.455	2.2	2.4	.917


Season 9
	Zach LaVine	Bryon Russell
Season	2022-23	2001-02
Team	Chicago Bulls	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Jazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Zach LaVine	77	35.9	24.8	0.5	3.9	4.5	4.2	0.9	0.2	2.5	2.1	8.7	18.0	.485	2.6	7.1	.375	4.7	5.6	.848
Bryon Russell	66	30.3	9.6	1.2	3.3	4.5	2.1	1.0	0.3	1.7	3.1	3.4	8.8	.380	1.2	3.4	.341	1.7	2.1	.821

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Zach LaVine	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bryon Russell	4	30.0	7.0	1.5	2.8	4.3	1.8	1.0	0.0	2.3	3.8	2.3	9.0	.250	1.5	3.8	.400	1.0	1.0	1.000


Season 10
	Zach LaVine	Bryon Russell
Season	2023-24	2002-03
Team	Chicago Bulls	Washington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Zach LaVine	25	34.9	19.5	0.3	4.8	5.2	3.9	0.8	0.3	2.1	2.3	6.8	15.0	.452	2.4	6.8	.349	3.5	4.1	.854
Bryon Russell	70	19.8	4.5	0.6	2.4	3.0	1.0	1.0	0.1	0.8	1.9	1.5	4.4	.353	0.7	2.0	.329	0.8	1.0	.768

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Zach LaVine	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bryon Russell	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 11
	Zach LaVine	Bryon Russell
Season	-	2003-04
Team	-	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	Lakers Lost NBA Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Zach LaVine	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bryon Russell	72	13.1	4.0	0.4	1.6	2.0	1.0	0.4	0.2	0.5	1.5	1.4	3.4	.402	0.6	1.6	.384	0.7	0.9	.769

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Zach LaVine	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bryon Russell	6	2.5	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.5	.000	0.0	0.3	.000	0.0	0.0	-


Season 12
	Zach LaVine	Bryon Russell
Season	-	2004-05
Team	-	Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Zach LaVine	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bryon Russell	70	14.7	4.4	0.7	1.7	2.5	1.0	0.6	0.2	0.5	1.9	1.4	3.6	.377	0.8	2.1	.376	0.9	1.1	.792

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Zach LaVine	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bryon Russell	3	2.3	1.0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	.000	0.0	0.3	.000	1.0	1.0	1.000


Season 13
	Zach LaVine	Bryon Russell
Season	-	2005-06
Team	-	Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Zach LaVine	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bryon Russell	1	3.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Zach LaVine	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bryon Russell	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Zach LaVine vs. Bryon Russell Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bryon Russell and Zach LaVine, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11

Season 12

Season 13