Daniel Gafford vs. Tony Lavelli Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tony Lavelli and Daniel Gafford 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Daniel Gafford: 2019-20 to 2025-26
Tony Lavelli: 1949-50 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Daniel Gafford 0 Tony Lavelli 0

NBA Seasons Daniel Gafford 7 Tony Lavelli 2

Playoffs Played Daniel Gafford 2 Tony Lavelli 1

All-Star Games Daniel Gafford 0 Tony Lavelli 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Daniel Gafford 9.2 Tony Lavelli 6.9

Rebounds Per Game Daniel Gafford 5.7 Tony Lavelli 2.0 *

Assists Per Game Daniel Gafford 1.1 Tony Lavelli 0.7

Steals Per Game Daniel Gafford 0.5 Tony Lavelli - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Daniel Gafford 1.5 Tony Lavelli - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Daniel Gafford 3,631 Tony Lavelli 591

Total Rebounds Daniel Gafford 2,223 Tony Lavelli 59 *

Total Assists Daniel Gafford 416 Tony Lavelli 63

Total Steals Daniel Gafford 204 Tony Lavelli - n/a **

Total Blocks Daniel Gafford 605 Tony Lavelli - n/a **

Total Games Daniel Gafford 393 Tony Lavelli 86

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Daniel Gafford .706 Tony Lavelli .367

3-Point Percentage Daniel Gafford .000 Tony Lavelli - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Daniel Gafford .678 Tony Lavelli .853

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Daniel Gafford 12.3 (2025) Tony Lavelli 8.8 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Daniel Gafford 7.6 (2024) Tony Lavelli 2.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Daniel Gafford 1.6 (2024) Tony Lavelli 0.8 (1951)

Steals Per Game Daniel Gafford 0.9 (2026) Tony Lavelli - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Daniel Gafford 2.1 (2024) Tony Lavelli - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Daniel Gafford 9.5 Tony Lavelli 2.0

Rebounds Per Game Daniel Gafford 5.6 Tony Lavelli 0.5 *

Assists Per Game Daniel Gafford 0.7 Tony Lavelli 0.5

Steals Per Game Daniel Gafford 0.4 Tony Lavelli - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Daniel Gafford 1.6 Tony Lavelli - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Daniel Gafford 256 Tony Lavelli 4

Total Rebounds Daniel Gafford 151 Tony Lavelli 1 *

Total Assists Daniel Gafford 18 Tony Lavelli 1

Total Steals Daniel Gafford 11 Tony Lavelli - n/a **

Total Blocks Daniel Gafford 43 Tony Lavelli - n/a **

Total Games Daniel Gafford 27 Tony Lavelli 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Daniel Gafford .671 Tony Lavelli .200

3-Point Percentage Daniel Gafford - Tony Lavelli - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Daniel Gafford .629 Tony Lavelli 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Daniel Gafford 11.8 (2021) Tony Lavelli 2.0 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Daniel Gafford 5.8 (2021) Tony Lavelli 0.5 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Daniel Gafford 0.7 (2024) Tony Lavelli 0.5 (1951)

Steals Per Game Daniel Gafford 1.0 (2021) Tony Lavelli - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Daniel Gafford 2.0 (2021) Tony Lavelli - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.