Rick Adelman vs. Zach LaVine Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Zach LaVine and Rick Adelman 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

Rick Adelman

vs.

Zach LaVine

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Adelman: 1968-69 to 1974-75
Zach LaVine: 2014-15 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Adelman 0 Zach LaVine 0

NBA Seasons Rick Adelman 7 Zach LaVine 10

Playoffs Played Rick Adelman 3 Zach LaVine 1

All-Star Games Rick Adelman 0 Zach LaVine 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 7.7 Zach LaVine 20.5

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 2.4 Zach LaVine 4.1

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 3.5 Zach LaVine 3.9

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 0.9 * Zach LaVine 0.9

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.1 * Zach LaVine 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Adelman 3,579 Zach LaVine 11,866

Total Rebounds Rick Adelman 1,129 Zach LaVine 2,350

Total Assists Rick Adelman 1,606 Zach LaVine 2,285

Total Steals Rick Adelman 106 * Zach LaVine 513

Total Blocks Rick Adelman 9 * Zach LaVine 171

Total Games Rick Adelman 462 Zach LaVine 580

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Adelman .415 Zach LaVine .464

3-Point Percentage Rick Adelman - n/a ** Zach LaVine .382

Free Throw Percentage Rick Adelman .713 Zach LaVine .834

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 12.6 (1971) Zach LaVine 27.4 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 3.5 (1971) Zach LaVine 5.2 (2024)

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 5.2 (1972) Zach LaVine 4.9 (2021)

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 1.2 (1975) * Zach LaVine 1.5 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.1 (1975) * Zach LaVine 0.5 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 5.8 Zach LaVine 19.3

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 1.3 Zach LaVine 5.3

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 1.9 Zach LaVine 6.0

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 0.5 * Zach LaVine 0.8

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.0 * Zach LaVine 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Adelman 121 Zach LaVine 77

Total Rebounds Rick Adelman 27 Zach LaVine 21

Total Assists Rick Adelman 39 Zach LaVine 24

Total Steals Rick Adelman 8 * Zach LaVine 3

Total Blocks Rick Adelman 0 * Zach LaVine 1

Total Games Rick Adelman 21 Zach LaVine 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Adelman .448 Zach LaVine .429

3-Point Percentage Rick Adelman - n/a ** Zach LaVine .375

Free Throw Percentage Rick Adelman .625 Zach LaVine .933

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 11.7 (1969) Zach LaVine 19.3 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 2.5 (1969) Zach LaVine 5.3 (2022)

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 4.8 (1969) Zach LaVine 6.0 (2022)

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 0.8 (1974) * Zach LaVine 0.8 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.0 (1975) * Zach LaVine 0.3 (2022)

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