Sam Lacey vs. Zach LaVine Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Zach LaVine and Sam Lacey 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

Sam Lacey

vs.

Zach LaVine

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Lacey: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Zach LaVine: 2014-15 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Lacey 0 Zach LaVine 0

NBA Seasons Sam Lacey 13 Zach LaVine 10

Playoffs Played Sam Lacey 4 Zach LaVine 1

All-Star Games Sam Lacey 1 Zach LaVine 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Lacey 10.3 Zach LaVine 20.5

Rebounds Per Game Sam Lacey 9.7 Zach LaVine 4.1

Assists Per Game Sam Lacey 3.7 Zach LaVine 3.9

Steals Per Game Sam Lacey 1.3 * Zach LaVine 0.9

Blocks Per Game Sam Lacey 1.5 * Zach LaVine 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Lacey 10,303 Zach LaVine 11,866

Total Rebounds Sam Lacey 9,687 Zach LaVine 2,350

Total Assists Sam Lacey 3,754 Zach LaVine 2,285

Total Steals Sam Lacey 999 * Zach LaVine 513

Total Blocks Sam Lacey 1,160 * Zach LaVine 171

Total Games Sam Lacey 1,002 Zach LaVine 580

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Lacey .441 Zach LaVine .464

3-Point Percentage Sam Lacey .188 * Zach LaVine .382

Free Throw Percentage Sam Lacey .738 Zach LaVine .834

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Lacey 14.2 (1974) Zach LaVine 27.4 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Lacey 14.2 (1975) Zach LaVine 5.2 (2024)

Assists Per Game Sam Lacey 5.7 (1980) Zach LaVine 4.9 (2021)

Steals Per Game Sam Lacey 1.7 (1975) * Zach LaVine 1.5 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Sam Lacey 2.3 (1974) * Zach LaVine 0.5 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Lacey 9.4 Zach LaVine 19.3

Rebounds Per Game Sam Lacey 9.9 Zach LaVine 5.3

Assists Per Game Sam Lacey 5.0 Zach LaVine 6.0

Steals Per Game Sam Lacey 1.9 * Zach LaVine 0.8

Blocks Per Game Sam Lacey 1.5 * Zach LaVine 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Lacey 274 Zach LaVine 77

Total Rebounds Sam Lacey 287 Zach LaVine 21

Total Assists Sam Lacey 144 Zach LaVine 24

Total Steals Sam Lacey 56 * Zach LaVine 3

Total Blocks Sam Lacey 44 * Zach LaVine 1

Total Games Sam Lacey 29 Zach LaVine 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Lacey .401 Zach LaVine .429

3-Point Percentage Sam Lacey .250 * Zach LaVine .375

Free Throw Percentage Sam Lacey .776 Zach LaVine .933

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Lacey 10.0 (1981) Zach LaVine 19.3 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Lacey 15.7 (1975) Zach LaVine 5.3 (2022)

Assists Per Game Sam Lacey 5.3 (1981) Zach LaVine 6.0 (2022)

Steals Per Game Sam Lacey 2.3 (1980) * Zach LaVine 0.8 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Sam Lacey 2.0 (1979) * 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. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.