Zach LaVine vs. Jim Petersen Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Petersen 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.

Jim Petersen

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Zach LaVine: 2014-15 to 2023-24
Jim Petersen: 1984-85 to 1991-92

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Zach LaVine 0 Jim Petersen 0

NBA Seasons Zach LaVine 10 Jim Petersen 8

Playoffs Played Zach LaVine 1 Jim Petersen 5

All-Star Games Zach LaVine 2 Jim Petersen 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 20.5 Jim Petersen 6.9

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 4.1 Jim Petersen 4.8

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 3.9 Jim Petersen 1.0

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 0.9 Jim Petersen 0.4

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.3 Jim Petersen 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Zach LaVine 11,866 Jim Petersen 3,397

Total Rebounds Zach LaVine 2,350 Jim Petersen 2,354

Total Assists Zach LaVine 2,285 Jim Petersen 487

Total Steals Zach LaVine 513 Jim Petersen 213

Total Blocks Zach LaVine 171 Jim Petersen 363

Total Games Zach LaVine 580 Jim Petersen 491

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zach LaVine .464 Jim Petersen .486

3-Point Percentage Zach LaVine .382 Jim Petersen .071

Free Throw Percentage Zach LaVine .834 Jim Petersen .725

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 27.4 (2021) Jim Petersen 11.3 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 5.2 (2024) Jim Petersen 6.8 (1987)

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 4.9 (2021) Jim Petersen 1.5 (1987)

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 1.5 (2020) Jim Petersen 0.7 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.5 (2020) Jim Petersen 1.2 (1987)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 19.3 Jim Petersen 5.2

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 5.3 Jim Petersen 4.5

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 6.0 Jim Petersen 0.8

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 0.8 Jim Petersen 0.4

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.3 Jim Petersen 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Zach LaVine 77 Jim Petersen 241

Total Rebounds Zach LaVine 21 Jim Petersen 207

Total Assists Zach LaVine 24 Jim Petersen 37

Total Steals Zach LaVine 3 Jim Petersen 17

Total Blocks Zach LaVine 1 Jim Petersen 17

Total Games Zach LaVine 4 Jim Petersen 46

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zach LaVine .429 Jim Petersen .485

3-Point Percentage Zach LaVine .375 Jim Petersen -

Free Throw Percentage Zach LaVine .933 Jim Petersen .662

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 19.3 (2022) Jim Petersen 7.8 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 5.3 (2022) Jim Petersen 5.6 (1986)

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 6.0 (2022) Jim Petersen 1.5 (1988)

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 0.8 (2022) Jim Petersen 0.5 (1987)

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.3 (2022) Jim Petersen 0.5 (1988)