Zach LaVine vs. John Thompson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Thompson 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Zach LaVine: 2014-15 to 2025-26
John Thompson: 1964-65 to 1965-66

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Zach LaVine 0 John Thompson 2

NBA Seasons Zach LaVine 12 John Thompson 2

Playoffs Played Zach LaVine 1 John Thompson 2

All-Star Games Zach LaVine 2 John Thompson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 20.8 John Thompson 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 4.1 John Thompson 3.5

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 4.0 John Thompson 0.3

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 0.9 John Thompson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.3 John Thompson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Zach LaVine 13,706 John Thompson 262

Total Rebounds Zach LaVine 2,677 John Thompson 260

Total Assists Zach LaVine 2,600 John Thompson 19

Total Steals Zach LaVine 571 John Thompson - n/a **

Total Blocks Zach LaVine 184 John Thompson - n/a **

Total Games Zach LaVine 658 John Thompson 74

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zach LaVine .470 John Thompson .410

3-Point Percentage Zach LaVine .391 John Thompson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Zach LaVine .834 John Thompson .595

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 29.0 (2026) John Thompson 3.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 5.2 (2024) John Thompson 3.6 (1965)

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 4.9 (2021) John Thompson 0.3 (1966)

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 1.5 (2020) John Thompson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.5 (2020) John Thompson - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 19.3 John Thompson 2.2

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 5.3 John Thompson 2.7

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 6.0 John Thompson 0.2

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 0.8 John Thompson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.3 John Thompson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Zach LaVine 77 John Thompson 13

Total Rebounds Zach LaVine 21 John Thompson 16

Total Assists Zach LaVine 24 John Thompson 1

Total Steals Zach LaVine 3 John Thompson - n/a **

Total Blocks Zach LaVine 1 John Thompson - n/a **

Total Games Zach LaVine 4 John Thompson 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zach LaVine .429 John Thompson .214

3-Point Percentage Zach LaVine .375 John Thompson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Zach LaVine .933 John Thompson 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 19.3 (2022) John Thompson 3.7 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 5.3 (2022) John Thompson 4.0 (1965)

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 6.0 (2022) John Thompson 0.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 0.8 (2022) John Thompson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.3 (2022) John Thompson - n/a **

Notes: ** 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.