Zach LaVine vs. Paul Thompson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul 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

Zach LaVine

vs.

Paul Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Zach LaVine: 2014-15 to 2023-24
Paul Thompson: 1983-84 to 1985-86

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Zach LaVine 0 Paul Thompson 0

NBA Seasons Zach LaVine 10 Paul Thompson 3

Playoffs Played Zach LaVine 1 Paul Thompson 1

All-Star Games Zach LaVine 2 Paul Thompson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 20.5 Paul Thompson 8.9

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 4.1 Paul Thompson 3.5

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 3.9 Paul Thompson 1.5

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 0.9 Paul Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.3 Paul Thompson 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Zach LaVine 11,866 Paul Thompson 1,374

Total Rebounds Zach LaVine 2,350 Paul Thompson 533

Total Assists Zach LaVine 2,285 Paul Thompson 224

Total Steals Zach LaVine 513 Paul Thompson 141

Total Blocks Zach LaVine 171 Paul Thompson 79

Total Games Zach LaVine 580 Paul Thompson 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zach LaVine .464 Paul Thompson .432

3-Point Percentage Zach LaVine .382 Paul Thompson .210

Free Throw Percentage Zach LaVine .834 Paul Thompson .792

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 27.4 (2021) Paul Thompson 9.2 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 5.2 (2024) Paul Thompson 3.8 (1984)

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 4.9 (2021) Paul Thompson 1.6 (1985)

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 1.5 (2020) Paul Thompson 1.1 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.5 (2020) Paul Thompson 0.7 (1986)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 19.3 Paul Thompson 4.3

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 5.3 Paul Thompson 1.7

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 6.0 Paul Thompson 0.7

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 0.8 Paul Thompson 1.3

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.3 Paul Thompson 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Zach LaVine 77 Paul Thompson 13

Total Rebounds Zach LaVine 21 Paul Thompson 5

Total Assists Zach LaVine 24 Paul Thompson 2

Total Steals Zach LaVine 3 Paul Thompson 4

Total Blocks Zach LaVine 1 Paul Thompson 1

Total Games Zach LaVine 4 Paul Thompson 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zach LaVine .429 Paul Thompson .417

3-Point Percentage Zach LaVine .375 Paul Thompson .000

Free Throw Percentage Zach LaVine .933 Paul Thompson .600

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 19.3 (2022) Paul Thompson 4.3 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 5.3 (2022) Paul Thompson 1.7 (1985)

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 6.0 (2022) Paul Thompson 0.7 (1985)

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 0.8 (2022) Paul Thompson 1.3 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.3 (2022) Paul Thompson 0.3 (1985)