Zach LaVine vs. Rich Rinaldi Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rich Rinaldi 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
Rich Rinaldi: 1971-72 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Zach LaVine 0 Rich Rinaldi 0

NBA Seasons Zach LaVine 12 Rich Rinaldi 3

Playoffs Played Zach LaVine 1 Rich Rinaldi 1

All-Star Games Zach LaVine 2 Rich Rinaldi 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 20.8 Rich Rinaldi 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 4.1 Rich Rinaldi 1.2

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 3.9 Rich Rinaldi 0.9

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 0.9 Rich Rinaldi 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.3 Rich Rinaldi 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Zach LaVine 13,965 Rich Rinaldi 393

Total Rebounds Zach LaVine 2,722 Rich Rinaldi 93

Total Assists Zach LaVine 2,638 Rich Rinaldi 73

Total Steals Zach LaVine 583 Rich Rinaldi 3 *

Total Blocks Zach LaVine 185 Rich Rinaldi 1 *

Total Games Zach LaVine 672 Rich Rinaldi 79

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zach LaVine .470 Rich Rinaldi .393

3-Point Percentage Zach LaVine .391 Rich Rinaldi - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Zach LaVine .834 Rich Rinaldi .724

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 27.4 (2021) Rich Rinaldi 8.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 5.2 (2024) Rich Rinaldi 2.1 (1973)

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 4.9 (2021) Rich Rinaldi 1.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 1.5 (2020) Rich Rinaldi 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.5 (2020) Rich Rinaldi 0.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 19.3 Rich Rinaldi 0.7

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 5.3 Rich Rinaldi 0.0

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 6.0 Rich Rinaldi 0.3

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 0.8 Rich Rinaldi - *

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.3 Rich Rinaldi - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Zach LaVine 77 Rich Rinaldi 2

Total Rebounds Zach LaVine 21 Rich Rinaldi 0

Total Assists Zach LaVine 24 Rich Rinaldi 1

Total Steals Zach LaVine 3 Rich Rinaldi 0 *

Total Blocks Zach LaVine 1 Rich Rinaldi 0 *

Total Games Zach LaVine 4 Rich Rinaldi 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zach LaVine .429 Rich Rinaldi .500

3-Point Percentage Zach LaVine .375 Rich Rinaldi - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Zach LaVine .933 Rich Rinaldi -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 19.3 (2022) Rich Rinaldi 0.7 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 5.3 (2022) Rich Rinaldi 0.0 (1972)

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 6.0 (2022) Rich Rinaldi 0.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 0.8 (2022) Rich Rinaldi - *

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.3 (2022) Rich Rinaldi - *

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.