Zach LaVine vs. Richie Niemiera Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Richie Niemiera 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.

Richie Niemiera

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Zach LaVine: 2014-15 to 2023-24
Richie Niemiera: 1948-49 to 1949-50

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Zach LaVine 0 Richie Niemiera 0

NBA Seasons Zach LaVine 10 Richie Niemiera 2

Playoffs Played Zach LaVine 1 Richie Niemiera 1

All-Star Games Zach LaVine 2 Richie Niemiera 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 20.5 Richie Niemiera 6.0

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 4.1 Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 3.9 Richie Niemiera 1.8

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 0.9 Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.3 Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Zach LaVine 11,866 Richie Niemiera 686

Total Rebounds Zach LaVine 2,350 Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Total Assists Zach LaVine 2,285 Richie Niemiera 212

Total Steals Zach LaVine 513 Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Total Blocks Zach LaVine 171 Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Total Games Zach LaVine 580 Richie Niemiera 115

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zach LaVine .464 Richie Niemiera .330

3-Point Percentage Zach LaVine .382 Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Zach LaVine .834 Richie Niemiera .776

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 27.4 (2021) Richie Niemiera 6.6 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 5.2 (2024) Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 4.9 (2021) Richie Niemiera 1.9 (1950)

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 1.5 (2020) Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.5 (2020) Richie Niemiera - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 19.3 Richie Niemiera 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 5.3 Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 6.0 Richie Niemiera 1.0

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 0.8 Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.3 Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Zach LaVine 77 Richie Niemiera 28

Total Rebounds Zach LaVine 21 Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Total Assists Zach LaVine 24 Richie Niemiera 8

Total Steals Zach LaVine 3 Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Total Blocks Zach LaVine 1 Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Total Games Zach LaVine 4 Richie Niemiera 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zach LaVine .429 Richie Niemiera .407

3-Point Percentage Zach LaVine .375 Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Zach LaVine .933 Richie Niemiera .750

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 19.3 (2022) Richie Niemiera 3.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 5.3 (2022) Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 6.0 (2022) Richie Niemiera 1.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 0.8 (2022) Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.3 (2022) Richie Niemiera - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.