Zach LaVine vs. Rod Thorn Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rod Thorn 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 2024-25
Rod Thorn: 1963-64 to 1970-71

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Zach LaVine 0 Rod Thorn 0

NBA Seasons Zach LaVine 11 Rod Thorn 8

Playoffs Played Zach LaVine 1 Rod Thorn 2

All-Star Games Zach LaVine 2 Rod Thorn 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 20.8 Rod Thorn 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 4.1 Rod Thorn 3.1

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 4.0 Rod Thorn 2.6

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 0.9 Rod Thorn - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.3 Rod Thorn - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Zach LaVine 13,590 Rod Thorn 5,012

Total Rebounds Zach LaVine 2,665 Rod Thorn 1,463

Total Assists Zach LaVine 2,595 Rod Thorn 1,214

Total Steals Zach LaVine 571 Rod Thorn - n/a **

Total Blocks Zach LaVine 183 Rod Thorn - n/a **

Total Games Zach LaVine 654 Rod Thorn 466

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zach LaVine .470 Rod Thorn .433

3-Point Percentage Zach LaVine .391 Rod Thorn - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Zach LaVine .833 Rod Thorn .723

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 27.4 (2021) Rod Thorn 15.2 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 5.2 (2024) Rod Thorn 4.8 (1964)

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 4.9 (2021) Rod Thorn 3.7 (1964)

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 1.5 (2020) Rod Thorn - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.5 (2020) Rod Thorn - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 19.3 Rod Thorn 6.8

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 5.3 Rod Thorn 2.4

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 6.0 Rod Thorn 1.1

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 0.8 Rod Thorn - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.3 Rod Thorn - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Zach LaVine 77 Rod Thorn 129

Total Rebounds Zach LaVine 21 Rod Thorn 45

Total Assists Zach LaVine 24 Rod Thorn 21

Total Steals Zach LaVine 3 Rod Thorn - n/a **

Total Blocks Zach LaVine 1 Rod Thorn - n/a **

Total Games Zach LaVine 4 Rod Thorn 19

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zach LaVine .429 Rod Thorn .388

3-Point Percentage Zach LaVine .375 Rod Thorn - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Zach LaVine .933 Rod Thorn .867

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 19.3 (2022) Rod Thorn 10.1 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 5.3 (2022) Rod Thorn 3.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 6.0 (2022) Rod Thorn 1.2 (1967)

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 0.8 (2022) Rod Thorn - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.3 (2022) Rod Thorn - 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.