Zach LaVine vs. Tom Patterson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Patterson 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.

Tom Patterson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Zach LaVine: 2014-15 to 2023-24
Tom Patterson: 1972-73 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Zach LaVine 0 Tom Patterson 0

NBA Seasons Zach LaVine 10 Tom Patterson 2

Playoffs Played Zach LaVine 1 Tom Patterson 1

All-Star Games Zach LaVine 2 Tom Patterson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 20.5 Tom Patterson 2.2

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 4.1 Tom Patterson 1.0

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 3.9 Tom Patterson 0.2

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 0.9 Tom Patterson 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.3 Tom Patterson 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Zach LaVine 11,866 Tom Patterson 56

Total Rebounds Zach LaVine 2,350 Tom Patterson 24

Total Assists Zach LaVine 2,285 Tom Patterson 5

Total Steals Zach LaVine 513 Tom Patterson 0 *

Total Blocks Zach LaVine 171 Tom Patterson 0 *

Total Games Zach LaVine 580 Tom Patterson 25

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zach LaVine .464 Tom Patterson .420

3-Point Percentage Zach LaVine .382 Tom Patterson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Zach LaVine .834 Tom Patterson .778

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 27.4 (2021) Tom Patterson 2.4 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 5.2 (2024) Tom Patterson 1.0 (1974)

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 4.9 (2021) Tom Patterson 1.0 (1974)

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 1.5 (2020) Tom Patterson 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.5 (2020) Tom Patterson 0.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 19.3 Tom Patterson 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 5.3 Tom Patterson 0.0

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 6.0 Tom Patterson 0.0

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 0.8 Tom Patterson - *

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.3 Tom Patterson - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Zach LaVine 77 Tom Patterson 0

Total Rebounds Zach LaVine 21 Tom Patterson 0

Total Assists Zach LaVine 24 Tom Patterson 0

Total Steals Zach LaVine 3 Tom Patterson 0 *

Total Blocks Zach LaVine 1 Tom Patterson 0 *

Total Games Zach LaVine 4 Tom Patterson 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zach LaVine .429 Tom Patterson -

3-Point Percentage Zach LaVine .375 Tom Patterson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Zach LaVine .933 Tom Patterson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 19.3 (2022) Tom Patterson 0.0 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 5.3 (2022) Tom Patterson 0.0 (1973)

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 6.0 (2022) Tom Patterson 0.0 (1973)

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 0.8 (2022) Tom Patterson - *

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.3 (2022) Tom Patterson - *

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.