Alex English vs. Jake LaRavia Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jake LaRavia and Alex English, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Stats Rankings

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Alex English played 15 years in the NBA, 11 more than Jake LaRavia, who played 4. Alex English had the first of his seasons in 1976-77, while Jake LaRavia had his rookie season in 2022-23. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achievements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Alex English 15 10 1976-77 to 1990-91
Jake LaRavia 4 0 2022-23 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Alex English Jake LaRavia
Season 1976-772022-23
Team Milwaukee BucksMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Alex English 60 10.8 5.2 1.1 1.7 2.8 0.4 0.3 0.3 - 1.3 2.2 4.6 .477 - - - 0.8 1.0 .767
difference:+25+1.0+2.2+0.6+0.4+1.0+0.2+0.2-0.1+1.1+1.9+.088+0.6+0.7+.011
Jake LaRavia 35 11.8 3.0 0.5 1.3 1.8 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.5 1.4 1.1 2.7 .389 0.7 2.0 .338 0.2 0.3 .778
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Alex English nor Jake LaRavia played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Alex English Jake LaRavia
Season 1977-782023-24
Team Milwaukee BucksMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Alex English 82 18.9 9.6 1.8 3.1 4.8 1.6 0.5 0.7 1.7 2.2 4.2 7.7 .542 - - - 1.3 1.7 .727
difference:+47+4.1+1.2+0.3+0.9+1.1+0.1+0.3+0.4-0.4-0.2+0.8+1.0+.153+1.3+1.4+.099
Jake LaRavia 35 23.0 10.8 1.5 2.2 3.7 1.7 0.8 0.3 1.3 2.0 3.4 8.7 .389 1.5 4.5 .340 2.6 3.1 .826
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Alex English 9 23.1 13.4 1.8 2.9 4.7 1.4 0.7 0.8 1.3 2.2 5.3 8.7 .615 - - - 2.8 3.6 .781
Jake LaRavia DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3
Alex English Jake LaRavia
Season 1978-792024-25
Team Indiana PacersMemphis Grizzlies, Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Alex English 81 33.3 16.0 3.1 5.0 8.1 3.3 0.9 1.0 2.4 2.6 7.0 13.6 .511 - - - 2.1 2.8 .752
difference:+15+12.9+9.1+1.7+2.4+4.2+0.9+0.7-1.1-0.6+4.6+8.5+.036+0.9+1.1+.074
Jake LaRavia 66 20.4 6.9 1.4 2.6 3.9 2.4 0.9 0.3 1.3 2.0 2.4 5.1 .475 0.9 2.2 .423 1.2 1.7 .678
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Alex English nor Jake LaRavia played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4
Alex English Jake LaRavia
Season 1979-802025-26
Team Indiana Pacers, Denver NuggetsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Alex English 78 30.8 16.9 3.4 4.3 7.8 2.9 0.9 0.8 2.7 2.6 7.1 14.3 .497 0.0 0.1 .333 2.7 3.4 .789
difference:+76+8.8+11.4+2.4+3.8+6.3+2.4+0.4+0.8-2.2-1.1+5.1+10.8+.074+1.0+1.9+.167+2.2+1.4+.539
Jake LaRavia 2 22.0 5.5 1.0 0.5 1.5 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.5 1.5 2.0 3.5 .571 1.0 2.0 .500 0.5 2.0 .250
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Alex English nor Jake LaRavia played in the postseason in their season 4

Additional Years

* Alex English played 11 seasons more than Jake LaRavia in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 5 to 15, from 1981 to 1991—Alex English played in 9 Playoffs.

In those 11 extra years over Jake LaRavia, Alex English got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 3 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 1 Scoring Leader
Achievement 8 All-Star Game
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