Ernie Beck vs. Zach LaVine Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Zach LaVine and Ernie Beck, 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

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.

Ernie Beck played 7 years in the NBA, 3 less than Zach LaVine, who played 10. Ernie Beck had the first of his seasons in 1953-54, while Zach LaVine had his rookie season in 2014-15. 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 achivements, 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
Ernie Beck 7 4 1953-54 to 1960-61
Zach LaVine 10 1 2014-15 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Ernie Beck Zach LaVine
Season 1953-542014-15
Team Philadelphia WarriorsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ernie Beck 15 28.1 7.5 - - 3.3 2.3 - - - 1.9 2.6 9.5 .275 - - - 2.3 2.9 .791
Zach LaVine 77 24.7 10.1 0.4 2.4 2.8 3.6 0.7 0.1 2.5 2.1 3.7 8.8 .422 0.7 2.2 .341 1.9 2.3 .842
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ernie Beck ------- --- ----------
Zach LaVine ------- --- ----------

Note: Ernie Beck didn't play in 1954-55.

Season 2

Ernie Beck Zach LaVine
Season 1955-562015-16
Team Philadelphia WarriorsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ernie Beck 67 15.0 5.2 - - 2.9 1.2 - - - 1.3 2.0 5.2 .387 - - - 1.1 1.6 .717
Zach LaVine 82 28.0 14.0 0.3 2.5 2.8 3.1 0.8 0.2 1.9 2.4 5.3 11.7 .452 1.5 3.9 .389 2.0 2.5 .793
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ernie Beck 10 25.0 8.4 - - 5.1 2.2 - - - 3.2 3.1 7.2 .431 - - - 2.2 3.1 .710
Zach LaVine ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Ernie Beck Zach LaVine
Season 1956-572016-17
Team Philadelphia WarriorsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Warriors Lost East Div SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ernie Beck 72 24.2 7.0 - - 4.3 2.6 - - - 2.2 2.7 7.1 .384 - - - 1.5 2.2 .707
Zach LaVine 47 37.2 18.9 0.4 3.0 3.4 3.0 0.9 0.2 1.8 2.2 6.9 15.1 .459 2.6 6.6 .387 2.5 3.0 .836
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ernie Beck 2 44.5 15.5 - - 5.0 2.5 - - - 2.0 7.0 19.0 .368 - - - 1.5 1.5 1.000
Zach LaVine ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Ernie Beck Zach LaVine
Season 1957-582017-18
Team Philadelphia WarriorsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Warriors Lost East Div FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ernie Beck 71 27.8 10.1 - - 4.3 2.7 - - - 2.4 3.8 9.6 .398 - - - 2.4 2.9 .837
Zach LaVine 24 27.3 16.7 0.4 3.5 3.9 3.0 1.0 0.2 1.8 2.3 5.7 14.8 .383 1.8 5.1 .341 3.6 4.5 .813
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ernie Beck 8 19.5 6.5 - - 4.0 1.6 - - - 2.0 2.9 7.6 .377 - - - 0.8 1.1 .667
Zach LaVine ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Ernie Beck Zach LaVine
Season 1958-592018-19
Team Philadelphia WarriorsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ernie Beck 70 14.5 5.3 - - 2.5 1.3 - - - 1.8 2.3 6.0 .390 - - - 0.6 0.9 .662
Zach LaVine 63 34.5 23.7 0.6 4.0 4.7 4.5 1.0 0.4 3.4 2.2 8.4 18.0 .467 1.9 5.1 .374 5.0 6.0 .832
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ernie Beck ------- --- ----------
Zach LaVine ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Ernie Beck Zach LaVine
Season 1959-602019-20
Team Philadelphia WarriorsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Warriors Lost East Div FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ernie Beck 66 12.3 3.9 - - 1.9 1.1 - - - 1.4 1.7 4.5 .388 - - - 0.4 0.5 .844
Zach LaVine 60 34.8 25.5 0.7 4.1 4.8 4.2 1.5 0.5 3.4 2.2 9.0 20.0 .450 3.1 8.1 .380 4.5 5.6 .802
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ernie Beck 4 5.5 2.0 - - 1.5 0.8 - - - 0.3 1.0 2.3 .444 - - - 0.0 0.3 .000
Zach LaVine ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Ernie Beck Zach LaVine
Season 1960-612020-21
Team St. Louis Hawks, Syracuse NationalsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ernie Beck 10 8.2 2.6 - - 2.3 1.5 - - - 0.7 1.0 2.9 .345 - - - 0.6 0.7 .857
Zach LaVine 58 35.1 27.4 0.6 4.4 5.0 4.9 0.8 0.5 3.5 2.4 9.8 19.4 .507 3.4 8.2 .419 4.4 5.1 .849
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ernie Beck ------- --- ----------
Zach LaVine ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Ernie Beck Zach LaVine
Season -2021-22
Team -Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs -Bulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ernie Beck ------- --- ----------
Zach LaVine 67 34.7 24.4 0.3 4.3 4.6 4.5 0.6 0.3 2.6 1.8 8.4 17.7 .476 2.8 7.1 .389 4.8 5.6 .853
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ernie Beck ------- --- ----------
Zach LaVine 4 38.3 19.3 0.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 0.8 0.3 3.0 2.3 6.8 15.8 .429 2.3 6.0 .375 3.5 3.8 .933

Season 9

Ernie Beck Zach LaVine
Season -2022-23
Team -Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ernie Beck ------- --- ----------
Zach LaVine 77 35.9 24.8 0.5 3.9 4.5 4.2 0.9 0.2 2.5 2.1 8.7 18.0 .485 2.6 7.1 .375 4.7 5.6 .848
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ernie Beck ------- --- ----------
Zach LaVine ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Ernie Beck Zach LaVine
Season -2023-24
Team -Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ernie Beck ------- --- ----------
Zach LaVine 25 34.9 19.5 0.3 4.8 5.2 3.9 0.8 0.3 2.1 2.3 6.8 15.0 .452 2.4 6.8 .349 3.5 4.1 .854
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ernie Beck ------- --- ----------
Zach LaVine ------- --- ----------