Jonathan Kuminga vs. Zach LaVine Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Zach LaVine and Jonathan Kuminga, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

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Career comparison / Season by season / Stats Rankings / Games against each other

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.

Jonathan Kuminga played 4 years in the NBA, 7 less than Zach LaVine, who played 11. Jonathan Kuminga had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, 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 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
Jonathan Kuminga 4 3 2021-22 to 2024-25
Zach LaVine 11 1 2014-15 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Jonathan Kuminga Zach LaVine
Season 2021-222014-15
Team Golden State WarriorsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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%
Jonathan Kuminga 70 16.9 9.3 0.8 2.6 3.3 0.9 0.4 0.3 1.1 2.1 3.4 6.6 .513 0.7 2.1 .336 1.9 2.7 .684
difference:+7+7.8+0.8+0.4+0.2+0.5+2.7+0.3+0.2-1.4+0.3+2.2+.091+0.1+.005+0.4+.158
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jonathan Kuminga 16 8.6 5.2 0.3 1.4 1.7 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.7 0.7 1.9 3.8 .500 0.2 0.8 .231 1.3 1.6 .769
Zach LaVine DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2

Jonathan Kuminga Zach LaVine
Season 2022-232015-16
Team Golden State WarriorsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Warriors 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%
Jonathan Kuminga 67 20.8 9.9 1.0 2.4 3.4 1.9 0.6 0.5 1.4 2.3 3.9 7.4 .525 0.8 2.2 .370 1.3 2.1 .652
difference:+15+7.2+4.1+0.7+0.1+0.6+1.2+0.2+0.3-0.5-0.1+1.4+4.3+.073+0.7+1.7+.019+0.7+0.4+.141
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jonathan Kuminga 10 6.1 3.4 0.4 0.5 0.9 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.4 0.5 1.3 2.4 .542 0.3 0.7 .429 0.5 0.9 .556
Zach LaVine DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3

Jonathan Kuminga Zach LaVine
Season 2023-242016-17
Team Golden State WarriorsMinnesota Timberwolves
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%
Jonathan Kuminga 74 26.3 16.1 1.2 3.6 4.8 2.2 0.7 0.5 1.6 2.3 6.2 11.6 .529 0.7 2.2 .321 3.0 4.0 .746
difference:+27+10.9+2.8+0.8+0.6+1.4+0.8+0.2+0.3-0.2-0.1+0.7+3.5+.070+1.9+4.4+.066+0.5+1.0+.090
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
* Neiher Jonathan Kuminga nor Zach LaVine played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4

Jonathan Kuminga Zach LaVine
Season 2024-252017-18
Team Golden State WarriorsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Warriors Lost West Conf SemisDid 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%
Jonathan Kuminga 47 24.3 15.3 1.2 3.4 4.6 2.2 0.8 0.4 1.5 1.9 5.5 12.1 .454 1.0 3.2 .305 3.3 5.0 .668
difference:+23+3.0+1.4+0.8+0.1+0.7+0.8+0.2+0.2-0.3-0.4+0.2+2.7+.071+0.8+1.9+.036+0.3+0.5+.145
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jonathan Kuminga 8 23.4 15.3 0.9 1.6 2.5 1.3 0.5 0.5 1.6 1.6 5.6 11.6 .484 1.3 3.1 .400 2.8 3.9 .710
Zach LaVine DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Zach LaVine played 7 seasons more than Jonathan Kuminga in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 5 to 11, from 2019 to 2025—Zach LaVine played in one postseason.

In those 7 extra years over Jonathan Kuminga, Zach LaVine got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 2 All-Star Game