Keldon Johnson vs. Zach LaVine Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Zach LaVine and Keldon Johnson, 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 / 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.

Keldon Johnson played 6 years in the NBA, 5 less than Zach LaVine, who played 11. Keldon Johnson had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, 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
Keldon Johnson 6 0 2019-20 to 2024-25
Zach LaVine 11 1 2014-15 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Keldon Johnson Zach LaVine
Season 2019-202014-15
Team San Antonio SpursMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
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%
Keldon Johnson 17 17.7 9.1 0.6 2.8 3.4 0.9 0.8 0.1 0.8 1.6 3.1 5.2 .596 0.8 1.3 .591 2.1 2.6 .795
difference:+60+7.0+1.0+0.2+0.4+0.6+2.7+0.1-1.7-0.5+0.6+3.6+.174+0.1+0.9+.250+0.2+0.3+.047
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
* Neiher Keldon Johnson nor Zach LaVine played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Keldon Johnson Zach LaVine
Season 2020-212015-16
Team San Antonio SpursMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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%
Keldon Johnson 69 28.5 12.8 1.3 4.6 6.0 1.8 0.6 0.3 1.1 2.1 4.9 10.2 .479 0.9 2.6 .331 2.1 2.8 .740
difference:+13+0.5+1.2+1.0+2.1+3.2+1.3+0.2+0.1-0.8-0.3+0.4+1.5+.027+0.6+1.3+.058+0.1+0.3+.053
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
* Neiher Keldon Johnson nor Zach LaVine played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Keldon Johnson Zach LaVine
Season 2021-222016-17
Team San Antonio SpursMinnesota 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%
Keldon Johnson 75 31.9 17.0 1.1 5.0 6.1 2.1 0.8 0.2 1.2 2.0 6.3 13.5 .466 2.1 5.3 .398 2.4 3.1 .756
difference:+28+5.3+1.9+0.7+2.0+2.7+0.9+0.1-0.6-0.2+0.6+1.6+.007+0.5+1.3+.011+0.1+0.1+.080
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 Keldon Johnson nor Zach LaVine played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4
Keldon Johnson Zach LaVine
Season 2022-232017-18
Team San Antonio SpursChicago Bulls
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%
Keldon Johnson 63 32.7 22.0 0.9 4.2 5.0 2.9 0.7 0.2 2.1 2.0 8.0 17.7 .452 2.1 6.5 .329 3.9 5.2 .749
difference:+39+5.4+5.3+0.5+0.7+1.1+0.1+0.3-0.3-0.3+2.3+2.9+.069+0.3+1.4+.012+0.3+0.7+.064
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
* Neiher Keldon Johnson nor Zach LaVine played in the postseason in their season 4

Season 5
Keldon Johnson Zach LaVine
Season 2023-242018-19
Team San Antonio SpursChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Keldon Johnson 69 29.5 15.7 1.4 4.1 5.5 2.8 0.7 0.3 1.4 2.2 5.7 12.5 .454 1.8 5.3 .346 2.5 3.2 .792
difference:+6+5.0+8.0+0.8+0.1+0.8+1.7+0.3+0.1-2.0+2.7+5.5+.013+0.1+0.2+.028+2.5+2.8+.040
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
* Neiher Keldon Johnson nor Zach LaVine played in the postseason in their season 5

Season 6
Keldon Johnson Zach LaVine
Season 2024-252019-20
Team San Antonio SpursChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Keldon Johnson 77 23.9 12.7 1.5 3.4 4.8 1.6 0.6 0.3 1.0 1.5 4.8 10.0 .482 1.1 3.6 .318 1.9 2.5 .773
difference:+17+10.9+12.8+0.8+0.7+2.6+0.9+0.2-2.4-0.7+4.2+10.0+.032+2.0+4.5+.062+2.6+3.1+.029
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
* Neiher Keldon Johnson nor Zach LaVine played in the postseason in their season 6

Additional Years

* Zach LaVine played 5 seasons more than Keldon Johnson in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 7 to 11, from 2021 to 2025—Zach LaVine played in one postseason.

In those 5 extra years over Keldon Johnson, Zach LaVine got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 2 All-Star Game
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