Leon Douglas vs. Zach LaVine Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Zach LaVine and Leon Douglas, 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.

Leon Douglas played 7 years in the NBA, 3 less than Zach LaVine, who played 10. Leon Douglas had the first of his seasons in 1976-77, 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
Leon Douglas 7 2 1976-77 to 1982-83
Zach LaVine 10 1 2014-15 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Leon Douglas Zach LaVine
Season 1976-772014-15
Team Detroit PistonsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Leon Douglas 82 19.8 7.5 2.2 4.2 6.4 0.8 0.5 1.0 - 3.6 3.0 6.2 .479 - - - 1.5 2.8 .555
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 %
Leon Douglas 3 19.0 3.3 1.3 2.0 3.3 1.0 0.3 1.7 - 3.7 1.3 4.3 .308 - - - 0.7 2.3 .286
Zach LaVine ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Leon Douglas Zach LaVine
Season 1977-782015-16
Team Detroit PistonsMinnesota Timberwolves
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 %
Leon Douglas 79 25.2 10.9 2.3 5.1 7.4 1.4 0.7 0.6 2.5 3.7 4.1 8.4 .481 - - - 2.8 4.4 .641
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 %
Leon Douglas ------- --- ----------
Zach LaVine ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Leon Douglas Zach LaVine
Season 1978-792016-17
Team Detroit PistonsMinnesota Timberwolves
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 %
Leon Douglas 78 28.4 11.4 3.2 5.3 8.5 0.9 0.5 0.7 2.4 4.1 4.4 8.9 .490 - - - 2.7 4.2 .634
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 %
Leon Douglas ------- --- ----------
Zach LaVine ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Leon Douglas Zach LaVine
Season 1979-802017-18
Team Detroit PistonsChicago 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 %
Leon Douglas 70 25.5 8.1 2.4 4.7 7.2 1.7 0.4 0.9 1.8 3.6 3.2 6.5 .486 0.0 0.0 .000 1.8 2.6 .676
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 %
Leon Douglas ------- --- ----------
Zach LaVine ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Leon Douglas Zach LaVine
Season 1980-812018-19
Team Kansas City KingsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Kings Lost West Conf 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 %
Leon Douglas 79 17.2 6.0 1.9 3.0 4.9 0.9 0.3 0.5 1.1 3.2 2.3 4.1 .573 0.0 0.0 .000 1.3 2.4 .548
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 %
Leon Douglas 15 21.2 3.0 1.2 3.1 4.3 0.7 0.3 0.2 1.2 3.1 1.0 2.1 .469 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 2.3 .429
Zach LaVine ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Leon Douglas Zach LaVine
Season 1981-822019-20
Team Kansas City KingsChicago 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 %
Leon Douglas 63 17.3 2.7 1.8 2.8 4.6 0.6 0.2 0.6 0.9 3.3 1.1 2.2 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 1.3 .400
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 %
Leon Douglas ------- --- ----------
Zach LaVine ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Leon Douglas Zach LaVine
Season 1982-832020-21
Team Kansas City KingsChicago 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 %
Leon Douglas 5 9.2 0.8 0.6 0.8 1.4 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.2 2.6 0.4 0.6 .667 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.4 .000
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 %
Leon Douglas ------- --- ----------
Zach LaVine ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Leon Douglas 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 %
Leon Douglas ------- --- ----------
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 %
Leon Douglas ------- --- ----------
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

Leon Douglas 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 %
Leon Douglas ------- --- ----------
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 %
Leon Douglas ------- --- ----------
Zach LaVine ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Leon Douglas 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 %
Leon Douglas ------- --- ----------
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 %
Leon Douglas ------- --- ----------
Zach LaVine ------- --- ----------