Nicolas Batum vs. Zach LaVine Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Zach LaVine and Nicolas Batum, 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.

Nicolas Batum played 16 years in the NBA, 6 more than Zach LaVine, who played 10. Nicolas Batum had the first of his seasons in 2008-09, 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
Nicolas Batum 16 9 2008-09 to 2023-24
Zach LaVine 10 1 2014-15 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Nicolas Batum Zach LaVine
Season 2008-092014-15
Team Portland Trail BlazersMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Trail Blazers 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 %
Nicolas Batum 79 18.4 5.4 1.1 1.7 2.8 0.9 0.6 0.5 0.6 1.8 2.0 4.6 .446 0.8 2.1 .369 0.5 0.7 .808
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 %
Nicolas Batum 6 10.5 2.0 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.5 1.2 0.8 1.5 .556 0.3 0.7 .500 0.0 0.0 -
Zach LaVine ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Nicolas Batum Zach LaVine
Season 2009-102015-16
Team Portland Trail BlazersMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers 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 %
Nicolas Batum 37 24.8 10.1 0.9 2.9 3.8 1.2 0.6 0.7 0.7 2.2 3.8 7.2 .519 1.5 3.6 .409 1.2 1.4 .843
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 %
Nicolas Batum 6 23.2 8.2 0.7 2.5 3.2 0.8 0.3 0.0 0.7 2.2 2.8 6.2 .459 1.5 3.5 .429 1.0 1.3 .750
Zach LaVine ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Nicolas Batum Zach LaVine
Season 2010-112016-17
Team Portland Trail BlazersMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers 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 %
Nicolas Batum 80 31.5 12.4 1.4 3.2 4.5 1.5 0.9 0.6 1.0 2.4 4.6 10.1 .455 1.5 4.3 .345 1.7 2.1 .841
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 %
Nicolas Batum 6 25.2 8.0 0.2 1.5 1.7 1.3 0.8 0.8 1.2 2.3 3.2 7.7 .413 1.2 4.3 .269 0.5 0.7 .750
Zach LaVine ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Nicolas Batum Zach LaVine
Season 2011-122017-18
Team Portland Trail BlazersChicago 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 %
Nicolas Batum 59 30.4 13.9 1.4 3.2 4.6 1.4 1.0 1.0 1.5 1.8 4.9 10.9 .451 1.8 4.6 .391 2.3 2.7 .836
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 %
Nicolas Batum ------- --- ----------
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Season 5

Nicolas Batum Zach LaVine
Season 2012-132018-19
Team Portland Trail BlazersChicago 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 %
Nicolas Batum 73 38.5 14.3 1.3 4.3 5.6 4.9 1.2 1.1 2.6 1.9 4.8 11.4 .423 2.3 6.1 .372 2.4 2.9 .848
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 %
Nicolas Batum ------- --- ----------
Zach LaVine ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Nicolas Batum Zach LaVine
Season 2013-142019-20
Team Portland Trail BlazersChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 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 %
Nicolas Batum 82 36.0 13.0 1.4 6.0 7.5 5.1 0.9 0.7 2.5 1.9 4.6 10.0 .465 1.8 4.9 .361 2.0 2.5 .803
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 %
Nicolas Batum 11 41.7 15.2 0.9 6.7 7.6 4.8 1.3 0.5 2.5 1.9 6.1 12.9 .472 1.9 5.5 .350 1.1 1.4 .800
Zach LaVine ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Nicolas Batum Zach LaVine
Season 2014-152020-21
Team Portland Trail BlazersChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Trail Blazers 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 %
Nicolas Batum 71 33.5 9.4 0.9 5.0 5.9 4.8 1.1 0.6 1.9 1.5 3.4 8.5 .400 1.4 4.4 .324 1.2 1.4 .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 %
Nicolas Batum 5 41.8 14.2 1.2 7.4 8.6 5.2 0.2 0.2 2.4 2.2 4.8 14.0 .343 2.6 7.8 .333 2.0 2.6 .769
Zach LaVine ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Nicolas Batum Zach LaVine
Season 2015-162021-22
Team Charlotte HornetsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Hornets Lost East Conf 1st RdBulls 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 %
Nicolas Batum 70 35.0 14.9 0.8 5.3 6.1 5.8 0.9 0.6 2.9 1.6 5.3 12.5 .426 2.0 5.7 .348 2.3 2.7 .849
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 %
Nicolas Batum 5 28.8 11.4 0.4 3.2 3.6 2.0 0.4 0.0 1.6 1.2 3.4 9.0 .378 1.2 4.4 .273 3.4 4.0 .850
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

Nicolas Batum Zach LaVine
Season 2016-172022-23
Team Charlotte HornetsChicago 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 %
Nicolas Batum 77 34.0 15.1 0.6 5.6 6.2 5.9 1.1 0.4 2.5 1.4 5.1 12.7 .403 1.8 5.3 .333 3.2 3.7 .856
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 %
Nicolas Batum ------- --- ----------
Zach LaVine ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Nicolas Batum Zach LaVine
Season 2017-182023-24
Team Charlotte HornetsChicago 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 %
Nicolas Batum 64 31.0 11.6 0.9 3.9 4.8 5.5 1.0 0.4 2.0 1.1 4.2 10.2 .415 1.4 4.3 .336 1.7 2.0 .831
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 %
Nicolas Batum ------- --- ----------
Zach LaVine ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Nicolas Batum Zach LaVine
Season 2018-19-
Team Charlotte Hornets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nicolas Batum 75 31.4 9.3 0.9 4.3 5.2 3.3 0.9 0.6 1.6 1.9 3.4 7.5 .450 1.5 4.0 .389 1.0 1.2 .865
Zach LaVine ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nicolas Batum ------- --- ----------
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Season 12

Nicolas Batum Zach LaVine
Season 2019-20-
Team Charlotte Hornets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nicolas Batum 22 23.0 3.6 1.1 3.4 4.5 3.0 0.8 0.4 1.0 1.9 1.3 3.7 .346 0.6 2.2 .286 0.4 0.5 .900
Zach LaVine ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nicolas Batum ------- --- ----------
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Season 13

Nicolas Batum Zach LaVine
Season 2020-21-
Team Los Angeles Clippers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Clippers Lost West Conf Finals-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nicolas Batum 67 27.4 8.1 0.7 4.0 4.7 2.2 1.0 0.6 0.8 1.5 2.9 6.1 .464 1.6 4.1 .404 0.7 0.9 .828
Zach LaVine ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nicolas Batum 19 29.2 8.1 1.0 4.5 5.5 2.1 1.3 0.5 0.3 1.4 2.8 5.7 .486 1.5 3.8 .389 1.0 1.2 .826
Zach LaVine ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Nicolas Batum Zach LaVine
Season 2021-22-
Team Los Angeles Clippers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nicolas Batum 59 24.8 8.3 0.5 3.8 4.3 1.7 1.0 0.7 0.7 1.4 3.0 6.6 .463 1.8 4.6 .400 0.4 0.6 .658
Zach LaVine ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nicolas Batum ------- --- ----------
Zach LaVine ------- --- ----------

Season 15

Nicolas Batum Zach LaVine
Season 2022-23-
Team Los Angeles Clippers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Clippers Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nicolas Batum 78 21.9 6.1 0.8 3.0 3.8 1.6 0.7 0.6 0.6 1.9 2.1 4.9 .420 1.6 4.1 .391 0.4 0.6 .708
Zach LaVine ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nicolas Batum 5 18.4 4.4 0.2 2.0 2.2 1.2 0.4 0.4 0.4 2.0 1.6 3.8 .421 1.2 3.4 .353 0.0 0.0 -
Zach LaVine ------- --- ----------

Season 16

Nicolas Batum Zach LaVine
Season 2023-24-
Team Los Angeles Clippers, Philadelphia 76ers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nicolas Batum 60 25.5 5.3 1.2 3.0 4.1 2.1 0.8 0.6 0.7 1.8 1.9 4.3 .453 1.2 3.1 .395 0.3 0.4 .714
Zach LaVine ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nicolas Batum 6 28.3 6.3 1.5 4.3 5.8 1.3 0.2 0.8 0.8 2.2 2.0 4.8 .414 1.5 3.7 .409 0.8 1.3 .625
Zach LaVine ------- --- ----------