Phil Chenier vs. Zach LaVine Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Zach LaVine and Phil Chenier, 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.

Phil Chenier and Zach LaVine both played 10 years in the NBA. Phil Chenier had the first of his seasons in 1971-72, 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
Phil Chenier 10 7 1971-72 to 1980-81
Zach LaVine 10 1 2014-15 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Phil Chenier Zach LaVine
Season 1971-722014-15
Team Baltimore BulletsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
-Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Bullets Lost East 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 %
Phil Chenier 81 30.6 12.3 - - 3.3 2.5 - - - 2.4 5.0 12.1 .415 - - - 2.2 3.0 .737
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 %
Phil Chenier 6 25.5 9.0 - - 2.7 0.8 - - - 2.7 3.7 9.8 .373 - - - 1.7 2.0 .833
Zach LaVine ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Phil Chenier Zach LaVine
Season 1972-732015-16
Team Baltimore BulletsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bullets Lost East 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 %
Phil Chenier 71 39.1 19.7 - - 4.1 4.2 - - - 2.3 8.5 18.8 .452 - - - 2.7 3.4 .795
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 %
Phil Chenier 5 42.2 17.8 - - 4.2 3.4 - - - 2.6 8.6 17.0 .506 - - - 0.6 0.8 .750
Zach LaVine ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Phil Chenier Zach LaVine
Season 1973-742016-17
Team Capital BulletsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Bullets Lost East 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 %
Phil Chenier 76 38.7 21.9 1.5 3.6 5.1 3.1 2.0 0.9 - 1.8 9.2 21.1 .434 - - - 3.6 4.4 .820
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 %
Phil Chenier 7 44.3 22.4 0.9 5.3 6.1 1.7 1.9 1.1 - 2.7 8.9 19.6 .453 - - - 4.7 5.3 .892
Zach LaVine ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Phil Chenier Zach LaVine
Season 1974-752017-18
Team Washington BulletsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Bullets Lost NBA 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 %
Phil Chenier 77 37.3 21.8 1.0 2.8 3.8 3.2 2.3 0.8 - 2.1 9.0 19.9 .450 - - - 3.9 4.7 .825
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 %
Phil Chenier 17 40.7 24.2 1.1 3.4 4.5 3.2 1.3 0.6 - 2.6 9.1 19.4 .470 - - - 6.0 6.7 .895
Zach LaVine ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Phil Chenier Zach LaVine
Season 1975-762018-19
Team Washington BulletsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bullets Lost East 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 %
Phil Chenier 80 36.9 19.9 1.1 3.0 4.0 3.2 2.0 0.6 - 2.3 8.2 16.9 .483 - - - 3.5 4.3 .827
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 %
Phil Chenier 7 37.9 18.0 0.9 2.9 3.7 1.6 0.9 0.4 - 3.9 8.0 18.3 .438 - - - 2.0 2.4 .824
Zach LaVine ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Phil Chenier Zach LaVine
Season 1976-772019-20
Team Washington BulletsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Bullets Lost East 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 %
Phil Chenier 78 36.4 20.2 0.7 3.1 3.8 3.8 1.5 0.5 - 2.1 8.4 18.9 .444 - - - 3.5 4.1 .841
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 %
Phil Chenier 9 40.0 25.0 0.9 3.6 4.4 2.6 1.7 0.4 - 1.8 10.0 21.0 .476 - - - 5.0 6.2 .804
Zach LaVine ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Phil Chenier Zach LaVine
Season 1977-782020-21
Team Washington BulletsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
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 %
Phil Chenier 36 26.0 14.1 0.4 2.4 2.8 2.0 1.0 0.3 1.9 1.5 5.6 12.5 .443 - - - 3.0 3.8 .790
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 %
Phil Chenier ------- --- ----------
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Season 8

Phil Chenier Zach LaVine
Season 1978-792021-22
Team Washington BulletsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bullets Lost NBA FinalsBulls 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 %
Phil Chenier 27 14.3 5.8 0.1 0.6 0.7 1.1 0.1 0.2 1.1 1.0 2.6 5.9 .437 - - - 0.7 1.0 .643
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 %
Phil Chenier 9 10.8 2.8 0.3 0.6 0.9 1.0 0.3 0.0 0.7 1.8 1.1 5.1 .217 - - - 0.6 1.2 .455
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

Phil Chenier Zach LaVine
Season 1979-802022-23
Team Washington Bullets, Indiana PacersChicago 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 %
Phil Chenier 43 19.8 7.6 0.4 1.4 1.8 2.1 0.8 0.3 1.3 1.3 3.2 8.1 .390 0.1 0.3 .417 1.1 1.6 .731
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 %
Phil Chenier ------- --- ----------
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Season 10

Phil Chenier Zach LaVine
Season 1980-812023-24
Team Golden State 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 %
Phil Chenier 9 9.1 3.2 0.1 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.4 1.1 1.2 3.7 .333 0.1 0.3 .333 0.7 0.7 1.000
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 %
Phil Chenier ------- --- ----------
Zach LaVine ------- --- ----------