Phil Jordon vs. Zach LaVine Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Zach LaVine and Phil Jordon, 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 Jordon played 7 years in the NBA, 3 less than Zach LaVine, who played 10. Phil Jordon had the first of his seasons in 1956-57, 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 Jordon 7 3 1956-57 to 1962-63
Zach LaVine 10 1 2014-15 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Phil Jordon Zach LaVine
Season 1956-572014-15
Team New York KnicksMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
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 Jordon 9 10.1 4.9 - - 3.8 0.2 - - - 1.7 2.0 5.4 .367 - - - 0.9 1.3 .667
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 Jordon ------- --- ----------
Zach LaVine ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Phil Jordon Zach LaVine
Season 1957-582015-16
Team New York Knicks, Detroit PistonsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Div 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 Jordon 58 15.5 7.8 - - 5.2 0.6 - - - 1.9 3.3 8.1 .413 - - - 1.1 1.6 .688
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 Jordon 6 10.3 6.5 - - 2.0 0.3 - - - 2.5 2.0 5.0 .400 - - - 2.5 3.3 .750
Zach LaVine ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Phil Jordon Zach LaVine
Season 1958-592016-17
Team Detroit PistonsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Div 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 Jordon 72 28.6 14.3 - - 8.3 1.2 - - - 2.7 5.5 13.4 .413 - - - 3.2 4.2 .762
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 Jordon 3 33.0 15.0 - - 8.0 1.7 - - - 3.0 5.0 15.0 .333 - - - 5.0 6.0 .833
Zach LaVine ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Phil Jordon Zach LaVine
Season 1959-602017-18
Team Cincinnati RoyalsChicago 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 Jordon 75 27.5 13.4 - - 8.3 2.8 - - - 3.0 5.1 12.9 .393 - - - 3.2 4.5 .716
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 Jordon ------- --- ----------
Zach LaVine ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Phil Jordon Zach LaVine
Season 1960-612018-19
Team Cincinnati Royals, New York KnicksChicago 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 Jordon 79 26.1 11.7 - - 8.5 2.3 - - - 3.5 4.6 11.9 .383 - - - 2.6 3.8 .694
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 Jordon ------- --- ----------
Zach LaVine ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Phil Jordon Zach LaVine
Season 1961-622019-20
Team New York KnicksChicago 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 Jordon 76 28.9 11.9 - - 6.3 2.1 - - - 3.4 5.3 13.5 .392 - - - 1.3 2.2 .571
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 Jordon ------- --- ----------
Zach LaVine ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Phil Jordon Zach LaVine
Season 1962-632020-21
Team St. Louis HawksChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div 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 Jordon 73 19.5 6.5 - - 4.4 1.4 - - - 2.4 2.9 7.2 .400 - - - 0.8 1.4 .554
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 Jordon 7 11.7 3.0 - - 2.1 1.0 - - - 1.4 1.3 3.4 .375 - - - 0.4 0.6 .750
Zach LaVine ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Phil Jordon 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 %
Phil Jordon ------- --- ----------
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 Jordon ------- --- ----------
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 Jordon 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 %
Phil Jordon ------- --- ----------
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 Jordon ------- --- ----------
Zach LaVine ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Phil Jordon 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 %
Phil Jordon ------- --- ----------
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 Jordon ------- --- ----------
Zach LaVine ------- --- ----------