Wali Jones vs. Zach LaVine Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Zach LaVine and Wali Jones, 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.

Wali Jones and Zach LaVine both played 10 years in the NBA. Wali Jones had the first of his seasons in 1964-65, 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
Wali Jones 10 9 1964-65 to 1975-76
Zach LaVine 10 1 2014-15 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Wali Jones Zach LaVine
Season 1964-652014-15
Team Baltimore BulletsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
-Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Bullets 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 %
Wali Jones 77 16.2 5.3 - - 1.8 2.6 - - - 2.5 2.0 5.3 .375 - - - 1.3 1.8 .728
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 %
Wali Jones 10 16.2 7.3 - - 2.0 1.8 - - - 2.8 2.9 6.3 .460 - - - 1.5 2.0 .750
Zach LaVine ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Wali Jones Zach LaVine
Season 1965-662015-16
Team Philadelphia 76ersMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers Lost East 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 %
Wali Jones 80 27.5 9.0 - - 2.1 3.4 - - - 3.1 3.7 10.0 .370 - - - 1.6 2.2 .744
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 %
Wali Jones 5 31.2 13.0 - - 3.0 3.6 - - - 3.6 5.0 15.4 .325 - - - 3.0 4.4 .682
Zach LaVine ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Wali Jones Zach LaVine
Season 1966-672016-17
Team Philadelphia 76ersMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
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 %
Wali Jones 81 27.8 13.2 - - 3.3 3.7 - - - 3.0 5.2 12.1 .431 - - - 2.8 3.3 .838
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 %
Wali Jones 15 31.7 17.5 - - 2.8 4.1 - - - 3.9 7.3 16.3 .447 - - - 3.0 3.9 .776
Zach LaVine ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Wali Jones Zach LaVine
Season 1967-682017-18
Team Philadelphia 76ersChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers Lost East 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 %
Wali Jones 77 26.7 12.8 - - 2.8 3.2 - - - 2.9 5.4 13.5 .397 - - - 2.1 2.6 .787
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 %
Wali Jones 13 29.8 14.1 - - 2.4 3.0 - - - 3.7 5.3 14.8 .358 - - - 3.5 4.4 .789
Zach LaVine ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Wali Jones Zach LaVine
Season 1968-692018-19
Team Philadelphia 76ersChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers Lost East 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 %
Wali Jones 81 28.9 13.2 - - 3.1 3.6 - - - 3.5 5.3 12.4 .430 - - - 2.6 3.2 .809
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 %
Wali Jones 5 20.6 6.4 - - 3.2 1.8 - - - 3.4 2.4 9.0 .267 - - - 1.6 2.0 .800
Zach LaVine ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Wali Jones Zach LaVine
Season 1969-702019-20
Team Philadelphia 76ersChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers Lost East 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 %
Wali Jones 78 22.3 11.8 - - 2.2 3.5 - - - 2.7 4.7 10.9 .430 - - - 2.4 2.9 .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 %
Wali Jones 5 32.0 15.8 - - 2.2 4.8 - - - 3.2 6.8 13.0 .523 - - - 2.2 2.8 .786
Zach LaVine ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Wali Jones Zach LaVine
Season 1970-712020-21
Team Philadelphia 76ersChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs 76ers 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 %
Wali Jones 41 23.5 10.1 - - 1.6 3.1 - - - 2.7 4.1 10.2 .402 - - - 1.9 2.5 .782
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 %
Wali Jones 7 16.4 6.9 - - 1.7 1.6 - - - 3.1 2.7 7.4 .365 - - - 1.4 1.9 .769
Zach LaVine ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Wali Jones Zach LaVine
Season 1971-722021-22
Team Milwaukee BucksChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bucks Lost West Conf 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 %
Wali Jones 48 21.5 7.5 - - 1.6 2.9 - - - 2.3 3.0 7.4 .407 - - - 1.5 1.9 .822
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 %
Wali Jones 9 22.2 10.0 - - 2.0 2.2 - - - 3.0 4.0 9.1 .439 - - - 2.0 2.3 .857
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

Wali Jones Zach LaVine
Season 1972-732022-23
Team Milwaukee BucksChicago 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 %
Wali Jones 27 15.5 5.0 - - 1.1 2.1 - - - 1.4 2.2 5.4 .407 - - - 0.6 0.7 .889
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 %
Wali Jones ------- --- ----------
Zach LaVine ------- --- ----------

Note: Wali Jones didn't play in 1973-74 and 1974-75.

Season 10

Wali Jones Zach LaVine
Season 1975-762023-24
Team Detroit Pistons, Philadelphia 76ersChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers Lost East 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 %
Wali Jones 17 10.4 3.2 0.0 0.5 0.5 1.9 0.4 0.0 - 1.6 1.4 2.9 .469 - - - 0.5 0.8 .692
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 %
Wali Jones 1 2.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - - - 0.0 0.0 -
Zach LaVine ------- --- ----------