Zach LaVine vs. Bennedict Mathurin Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bennedict Mathurin and Zach LaVine, 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.

Zach LaVine played 11 years in the NBA, 8 more than Bennedict Mathurin, who played 3. Zach LaVine had the first of his seasons in 2014-15, while Bennedict Mathurin had his rookie season in 2022-23. 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 achievements, 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
Zach LaVine 11 1 2014-15 to 2024-25
Bennedict Mathurin 3 1 2022-23 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Zach LaVine Bennedict Mathurin
Season 2014-152022-23
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
difference:+1+3.8+6.6+0.7+0.6+1.3+2.1+0.1+0.1-0.6+1.6+3.4+.012+0.6+1.8+.018+2.9+3.5+.014
Bennedict Mathurin 78 28.5 16.7 1.1 3.0 4.1 1.5 0.6 0.2 1.9 2.1 5.3 12.2 .434 1.3 4.0 .323 4.8 5.8 .828
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Zach LaVine nor Bennedict Mathurin played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Zach LaVine Bennedict Mathurin
Season 2015-162023-24
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
difference:+23+1.9+0.5+0.7+0.4+1.2+1.1+0.2-0.3-0.4+0.3+0.5+.006+0.1+0.3+.015+1.1+1.3+.028
Bennedict Mathurin 59 26.1 14.5 1.0 2.9 4.0 2.0 0.6 0.2 1.6 2.0 5.0 11.2 .446 1.4 3.6 .374 3.1 3.8 .821
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Zach LaVine nor Bennedict Mathurin played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Zach LaVine Bennedict Mathurin
Season 2016-172024-25
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayPacers Lost NBA Finals
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
difference:+25+7.4+2.8+0.8+1.1+1.9+1.1+0.2+0.1-0.1-0.1+1.5+3.3+.001+1.2+2.6+.047+1.3+1.6+.005
Bennedict Mathurin 72 29.8 16.1 1.2 4.1 5.3 1.9 0.7 0.3 1.9 2.3 5.4 11.8 .458 1.4 4.0 .340 3.8 4.6 .831
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Zach LaVine DNP------ --- ----------
Bennedict Mathurin 22 17.5 11.0 1.2 2.1 3.3 0.9 0.4 0.3 1.2 1.9 3.1 6.7 .459 0.8 2.7 .300 4.0 4.7 .864

Additional Years

* Zach LaVine played 8 seasons more than Bennedict Mathurin in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 11, from 2018 to 2025—Zach LaVine played in one postseason.

In those 8 extra years over Bennedict Mathurin, Zach LaVine got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 2 All-Star Game
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