Zach LaVine vs. Charles Smith Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Charles Smith 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.
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 10 years in the NBA, 1 more than Charles Smith, who played 9. Zach LaVine had the first of his seasons in 2014-15, while Charles Smith had his rookie season in 1988-89. 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 |
Zach LaVine |
10 |
1 |
2014-15 to 2023-24 |
Charles Smith |
9 |
5 |
1988-89 to 1996-97 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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|
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Rookie Season |
|
Zach LaVine |
Charles Smith |
Season |
2014-15 | 1988-89 |
Team |
Minnesota Timberwolves | Los Angeles Clippers |
Honors & Awards |
- | All-Rookie First Team |
All-Rookie Second Team | - |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | 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 |
% |
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 |
Charles Smith |
71 |
30.4 |
16.3 |
2.4 |
4.1 |
6.5 |
1.5 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
2.1 |
3.8 |
6.1 |
12.4 |
.495 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
4.0 |
5.5 |
.725 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Zach LaVine |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Charles Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
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 |
Charles Smith |
78 |
35.0 |
21.1 |
2.3 |
4.4 |
6.7 |
1.5 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
2.1 |
3.8 |
7.6 |
14.7 |
.520 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.083 |
5.8 |
7.3 |
.794 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Zach LaVine |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Charles Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
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 |
Charles Smith |
74 |
36.5 |
20.0 |
2.9 |
5.3 |
8.2 |
1.8 |
1.1 |
2.0 |
2.2 |
3.6 |
7.4 |
15.8 |
.469 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
5.2 |
6.5 |
.793 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Zach LaVine |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Charles Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Charles Smith |
49 |
26.7 |
14.6 |
1.9 |
4.2 |
6.1 |
1.1 |
0.8 |
2.0 |
1.4 |
3.2 |
5.1 |
11.0 |
.466 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
4.3 |
5.5 |
.785 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Zach LaVine |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Charles Smith |
5 |
29.6 |
11.6 |
2.0 |
3.6 |
5.6 |
1.8 |
0.8 |
2.4 |
2.0 |
4.8 |
4.4 |
11.2 |
.393 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.8 |
3.0 |
.933 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Charles Smith |
81 |
26.8 |
12.4 |
2.1 |
3.2 |
5.3 |
1.8 |
0.6 |
1.2 |
1.9 |
3.1 |
4.4 |
9.4 |
.469 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
3.5 |
4.5 |
.782 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Zach LaVine |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Charles Smith |
15 |
25.9 |
11.1 |
1.8 |
2.2 |
4.0 |
1.3 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
1.9 |
3.5 |
4.3 |
9.2 |
.471 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.5 |
3.3 |
.740 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Charles Smith |
43 |
25.7 |
10.4 |
1.5 |
2.3 |
3.8 |
1.2 |
0.6 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
3.3 |
4.1 |
9.2 |
.443 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
.500 |
2.0 |
2.8 |
.719 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Zach LaVine |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Charles Smith |
25 |
24.5 |
8.8 |
1.4 |
2.4 |
3.8 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
3.7 |
3.4 |
7.1 |
.480 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
2.0 |
2.8 |
.729 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Charles Smith |
76 |
28.3 |
12.7 |
1.9 |
2.4 |
4.3 |
1.6 |
0.6 |
1.3 |
1.9 |
3.8 |
4.6 |
9.8 |
.471 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
.226 |
3.4 |
4.2 |
.792 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Zach LaVine |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Charles Smith |
11 |
27.5 |
10.8 |
1.8 |
2.0 |
3.8 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
1.5 |
2.2 |
4.0 |
4.6 |
8.6 |
.537 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.000 |
1.5 |
2.7 |
.567 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Charles Smith |
73 |
23.5 |
8.3 |
1.8 |
3.1 |
5.0 |
0.9 |
0.7 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
3.1 |
3.3 |
7.9 |
.422 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.133 |
1.6 |
2.2 |
.730 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Charles Smith |
10 |
16.5 |
5.1 |
1.1 |
2.6 |
3.7 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
2.8 |
2.4 |
4.8 |
.500 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.3 |
0.8 |
.375 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Charles Smith |
19 |
17.3 |
4.6 |
0.9 |
2.5 |
3.4 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
2.3 |
1.8 |
4.4 |
.405 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
.769 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Zach LaVine |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Charles Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Charles Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Zach LaVine |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Charles Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |