Zach LaVine vs. Chris Mullin Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Chris Mullin 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 / Stats / Stats Rankings

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 12 years in the NBA, 4 less than Chris Mullin, who played 16. Zach LaVine had the first of his seasons in 2014-15, while Chris Mullin had his rookie season in 1985-86. 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	12	1	2014-15 to 2025-26
Chris Mullin	16	8	1985-86 to 2000-01

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12


Rookie Season
	Zach LaVine	Chris Mullin
Season	2014-15	1985-86
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie Second Team	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+22	+0.6	+3.9	+0.4	+1.1	+0.7	+1.7	+0.6	+0.3	-1.1	-0.3	+1.5	+2.5	+.041	+0.6	+1.7	+.156	+1.5	+1.5	+.054
Chris Mullin	55	25.3	14.0	0.8	1.3	2.1	1.9	1.3	0.4	1.4	2.4	5.2	11.3	.463	0.1	0.5	.185	3.4	3.8	.896

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Zach LaVine nor Chris Mullin played in the postseason in their season 1


Season 2
	Zach LaVine	Chris Mullin
Season	2015-16	1986-87
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Warriors Lost West Conf Semis

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2nd Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:		+1.0	+1.1	+0.2	+0.8	+0.6	+0.1	+0.4	+0.2		-0.2	+0.5	+0.4	+.062	+1.3	+3.1	+.087	+1.3	+1.5	+.032
Chris Mullin	82	29.0	15.1	0.5	1.7	2.2	3.2	1.2	0.4	1.9	2.6	5.8	11.3	.514	0.2	0.8	.302	3.3	4.0	.825

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Zach LaVine	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Chris Mullin	10	26.2	11.3	0.2	1.3	1.5	2.3	0.9	0.2	1.6	3.1	4.9	9.8	.500	0.3	0.4	.750	1.2	1.6	.750


Season 3
	Zach LaVine	Chris Mullin
Season	2016-17	1987-88
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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3rd Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+13	+3.3	+1.3	+0.6	+0.5		+1.8	+1.0	+0.3	-0.8	-0.1	+0.9	+0.3	+.049	+2.0	+5.0	+.036	+1.5	+1.5	+.049
Chris Mullin	60	33.9	20.2	1.0	2.5	3.4	4.8	1.9	0.5	2.6	2.3	7.8	15.4	.508	0.6	1.6	.351	4.0	4.5	.885

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Zach LaVine nor Chris Mullin played in the postseason in their season 3


Season 4
	Zach LaVine	Chris Mullin
Season	2017-18	1988-89
Team	Chicago Bulls	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Warriors Lost West Conf Semis

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4th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+58	+10.4	+9.8	+1.5	+0.5	+2.0	+2.1	+1.1	+0.3	-1.8	-0.1	+4.4	+5.1	+.126	+1.5	+3.9	+.111	+2.4	+2.2	+.079
Chris Mullin	82	37.7	26.5	1.9	4.0	5.9	5.1	2.1	0.5	3.6	2.2	10.1	19.9	.509	0.3	1.2	.230	6.0	6.7	.892

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Zach LaVine	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Chris Mullin	8	42.6	29.4	1.4	4.5	5.9	4.5	1.8	1.4	4.0	2.4	11.0	20.4	.540	0.1	1.0	.125	7.3	8.4	.866


Season 5
	Zach LaVine	Chris Mullin
Season	2018-19	1989-90
Team	Chicago Bulls	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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5th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+15	+1.8	+1.4	+1.1	+0.3	+1.2	+0.4	+0.6	+0.2	-0.3	-0.4	+0.3	+1.7	+.069	+0.8	+2.1	+.002	+1.5	+1.3	+.057
Chris Mullin	78	36.3	25.1	1.7	4.3	5.9	4.1	1.6	0.6	3.1	1.8	8.7	16.3	.536	1.1	3.0	.372	6.5	7.3	.889

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Zach LaVine nor Chris Mullin played in the postseason in their season 5


Season 6
	Zach LaVine	Chris Mullin
Season	2019-20	1990-91
Team	Chicago Bulls	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Warriors Lost West Conf Semis

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6th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+22	+5.6	+0.2	+1.0	+0.4	+0.6	+0.2	+0.6	+0.3	-0.4	-0.1	+0.5	+2.3	+.086	+2.6	+6.5	+.079	+1.8	+1.5	+.082
Chris Mullin	82	40.4	25.7	1.7	3.7	5.4	4.0	2.1	0.8	3.0	2.1	9.5	17.7	.536	0.5	1.6	.301	6.3	7.1	.884

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Zach LaVine	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Chris Mullin	8	45.8	23.8	1.1	6.1	7.3	2.9	1.9	1.5	3.1	2.9	8.6	16.4	.527	1.1	1.6	.692	5.4	6.3	.860


Season 7
	Zach LaVine	Chris Mullin
Season	2020-21	1991-92
Team	Chicago Bulls	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Warriors Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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7th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+23	+6.2	+1.8	+1.0	+0.4	+0.6	+1.4	+1.3	+0.3	-1.0	-0.3	+0.4	+0.2	+.017	+2.6	+6.0	+.053	+0.1	+0.1	+.016
Chris Mullin	81	41.3	25.6	1.6	4.0	5.6	3.5	2.1	0.8	2.5	2.1	10.2	19.6	.524	0.8	2.2	.366	4.3	5.2	.833

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Zach LaVine	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Chris Mullin	4	42.0	17.8	0.8	2.3	3.0	3.0	1.3	0.5	2.0	2.0	6.8	15.8	.429	1.0	3.0	.333	3.3	3.5	.929


Season 8
	Zach LaVine	Chris Mullin
Season	2021-22	1992-93
Team	Chicago Bulls	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Bulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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8th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+21	+6.6	+1.5	+0.6	+0.2	+0.4	+0.9	+0.9	+0.6	-0.4	-0.1	+1.9	+2.5	+.034	+1.5	+4.2	+.062	+0.8	+0.7	+.043
Chris Mullin	46	41.3	25.9	0.9	4.1	5.0	3.6	1.5	0.9	3.0	1.7	10.3	20.2	.510	1.3	2.9	.451	4.0	4.9	.810

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
Chris Mullin	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 9
	Zach LaVine	Chris Mullin
Season	2022-23	1993-94
Team	Chicago Bulls	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Warriors Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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9th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+15	+1.6	+8.0	+0.5	+0.6	+1.1	+0.9	+0.8	+0.7	-0.4	-0.3	+2.1	+4.0	+.013	+1.7	+4.7	+.011	+2.0	+2.1	+.095
Chris Mullin	62	37.5	16.8	1.0	4.5	5.6	5.1	1.7	0.9	2.9	1.8	6.6	14.0	.472	0.9	2.4	.364	2.7	3.5	.753

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Zach LaVine	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Chris Mullin	3	45.0	25.3	1.3	3.3	4.7	3.7	0.0	1.7	2.3	1.3	10.0	17.0	.588	2.0	4.0	.500	3.3	3.7	.909


Season 10
	Zach LaVine	Chris Mullin
Season	2023-24	1994-95
Team	Chicago Bulls	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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10th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:		+0.7	+0.5	+0.7	+1.2	+0.6	+1.1	+0.7	+0.5	-1.6	-0.2		+1.1	+.037	+0.7	+3.1	+.103	+0.3	+0.2	+.025
Chris Mullin	25	35.6	19.0	1.0	3.6	4.6	5.0	1.5	0.8	3.7	2.1	6.8	13.9	.489	1.7	3.7	.452	3.8	4.3	.879

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Zach LaVine nor Chris Mullin played in the postseason in their season 10


Season 11
	Zach LaVine	Chris Mullin
Season	2024-25	1995-96
Team	Chicago Bulls, Sacramento Kings	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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11th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Zach LaVine	74	35.2	23.3	0.3	4.0	4.3	4.2	0.8	0.2	2.8	1.6	8.4	16.5	.511	3.2	7.2	.446	3.2	3.9	.825
difference:	+19	+5.8	+10.0	+0.5	+1.9	+1.4	+0.7	+0.6	+0.4	-0.6	-0.7	+3.5	+6.7	+.012	+2.1	+4.5	+.053	+0.7	+1.0	+.031
Chris Mullin	55	29.4	13.3	0.8	2.1	2.9	3.5	1.4	0.6	2.2	2.3	4.9	9.8	.499	1.1	2.7	.393	2.5	2.9	.856

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Zach LaVine nor Chris Mullin played in the postseason in their season 11


Season 12
	Zach LaVine	Chris Mullin
Season	2025-26	1996-97
Team	Sacramento Kings	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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12th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Zach LaVine	5	36.6	29.2	0.2	2.8	3.0	1.6	0.4	0.2	2.2	1.8	10.6	19.6	.541	3.2	8.4	.381	4.8	5.0	.960
difference:	+74	+2.0	+14.7	+0.7	+0.3	+1.0	+2.5	+1.2	+0.2	-0.2	-0.2	+5.1	+9.6	+.012	+2.1	+5.8	+.030	+2.5	+2.3	+.096
Chris Mullin	79	34.6	14.5	0.9	3.1	4.0	4.1	1.6	0.4	2.4	2.0	5.5	10.0	.553	1.1	2.6	.411	2.3	2.7	.864

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Zach LaVine nor Chris Mullin played in the postseason in their season 12

Additional Years

* Chris Mullin played 4 seasons more than Zach LaVine in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 13 to 16, from 1998 to 2001—Chris Mullin played in 3 Playoffs.

Zach LaVine vs. Chris Mullin Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Chris Mullin 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.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Rookie Season Stats Comparison

Season 2

2nd Season Stats Comparison

Season 3

3rd Season Stats Comparison

Season 4

4th Season Stats Comparison

Season 5

5th Season Stats Comparison

Season 6

6th Season Stats Comparison

Season 7

7th Season Stats Comparison

Season 8

8th Season Stats Comparison

Season 9

9th Season Stats Comparison

Season 10

10th Season Stats Comparison

Season 11

11th Season Stats Comparison

Season 12

12th Season Stats Comparison

Additional Years