Zach LaVine vs. Collin Sexton Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Collin Sexton 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 12 years in the NBA, 4 more than Collin Sexton, who played 8. Zach LaVine had the first of his seasons in 2014-15, while Collin Sexton had his rookie season in 2018-19. 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
Collin Sexton 8 0 2018-19 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Zach LaVine Collin Sexton
Season 2014-152018-19
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second TeamAchievement 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:+5+7.1+6.6+0.3+0.2+0.1+0.6+0.2-0.2-0.2+2.6+5.9+.008+0.8+1.4+.061+0.7+0.8+.003
Collin Sexton 82 31.8 16.7 0.7 2.2 2.9 3.0 0.5 0.1 2.3 2.3 6.3 14.7 .430 1.5 3.6 .402 2.6 3.1 .839
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Zach LaVine nor Collin Sexton played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

Zach LaVine Collin Sexton
Season 2015-162019-20
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesCleveland Cavaliers
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:+17+5.0+6.8+0.6+0.3+0.3+0.1+0.2+0.1-0.5-0.2+2.6+5.0+.020+.009+1.5+1.6+.053
Collin Sexton 65 33.0 20.8 0.9 2.2 3.1 3.0 1.0 0.1 2.4 2.2 7.9 16.7 .472 1.5 3.9 .380 3.5 4.1 .846
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Zach LaVine nor Collin Sexton played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3

Zach LaVine Collin Sexton
Season 2016-172020-21
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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:+13+1.9+5.4+0.6+0.8+0.3+1.4+0.1-1.0-0.4+1.9+3.3+.016+1.0+2.2+.016+2.7+3.4+.021
Collin Sexton 60 35.3 24.3 1.0 2.2 3.1 4.4 1.0 0.2 2.8 2.6 8.8 18.4 .475 1.6 4.4 .371 5.2 6.4 .815
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Zach LaVine nor Collin Sexton played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4

Zach LaVine Collin Sexton
Season 2017-182021-22
Team Chicago BullsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+13+1.4+0.7+0.8+1.4+0.6+0.9+0.1+0.2-1.0+0.5+1.1+.067+0.8+1.0+.097+1.0+1.0+.069
Collin Sexton 11 28.7 16.0 1.2 2.1 3.3 2.1 0.9 0.0 2.8 2.3 6.2 13.7 .450 1.0 4.1 .244 2.6 3.5 .744
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Zach LaVine nor Collin Sexton played in the postseason in their season 4

Season 5

Zach LaVine Collin Sexton
Season 2018-192022-23
Team Chicago BullsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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+10.6+9.4+0.2+2.6+2.5+1.6+0.4+0.3-1.6-0.1+3.5+8.2+.039+0.9+2.6+.019+1.6+1.9+.013
Collin Sexton 48 23.9 14.3 0.8 1.4 2.2 2.9 0.6 0.1 1.8 2.3 4.9 9.8 .506 1.0 2.5 .393 3.4 4.1 .819
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Zach LaVine nor Collin Sexton played in the postseason in their season 5

Season 6

Zach LaVine Collin Sexton
Season 2019-202023-24
Team Chicago BullsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+18+8.2+6.8+0.2+2.4+2.2+0.7+0.7+0.3-1.3-0.2+2.5+6.7+.037+1.5+3.9+.014+0.4+0.9+.057
Collin Sexton 78 26.6 18.7 0.9 1.7 2.6 4.9 0.8 0.2 2.1 2.0 6.5 13.3 .487 1.6 4.2 .394 4.1 4.7 .859
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Zach LaVine nor Collin Sexton played in the postseason in their season 6

Season 7

Zach LaVine Collin Sexton
Season 2020-212024-25
Team Chicago BullsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+5+7.2+9.0+0.4+2.6+2.3+0.7+0.1+0.4-1.0-0.1+3.2+5.6+.027+1.7+3.9+.013+1.0+1.1+.016
Collin Sexton 63 27.9 18.4 1.0 1.8 2.7 4.2 0.7 0.1 2.5 2.3 6.6 13.8 .480 1.7 4.3 .406 3.4 4.0 .865
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Zach LaVine nor Collin Sexton played in the postseason in their season 7

Season 8

Zach LaVine Collin Sexton
Season 2021-222025-26
Team Chicago BullsCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+51+8.1+8.6+2.5+2.5+0.2+0.3-0.2-0.5+3.1+6.5+.007+1.4+3.4+.016+0.9+1.0+.010
Collin Sexton 16 26.6 15.8 0.3 1.8 2.1 4.7 0.6 0.0 2.8 2.3 5.3 11.2 .469 1.4 3.7 .373 3.9 4.6 .863
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
Collin Sexton DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Zach LaVine played 4 seasons more than Collin Sexton in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 9 to 12, from 2023 to 2026—Zach LaVine didn't play in the postseason.