Zach LaVine vs. Danny Young Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Danny Young 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

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 and Danny Young both played 10 years in the NBA. Zach LaVine had the first of his seasons in 2014-15, while Danny Young had his rookie season in 1984-85. 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
Danny Young 10 6 1984-85 to 1994-95

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Zach LaVine Danny Young
Season 2014-151984-85
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
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 %
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
Danny Young 3 8.7 1.3 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.7 1.0 0.0 0.7 0.7 0.7 3.3 .200 0.0 0.3 .000 0.0 0.0 -
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Zach LaVine ------- --- ----------
Danny Young ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Zach LaVine Danny Young
Season 2015-161985-86
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesSeattle Supersonics
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 %
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
Danny Young 82 23.2 6.9 0.4 1.1 1.5 3.7 1.3 0.1 1.1 1.4 2.8 5.5 .506 0.3 0.9 .324 1.1 1.3 .849
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Zach LaVine ------- --- ----------
Danny Young ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Zach LaVine Danny Young
Season 2016-171986-87
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlaySupersonics Lost West Conf Finals
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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
Danny Young 73 20.3 4.8 0.3 1.2 1.5 4.8 1.0 0.0 1.2 1.0 1.8 3.9 .458 0.4 1.1 .367 0.8 1.0 .831
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Zach LaVine ------- --- ----------
Danny Young 14 14.9 4.1 0.3 0.9 1.1 3.4 1.1 0.0 0.5 1.5 1.5 3.7 .404 0.4 1.1 .313 0.7 0.7 1.000

Season 4

Zach LaVine Danny Young
Season 2017-181987-88
Team Chicago BullsSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlaySupersonics Lost West 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 %
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
Danny Young 77 12.3 3.2 0.2 0.7 1.0 2.8 0.7 0.0 0.5 0.9 1.2 2.8 .408 0.3 1.0 .286 0.6 0.7 .811
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Zach LaVine ------- --- ----------
Danny Young 5 19.0 6.4 0.6 1.4 2.0 3.8 0.4 0.4 1.4 1.4 2.2 4.2 .524 0.0 0.6 .000 2.0 2.0 1.000

Season 5

Zach LaVine Danny Young
Season 2018-191988-89
Team Chicago BullsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayTrail Blazers Lost West 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 %
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
Danny Young 48 19.8 6.2 0.4 1.2 1.5 2.6 1.1 0.1 0.9 1.0 2.4 5.2 .460 0.4 1.0 .340 1.0 1.3 .781
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Zach LaVine ------- --- ----------
Danny Young 3 22.0 9.3 0.7 2.0 2.7 4.0 0.3 0.0 0.7 0.7 4.0 8.7 .462 1.0 2.7 .375 0.3 0.7 .500

Season 6

Zach LaVine Danny Young
Season 2019-201989-90
Team Chicago BullsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayTrail Blazers Lost NBA Finals
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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
Danny Young 82 17.0 4.7 0.4 1.1 1.5 2.8 1.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.7 4.0 .421 0.2 0.7 .271 1.1 1.4 .813
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Zach LaVine ------- --- ----------
Danny Young 21 14.0 4.1 0.5 0.9 1.4 1.5 0.7 0.1 0.8 1.4 1.3 3.4 .389 0.5 1.4 .379 0.9 1.3 .704

Season 7

Zach LaVine Danny Young
Season 2020-211990-91
Team Chicago BullsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayTrail Blazers Lost West Conf Finals
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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
Danny Young 75 12.0 3.8 0.3 0.7 1.0 1.9 0.7 0.1 0.7 0.7 1.4 3.6 .380 0.5 1.4 .346 0.5 0.6 .911
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Zach LaVine ------- --- ----------
Danny Young 7 5.1 1.7 0.0 0.0 0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.9 1.6 .545 0.0 0.1 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 8

Zach LaVine Danny Young
Season 2021-221991-92
Team Chicago BullsPortland Trail Blazers, Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf 1st RdClippers Lost West 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 %
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
Danny Young 62 16.5 4.5 0.3 1.0 1.2 2.8 0.7 0.1 0.8 0.9 1.6 4.1 .392 0.4 1.1 .329 0.9 1.1 .851
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
Danny Young 3 3.7 1.3 0.0 0.0 0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.7 1.3 .500 0.0 0.7 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 9

Zach LaVine Danny Young
Season 2022-231992-93
Team Chicago BullsDetroit Pistons
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 %
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
Danny Young 65 12.9 2.9 0.2 0.5 0.7 1.8 0.5 0.1 0.5 0.6 1.1 2.6 .413 0.3 1.0 .324 0.4 0.5 .875
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Zach LaVine ------- --- ----------
Danny Young ------- --- ----------

Note: Danny Young didn't play in 1993-94.

Season 10

Zach LaVine Danny Young
Season 2023-241994-95
Team Chicago BullsMilwaukee Bucks
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 %
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
Danny Young 7 11.0 3.4 0.1 0.6 0.7 1.7 0.6 0.0 0.6 1.1 1.3 2.4 .529 0.7 1.7 .417 0.1 0.1 1.000
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Zach LaVine ------- --- ----------
Danny Young ------- --- ----------