Zach LaVine vs. Keegan Murray Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Keegan Murray 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, 8 more than Keegan Murray, who played 4. Zach LaVine had the first of his seasons in 2014-15, while Keegan Murray 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 12 1 2014-15 to 2025-26
Keegan Murray 4 1 2022-23 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Zach LaVine Keegan Murray
Season 2014-152022-23
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayKings Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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:+3+5.1+2.1+0.7+1.1+1.8+2.4+0.1+0.4-1.7-0.1+0.7+1.0+.031+1.9+4.1+.070+1.1+1.3+.077
Keegan Murray 80 29.8 12.2 1.1 3.5 4.6 1.2 0.8 0.5 0.8 2.0 4.4 9.8 .453 2.6 6.3 .411 0.8 1.0 .765
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Zach LaVine DNP------ --- ----------
Keegan Murray 7 27.7 9.7 2.1 4.1 6.3 0.7 0.6 0.3 0.6 2.6 3.7 8.3 .448 1.7 4.6 .375 0.6 0.9 .667

Season 2
Zach LaVine Keegan Murray
Season 2015-162023-24
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesSacramento Kings
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:+5+5.6+1.2+1.1+1.6+2.7+1.4+0.2+0.6-1.1-0.3+0.5+1.0+.002+0.9+2.7+.031+0.7+0.9+.038
Keegan Murray 77 33.6 15.2 1.4 4.1 5.5 1.7 1.0 0.8 0.8 2.7 5.8 12.7 .454 2.4 6.6 .358 1.3 1.6 .831
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Zach LaVine nor Keegan Murray played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Zach LaVine Keegan Murray
Season 2016-172024-25
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesSacramento Kings
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:+29+2.9+6.5+1.5+1.8+3.3+1.6+0.1+0.7-1.0-0.2+2.1+4.3+.015+0.6+0.7+.044+1.7+2.1+.003
Keegan Murray 76 34.3 12.4 1.9 4.8 6.7 1.4 0.8 0.9 0.8 2.4 4.8 10.8 .444 2.0 5.9 .343 0.8 0.9 .833
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Zach LaVine nor Keegan Murray played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4
Zach LaVine Keegan Murray
Season 2017-182025-26
Team Chicago BullsSacramento Kings
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:+21+10.7+2.0+0.6+2.8+3.4+1.7+0.5-1.5-1.0+1.6+0.5+.095+0.5+1.2+.027+1.9+2.8+.187
Keegan Murray 3 38.0 18.7 1.0 6.3 7.3 1.3 1.0 0.7 0.3 1.3 7.3 15.3 .478 2.3 6.3 .368 1.7 1.7 1.000
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Zach LaVine nor Keegan Murray played in the postseason in their season 4

Additional Years

* Zach LaVine played 8 seasons more than Keegan Murray in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 5 to 12, from 2019 to 2026—Zach LaVine played in one postseason.

In those 8 extra years over Keegan Murray, Zach LaVine got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 2 All-Star Game
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