Zach LaVine vs. Rick Mahorn Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Rick Mahorn 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 played 10 years in the NBA, 8 less than Rick Mahorn, who played 18. Zach LaVine had the first of his seasons in 2014-15, while Rick Mahorn had his rookie season in 1980-81. 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
Rick Mahorn	18	13	1980-81 to 1998-99

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18


Rookie Season
	Zach LaVine	Rick Mahorn
Season	2014-15	1980-81
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves	Washington Bullets
Honors & Awards	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
Rick Mahorn	52	13.4	4.8	1.3	2.8	4.1	0.5	0.4	0.8	0.7	2.6	2.1	4.2	.507	0.0	0.0	-	0.5	0.8	.675

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Zach LaVine	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Rick Mahorn	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 2
	Zach LaVine	Rick Mahorn
Season	2015-16	1981-82
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves	Washington Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Bullets Lost East Conf Semis

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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
Rick Mahorn	80	33.3	12.2	1.9	6.9	8.8	1.9	0.7	1.7	2.0	4.4	5.2	10.2	.507	0.0	0.0	.000	1.9	2.9	.632

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Zach LaVine	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Rick Mahorn	7	34.6	10.6	2.0	6.7	8.7	1.9	1.4	0.7	2.3	4.3	4.6	10.4	.438	0.0	0.0	-	1.4	2.0	.714


Season 3
	Zach LaVine	Rick Mahorn
Season	2016-17	1982-83
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves	Washington Bullets
Honors & Awards
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	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
Rick Mahorn	82	36.9	11.0	2.1	7.4	9.5	1.4	1.0	1.8	2.1	4.1	4.6	9.4	.490	0.0	0.0	.000	1.8	3.1	.575

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Zach LaVine	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Rick Mahorn	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 4
	Zach LaVine	Rick Mahorn
Season	2017-18	1983-84
Team	Chicago Bulls	Washington Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Bullets Lost East 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
Rick Mahorn	82	32.9	9.0	2.1	6.9	9.0	1.6	0.8	1.5	1.7	4.4	3.7	7.4	.507	0.0	0.0	-	1.5	2.3	.651

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Zach LaVine	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Rick Mahorn	4	38.5	9.5	1.8	9.0	10.8	1.5	0.3	1.5	1.5	4.8	3.8	6.3	.600	0.0	0.3	.000	2.0	2.5	.800


Season 5
	Zach LaVine	Rick Mahorn
Season	2018-19	1984-85
Team	Chicago Bulls	Washington Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Bullets Lost East 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
Rick Mahorn	77	26.9	6.3	1.9	5.9	7.9	1.6	0.8	1.4	1.7	4.0	2.7	5.4	.499	0.0	0.0	-	0.9	1.4	.683

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Zach LaVine	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Rick Mahorn	4	10.3	3.0	0.5	1.3	1.8	0.0	0.0	0.8	0.3	2.3	1.0	2.0	.500	0.0	0.0	-	1.0	1.0	1.000


Season 6
	Zach LaVine	Rick Mahorn
Season	2019-20	1985-86
Team	Chicago Bulls	Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Pistons Lost East 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	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
Rick Mahorn	80	18.0	4.9	1.5	3.6	5.2	0.8	0.5	0.8	1.4	3.3	2.0	4.3	.455	0.0	0.0	.000	1.0	1.5	.681

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Zach LaVine	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Rick Mahorn	4	15.3	3.0	0.8	2.3	3.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.8	3.5	1.3	3.3	.385	0.0	0.0	-	0.5	0.5	1.000


Season 7
	Zach LaVine	Rick Mahorn
Season	2020-21	1986-87
Team	Chicago Bulls	Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Pistons Lost East 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
Rick Mahorn	63	20.3	6.1	1.5	4.5	6.0	0.6	0.5	0.8	1.2	3.5	2.3	5.1	.447	0.0	0.0	-	1.5	1.9	.821

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Zach LaVine	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Rick Mahorn	15	32.2	9.7	2.8	6.7	9.5	0.3	0.4	0.7	1.1	4.0	3.9	7.3	.541	0.0	0.1	.000	1.9	2.3	.800


Season 8
	Zach LaVine	Rick Mahorn
Season	2021-22	1987-88
Team	Chicago Bulls	Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Bulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Pistons 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	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
Rick Mahorn	67	29.3	10.7	2.4	6.1	8.4	0.9	0.6	0.6	1.8	3.9	4.1	7.2	.574	0.0	0.0	.500	2.4	3.2	.756

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
Rick Mahorn	23	17.8	3.3	0.8	3.0	3.9	0.6	0.2	0.4	0.7	2.8	1.3	3.9	.344	0.0	0.0	-	0.6	0.8	.684


Season 9
	Zach LaVine	Rick Mahorn
Season	2022-23	1988-89
Team	Chicago Bulls	Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	NBA Champion

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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
Rick Mahorn	72	24.9	7.3	2.0	4.9	6.9	0.8	0.6	0.9	1.3	2.9	2.8	5.5	.517	0.0	0.0	.000	1.6	2.2	.748

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Zach LaVine	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Rick Mahorn	17	21.2	5.7	1.8	3.4	5.1	0.4	0.5	0.8	0.6	3.5	2.4	4.1	.580	0.0	0.0	-	1.0	1.5	.654


Season 10
	Zach LaVine	Rick Mahorn
Season	2023-24	1989-90
Team	Chicago Bulls	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive Second Team
Playoffs	Did Not Play	76ers Lost East Conf Semis

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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
Rick Mahorn	75	30.3	10.8	2.2	5.3	7.6	1.3	0.6	1.4	1.4	3.3	4.2	8.4	.497	0.0	0.1	.222	2.4	3.4	.715

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Zach LaVine	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Rick Mahorn	10	34.2	9.4	1.8	5.2	7.0	1.0	0.7	0.8	1.3	4.1	3.7	8.6	.430	0.0	0.1	.000	2.0	2.6	.769


Season 11
	Zach LaVine	Rick Mahorn
Season	-	1990-91
Team	-	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	76ers Lost East Conf Semis

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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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Rick Mahorn	80	30.5	8.9	1.9	5.9	7.8	1.5	1.0	0.7	1.6	3.5	3.3	7.0	.467	0.0	0.1	.000	2.4	3.0	.788

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Zach LaVine	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Rick Mahorn	8	26.0	6.4	0.9	4.4	5.3	1.8	0.3	0.5	1.0	3.1	2.5	4.5	.556	0.0	0.0	-	1.4	1.8	.786

Note: Rick Mahorn didn't play in 1991-92.


Season 12
	Zach LaVine	Rick Mahorn
Season	-	1992-93
Team	-	New Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	Nets Lost East 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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Rick Mahorn	74	14.6	3.9	1.3	2.5	3.8	0.4	0.3	0.4	0.8	2.1	1.4	2.9	.472	0.0	0.0	.333	1.2	1.5	.800

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Zach LaVine	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Rick Mahorn	4	15.8	2.0	1.0	2.3	3.3	0.8	0.0	0.5	0.3	2.3	1.0	2.5	.400	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-


Season 13
	Zach LaVine	Rick Mahorn
Season	-	1993-94
Team	-	New Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	Nets Lost East 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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Rick Mahorn	28	8.1	2.1	0.6	1.4	1.9	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.3	1.4	0.8	1.7	.489	0.0	0.0	.000	0.5	0.7	.650

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Zach LaVine	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Rick Mahorn	3	6.3	0.0	0.3	1.0	1.3	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.3	2.3	0.0	0.3	.000	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-


Season 14
	Zach LaVine	Rick Mahorn
Season	-	1994-95
Team	-	New Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Rick Mahorn	58	10.9	3.4	0.8	2.0	2.8	0.4	0.2	0.2	0.6	1.6	1.4	2.6	.523	0.0	0.1	.333	0.7	0.8	.796

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Zach LaVine	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Rick Mahorn	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 15
	Zach LaVine	Rick Mahorn
Season	-	1995-96
Team	-	New Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Rick Mahorn	50	9.0	2.4	0.6	1.6	2.2	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.6	1.4	0.9	2.4	.352	0.0	0.0	.000	0.7	0.9	.723

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Zach LaVine	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Rick Mahorn	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 16
	Zach LaVine	Rick Mahorn
Season	-	1996-97
Team	-	Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	Pistons Lost East 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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Rick Mahorn	22	9.9	2.5	0.9	1.5	2.4	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.5	1.5	0.9	2.5	.370	0.0	0.0	.000	0.7	1.0	.727

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Zach LaVine	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Rick Mahorn	2	9.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.5	0.0	1.0	.000	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-


Season 17
	Zach LaVine	Rick Mahorn
Season	-	1997-98
Team	-	Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Rick Mahorn	59	12.0	2.4	1.1	2.2	3.3	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.6	2.1	1.0	2.2	.457	0.0	0.0	-	0.4	0.6	.676

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Zach LaVine	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Rick Mahorn	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 18
	Zach LaVine	Rick Mahorn
Season	-	1998-99
Team	-	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	76ers Lost East Conf Semis

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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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Rick Mahorn	16	7.9	0.8	0.4	1.0	1.4	0.1	0.3	0.1	0.4	1.4	0.3	1.1	.278	0.0	0.0	-	0.2	0.5	.375

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Zach LaVine	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Rick Mahorn	5	5.8	1.0	0.4	1.2	1.6	0.2	0.2	0.0	0.2	1.2	0.4	1.2	.333	0.0	0.0	-	0.2	0.4	.500

Zach LaVine vs. Rick Mahorn Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Rick Mahorn 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

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11

Season 12

Season 13

Season 14

Season 15

Season 16

Season 17

Season 18