Zach LaVine vs. Trey Murphy III Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Trey Murphy III 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, 7 more than Trey Murphy III, who played 5. Zach LaVine had the first of his seasons in 2014-15, while Trey Murphy III had his rookie season in 2021-22. 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
Trey Murphy III 5 2 2021-22 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Zach LaVine Trey Murphy III
Season 2014-152021-22
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayPelicans 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:+15+10.8+4.7+0.4+0.8+0.4+3.0+0.3-2.2-1.1+1.9+4.3+.028+0.4+0.8+.041+1.2+1.5+.040
Trey Murphy III 62 13.9 5.4 0.8 1.6 2.4 0.6 0.4 0.1 0.3 1.0 1.8 4.5 .394 1.1 3.0 .382 0.7 0.8 .882
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Zach LaVine DNP------ --- ----------
Trey Murphy III 6 20.0 5.2 0.5 2.0 2.5 0.5 0.5 0.2 0.2 1.5 1.5 3.7 .409 1.5 3.2 .474 0.7 0.8 .800

Season 2
Zach LaVine Trey Murphy III
Season 2015-162022-23
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesNew Orleans Pelicans
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:+3+3.0+0.5+0.4+0.3+0.8+1.7+0.3+0.3-1.1-0.4+0.4+1.6+.032+1.1+2.4+.017+0.2+0.1+.112
Trey Murphy III 79 31.0 14.5 0.7 2.8 3.6 1.4 1.1 0.5 0.8 2.0 4.9 10.1 .484 2.6 6.3 .406 2.2 2.4 .905
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Zach LaVine nor Trey Murphy III played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Zach LaVine Trey Murphy III
Season 2016-172023-24
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayPelicans Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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:+10+7.6+4.1+0.3+1.2+1.5+0.8+0.3-1.2-1.0+2.1+4.2+.016+0.4+1.2+.007+0.3+0.4+.021
Trey Murphy III 57 29.6 14.8 0.7 4.2 4.9 2.2 0.9 0.5 0.6 1.2 4.8 10.9 .443 3.0 7.8 .380 2.2 2.6 .815
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Zach LaVine DNP------ --- ----------
Trey Murphy III 4 42.0 11.5 0.8 5.8 6.5 2.3 1.3 1.5 2.0 3.0 4.5 12.0 .375 2.5 7.5 .333 0.0 0.0 -

Season 4
Zach LaVine Trey Murphy III
Season 2017-182024-25
Team Chicago BullsNew Orleans Pelicans
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:+29+7.7+4.5+0.5+0.7+1.2+0.5+0.1+0.5-0.1-0.2+1.5+1.0+.071+1.2+3.2+.020+0.2+0.2+.074
Trey Murphy III 53 35.0 21.2 0.9 4.2 5.1 3.5 1.1 0.7 1.9 2.1 7.2 15.8 .454 3.0 8.3 .361 3.8 4.3 .887
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Zach LaVine nor Trey Murphy III played in the postseason in their season 4

Season 5
Zach LaVine Trey Murphy III
Season 2018-192025-26
Team Chicago BullsNew Orleans Pelicans
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:+45+0.8+3.5+0.8+0.9+1.6+1.4+0.7+0.2-1.3+1.6+3.3+.005+1.1+3.0+.002+1.4+2.1+.097
Trey Murphy III 18 35.3 20.2 1.4 4.9 6.3 3.1 1.7 0.2 2.1 2.2 6.8 14.7 .462 3.0 8.1 .372 3.6 3.9 .929
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Zach LaVine nor Trey Murphy III played in the postseason in their season 5

Additional Years

* Zach LaVine played 7 seasons more than Trey Murphy III in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 12, from 2020 to 2026—Zach LaVine played in one postseason.

In those 7 extra years over Trey Murphy III, Zach LaVine got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 2 All-Star Game
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