Anthony Edwards vs. Zach LaVine: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Zach LaVine and Anthony Edwards to determine who has the better numbers. Here you can compare their career totals, points per game, games of 40+ points, 50+, etc. and their year-by-year scoring averages side by side, both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

Anthony Edwards has one of the highest career point averages in NBA history, and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Zach LaVine.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Anthony Edwards has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more points in during the postseason while Zach LaVine scored more points in the regular season. However, we won't stop there and we'll go into detail to analyze what these statistics are made up of, from how many games they had in each threshold (30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc.) to their season-by-season scoring averages.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 6 NBA regular seasons played, Anthony Edwards averages 3.3 points more than Zach LaVine in his 12 seasons (24.1 points against 20.8). On the other hand Zach LaVine scored a total of 4,384 points more than Anthony Edwards (14,054 vs. 9,670).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Anthony Edwards 24.1
+3.3
6
Zach LaVine 20.8
12

Total Points

Seasons
Anthony Edwards 9,670
6
Zach LaVine 14,054
+4,384
12

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Anthony Edwards has a better career point average than Zach LaVine (+7.6 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,053).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Anthony Edwards 26.9
+7.6
4
Zach LaVine 19.3
1

Total Points

Playoffs
Anthony Edwards 1,130
+1,053
4
Zach LaVine 77
1

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Anthony Edwards 2
Zach LaVine 2

40+ Point Games

Anthony Edwards 24
Zach LaVine 24

30+ Point Games

Anthony Edwards 104
Zach LaVine 128
+24

20+ Point Games

Anthony Edwards 269
Zach LaVine 383
+114

10+ Point Games

Anthony Edwards 369
Zach LaVine 581
+212

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Anthony Edwards 399
Zach LaVine 669
+270

0 Point Games (games without points)

Anthony Edwards 2
Zach LaVine 8
+6

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Anthony Edwards 5
+5
Zach LaVine 0

30+ Point Games

Anthony Edwards 15
+15
Zach LaVine 0

20+ Point Games

Anthony Edwards 31
+29
Zach LaVine 2

10+ Point Games

Anthony Edwards 42
+38
Zach LaVine 4

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Anthony Edwards 42
+38
Zach LaVine 4

0 Point Games (games without points)

Anthony Edwards 0
Zach LaVine 0

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Anthony Edwards 24.1 8.5 18.8 44.9 2.9 8.0 36.7 4.3 5.3 80.6 6 401
difference:+3.3+1.1+3.0+2.1+0.5+2.0+2.4+0.7+1.0+2.8+6+276
Zach LaVine 20.8 7.4 15.8 47.0 2.4 6.0 39.1 3.6 4.3 83.4 12 677

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Anthony Edwards 9,670 3,393 7,553 44.9 1,176 3,204 36.7 1,708 2,120 80.6 6 401
difference:+4,384+1,624+3,117+2.1+419+879+2.4+717+788+2.8+6+276
Zach LaVine 14,054 5,017 10,670 47.0 1,595 4,083 39.1 2,425 2,908 83.4 12 677

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Anthony Edwards 26.9 9.4 20.1 46.8 3.1 8.2 37.7 5.0 6.3 78.8 4 42
difference:+7.6+2.6+4.3+4.0+0.8+2.2+0.2+1.5+2.5+14.5+3+38
Zach LaVine 19.3 6.8 15.8 42.9 2.3 6.0 37.5 3.5 3.8 93.3 1 4

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Anthony Edwards 1,130 396 846 46.8 130 345 37.7 208 264 78.8 4 42
difference:+1,053+369+783+4.0+121+321+0.2+194+249+14.5+3+38
Zach LaVine 77 27 63 42.9 9 24 37.5 14 15 93.3 1 4

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Edwards 19.3
+9.2
202172
Zach LaVine 10.1
201577

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Edwards 21.3
+7.3
202272
Zach LaVine 14.0
201682

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Edwards 24.6
+5.7
202379
Zach LaVine 18.9
201747

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Edwards 25.9
+9.2
202479
Zach LaVine 16.7
201824

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Edwards 27.6
+3.9
202579
Zach LaVine 23.7
201963

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Edwards 28.7
+3.2
202620
Zach LaVine 25.5
202060

Zach LaVine's additional seasons:

* Zach LaVine played 6 seasons more than Anthony Edwards in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 7 to 12, from 2021 to 2026—he averaged 24.1 points in a total of 324 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 27.4 ppg and his lowest 19.5.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Edwards -
DNP
20210
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20150

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Edwards 25.2
+25.2
20226
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20160

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Edwards 31.6
+31.6
20235
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20170

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Edwards 27.6
+27.6
202416
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20180

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Edwards 25.3
+25.3
202515
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20190

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Edwards -
DNP *
20260
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20200
* season in progress

Zach LaVine's additional Playoffs:

* During his 6 additional NBA seasons, Zach LaVine played in one postseason. In those postseasons he averaged 19.3 points in a total of 4 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 19.3 ppg and his lowest 19.3.