Chris Bosh vs. Zach LaVine: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Zach LaVine and Chris Bosh 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.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Zach LaVine has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs while Chris Bosh scored more total points in both stages. 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 12 NBA regular seasons played, Zach LaVine averages 1.6 points more than Chris Bosh in his 13 seasons (20.8 points against 19.2). On the other hand Chris Bosh scored a total of 3,271 points more than Zach LaVine (17,189 vs. 13,918).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Chris Bosh 19.2
13
Zach LaVine 20.8
+1.6
12

Total Points

Seasons
Chris Bosh 17,189
+3,271
13
Zach LaVine 13,918
12

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Zach LaVine has a better career point average than Chris Bosh (+3.7 points per game) while Chris Bosh scored more points (+1,311).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Chris Bosh 15.6
6
Zach LaVine 19.3
+3.7
1

Total Points

Playoffs
Chris Bosh 1,388
+1,311
6
Zach LaVine 77
1

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Chris Bosh 0
Zach LaVine 2
+2

40+ Point Games

Chris Bosh 10
Zach LaVine 23
+13

30+ Point Games

Chris Bosh 82
Zach LaVine 126
+44

20+ Point Games

Chris Bosh 422
+41
Zach LaVine 381

10+ Point Games

Chris Bosh 815
+240
Zach LaVine 575

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Chris Bosh 892
+230
Zach LaVine 662

0 Point Games (games without points)

Chris Bosh 1
Zach LaVine 8
+7

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Chris Bosh 3
+3
Zach LaVine 0

20+ Point Games

Chris Bosh 23
+21
Zach LaVine 2

10+ Point Games

Chris Bosh 72
+68
Zach LaVine 4

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Chris Bosh 88
+84
Zach LaVine 4

0 Point Games (games without points)

Chris Bosh 1
+1
Zach LaVine 0

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Chris Bosh 19.2 7.0 14.1 49.4 0.3 1.0 33.5 5.0 6.3 79.9 13 893
difference:+1.6+0.4+1.7+2.3+2.1+5.0+5.6+1.4+2.0+3.5+1+223
Zach LaVine 20.8 7.4 15.8 47.0 2.4 6.0 39.1 3.6 4.3 83.4 12 670

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Chris Bosh 17,189 6,209 12,581 49.4 305 910 33.5 4,466 5,591 79.9 13 893
difference:+3,271+1,240+2,015+2.3+1,272+3,126+5.6+2,063+2,710+3.5+1+223
Zach LaVine 13,918 4,969 10,566 47.0 1,577 4,036 39.1 2,403 2,881 83.4 12 670

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Chris Bosh 15.6 5.8 12.2 47.3 0.6 1.6 38.6 3.4 4.3 80.0 6 89
difference:+3.7+1.0+3.6+4.5+1.7+4.4+1.1+0.1+0.5+13.3+5+85
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
Chris Bosh 1,388 515 1,088 47.3 54 140 38.6 304 380 80.0 6 89
difference:+1,311+488+1,025+4.5+45+116+1.1+290+365+13.3+5+85
Zach LaVine 77 27 63 42.9 9 24 37.5 14 15 93.3 1 4

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 11.5
+1.4
200475
Zach LaVine 10.1
201577

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 16.8
+2.8
200581
Zach LaVine 14.0
201682

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 22.5
+3.6
200670
Zach LaVine 18.9
201747

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 22.6
+5.9
200769
Zach LaVine 16.7
201824

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 22.3
200867
Zach LaVine 23.7
+1.4
201963

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 22.7
200977
Zach LaVine 25.5
+2.8
202060

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 24.0
201070
Zach LaVine 27.4
+3.4
202158

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 18.7
201177
Zach LaVine 24.4
+5.7
202267

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 18.0
2012NBA Champion57
Zach LaVine 24.8
+6.8
202377

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 16.6
2013NBA Champion74
Zach LaVine 19.5
+2.9
202425

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 16.2
201479
Zach LaVine 23.3
+7.1
202574

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 21.1
201544
Zach LaVine 23.3
+2.2
202574

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 19.1
201653
Zach LaVine 20.5
+1.4
202616

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh -
DNP
20040
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20150

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh -
DNP
20050
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20160

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh -
DNP
20060
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20170

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 17.5
+17.5
20076
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20180

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 24.0
+24.0
20085
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20190

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh -
DNP
20090
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20200

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh -
DNP
20100
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20210

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 18.6
201121
Zach LaVine 19.3
+0.7
20224

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 14.0
+14.0
2012NBA Champion14
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20230

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 12.1
+12.1
2013NBA Champion23
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20240

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 14.9
+14.9
201420
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20250

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh -
DNP
20150
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20250

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh -
DNP
20160
Zach LaVine -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress