Dyson Daniels vs. Zach LaVine: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Zach LaVine and Dyson Daniels 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 stats than Dyson Daniels in averages and totals, both in the regular season and Playoffs. 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 11 NBA regular seasons played, Zach LaVine averages 12.4 points more than Dyson Daniels in his 3 seasons (20.8 points against 8.4), and he also scored a total of 11,936 points more (13,590 vs. 1,654).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Dyson Daniels 8.4
3
Zach LaVine 20.8
+12.4
11

Total Points

Seasons
Dyson Daniels 1,654
3
Zach LaVine 13,590
+11,936
11

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 Dyson Daniels (+18 points per game) and he also scored more points (+73).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Dyson Daniels 1.3
1
Zach LaVine 19.3
+18.0
1

Total Points

Playoffs
Dyson Daniels 4
1
Zach LaVine 77
+73
1

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Dyson Daniels 0
Zach LaVine 2
+2

40+ Point Games

Dyson Daniels 0
Zach LaVine 23
+23

30+ Point Games

Dyson Daniels 0
Zach LaVine 121
+121

20+ Point Games

Dyson Daniels 12
Zach LaVine 372
+360

10+ Point Games

Dyson Daniels 78
Zach LaVine 563
+485

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Dyson Daniels 173
Zach LaVine 646
+473

0 Point Games (games without points)

Dyson Daniels 23
+15
Zach LaVine 8

Playoffs

20+ Point Games

Dyson Daniels 0
Zach LaVine 2
+2

10+ Point Games

Dyson Daniels 0
Zach LaVine 4
+4

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Dyson Daniels 1
Zach LaVine 4
+3

0 Point Games (games without points)

Dyson Daniels 2
+2
Zach LaVine 0

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Dyson Daniels 8.4 3.5 7.4 47.2 0.8 2.3 32.7 0.7 1.2 61.4 3 196
difference:+12.4+3.9+8.4+0.3+1.5+3.7+6.4+2.9+3.1+21.9+8+458
Zach LaVine 20.8 7.4 15.8 47.0 2.3 6.0 39.1 3.6 4.3 83.3 11 654

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Dyson Daniels 1,654 681 1,442 47.2 149 456 32.7 143 233 61.4 3 196
difference:+11,936+4,171+8,889+0.3+1,384+3,466+6.4+2,210+2,592+21.9+8+458
Zach LaVine 13,590 4,852 10,331 47.0 1,533 3,922 39.1 2,353 2,825 83.3 11 654

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Dyson Daniels 1.3 0.7 2.0 33.3 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 1 3
difference:+18.0+6.1+13.8+9.5+2.3+5.3+37.5+3.5+3.8+93.3+1
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
Dyson Daniels 4 2 6 33.3 0 2 0.0 0 0 - 1 3
difference:+73+25+57+9.5+9+22+37.5+14+15+93.3+1
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
Dyson Daniels 3.8
202359
Zach LaVine 10.1
+6.3
201577

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Dyson Daniels 5.8
202461
Zach LaVine 14.0
+8.2
201682

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Dyson Daniels 14.1
202576
Zach LaVine 18.9
+4.8
201747

Zach LaVine's additional seasons:

* Zach LaVine played 8 seasons more than Dyson Daniels in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 4 to 11, from 2018 to 2025—he averaged 24.0 points in a total of 448 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 27.4 ppg and his lowest 16.7.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Dyson Daniels -
DNP
20230
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20150

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Dyson Daniels 1.3
+1.3
20243
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20160

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Dyson Daniels -
DNP
20250
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20170

Zach LaVine's additional Playoffs:

* During his 8 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.