Mike Conley vs. Zach LaVine: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Zach LaVine and Mike Conley 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 Mike Conley 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 6.9 points more than Mike Conley in his 19 seasons (20.8 points against 13.9). On the other hand Mike Conley scored a total of 2,553 points more than Zach LaVine (16,597 vs. 14,044).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Mike Conley 13.9
19
Zach LaVine 20.8
+6.9
12

Total Points

Seasons
Mike Conley 16,597
+2,553
19
Zach LaVine 14,044
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 Mike Conley (+5.5 points per game) while Mike Conley scored more points (+1,418).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Mike Conley 13.8
12
Zach LaVine 19.3
+5.5
1

Total Points

Playoffs
Mike Conley 1,495
+1,418
12
Zach LaVine 77
1

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Mike Conley 0
Zach LaVine 2
+2

40+ Point Games

Mike Conley 1
Zach LaVine 24
+23

30+ Point Games

Mike Conley 26
Zach LaVine 128
+102

20+ Point Games

Mike Conley 250
Zach LaVine 383
+133

10+ Point Games

Mike Conley 854
+274
Zach LaVine 580

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Mike Conley 1,178
+510
Zach LaVine 668

0 Point Games (games without points)

Mike Conley 18
+10
Zach LaVine 8

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Mike Conley 1
+1
Zach LaVine 0

20+ Point Games

Mike Conley 24
+22
Zach LaVine 2

10+ Point Games

Mike Conley 75
+71
Zach LaVine 4

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Mike Conley 104
+100
Zach LaVine 4

0 Point Games (games without points)

Mike Conley 4
+4
Zach LaVine 0

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Mike Conley 13.9 4.9 11.1 43.7 1.6 4.2 38.8 2.5 3.0 82.6 19 1,196
difference:+6.9+2.5+4.7+3.3+0.8+1.8+0.3+1.1+1.3+0.8+7+520
Zach LaVine 20.8 7.4 15.8 47.0 2.4 6.0 39.1 3.6 4.3 83.4 12 676

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Mike Conley 16,597 5,821 13,306 43.7 1,956 5,036 38.8 2,999 3,631 82.6 19 1,196
difference:+2,553+808+2,644+3.3+362+957+0.3+575+724+0.8+7+520
Zach LaVine 14,044 5,013 10,662 47.0 1,594 4,079 39.1 2,424 2,907 83.4 12 676

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Mike Conley 13.8 4.7 11.6 40.9 1.6 4.4 36.0 2.8 3.5 80.7 12 108
difference:+5.5+2.1+4.2+1.9+0.7+1.6+1.5+0.7+0.3+12.6+11+104
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
Mike Conley 1,495 511 1,248 40.9 171 475 36.0 302 374 80.7 12 108
difference:+1,418+484+1,185+1.9+162+451+1.5+288+359+12.6+11+104
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
Mike Conley 9.4
200853
Zach LaVine 10.1
+0.7
201577

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 10.9
200982
Zach LaVine 14.0
+3.1
201682

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 12.0
201080
Zach LaVine 18.9
+6.9
201747

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 13.7
201181
Zach LaVine 16.7
+3.0
201824

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 12.7
201262
Zach LaVine 23.7
+11.0
201963

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 14.6
201380
Zach LaVine 25.5
+10.9
202060

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 17.2
201473
Zach LaVine 27.4
+10.2
202158

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 15.8
201570
Zach LaVine 24.4
+8.6
202267

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 15.3
201656
Zach LaVine 24.8
+9.5
202377

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 20.5
+1.0
201769
Zach LaVine 19.5
202425

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 17.1
201812
Zach LaVine 23.3
+6.2
202574

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 21.1
+0.5
201970
Zach LaVine 20.6
202622

Mike Conley's additional seasons:

* Mike Conley played 9 seasons more than Zach LaVine in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 13 to 21, from 2020 to 2026—he averaged 11.9 points in a total of 542 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 16.2 ppg and his lowest 5.3.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley -
DNP
20080
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20150

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley -
DNP
20090
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20160

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley -
DNP
20100
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20170

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 15.2
+15.2
201113
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20180

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 14.1
+14.1
20127
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20190

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 17.0
+17.0
201315
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20200

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 15.9
+15.9
20147
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20210

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 14.4
20158
Zach LaVine 19.3
+4.9
20224

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley -
DNP
20160
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20230

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 24.7
+24.7
20176
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20240

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley -
DNP
20180
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20250

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley -
DNP
20190
Zach LaVine -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Mike Conley's additional Playoffs:

* During his 9 additional NBA seasons, Mike Conley played in 8 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 11.1 points in a total of 62 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 19.8 ppg and his lowest 6.