Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Zach LaVine: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Zach LaVine and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 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.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 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 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 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 7 NBA regular seasons played, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander averages 3.6 points more than Zach LaVine in his 11 seasons (24.4 points against 20.8). On the other hand Zach LaVine scored a total of 2,296 points more than Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (13,590 vs. 11,294).

Points Per Game			Seasons
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	24.4	+3.6	7
Zach LaVine	20.8		11

Total Points			Seasons
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	11,294		7
Zach LaVine	13,590	+2,296	11

Scoring Titles
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	1	+1
Zach LaVine	0

Points by Thresholds

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

= NBA Scoring Leader

= NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	10.8	+0.7	2019	82
Zach LaVine	10.1		2015	77

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	19.0	+5.0	2020	70
Zach LaVine	14.0		2016	82

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	23.7	+4.8	2021	35
Zach LaVine	18.9		2017	47

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	24.5	+7.8	2022	56
Zach LaVine	16.7		2018	24

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	31.4	+7.7	2023	68
Zach LaVine	23.7		2019	63

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	30.1	+4.6	2024	75
Zach LaVine	25.5		2020	60

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	32.7	+5.3	2025	76
Zach LaVine	27.4		2021	58

Zach LaVine's additional seasons:

* Zach LaVine played 4 seasons more than Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 8 to 11, from 2022 to 2025—he averaged 23.7 points in a total of 243 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 24.8 ppg and his lowest 19.5.

Playoffs

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	13.7	+13.7	2019	6
Zach LaVine	-	DNP	2015	0

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	16.3	+16.3	2020	7
Zach LaVine	-	DNP	2016	0

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	-	DNP	2021	0
Zach LaVine	-	DNP	2017	0

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	-	DNP	2022	0
Zach LaVine	-	DNP	2018	0

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	-	DNP	2023	0
Zach LaVine	-	DNP	2019	0

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	30.2	+30.2	2024	10
Zach LaVine	-	DNP	2020	0

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	29.9	+29.9	2025	23
Zach LaVine	-	DNP	2021	0

Zach LaVine's additional Playoffs:

* During his 4 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.