Zach LaVine vs. Brook Lopez: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Brook Lopez and Zach LaVine 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.

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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 Brook Lopez 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.

On this page we compare:

Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers
Games of 30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc
Shooting Stats
Points Year by Year

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 11 NBA regular seasons played, Zach LaVine averages 4.9 points more than Brook Lopez in his 17 seasons (20.8 points against 15.9). On the other hand Brook Lopez scored a total of 3,927 points more than Zach LaVine (17,517 vs. 13,590).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Zach LaVine 20.8
+4.9
11
Brook Lopez 15.9
17

Total Points

Seasons
Zach LaVine 13,590
11
Brook Lopez 17,517
+3,927
17

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 Brook Lopez (+5.2 points per game) while Brook Lopez scored more points (+1,175).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Zach LaVine 19.3
+5.2
1
Brook Lopez 14.1
9

Total Points

Playoffs
Zach LaVine 77
1
Brook Lopez 1,252
+1,175
9

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Zach LaVine 2
+2
Brook Lopez 0

40+ Point Games

Zach LaVine 23
+23
Brook Lopez 0

30+ Point Games

Zach LaVine 121
+77
Brook Lopez 44

20+ Point Games

Zach LaVine 372
+26
Brook Lopez 346

10+ Point Games

Zach LaVine 563
Brook Lopez 862
+299

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Zach LaVine 646
Brook Lopez 1,101
+455

0 Point Games (games without points)

Zach LaVine 8
+4
Brook Lopez 4

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Zach LaVine 0
Brook Lopez 2
+2

20+ Point Games

Zach LaVine 2
Brook Lopez 21
+19

10+ Point Games

Zach LaVine 4
Brook Lopez 60
+56

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Zach LaVine 4
Brook Lopez 87
+83

0 Point Games (games without points)

Zach LaVine 0
Brook Lopez 2
+2

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Zach LaVine 20.8 7.4 15.8 47.0 2.3 6.0 39.1 3.6 4.3 83.3 11 654
difference:+4.9+1.4+3.6+2.7+1.3+3.2+3.9+0.8+0.8+3.6+6+451
Brook Lopez 15.9 6.0 12.2 49.7 1.0 2.8 35.2 2.8 3.5 79.7 17 1,105

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Zach LaVine 13,590 4,852 10,331 47.0 1,533 3,922 39.1 2,353 2,825 83.3 11 654
difference:+3,927+1,828+3,116+2.7+458+867+3.9+729+1,040+3.6+6+451
Brook Lopez 17,517 6,680 13,447 49.7 1,075 3,055 35.2 3,082 3,865 79.7 17 1,105

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Zach LaVine 19.3 6.8 15.8 42.9 2.3 6.0 37.5 3.5 3.8 93.3 1 4
difference:+5.2+1.4+5.2+8.5+1.2+2.8+4.4+1.3+1.2+10.5+8+85
Brook Lopez 14.1 5.4 10.6 51.3 1.1 3.2 33.1 2.2 2.6 82.8 9 89

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Zach LaVine 77 27 63 42.9 9 24 37.5 14 15 93.3 1 4
difference:+1,175+456+878+8.5+85+260+4.4+178+217+10.5+8+85
Brook Lopez 1,252 483 941 51.3 94 284 33.1 192 232 82.8 9 89

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Zach LaVine 10.1
201577
Brook Lopez 13.0
+2.9
200982

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Zach LaVine 14.0
201682
Brook Lopez 18.8
+4.8
201082

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Zach LaVine 18.9
201747
Brook Lopez 20.4
+1.5
201182

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Zach LaVine 16.7
201824
Brook Lopez 19.2
+2.5
20125

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Zach LaVine 23.7
+4.3
201963
Brook Lopez 19.4
201374

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Zach LaVine 25.5
+4.8
202060
Brook Lopez 20.7
201417

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Zach LaVine 27.4
+10.2
202158
Brook Lopez 17.2
201572

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Zach LaVine 24.4
+3.8
202267
Brook Lopez 20.6
201673

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Zach LaVine 24.8
+4.3
202377
Brook Lopez 20.5
201775

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Zach LaVine 19.5
+6.5
202425
Brook Lopez 13.0
201874

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Zach LaVine 23.3
+10.8
202574
Brook Lopez 12.5
201981

Brook Lopez's additional seasons:

* Brook Lopez played 6 seasons more than Zach LaVine in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 12 to 17, from 2020 to 2025—he averaged 13.2 points in a total of 388 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 15.9 ppg and his lowest 12.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20150
Brook Lopez -
DNP
20090

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20160
Brook Lopez -
DNP
20100

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20170
Brook Lopez -
DNP
20110

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20180
Brook Lopez -
DNP
20120

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20190
Brook Lopez 22.3
+22.3
20137

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20200
Brook Lopez -
DNP
20140

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20210
Brook Lopez 19.8
+19.8
20156

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Zach LaVine 19.3
+19.3
20224
Brook Lopez -
DNP
20160

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20230
Brook Lopez -
DNP
20170

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20240
Brook Lopez -
DNP
20180

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20250
Brook Lopez 11.2
+11.2
201915

Brook Lopez's additional Playoffs:

* During his 6 additional NBA seasons, Brook Lopez played in 6 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 13.3 points in a total of 61 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 19 ppg and his lowest 5.

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