Zach LaVine vs. Jermaine O'Neal: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Jermaine O'Neal 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 and also scored more total points during the season while Jermaine O'Neal scored more points in the postseason. 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 7.6 points more than Jermaine O'Neal in his 18 seasons (20.8 points against 13.2), and he also scored a total of 281 points more (13,590 vs. 13,309).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Zach LaVine 20.8
+7.6
11
Jermaine O'Neal 13.2
18

Total Points

Seasons
Zach LaVine 13,590
+281
11
Jermaine O'Neal 13,309
18

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Zach LaVine has a better career point average than Jermaine O'Neal (+7.7 points per game) while Jermaine O'Neal scored more points (+1,047).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Zach LaVine 19.3
+7.7
1
Jermaine O'Neal 11.6
14

Total Points

Playoffs
Zach LaVine 77
1
Jermaine O'Neal 1,124
+1,047
14

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Zach LaVine 2
+1
Jermaine O'Neal 1

40+ Point Games

Zach LaVine 23
+22
Jermaine O'Neal 1

30+ Point Games

Zach LaVine 121
+79
Jermaine O'Neal 42

20+ Point Games

Zach LaVine 372
+106
Jermaine O'Neal 266

10+ Point Games

Zach LaVine 563
Jermaine O'Neal 619
+56

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Zach LaVine 646
Jermaine O'Neal 950
+304

0 Point Games (games without points)

Zach LaVine 8
Jermaine O'Neal 61
+53

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Zach LaVine 0
Jermaine O'Neal 3
+3

20+ Point Games

Zach LaVine 2
Jermaine O'Neal 24
+22

10+ Point Games

Zach LaVine 4
Jermaine O'Neal 52
+48

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Zach LaVine 4
Jermaine O'Neal 82
+78

0 Point Games (games without points)

Zach LaVine 0
Jermaine O'Neal 15
+15

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:+7.6+2.3+4.9+0.3+2.3+5.9+24.4+0.6+0.1+11.8+7+357
Jermaine O'Neal 13.2 5.1 10.9 46.7 0.0 0.1 14.7 3.0 4.2 71.5 18 1,011

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:+281+292+694+0.3+1,519+3,827+24.4+654+1,383+11.8+7+357
Jermaine O'Neal 13,309 5,144 11,025 46.7 14 95 14.7 3,007 4,208 71.5 18 1,011

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:+7.7+2.5+5.8+0.3+2.3+5.8+37.5+0.4+0.5+21.5+13+93
Jermaine O'Neal 11.6 4.3 10.0 42.6 0.0 0.2 0.0 3.1 4.3 71.8 14 97

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:+1,047+386+907+0.3+9+8+37.5+284+400+21.5+13+93
Jermaine O'Neal 1,124 413 970 42.6 0 16 0.0 298 415 71.8 14 97

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Zach LaVine 10.1
+6.0
201577
Jermaine O'Neal 4.1
199745

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Zach LaVine 14.0
+9.5
201682
Jermaine O'Neal 4.5
199860

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Zach LaVine 18.9
+16.4
201747
Jermaine O'Neal 2.5
199936

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Zach LaVine 16.7
+12.8
201824
Jermaine O'Neal 3.9
200070

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Zach LaVine 23.7
+10.8
201963
Jermaine O'Neal 12.9
200181

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Zach LaVine 25.5
+6.5
202060
Jermaine O'Neal 19.0
200272

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Zach LaVine 27.4
+6.6
202158
Jermaine O'Neal 20.8
200377

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Zach LaVine 24.4
+4.3
202267
Jermaine O'Neal 20.1
200478

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Zach LaVine 24.8
+0.5
202377
Jermaine O'Neal 24.3
200544

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Zach LaVine 19.5
202425
Jermaine O'Neal 20.1
+0.6
200651

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Zach LaVine 23.3
+3.9
202574
Jermaine O'Neal 19.4
200769

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Zach LaVine 23.3
+9.7
202574
Jermaine O'Neal 13.6
200842

Jermaine O'Neal's additional seasons:

* Jermaine O'Neal played 7 seasons more than Zach LaVine in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 13 to 19, from 2009 to 2014—he averaged 10.8 points in a total of 354 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 13.6 ppg and his lowest 5.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20150
Jermaine O'Neal 0.0
19972

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20160
Jermaine O'Neal 0.0
19981

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20170
Jermaine O'Neal 1.6
+1.6
19999

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20180
Jermaine O'Neal 1.5
+1.5
20008

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20190
Jermaine O'Neal 9.8
+9.8
20014

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20200
Jermaine O'Neal 17.2
+17.2
20025

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20210
Jermaine O'Neal 22.8
+22.8
20036

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Zach LaVine 19.3
+0.1
20224
Jermaine O'Neal 19.2
200416

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20230
Jermaine O'Neal 16.0
+16.0
200513

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20240
Jermaine O'Neal 21.0
+21.0
20066

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20250
Jermaine O'Neal -
DNP
20070

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20250
Jermaine O'Neal -
DNP
20080

Jermaine O'Neal's additional Playoffs:

* During his 7 additional NBA seasons, Jermaine O'Neal played in 5 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 8.3 points in a total of 33 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 13.3 ppg and his lowest 4.2.

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