Zach LaVine vs. Julius Randle: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Julius Randle 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.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Zach LaVine has better scoring average and totals in the regular season while in the Playoffs both numbers are better for Julius Randle. 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 1.8 points more than Julius Randle in his 11 seasons (20.8 points against 19.0), and he also scored a total of 73 points more (13,590 vs. 13,517).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Zach LaVine 20.8
+1.8
11
Julius Randle 19.0
11

Total Points

Seasons
Zach LaVine 13,590
+73
11
Julius Randle 13,517
11

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Julius Randle has a better career point average than Zach LaVine (+0.1 points per game) and he also scored more points (+505).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Zach LaVine 19.3
1
Julius Randle 19.4
+0.1
3

Total Points

Playoffs
Zach LaVine 77
1
Julius Randle 582
+505
3

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Zach LaVine 2
+1
Julius Randle 1

40+ Point Games

Zach LaVine 23
+12
Julius Randle 11

30+ Point Games

Zach LaVine 121
+36
Julius Randle 85

20+ Point Games

Zach LaVine 372
+41
Julius Randle 331

10+ Point Games

Zach LaVine 563
Julius Randle 618
+55

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Zach LaVine 646
Julius Randle 709
+63

0 Point Games (games without points)

Zach LaVine 8
+7
Julius Randle 1

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Zach LaVine 0
Julius Randle 1
+1

20+ Point Games

Zach LaVine 2
Julius Randle 17
+15

10+ Point Games

Zach LaVine 4
Julius Randle 27
+23

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Zach LaVine 4
Julius Randle 30
+26

0 Point Games (games without points)

Zach LaVine 0
Julius Randle 0

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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:+1.8+0.5+1.2+0.2+1.1+2.4+5.7+0.4+1.1+8.0+56
Julius Randle 19.0 6.9 14.6 47.1 1.2 3.6 33.4 4.0 5.4 75.3 11 710

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:+73+44+53+0.2+683+1,379+5.7+522+991+8.0+56
Julius Randle 13,517 4,896 10,384 47.1 850 2,543 33.4 2,875 3,816 75.3 11 710

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:+0.1+0.2+0.1+0.7+0.4+0.1+4.7+0.8+1.4+11.8+2+26
Julius Randle 19.4 6.6 15.7 42.1 1.9 5.9 32.8 4.3 5.2 81.5 3 30

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:+505+171+407+0.7+49+153+4.7+114+142+11.8+2+26
Julius Randle 582 198 470 42.1 58 177 32.8 128 157 81.5 3 30

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Zach LaVine 10.1
+8.1
201577
Julius Randle 2.0
20151

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Zach LaVine 14.0
+2.7
201682
Julius Randle 11.3
201681

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Zach LaVine 18.9
+5.7
201747
Julius Randle 13.2
201774

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Zach LaVine 16.7
+0.6
201824
Julius Randle 16.1
201882

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Zach LaVine 23.7
+2.3
201963
Julius Randle 21.4
201973

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Zach LaVine 25.5
+6.0
202060
Julius Randle 19.5
202064

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Zach LaVine 27.4
+3.3
202158
Julius Randle 24.1
202171

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Zach LaVine 24.4
+4.3
202267
Julius Randle 20.1
202272

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Zach LaVine 24.8
202377
Julius Randle 25.1
+0.3
202377

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Zach LaVine 19.5
202425
Julius Randle 24.0
+4.5
202446

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Zach LaVine 23.3
+4.6
202574
Julius Randle 18.7
202569

Zach LaVine's additional seasons:

* Zach LaVine played 2 seasons more than Julius Randle in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 12 to 13, from 2025 to 2025—he averaged 23.3 points in a total of 148 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20150
Julius Randle -
DNP
20150

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20160
Julius Randle -
DNP
20160

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20170
Julius Randle -
DNP
20170

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20180
Julius Randle -
DNP
20180

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20190
Julius Randle -
DNP
20190

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20200
Julius Randle -
DNP
20200

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20210
Julius Randle 18.0
+18.0
20215

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Zach LaVine 19.3
+19.3
20224
Julius Randle -
DNP
20220

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20230
Julius Randle 16.6
+16.6
202310

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20240
Julius Randle -
DNP
20240

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20250
Julius Randle 21.7
+21.7
202515

Zach LaVine's additional Playoffs:

* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Zach LaVine didn't play in the postseason.