Zach LaVine vs. Stephon Marbury: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Stephon Marbury 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 Stephon Marbury 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 1.5 points more than Stephon Marbury in his 13 seasons (20.8 points against 19.3). On the other hand Stephon Marbury scored a total of 2,707 points more than Zach LaVine (16,297 vs. 13,590).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Zach LaVine 20.8
+1.5
11
Stephon Marbury 19.3
13

Total Points

Seasons
Zach LaVine 13,590
11
Stephon Marbury 16,297
+2,707
13

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 Stephon Marbury (+6.7 points per game) while Stephon Marbury scored more points (+325).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Zach LaVine 19.3
+6.7
1
Stephon Marbury 12.6
5

Total Points

Playoffs
Zach LaVine 77
1
Stephon Marbury 402
+325
5

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Zach LaVine 2
+1
Stephon Marbury 1

40+ Point Games

Zach LaVine 23
+7
Stephon Marbury 16

30+ Point Games

Zach LaVine 121
+4
Stephon Marbury 117

20+ Point Games

Zach LaVine 372
Stephon Marbury 401
+29

10+ Point Games

Zach LaVine 563
Stephon Marbury 734
+171

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Zach LaVine 646
Stephon Marbury 838
+192

0 Point Games (games without points)

Zach LaVine 8
Stephon Marbury 8

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Zach LaVine 0
Stephon Marbury 2
+2

20+ Point Games

Zach LaVine 2
Stephon Marbury 8
+6

10+ Point Games

Zach LaVine 4
Stephon Marbury 19
+15

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Zach LaVine 4
Stephon Marbury 29
+25

0 Point Games (games without points)

Zach LaVine 0
Stephon Marbury 3
+3

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:+1.5+0.6+0.1+3.7+1.1+2.4+6.6+0.9+1.4+4.9+2+192
Stephon Marbury 19.3 6.8 15.7 43.3 1.2 3.6 32.5 4.5 5.7 78.4 13 846

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:+2,707+917+2,993+3.7+542+874+6.6+1,415+1,979+4.9+2+192
Stephon Marbury 16,297 5,769 13,324 43.3 991 3,048 32.5 3,768 4,804 78.4 13 846

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:+6.7+2.1+2.6+7.3+1.5+2.9+10.2+1.2+0.7+18.3+4+28
Stephon Marbury 12.6 4.7 13.2 35.5 0.8 3.1 27.3 2.3 3.1 75.0 5 32

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:+325+123+359+7.3+18+75+10.2+61+85+18.3+4+28
Stephon Marbury 402 150 422 35.5 27 99 27.3 75 100 75.0 5 32

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Zach LaVine 10.1
201577
Stephon Marbury 15.8
+5.7
199767

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Zach LaVine 14.0
201682
Stephon Marbury 17.7
+3.7
199882

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Zach LaVine 18.9
201747
Stephon Marbury 21.3
+2.4
199949

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Zach LaVine 16.7
201824
Stephon Marbury 22.2
+5.5
200074

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Zach LaVine 23.7
201963
Stephon Marbury 23.9
+0.2
200167

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Zach LaVine 25.5
+5.1
202060
Stephon Marbury 20.4
200282

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Zach LaVine 27.4
+5.1
202158
Stephon Marbury 22.3
200381

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Zach LaVine 24.4
+4.2
202267
Stephon Marbury 20.2
200481

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Zach LaVine 24.8
+4.6
202377
Stephon Marbury 20.2
200481

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Zach LaVine 19.5
202425
Stephon Marbury 21.7
+2.2
200582

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Zach LaVine 23.3
+7.0
202574
Stephon Marbury 16.3
200660

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Zach LaVine 23.3
+6.9
202574
Stephon Marbury 16.4
200774

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Zach LaVine 23.3
+9.4
202574
Stephon Marbury 13.9
200824

Stephon Marbury's additional seasons:

* Stephon Marbury played 1 season more than Zach LaVine in the NBA.

In that year—his season 14 in 2009—he averaged 3.8 points in a total of 23 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20150
Stephon Marbury 21.3
+21.3
19973

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20160
Stephon Marbury 13.8
+13.8
19985

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20170
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
19990

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20180
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
20000

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20190
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
20010

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20200
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
20020

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20210
Stephon Marbury 22.0
+22.0
20036

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Zach LaVine 19.3
20224
Stephon Marbury 21.3
+2.0
20044

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20230
Stephon Marbury 21.3
+21.3
20044

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20240
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
20050

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20250
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
20060

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20250
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
20070

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20250
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
20080

Stephon Marbury's additional Playoffs:

* In his additional NBA year, Stephon Marbury played in the Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 3.7 points in a total of 14 games.

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