Zach LaVine vs. Calvin Murphy Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Calvin Murphy and Zach LaVine that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Zach LaVine

vs.

Calvin Murphy

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Zach LaVine: 2014-15 to 2023-24
Calvin Murphy: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Zach LaVine 0 Calvin Murphy 0

NBA Seasons Zach LaVine 10 Calvin Murphy 13

Playoffs Played Zach LaVine 1 Calvin Murphy 6

All-Star Games Zach LaVine 2 Calvin Murphy 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 20.5 Calvin Murphy 17.9

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 4.1 Calvin Murphy 2.1

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 3.9 Calvin Murphy 4.4

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 0.9 Calvin Murphy 1.5 *

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.3 Calvin Murphy 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Zach LaVine 11,866 Calvin Murphy 17,949

Total Rebounds Zach LaVine 2,350 Calvin Murphy 2,103

Total Assists Zach LaVine 2,285 Calvin Murphy 4,402

Total Steals Zach LaVine 513 Calvin Murphy 1,165 *

Total Blocks Zach LaVine 171 Calvin Murphy 51 *

Total Games Zach LaVine 580 Calvin Murphy 1,002

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zach LaVine .464 Calvin Murphy .482

3-Point Percentage Zach LaVine .382 Calvin Murphy .139 *

Free Throw Percentage Zach LaVine .834 Calvin Murphy .892

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 27.4 (2021) Calvin Murphy 25.6 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 5.2 (2024) Calvin Murphy 3.1 (1972)

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 4.9 (2021) Calvin Murphy 7.4 (1974)

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 1.5 (2020) Calvin Murphy 1.9 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.5 (2020) Calvin Murphy 0.1 (1980) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 19.3 Calvin Murphy 18.5

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 5.3 Calvin Murphy 1.5

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 6.0 Calvin Murphy 4.2

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 0.8 Calvin Murphy 1.5 *

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.3 Calvin Murphy 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Zach LaVine 77 Calvin Murphy 945

Total Rebounds Zach LaVine 21 Calvin Murphy 78

Total Assists Zach LaVine 24 Calvin Murphy 213

Total Steals Zach LaVine 3 Calvin Murphy 79 *

Total Blocks Zach LaVine 1 Calvin Murphy 4 *

Total Games Zach LaVine 4 Calvin Murphy 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zach LaVine .429 Calvin Murphy .475

3-Point Percentage Zach LaVine .375 Calvin Murphy .286 *

Free Throw Percentage Zach LaVine .933 Calvin Murphy .932

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 19.3 (2022) Calvin Murphy 24.4 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 5.3 (2022) Calvin Murphy 2.4 (1975)

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 6.0 (2022) Calvin Murphy 6.3 (1977)

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 0.8 (2022) Calvin Murphy 4.0 (1979) *

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.3 (2022) Calvin Murphy 0.5 (1979) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.