Zach LaVine vs. Gene Short Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gene Short 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.

Gene Short

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Zach LaVine: 2014-15 to 2023-24
Gene Short: 1975-76 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Zach LaVine 0 Gene Short 0

NBA Seasons Zach LaVine 10 Gene Short 1

Playoffs Played Zach LaVine 1 Gene Short 0

All-Star Games Zach LaVine 2 Gene Short 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 20.5 Gene Short 2.5

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 4.1 Gene Short 1.4

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 3.9 Gene Short 0.3

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 0.9 Gene Short 0.2

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.3 Gene Short 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Zach LaVine 11,866 Gene Short 84

Total Rebounds Zach LaVine 2,350 Gene Short 48

Total Assists Zach LaVine 2,285 Gene Short 10

Total Steals Zach LaVine 513 Gene Short 8

Total Blocks Zach LaVine 171 Gene Short 3

Total Games Zach LaVine 580 Gene Short 34

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zach LaVine .464 Gene Short .352

3-Point Percentage Zach LaVine .382 Gene Short - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Zach LaVine .834 Gene Short .625

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 27.4 (2021) Gene Short 2.5 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 5.2 (2024) Gene Short 1.4 (1976)

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 4.9 (2021) Gene Short 0.3 (1976)

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 1.5 (2020) Gene Short 0.2 (1976)

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.5 (2020) Gene Short 0.1 (1976)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 19.3 Gene Short -

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 5.3 Gene Short -

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 6.0 Gene Short -

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 0.8 Gene Short -

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.3 Gene Short -

Totals Stats

Total Points Zach LaVine 77 Gene Short -

Total Rebounds Zach LaVine 21 Gene Short -

Total Assists Zach LaVine 24 Gene Short -

Total Steals Zach LaVine 3 Gene Short -

Total Blocks Zach LaVine 1 Gene Short -

Total Games Zach LaVine 4 Gene Short 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zach LaVine .429 Gene Short -

3-Point Percentage Zach LaVine .375 Gene Short - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Zach LaVine .933 Gene Short -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 19.3 (2022) Gene Short -

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 5.3 (2022) Gene Short -

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 6.0 (2022) Gene Short -

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 0.8 (2022) Gene Short -

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.3 (2022) Gene Short -

Notes: ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.