Zach LaVine vs. Melvin Turpin Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Melvin Turpin 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.

Melvin Turpin

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Zach LaVine: 2014-15 to 2023-24
Melvin Turpin: 1984-85 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Zach LaVine 0 Melvin Turpin 0

NBA Seasons Zach LaVine 10 Melvin Turpin 5

Playoffs Played Zach LaVine 1 Melvin Turpin 2

All-Star Games Zach LaVine 2 Melvin Turpin 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 20.5 Melvin Turpin 8.5

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 4.1 Melvin Turpin 4.6

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 3.9 Melvin Turpin 0.5

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 0.9 Melvin Turpin 0.4

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.3 Melvin Turpin 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Zach LaVine 11,866 Melvin Turpin 3,071

Total Rebounds Zach LaVine 2,350 Melvin Turpin 1,655

Total Assists Zach LaVine 2,285 Melvin Turpin 183

Total Steals Zach LaVine 513 Melvin Turpin 155

Total Blocks Zach LaVine 171 Melvin Turpin 348

Total Games Zach LaVine 580 Melvin Turpin 361

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zach LaVine .464 Melvin Turpin .516

3-Point Percentage Zach LaVine .382 Melvin Turpin .111

Free Throw Percentage Zach LaVine .834 Melvin Turpin .777

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 27.4 (2021) Melvin Turpin 13.7 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 5.2 (2024) Melvin Turpin 7.0 (1986)

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 4.9 (2021) Melvin Turpin 0.7 (1986)

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 1.5 (2020) Melvin Turpin 0.8 (1986)

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.5 (2020) Melvin Turpin 1.3 (1986)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 19.3 Melvin Turpin 3.0

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 5.3 Melvin Turpin 1.3

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 6.0 Melvin Turpin 0.2

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 0.8 Melvin Turpin 0.5

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.3 Melvin Turpin 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Zach LaVine 77 Melvin Turpin 33

Total Rebounds Zach LaVine 21 Melvin Turpin 14

Total Assists Zach LaVine 24 Melvin Turpin 2

Total Steals Zach LaVine 3 Melvin Turpin 5

Total Blocks Zach LaVine 1 Melvin Turpin 5

Total Games Zach LaVine 4 Melvin Turpin 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zach LaVine .429 Melvin Turpin .536

3-Point Percentage Zach LaVine .375 Melvin Turpin -

Free Throw Percentage Zach LaVine .933 Melvin Turpin .750

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 19.3 (2022) Melvin Turpin 6.3 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 5.3 (2022) Melvin Turpin 2.0 (1985)

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 6.0 (2022) Melvin Turpin 0.3 (1988)

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 0.8 (2022) Melvin Turpin 1.0 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.3 (2022) Melvin Turpin 0.6 (1988)