Cedric Ceballos vs. Zach LaVine Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Zach LaVine and Cedric Ceballos, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Cedric Ceballos played 11 years in the NBA, 1 more than Zach LaVine, who played 10. Cedric Ceballos had the first of his seasons in 1990-91, while Zach LaVine had his rookie season in 2014-15. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers
Player	Total Seasons	Playoffs Played	NBA Years
Cedric Ceballos	11	8	1990-91 to 2000-01
Zach LaVine	10	1	2014-15 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Cedric Ceballos	Zach LaVine
Season	1990-91	2014-15
Team	Phoenix Suns	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	-	All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs	Suns Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Cedric Ceballos	63	11.6	8.2	1.2	1.2	2.4	0.6	0.3	0.1	1.1	1.1	3.2	6.7	.487	0.0	0.1	.167	1.7	2.6	.663
Zach LaVine	77	24.7	10.1	0.4	2.4	2.8	3.6	0.7	0.1	2.5	2.1	3.7	8.8	.422	0.7	2.2	.341	1.9	2.3	.842

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Cedric Ceballos	3	8.0	5.3	1.0	0.7	1.7	0.7	0.7	0.0	0.3	0.0	2.3	4.0	.583	0.0	0.0	-	0.7	2.0	.333
Zach LaVine	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 2
	Cedric Ceballos	Zach LaVine
Season	1991-92	2015-16
Team	Phoenix Suns	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Suns Lost West Conf Semis	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Cedric Ceballos	64	11.3	7.2	0.9	1.4	2.4	0.8	0.3	0.2	1.1	0.8	2.8	5.7	.482	0.0	0.1	.167	1.7	2.3	.736
Zach LaVine	82	28.0	14.0	0.3	2.5	2.8	3.1	0.8	0.2	1.9	2.4	5.3	11.7	.452	1.5	3.9	.389	2.0	2.5	.793

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Cedric Ceballos	8	23.5	13.5	2.5	3.9	6.4	1.5	0.8	0.8	1.4	1.8	5.5	10.0	.550	0.0	0.0	-	2.5	3.8	.667
Zach LaVine	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 3
	Cedric Ceballos	Zach LaVine
Season	1992-93	2016-17
Team	Phoenix Suns	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Suns Lost NBA Finals	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Cedric Ceballos	74	21.7	12.8	2.3	3.2	5.5	1.0	0.7	0.4	1.4	1.4	5.1	8.9	.576	0.0	0.0	.000	2.5	3.5	.725
Zach LaVine	47	37.2	18.9	0.4	3.0	3.4	3.0	0.9	0.2	1.8	2.2	6.9	15.1	.459	2.6	6.6	.387	2.5	3.0	.836

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Cedric Ceballos	16	11.6	6.0	0.8	1.5	2.3	0.8	0.3	0.4	0.3	0.8	2.5	4.4	.571	0.0	0.0	-	1.0	1.4	.727
Zach LaVine	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 4
	Cedric Ceballos	Zach LaVine
Season	1993-94	2017-18
Team	Phoenix Suns	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Suns Lost West Conf Semis	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Cedric Ceballos	53	30.2	19.1	2.9	3.6	6.5	1.7	1.1	0.4	1.8	2.3	8.0	15.0	.535	0.0	0.2	.000	3.0	4.2	.724
Zach LaVine	24	27.3	16.7	0.4	3.5	3.9	3.0	1.0	0.2	1.8	2.3	5.7	14.8	.383	1.8	5.1	.341	3.6	4.5	.813

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Cedric Ceballos	10	21.2	10.1	1.6	2.8	4.4	0.8	0.8	0.2	1.1	0.9	4.3	9.3	.462	0.0	0.2	.000	1.5	1.8	.833
Zach LaVine	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 5
	Cedric Ceballos	Zach LaVine
Season	1994-95	2018-19
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Conf Semis	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Cedric Ceballos	58	35.0	21.7	2.9	5.1	8.0	1.8	1.0	0.3	2.5	2.3	8.6	16.8	.509	1.0	2.5	.397	3.6	5.0	.716
Zach LaVine	63	34.5	23.7	0.6	4.0	4.7	4.5	1.0	0.4	3.4	2.2	8.4	18.0	.467	1.9	5.1	.374	5.0	6.0	.832

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Cedric Ceballos	10	34.0	14.2	1.1	5.0	6.1	1.8	1.2	0.7	2.1	2.1	4.8	12.6	.381	1.8	5.0	.360	2.8	3.8	.737
Zach LaVine	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 6
	Cedric Ceballos	Zach LaVine
Season	1995-96	2019-20
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Cedric Ceballos	78	33.7	21.2	2.8	4.1	6.9	1.5	1.2	0.3	2.1	1.8	8.2	15.4	.530	0.7	2.4	.277	4.2	5.2	.804
Zach LaVine	60	34.8	25.5	0.7	4.1	4.8	4.2	1.5	0.5	3.4	2.2	9.0	20.0	.450	3.1	8.1	.380	4.5	5.6	.802

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Cedric Ceballos	4	35.5	19.0	2.8	5.5	8.3	1.3	1.0	0.3	2.0	2.3	7.5	15.5	.484	1.3	4.0	.313	2.8	3.0	.917
Zach LaVine	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 7
	Cedric Ceballos	Zach LaVine
Season	1996-97	2020-21
Team	Los Angeles Lakers, Phoenix Suns	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Suns Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Cedric Ceballos	50	28.5	14.6	2.0	4.6	6.6	1.3	0.7	0.5	1.7	2.3	5.6	12.3	.457	0.5	2.0	.255	2.8	3.7	.747
Zach LaVine	58	35.1	27.4	0.6	4.4	5.0	4.9	0.8	0.5	3.5	2.4	9.8	19.4	.507	3.4	8.2	.419	4.4	5.1	.849

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Cedric Ceballos	5	21.6	6.6	1.8	3.4	5.2	0.6	0.8	0.6	1.6	2.4	2.2	6.6	.333	0.6	2.4	.250	1.6	1.6	1.000
Zach LaVine	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 8
	Cedric Ceballos	Zach LaVine
Season	1997-98	2021-22
Team	Phoenix Suns, Dallas Mavericks	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Bulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Cedric Ceballos	47	21.1	11.4	1.6	3.1	4.7	1.3	0.7	0.3	1.5	1.9	4.3	8.8	.492	0.4	1.5	.300	2.3	3.1	.738
Zach LaVine	67	34.7	24.4	0.3	4.3	4.6	4.5	0.6	0.3	2.6	1.8	8.4	17.7	.476	2.8	7.1	.389	4.8	5.6	.853

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Cedric Ceballos	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Zach LaVine	4	38.3	19.3	0.0	5.3	5.3	6.0	0.8	0.3	3.0	2.3	6.8	15.8	.429	2.3	6.0	.375	3.5	3.8	.933


Season 9
	Cedric Ceballos	Zach LaVine
Season	1998-99	2022-23
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Cedric Ceballos	13	27.1	12.5	1.8	4.8	6.5	0.9	0.5	0.4	2.2	1.8	4.5	10.8	.421	0.8	2.2	.393	2.6	3.8	.694
Zach LaVine	77	35.9	24.8	0.5	3.9	4.5	4.2	0.9	0.2	2.5	2.1	8.7	18.0	.485	2.6	7.1	.375	4.7	5.6	.848

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Cedric Ceballos	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Zach LaVine	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 10
	Cedric Ceballos	Zach LaVine
Season	1999-00	2023-24
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Cedric Ceballos	69	29.9	16.6	2.5	4.2	6.7	1.3	0.8	0.3	1.8	2.4	6.5	14.5	.446	0.6	1.9	.328	3.0	3.6	.843
Zach LaVine	25	34.9	19.5	0.3	4.8	5.2	3.9	0.8	0.3	2.1	2.3	6.8	15.0	.452	2.4	6.8	.349	3.5	4.1	.854

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Cedric Ceballos	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Zach LaVine	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 11
	Cedric Ceballos	Zach LaVine
Season	2000-01	-
Team	Detroit Pistons, Miami Heat	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Heat Lost East Conf 1st Rd	-

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Cedric Ceballos	40	14.0	6.5	0.9	1.8	2.7	0.5	0.4	0.2	0.8	1.5	2.5	5.7	.441	0.6	1.8	.301	0.9	1.1	.860
Zach LaVine	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Cedric Ceballos	3	5.0	1.7	1.0	1.0	2.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.3	1.0	0.7	2.3	.286	0.0	0.0	-	0.3	0.7	.500
Zach LaVine	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Cedric Ceballos vs. Zach LaVine Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Zach LaVine and Cedric Ceballos, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11