Danny Ferry vs. Zach LaVine Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Zach LaVine and Danny Ferry, 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.

Danny Ferry played 13 years in the NBA, 3 more than Zach LaVine, who played 10. Danny Ferry 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
Danny Ferry 13 9 1990-91 to 2002-03
Zach LaVine 10 1 2014-15 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Danny Ferry Zach LaVine
Season 1990-912014-15
Team Cleveland CavaliersMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Danny Ferry 81 20.5 8.6 1.2 2.3 3.5 1.8 0.5 0.3 1.5 2.8 3.4 7.9 .428 0.3 1.0 .299 1.5 1.9 .816
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 %
Danny Ferry ------- --- ----------
Zach LaVine ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Danny Ferry Zach LaVine
Season 1991-922015-16
Team Cleveland CavaliersMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf FinalsDid 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 %
Danny Ferry 68 13.8 5.1 0.8 2.4 3.1 1.1 0.3 0.2 0.7 2.0 2.0 4.8 .409 0.3 0.7 .354 0.9 1.1 .836
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 %
Danny Ferry 9 6.1 2.1 0.8 1.0 1.8 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.8 0.8 1.7 .467 0.1 0.3 .333 0.4 0.4 1.000
Zach LaVine ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Danny Ferry Zach LaVine
Season 1992-932016-17
Team Cleveland CavaliersMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf SemisDid 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 %
Danny Ferry 76 19.2 7.5 1.1 2.6 3.7 1.8 0.4 0.6 1.1 2.3 2.9 6.0 .479 0.4 1.1 .415 1.3 1.5 .876
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 %
Danny Ferry 8 14.8 4.9 0.5 2.6 3.1 1.8 0.5 0.4 0.9 1.8 1.6 4.3 .382 0.5 1.1 .444 1.1 1.3 .900
Zach LaVine ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Danny Ferry Zach LaVine
Season 1993-942017-18
Team Cleveland CavaliersChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Danny Ferry 70 13.8 5.0 0.7 1.3 2.0 1.1 0.4 0.3 0.6 1.6 2.1 4.8 .446 0.2 0.7 .275 0.5 0.6 .884
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 %
Danny Ferry 1 4.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Zach LaVine ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Danny Ferry Zach LaVine
Season 1994-952018-19
Team Cleveland CavaliersChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Danny Ferry 82 15.7 7.5 0.4 1.4 1.7 1.2 0.3 0.3 0.7 1.6 2.7 6.1 .446 1.1 2.8 .403 0.9 1.0 .881
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 %
Danny Ferry 4 16.8 9.5 0.0 0.8 0.8 1.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 2.3 3.3 6.3 .520 2.0 3.8 .533 1.0 1.5 .667
Zach LaVine ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Danny Ferry Zach LaVine
Season 1995-962019-20
Team Cleveland CavaliersChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Danny Ferry 82 32.7 13.3 0.9 2.9 3.8 2.3 0.7 0.5 1.5 2.8 5.1 11.2 .459 1.7 4.4 .394 1.3 1.6 .769
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 %
Danny Ferry 3 39.0 9.7 0.3 4.7 5.0 3.0 1.0 0.7 1.3 4.3 4.7 13.7 .341 0.3 5.3 .063 0.0 0.0 -
Zach LaVine ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Danny Ferry Zach LaVine
Season 1996-972020-21
Team Cleveland CavaliersChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Danny Ferry 82 32.1 10.6 1.0 3.1 4.1 1.8 0.7 0.4 1.1 3.0 4.2 9.7 .429 1.4 3.5 .401 0.9 1.1 .851
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 %
Danny Ferry ------- --- ----------
Zach LaVine ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Danny Ferry Zach LaVine
Season 1997-982021-22
Team Cleveland CavaliersChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st RdBulls 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 %
Danny Ferry 69 15.0 4.2 0.3 1.3 1.7 0.9 0.4 0.2 0.8 1.7 1.6 4.1 .395 0.5 1.4 .333 0.5 0.6 .800
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 %
Danny Ferry 3 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.7 .000 0.0 0.7 .000 0.0 0.0 -
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

Danny Ferry Zach LaVine
Season 1998-992022-23
Team Cleveland CavaliersChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Danny Ferry 50 21.2 7.0 0.3 1.7 2.0 1.1 0.5 0.2 0.8 2.3 2.8 5.9 .476 0.8 1.9 .392 0.6 0.7 .879
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 %
Danny Ferry ------- --- ----------
Zach LaVine ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Danny Ferry Zach LaVine
Season 1999-002023-24
Team Cleveland CavaliersChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Danny Ferry 63 21.0 7.3 0.9 2.9 3.8 1.1 0.3 0.4 0.9 2.9 3.0 6.0 .497 0.5 1.2 .440 0.8 0.9 .912
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 %
Danny Ferry ------- --- ----------
Zach LaVine ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Danny Ferry Zach LaVine
Season 2000-01-
Team San Antonio Spurs-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf Finals-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danny Ferry 80 21.1 5.6 0.7 2.1 2.8 0.9 0.4 0.3 0.6 2.1 2.2 4.7 .475 0.9 2.0 .449 0.3 0.4 .733
Zach LaVine ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danny Ferry 13 25.8 5.8 0.6 2.5 3.2 1.3 0.3 0.1 0.5 2.5 2.1 5.2 .397 1.6 3.5 .457 0.0 0.0 -
Zach LaVine ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Danny Ferry Zach LaVine
Season 2001-02-
Team San Antonio Spurs-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf Semis-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danny Ferry 50 16.0 4.6 0.3 1.5 1.8 1.0 0.3 0.2 0.4 1.4 1.5 3.5 .429 0.9 2.0 .434 0.7 0.7 .944
Zach LaVine ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danny Ferry 10 15.7 2.8 0.5 1.5 2.0 0.8 0.0 0.1 0.2 1.9 1.0 3.3 .303 0.7 2.0 .350 0.1 0.4 .250
Zach LaVine ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Danny Ferry Zach LaVine
Season 2002-03-
Team San Antonio Spurs-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danny Ferry 64 9.4 1.9 0.3 0.9 1.2 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.9 0.7 1.9 .355 0.3 0.9 .350 0.2 0.2 .769
Zach LaVine ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danny Ferry 16 6.3 1.3 0.2 1.3 1.4 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.3 1.3 0.5 1.8 .286 0.3 0.9 .286 0.0 0.0 -
Zach LaVine ------- --- ----------