Don Ford vs. Zach LaVine Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Zach LaVine and Don Ford, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
Don Ford played 7 years in the NBA, 3 less than Zach LaVine, who played 10. Don Ford had the first of his seasons in 1975-76, 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 |
Don Ford |
7 |
3 |
1975-76 to 1981-82 |
Zach LaVine |
10 |
1 |
2014-15 to 2023-24 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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|
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Rookie Season |
|
Don Ford |
Zach LaVine |
Season |
1975-76 | 2014-15 |
Team |
Los Angeles Lakers | Minnesota Timberwolves |
Honors & Awards |
- | All-Rookie Second Team |
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 |
% |
Don Ford |
76 |
24.2 |
9.6 |
1.6 |
2.8 |
4.4 |
1.5 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
- |
2.4 |
4.1 |
9.3 |
.438 |
- |
- |
- |
1.4 |
1.8 |
.748 |
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 |
% |
Don Ford |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Zach LaVine |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Ford |
82 |
21.7 |
7.3 |
1.3 |
3.0 |
4.3 |
1.6 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
- |
2.1 |
3.2 |
7.0 |
.460 |
- |
- |
- |
0.9 |
1.2 |
.716 |
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 |
% |
Don Ford |
11 |
30.3 |
10.1 |
2.0 |
3.3 |
5.3 |
3.4 |
1.5 |
0.4 |
- |
2.5 |
3.8 |
8.9 |
.429 |
- |
- |
- |
2.5 |
3.3 |
.750 |
Zach LaVine |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Ford |
79 |
24.6 |
7.7 |
1.3 |
3.1 |
4.5 |
1.8 |
0.9 |
0.6 |
1.1 |
2.7 |
3.4 |
7.3 |
.472 |
- |
- |
- |
0.9 |
1.1 |
.756 |
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 |
% |
Don Ford |
1 |
10.0 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
5.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
3.0 |
.000 |
- |
- |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
Zach LaVine |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Ford |
79 |
19.5 |
6.7 |
1.1 |
2.3 |
3.4 |
1.3 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
1.2 |
2.2 |
2.9 |
5.7 |
.507 |
- |
- |
- |
0.9 |
1.1 |
.809 |
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 |
% |
Don Ford |
8 |
17.3 |
4.1 |
0.3 |
2.5 |
2.8 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
2.5 |
2.0 |
3.8 |
.533 |
- |
- |
- |
0.1 |
0.4 |
.333 |
Zach LaVine |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Ford |
73 |
13.7 |
4.2 |
0.6 |
1.9 |
2.5 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
3.8 |
.478 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.333 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
.849 |
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 |
% |
Don Ford |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Zach LaVine |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Ford |
64 |
15.6 |
3.5 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
2.6 |
1.3 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
3.5 |
.446 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
.917 |
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 |
% |
Don Ford |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Zach LaVine |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Ford |
21 |
9.6 |
1.1 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
1.7 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
1.4 |
0.4 |
1.1 |
.375 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
.833 |
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 |
% |
Don Ford |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Zach LaVine |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Ford |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Don Ford |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Ford |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Don Ford |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Zach LaVine |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Ford |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Don Ford |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Zach LaVine |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |