Joe Ellis vs. Zach LaVine Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Zach LaVine and Joe Ellis, 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.

Joe Ellis played 8 years in the NBA, 2 less than Zach LaVine, who played 10. Joe Ellis had the first of his seasons in 1966-67, 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
Joe Ellis 8 6 1966-67 to 1973-74
Zach LaVine 10 1 2014-15 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Joe Ellis Zach LaVine
Season 1966-672014-15
Team San Francisco WarriorsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Warriors Lost NBA 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 %
Joe Ellis 41 8.1 3.7 - - 2.7 0.7 - - - 1.1 1.6 4.0 .409 - - - 0.5 0.6 .760
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 %
Joe Ellis 3 2.0 0.7 - - 0.3 0.7 - - - 0.7 0.3 1.3 .250 - - - 0.0 0.0 -
Zach LaVine ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Joe Ellis Zach LaVine
Season 1967-682015-16
Team San Francisco WarriorsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Warriors Lost West Div 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 %
Joe Ellis 51 12.2 5.0 - - 3.8 0.7 - - - 1.6 2.2 5.9 .368 - - - 0.6 1.0 .640
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 %
Joe Ellis 9 11.6 3.6 - - 2.1 0.8 - - - 1.8 1.4 4.9 .295 - - - 0.7 0.8 .857
Zach LaVine ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Joe Ellis Zach LaVine
Season 1968-692016-17
Team San Francisco WarriorsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Warriors Lost West Div 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 %
Joe Ellis 74 23.4 12.0 - - 6.5 1.8 - - - 3.5 5.0 12.7 .395 - - - 2.0 2.7 .731
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 %
Joe Ellis 6 26.8 10.3 - - 8.5 0.5 - - - 3.7 3.8 13.2 .291 - - - 2.7 4.2 .640
Zach LaVine ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Joe Ellis Zach LaVine
Season 1969-702017-18
Team San Francisco WarriorsChicago 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 %
Joe Ellis 76 31.3 15.8 - - 7.8 1.8 - - - 3.7 6.6 16.1 .410 - - - 2.6 3.6 .741
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 %
Joe Ellis ------- --- ----------
Zach LaVine ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Joe Ellis Zach LaVine
Season 1970-712018-19
Team San Francisco WarriorsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Warriors Lost West 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 %
Joe Ellis 80 28.4 10.8 - - 6.4 2.0 - - - 3.6 4.5 11.2 .396 - - - 1.9 2.5 .744
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 %
Joe Ellis 5 18.2 5.6 - - 4.2 0.0 - - - 1.6 2.6 8.4 .310 - - - 0.4 0.6 .667
Zach LaVine ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Joe Ellis Zach LaVine
Season 1971-722019-20
Team Golden State WarriorsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Warriors Lost West 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 %
Joe Ellis 78 18.7 8.4 - - 5.0 1.2 - - - 2.9 3.6 8.7 .411 - - - 1.2 1.7 .720
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 %
Joe Ellis 5 22.6 10.8 - - 4.2 0.8 - - - 1.8 4.2 12.6 .333 - - - 2.4 3.4 .706
Zach LaVine ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Joe Ellis Zach LaVine
Season 1972-732020-21
Team Golden State WarriorsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Warriors Lost West 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 %
Joe Ellis 74 14.2 6.3 - - 3.8 1.2 - - - 1.9 2.7 6.6 .409 - - - 0.9 1.3 .742
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 %
Joe Ellis 10 10.0 2.4 - - 1.8 0.7 - - - 1.8 1.2 3.8 .316 - - - 0.0 0.0 -
Zach LaVine ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Joe Ellis Zach LaVine
Season 1973-742021-22
Team Golden State WarriorsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayBulls 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 %
Joe Ellis 50 10.3 2.8 0.7 1.7 2.4 0.7 0.7 0.2 - 1.5 1.2 3.8 .321 - - - 0.4 0.6 .581
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 %
Joe Ellis ------- --- ----------
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

Joe Ellis Zach LaVine
Season -2022-23
Team -Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -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 %
Joe Ellis ------- --- ----------
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 %
Joe Ellis ------- --- ----------
Zach LaVine ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Joe Ellis Zach LaVine
Season -2023-24
Team -Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -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 %
Joe Ellis ------- --- ----------
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 %
Joe Ellis ------- --- ----------
Zach LaVine ------- --- ----------