Kleggie Hermsen vs. Zach LaVine Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Zach LaVine and Kleggie Hermsen, 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.

Kleggie Hermsen played 6 years in the NBA, 4 less than Zach LaVine, who played 10. Kleggie Hermsen had the first of his seasons in 1946-47, 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
Kleggie Hermsen 6 4 1946-47 to 1952-53
Zach LaVine 10 1 2014-15 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Kleggie Hermsen Zach LaVine
Season 1946-472014-15
Team Cleveland Rebels, Toronto HuskiesMinnesota 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 %
Kleggie Hermsen 32 - 9.3 - - - 0.8 - - - 2.7 3.5 12.3 .287 - - - 2.2 3.5 .634
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 %
Kleggie Hermsen ------- --- ----------
Zach LaVine ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Kleggie Hermsen Zach LaVine
Season 1947-482015-16
Team Baltimore Bullets (1st)Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 %
Kleggie Hermsen 48 - 12.0 - - - 1.0 - - - 3.2 4.4 15.9 .277 - - - 3.1 4.7 .665
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 %
Kleggie Hermsen 11 - 11.0 - - - 1.1 - - - 4.1 3.5 13.7 .252 - - - 4.1 5.7 .714
Zach LaVine ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Kleggie Hermsen Zach LaVine
Season 1948-492016-17
Team Washington CapitolsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Capitols 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 %
Kleggie Hermsen 60 - 11.8 - - - 1.7 - - - 4.3 4.1 13.2 .312 - - - 3.5 5.2 .682
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 %
Kleggie Hermsen 11 - 12.3 - - - 1.1 - - - 4.8 3.6 13.5 .268 - - - 5.0 7.5 .663
Zach LaVine ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Kleggie Hermsen Zach LaVine
Season 1949-502017-18
Team Chicago StagsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Stags Lost Cent 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 %
Kleggie Hermsen 67 - 8.1 - - - 1.5 - - - 4.0 2.9 9.2 .319 - - - 2.3 3.7 .619
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 %
Kleggie Hermsen 2 - 9.0 - - - 2.5 - - - 6.0 3.5 12.0 .292 - - - 2.0 2.5 .800
Zach LaVine ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Kleggie Hermsen Zach LaVine
Season 1950-512018-19
Team Tri-Cities Blackhawks, Boston CelticsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East 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 %
Kleggie Hermsen 71 - 7.5 - - 6.3 1.3 - - - 3.7 2.7 9.1 .293 - - - 2.2 3.3 .654
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 %
Kleggie Hermsen 2 - 1.0 - - 1.5 0.0 - - - 3.0 0.5 3.0 .167 - - - 0.0 0.0 -
Zach LaVine ------- --- ----------

Note: Kleggie Hermsen didn't play in 1951-52.

Season 6

Kleggie Hermsen Zach LaVine
Season 1952-532019-20
Team Boston Celtics, Indianapolis OlympiansChicago 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 %
Kleggie Hermsen 10 6.2 1.1 - - 1.9 0.4 - - - 1.8 0.4 3.1 .129 - - - 0.3 0.5 .600
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 %
Kleggie Hermsen ------- --- ----------
Zach LaVine ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Kleggie Hermsen Zach LaVine
Season -2020-21
Team -Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
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 %
Kleggie Hermsen ------- --- ----------
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 %
Kleggie Hermsen ------- --- ----------
Zach LaVine ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Kleggie Hermsen Zach LaVine
Season -2021-22
Team -Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs -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 %
Kleggie Hermsen ------- --- ----------
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 %
Kleggie Hermsen ------- --- ----------
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

Kleggie Hermsen 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 %
Kleggie Hermsen ------- --- ----------
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 %
Kleggie Hermsen ------- --- ----------
Zach LaVine ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Kleggie Hermsen 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 %
Kleggie Hermsen ------- --- ----------
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 %
Kleggie Hermsen ------- --- ----------
Zach LaVine ------- --- ----------