John Amaechi vs. LaMelo Ball Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of LaMelo Ball and John Amaechi, 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.

John Amaechi played 5 years in the NBA, 1 more than LaMelo Ball, who played 4. John Amaechi had the first of his seasons in 1995-96, while LaMelo Ball had his rookie season in 2020-21. 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
John Amaechi 5 3 1995-96 to 2002-03
LaMelo Ball 4 0 2020-21 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
John Amaechi LaMelo Ball
Season 1995-962020-21
Team Cleveland CavaliersCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
-Achievement All-Rookie First Team
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 %
John Amaechi 28 12.8 2.8 0.5 1.4 1.9 0.3 0.2 0.4 1.2 1.8 1.0 2.5 .414 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.2 .576
LaMelo Ball 51 28.8 15.7 1.2 4.7 5.9 6.1 1.6 0.4 2.8 2.7 5.7 13.2 .436 1.8 5.1 .352 2.5 3.2 .758
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
John Amaechi 1 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------

Note: John Amaechi didn't play in 1996-97, 1997-98 and 1998-99.

Season 2
John Amaechi LaMelo Ball
Season 1999-002021-22
Team Orlando MagicCharlotte Hornets
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 %
John Amaechi 80 21.1 10.5 0.8 2.6 3.3 1.2 0.4 0.5 1.7 2.0 3.8 8.8 .437 0.0 0.1 .167 2.8 3.6 .766
LaMelo Ball 75 32.3 20.1 1.4 5.2 6.7 7.6 1.6 0.4 3.3 3.2 7.2 16.7 .429 2.9 7.5 .389 2.8 3.2 .872
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
John Amaechi ------- --- ----------
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------

Season 3
John Amaechi LaMelo Ball
Season 2000-012022-23
Team Orlando MagicCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Magic 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 %
John Amaechi 82 20.9 7.9 0.9 2.3 3.3 0.9 0.3 0.4 1.5 2.1 2.9 7.2 .400 0.0 0.1 .000 2.1 3.4 .631
LaMelo Ball 36 35.2 23.3 1.2 5.3 6.4 8.4 1.3 0.3 3.6 3.3 8.2 20.0 .411 4.0 10.6 .376 2.8 3.4 .836
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
John Amaechi 4 7.0 2.3 0.3 0.5 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.8 2.0 .375 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.0 .750
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------

Season 4
John Amaechi LaMelo Ball
Season 2001-022023-24
Team Utah JazzCharlotte Hornets
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 %
John Amaechi 54 10.9 3.2 1.0 1.1 2.0 0.5 0.1 0.2 1.0 1.2 1.0 3.1 .325 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 1.9 .638
LaMelo Ball 22 32.3 23.9 1.3 3.8 5.1 8.0 1.8 0.2 3.8 3.6 8.3 19.2 .433 3.2 9.0 .355 4.1 4.7 .865
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
John Amaechi ------- --- ----------
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------

Season 5
John Amaechi LaMelo Ball
Season 2002-03-
Team Utah Jazz-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West 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 %
John Amaechi 50 9.5 2.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.7 1.0 0.7 2.4 .314 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 1.0 .481
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
John Amaechi 2 8.0 2.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 0.5 2.0 .250 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 2.0 .500
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
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