LaMelo Ball vs. Brandon Rush Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Brandon Rush and LaMelo Ball, 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.
LaMelo Ball played 4 years in the NBA, 5 less than Brandon Rush, who played 9. LaMelo Ball had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Brandon Rush had his rookie season in 2008-09. 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 |
LaMelo Ball |
4 |
0 |
2020-21 to 2023-24 |
Brandon Rush |
9 |
3 |
2008-09 to 2016-17 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
|
LaMelo Ball |
Brandon Rush |
Season |
2020-21 | 2008-09 |
Team |
Charlotte Hornets | Indiana Pacers |
Honors & Awards |
Rookie of the Year | - |
All-Rookie First 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 |
% |
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 |
Brandon Rush |
75 |
24.0 |
8.1 |
0.5 |
2.7 |
3.1 |
0.9 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
1.7 |
3.2 |
7.7 |
.423 |
1.0 |
2.8 |
.373 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
.697 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
LaMelo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Brandon Rush |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Brandon Rush |
82 |
30.4 |
9.4 |
0.5 |
3.7 |
4.2 |
1.4 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
1.1 |
1.9 |
3.6 |
8.6 |
.423 |
1.5 |
3.7 |
.411 |
0.7 |
1.1 |
.629 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
LaMelo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Brandon Rush |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Brandon Rush |
67 |
26.2 |
9.1 |
0.5 |
2.7 |
3.2 |
0.9 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
1.6 |
3.2 |
7.7 |
.421 |
1.4 |
3.3 |
.417 |
1.2 |
1.6 |
.755 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
LaMelo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Brandon Rush |
5 |
11.0 |
3.2 |
0.0 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
2.6 |
.462 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
.750 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
.500 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Brandon Rush |
65 |
26.4 |
9.8 |
0.5 |
3.4 |
3.9 |
1.4 |
0.5 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
3.6 |
7.2 |
.501 |
1.5 |
3.4 |
.452 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
.793 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
LaMelo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Brandon Rush |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
LaMelo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Brandon Rush |
2 |
12.5 |
7.0 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.5 |
2.5 |
3.0 |
4.5 |
.667 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
.000 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
.667 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
LaMelo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Brandon Rush |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
LaMelo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Brandon Rush |
38 |
11.0 |
2.1 |
0.1 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
2.4 |
.333 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
.340 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
.600 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
LaMelo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Brandon Rush |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
LaMelo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Brandon Rush |
33 |
8.2 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
1.6 |
.204 |
0.1 |
0.8 |
.111 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
.455 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
LaMelo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Brandon Rush |
3 |
2.3 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
2.0 |
.167 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
.500 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
LaMelo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Brandon Rush |
72 |
14.7 |
4.2 |
0.3 |
2.2 |
2.5 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
1.5 |
3.6 |
.427 |
0.9 |
2.2 |
.414 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
.643 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
LaMelo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Brandon Rush |
14 |
7.9 |
1.6 |
0.0 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
1.4 |
.450 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
.333 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
.500 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
LaMelo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Brandon Rush |
47 |
21.9 |
4.2 |
0.3 |
1.8 |
2.1 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
1.5 |
4.0 |
.374 |
0.9 |
2.4 |
.386 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
.722 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
LaMelo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Brandon Rush |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |