LaMelo Ball vs. Festus Ezeli Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Festus Ezeli 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.

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.

LaMelo Ball played 4 years in the NBA, 1 more than Festus Ezeli, who played 3. LaMelo Ball had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Festus Ezeli had his rookie season in 2012-13. 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
Festus Ezeli 3 3 2012-13 to 2015-16

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
LaMelo Ball Festus Ezeli
Season 2020-212012-13
Team Charlotte HornetsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayWarriors Lost West Conf Semis
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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
Festus Ezeli 78 14.4 2.4 1.8 2.2 4.0 0.3 0.3 0.9 0.8 2.0 0.9 2.2 .438 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 1.0 .531
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Festus Ezeli 12 11.2 2.0 1.1 1.4 2.5 0.2 0.3 0.6 1.0 2.0 0.5 1.1 .462 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.8 .571

Note: Festus Ezeli didn't play in 2013-14.

Season 2
LaMelo Ball Festus Ezeli
Season 2021-222014-15
Team Charlotte HornetsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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
Festus Ezeli 46 11.0 4.4 1.3 2.1 3.4 0.2 0.2 0.9 0.7 1.7 1.7 3.0 .547 0.0 0.0 - 1.1 1.7 .628
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Festus Ezeli 20 9.2 3.5 1.2 1.9 3.1 0.3 0.1 0.5 0.6 1.3 1.4 2.5 .540 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.5 .552

Season 3
LaMelo Ball Festus Ezeli
Season 2022-232015-16
Team Charlotte HornetsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayWarriors Lost NBA Finals
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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
Festus Ezeli 46 16.7 7.0 2.0 3.6 5.6 0.7 0.4 1.1 0.8 2.0 2.7 5.0 .548 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 2.9 .530
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Festus Ezeli 23 8.8 4.0 1.0 1.7 2.7 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.6 1.5 1.6 3.0 .536 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.9 .432

Season 4
LaMelo Ball Festus Ezeli
Season 2023-24-
Team Charlotte Hornets-
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 %
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
Festus Ezeli ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Festus Ezeli ------- --- ----------
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