LaMelo Ball vs. Joe Fulks Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Joe Fulks 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, 4 less than Joe Fulks, who played 8. LaMelo Ball had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Joe Fulks had his rookie season in 1946-47. 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
Joe Fulks 8 6 1946-47 to 1953-54

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

LaMelo Ball Joe Fulks
Season 2020-211946-47
Team Charlotte HornetsPhiladelphia Warriors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
-Achievement Scoring Leader
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 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
Joe Fulks 60 - 23.2 - - - 0.4 - - - 3.3 7.9 26.0 .305 - - - 7.3 10.0 .730
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Joe Fulks 10 - 22.2 - - - 0.3 - - - 3.2 7.4 25.7 .288 - - - 7.4 9.4 .787

Season 2

LaMelo Ball Joe Fulks
Season 2021-221947-48
Team Charlotte HornetsPhiladelphia Warriors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
Achievement All-Star Game-
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 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
Joe Fulks 43 - 22.1 - - - 0.6 - - - 3.8 7.6 29.3 .259 - - - 6.9 9.1 .762
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Joe Fulks 13 - 21.7 - - - 0.2 - - - 4.2 7.1 29.2 .242 - - - 7.5 9.3 .810

Season 3

LaMelo Ball Joe Fulks
Season 2022-231948-49
Team Charlotte HornetsPhiladelphia Warriors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayWarriors Lost East Div 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 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
Joe Fulks 60 - 26.0 - - - 1.2 - - - 4.4 8.8 28.2 .313 - - - 8.4 10.6 .787
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Joe Fulks 1 - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - 1.0 0.0 0.0 - - - - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 4

LaMelo Ball Joe Fulks
Season 2023-241949-50
Team Charlotte HornetsPhiladelphia Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayWarriors Lost East Div 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 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
Joe Fulks 68 - 14.2 - - - 0.8 - - - 3.5 4.9 17.8 .278 - - - 4.3 6.2 .696
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Joe Fulks 2 - 7.5 - - - 1.0 - - - 5.0 2.5 13.0 .192 - - - 2.5 5.0 .500

Season 5

LaMelo Ball Joe Fulks
Season -1950-51
Team -Philadelphia Warriors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs -Warriors Lost East Div 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 ------- --- ----------
Joe Fulks 66 - 18.7 - - 7.9 1.8 - - - 3.7 6.5 20.6 .316 - - - 5.7 6.7 .855
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Joe Fulks 2 - 26.0 - - 8.0 0.5 - - - 4.5 8.0 24.5 .327 - - - 10.0 13.5 .741

Season 6

LaMelo Ball Joe Fulks
Season -1951-52
Team -Philadelphia Warriors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs -Warriors Lost East Div 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 ------- --- ----------
Joe Fulks 61 31.2 15.1 - - 6.0 2.0 - - - 4.2 5.5 17.7 .312 - - - 4.1 5.0 .825
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Joe Fulks 3 23.3 5.7 - - 4.0 0.7 - - - 4.3 1.7 11.0 .152 - - - 2.3 3.0 .778

Season 7

LaMelo Ball Joe Fulks
Season -1952-53
Team -Philadelphia Warriors
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 ------- --- ----------
Joe Fulks 70 29.8 11.9 - - 5.5 2.0 - - - 4.6 4.7 13.7 .346 - - - 2.4 3.3 .727
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Joe Fulks ------- --- ----------

Season 8

LaMelo Ball Joe Fulks
Season -1953-54
Team -Philadelphia Warriors
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 ------- --- ----------
Joe Fulks 61 8.2 2.5 - - 1.7 0.5 - - - 1.5 1.0 3.8 .266 - - - 0.5 0.8 .571
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Joe Fulks ------- --- ----------