LaMelo Ball vs. Joey Dorsey Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Joey Dorsey 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 and Joey Dorsey both played 4 years in the NBA. LaMelo Ball had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Joey Dorsey 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
Joey Dorsey 4 1 2008-09 to 2014-15

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
LaMelo Ball Joey Dorsey
Season 2020-212008-09
Team Charlotte HornetsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First 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 %
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
Joey Dorsey 3 2.0 0.7 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.7 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Joey Dorsey ------- --- ----------

Season 2
LaMelo Ball Joey Dorsey
Season 2021-222009-10
Team Charlotte HornetsHouston Rockets, Sacramento Kings
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 %
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
Joey Dorsey 15 7.1 1.5 1.1 1.8 2.9 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.4 1.4 0.6 1.3 .450 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.8 .417
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Joey Dorsey ------- --- ----------

Season 3
LaMelo Ball Joey Dorsey
Season 2022-232010-11
Team Charlotte HornetsToronto Raptors
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 %
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
Joey Dorsey 43 12.1 3.1 1.8 2.6 4.4 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.9 1.8 1.2 2.3 .525 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.5 .477
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Joey Dorsey ------- --- ----------

Note: Joey Dorsey didn't play in 2011-12, 2012-13 and 2013-14.

Season 4
LaMelo Ball Joey Dorsey
Season 2023-242014-15
Team Charlotte HornetsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayRockets Lost West Conf 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 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
Joey Dorsey 69 12.4 2.7 1.5 2.6 4.0 0.4 0.6 0.4 0.6 2.3 1.2 2.1 .552 0.0 0.0 .000 0.3 1.2 .289
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Joey Dorsey 6 2.2 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.7 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.3 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.3 .500
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