LaMelo Ball vs. Michael Brooks Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Michael Brooks 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, 2 less than Michael Brooks, who played 6. LaMelo Ball had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Michael Brooks had his rookie season in 1980-81. 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 |
| Michael Brooks |
6 |
1 |
1980-81 to 1987-88 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
|
LaMelo Ball |
Michael Brooks |
| Season |
2020-21 | 1980-81 |
| Team |
Charlotte Hornets | San Diego Clippers |
| 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 |
| Michael Brooks |
82 |
30.2 |
14.7 |
2.6 |
2.8 |
5.4 |
2.5 |
1.2 |
0.4 |
2.0 |
2.9 |
6.0 |
12.4 |
.479 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
2.8 |
3.9 |
.706 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
| LaMelo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Michael Brooks |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
| Michael Brooks |
82 |
33.5 |
15.6 |
2.5 |
5.1 |
7.6 |
2.9 |
1.4 |
0.5 |
2.4 |
3.5 |
6.5 |
13.0 |
.504 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
2.5 |
3.3 |
.757 |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Michael Brooks |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
| Michael Brooks |
82 |
30.0 |
12.2 |
2.9 |
3.4 |
6.4 |
3.2 |
1.4 |
0.5 |
2.2 |
3.6 |
4.9 |
10.1 |
.484 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
.333 |
2.4 |
3.4 |
.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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Michael Brooks |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
| Michael Brooks |
47 |
29.9 |
11.3 |
3.0 |
4.3 |
7.3 |
1.9 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
1.7 |
2.7 |
4.5 |
9.5 |
.479 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
2.2 |
3.2 |
.689 |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Michael Brooks |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Michael Brooks didn't play in 1984-85 and 1985-86.
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Michael Brooks |
10 |
14.8 |
3.3 |
0.9 |
1.9 |
2.8 |
1.1 |
0.9 |
0.0 |
1.1 |
1.9 |
1.3 |
3.7 |
.351 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.7 |
1.0 |
.700 |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Michael Brooks |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Michael Brooks |
16 |
8.3 |
2.7 |
1.2 |
1.6 |
2.8 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.8 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
3.1 |
.408 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.2 |
0.3 |
.750 |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Michael Brooks |
4 |
2.8 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
.333 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
.500 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |