LaMelo Ball vs. Slick Leonard Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Slick Leonard 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, 3 less than Slick Leonard, who played 7. LaMelo Ball had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Slick Leonard had his rookie season in 1956-57. 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
Slick Leonard 7 4 1956-57 to 1962-63

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
LaMelo Ball Slick Leonard
Season 2020-211956-57
Team Charlotte HornetsMinneapolis Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayLakers Lost West Div 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 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
Slick Leonard 72 27.0 11.0 - - 3.1 2.3 - - - 1.9 4.2 12.0 .349 - - - 2.6 3.3 .772
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Slick Leonard 5 40.8 21.4 - - 6.0 7.6 - - - 3.0 8.4 20.0 .420 - - - 4.6 5.2 .885

Season 2
LaMelo Ball Slick Leonard
Season 2021-221957-58
Team Charlotte HornetsMinneapolis Lakers
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
Slick Leonard 66 31.4 11.2 - - 3.6 3.3 - - - 2.2 4.0 12.0 .335 - - - 3.1 4.1 .765
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Slick Leonard ------- --- ----------

Season 3
LaMelo Ball Slick Leonard
Season 2022-231958-59
Team Charlotte HornetsMinneapolis Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayLakers 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
Slick Leonard 58 27.6 9.2 - - 3.1 3.2 - - - 2.1 3.6 9.5 .373 - - - 2.1 2.8 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Slick Leonard 13 35.9 12.2 - - 3.4 5.4 - - - 2.9 4.8 13.3 .364 - - - 2.5 3.1 .800

Season 4
LaMelo Ball Slick Leonard
Season 2023-241959-60
Team Charlotte HornetsMinneapolis Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayLakers Lost West Div 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
Slick Leonard 73 28.4 8.2 - - 3.4 3.5 - - - 2.3 3.2 9.8 .322 - - - 1.9 2.6 .705
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Slick Leonard 9 23.0 6.4 - - 1.1 5.0 - - - 1.9 2.2 7.4 .299 - - - 2.0 3.1 .643

Season 5
LaMelo Ball Slick Leonard
Season -1960-61
Team -Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Lakers Lost West Div 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 ------- --- ----------
Slick Leonard 55 10.9 3.5 - - 1.3 1.5 - - - 1.3 1.1 3.8 .295 - - - 1.3 1.8 .710
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Slick Leonard 7 6.6 1.6 - - 0.9 1.7 - - - 1.0 0.7 3.4 .208 - - - 0.1 0.6 .250

Season 6
LaMelo Ball Slick Leonard
Season -1961-62
Team -Chicago Packers
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 ------- --- ----------
Slick Leonard 70 35.2 16.1 - - 2.8 5.4 - - - 2.7 6.0 16.1 .375 - - - 4.0 5.3 .752
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Slick Leonard ------- --- ----------

Season 7
LaMelo Ball Slick Leonard
Season -1962-63
Team -Chicago Zephyrs
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 ------- --- ----------
Slick Leonard 32 27.5 7.1 - - 2.1 4.5 - - - 2.6 2.6 7.7 .343 - - - 1.8 2.7 .694
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Slick Leonard ------- --- ----------
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