LaMelo Ball vs. Willie Cauley-Stein Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Willie Cauley-Stein 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 / Games against each other

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 Willie Cauley-Stein, who played 7. LaMelo Ball had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Willie Cauley-Stein had his rookie season in 2015-16. 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
Willie Cauley-Stein 7 1 2015-16 to 2021-22

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
LaMelo Ball Willie Cauley-Stein
Season 2020-212015-16
Team Charlotte HornetsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
-Achievement All-Rookie Second 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
Willie Cauley-Stein 66 21.4 7.0 2.0 3.3 5.3 0.6 0.7 1.0 0.7 2.2 2.9 5.1 .563 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 1.9 .648
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Willie Cauley-Stein ------- --- ----------

Season 2
LaMelo Ball Willie Cauley-Stein
Season 2021-222016-17
Team Charlotte HornetsSacramento 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
Willie Cauley-Stein 75 18.9 8.1 1.1 3.4 4.5 1.1 0.7 0.6 0.9 2.0 3.4 6.4 .530 0.0 0.0 .000 1.3 2.0 .669
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Willie Cauley-Stein ------- --- ----------

Season 3
LaMelo Ball Willie Cauley-Stein
Season 2022-232017-18
Team Charlotte HornetsSacramento Kings
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
Willie Cauley-Stein 73 28.0 12.8 1.8 5.2 7.0 2.4 1.1 0.9 1.5 2.5 5.3 10.6 .502 0.0 0.2 .250 2.1 3.4 .619
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Willie Cauley-Stein ------- --- ----------

Season 4
LaMelo Ball Willie Cauley-Stein
Season 2023-242018-19
Team Charlotte HornetsSacramento Kings
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 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
Willie Cauley-Stein 81 27.3 11.9 2.2 6.1 8.4 2.4 1.2 0.6 1.0 2.8 5.1 9.1 .556 0.0 0.0 .500 1.7 3.1 .551
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Willie Cauley-Stein ------- --- ----------

Season 5
LaMelo Ball Willie Cauley-Stein
Season -2019-20
Team -Golden State Warriors, Dallas Mavericks
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 ------- --- ----------
Willie Cauley-Stein 54 20.3 7.2 1.6 4.3 5.8 1.3 0.9 1.1 0.7 2.2 3.2 5.6 .579 0.0 0.0 .000 0.7 1.2 .606
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Willie Cauley-Stein ------- --- ----------

Season 6
LaMelo Ball Willie Cauley-Stein
Season -2020-21
Team -Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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 ------- --- ----------
Willie Cauley-Stein 53 17.1 5.3 1.2 3.2 4.5 0.7 0.4 0.8 0.5 2.4 2.2 3.4 .632 0.0 0.2 .091 0.9 1.5 .628
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Willie Cauley-Stein 6 10.5 2.5 0.5 2.2 2.7 0.5 0.3 0.7 0.5 1.3 1.0 1.5 .667 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.5 1.000

Season 7
LaMelo Ball Willie Cauley-Stein
Season -2021-22
Team -Dallas Mavericks, Philadelphia 76ers
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 ------- --- ----------
Willie Cauley-Stein 20 9.2 1.7 0.7 1.4 2.0 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.4 1.0 0.8 1.8 .457 0.1 0.1 .500 0.1 0.1 .500
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Willie Cauley-Stein ------- --- ----------
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