Al Attles vs. LaMelo Ball Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of LaMelo Ball and Al Attles, 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.

Al Attles played 11 years in the NBA, 7 more than LaMelo Ball, who played 4. Al Attles had the first of his seasons in 1960-61, while LaMelo Ball had his rookie season in 2020-21. 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
Al Attles 11 7 1960-61 to 1970-71
LaMelo Ball 4 0 2020-21 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Al Attles LaMelo Ball
Season 1960-612020-21
Team Philadelphia WarriorsCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
-Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Warriors Lost East Div SemisDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Attles 77 20.1 7.0 - - 2.8 2.3 - - - 3.1 2.9 7.1 .409 - - - 1.3 2.1 .599
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Attles 3 36.7 9.7 - - 4.0 3.0 - - - 4.7 4.0 8.7 .462 - - - 1.7 4.7 .357
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Al Attles LaMelo Ball
Season 1961-622021-22
Team Philadelphia WarriorsCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Warriors Lost East Div FinalsDid 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 %
Al Attles 75 32.9 11.3 - - 4.7 4.4 - - - 3.7 4.6 9.7 .474 - - - 2.1 3.6 .592
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Attles 12 28.2 6.1 - - 4.6 2.3 - - - 4.5 2.3 6.3 .368 - - - 1.4 2.6 .548
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Al Attles LaMelo Ball
Season 1962-632022-23
Team San Francisco WarriorsCharlotte Hornets
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 %
Al Attles 71 26.4 10.4 - - 2.9 2.6 - - - 3.6 4.2 8.9 .478 - - - 1.9 2.9 .646
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Attles ------- --- ----------
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Al Attles LaMelo Ball
Season 1963-642023-24
Team San Francisco WarriorsCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Warriors Lost NBA FinalsDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Attles 70 26.9 10.9 - - 3.4 2.8 - - - 3.6 4.1 9.1 .452 - - - 2.6 3.9 .673
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Attles 12 32.2 12.2 - - 3.1 2.5 - - - 4.5 4.8 12.0 .403 - - - 2.5 4.7 .536
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Al Attles LaMelo Ball
Season 1964-65-
Team San Francisco 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 %
Al Attles 73 23.7 9.3 - - 3.3 2.8 - - - 3.3 3.5 9.1 .384 - - - 2.3 3.8 .624
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Attles ------- --- ----------
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Al Attles LaMelo Ball
Season 1965-66-
Team San Francisco Warriors-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Attles 79 26.0 11.2 - - 4.1 2.8 - - - 3.4 4.6 9.2 .503 - - - 1.9 3.2 .611
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Attles ------- --- ----------
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Al Attles LaMelo Ball
Season 1966-67-
Team San Francisco Warriors-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Warriors 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 %
Al Attles 69 25.6 7.4 - - 4.7 3.9 - - - 3.8 3.1 6.8 .454 - - - 1.3 2.2 .583
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Attles 15 15.8 3.1 - - 4.1 2.5 - - - 3.0 1.3 3.1 .435 - - - 0.4 1.1 .375
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Al Attles LaMelo Ball
Season 1967-68-
Team San Francisco Warriors-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Warriors Lost West Div Finals-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Attles 67 29.7 9.8 - - 4.1 5.8 - - - 4.2 3.8 8.1 .467 - - - 2.2 3.2 .694
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Attles 10 27.7 7.3 - - 5.3 7.0 - - - 4.9 2.5 6.2 .403 - - - 2.3 3.0 .767
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Al Attles LaMelo Ball
Season 1968-69-
Team San Francisco Warriors-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Warriors Lost West Div Semis-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Attles 51 29.7 8.2 - - 3.5 6.0 - - - 3.6 3.2 7.0 .451 - - - 1.9 2.9 .638
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Attles 6 18.2 2.5 - - 3.0 3.5 - - - 2.8 1.2 3.5 .333 - - - 0.2 0.7 .250
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Al Attles LaMelo Ball
Season 1969-70-
Team San Francisco Warriors-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Attles 45 15.0 5.1 - - 1.6 3.2 - - - 2.3 1.7 4.5 .386 - - - 1.7 2.5 .664
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Attles ------- --- ----------
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Al Attles LaMelo Ball
Season 1970-71-
Team San Francisco Warriors-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Warriors Lost West Conf Semis-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Attles 34 9.4 2.0 - - 1.2 1.7 - - - 1.7 0.6 1.6 .407 - - - 0.7 1.2 .585
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Attles 4 11.8 3.0 - - 2.0 2.8 - - - 3.3 1.0 1.8 .571 - - - 1.0 1.8 .571
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------