Don Adams vs. LaMelo Ball Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of LaMelo Ball and Don Adams, 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.
Don Adams played 7 years in the NBA, 3 more than LaMelo Ball, who played 4. Don Adams had the first of his seasons in 1970-71, 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 |
Don Adams |
7 |
3 |
1970-71 to 1976-77 |
LaMelo Ball |
4 |
0 |
2020-21 to 2023-24 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
|
Don Adams |
LaMelo Ball |
Season |
1970-71 | 2020-21 |
Team |
San Diego Rockets | Charlotte Hornets |
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 |
% |
Don Adams |
82 |
29.0 |
11.4 |
- |
- |
7.1 |
2.1 |
- |
- |
- |
4.2 |
4.8 |
11.7 |
.409 |
- |
- |
- |
1.9 |
2.6 |
.731 |
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 |
% |
Don Adams |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
LaMelo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Adams |
73 |
28.4 |
11.4 |
- |
- |
6.9 |
1.9 |
- |
- |
- |
3.6 |
4.3 |
10.9 |
.392 |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
3.8 |
.745 |
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 |
% |
Don Adams |
6 |
31.3 |
9.3 |
- |
- |
6.3 |
2.0 |
- |
- |
- |
4.2 |
3.3 |
9.3 |
.357 |
- |
- |
- |
2.7 |
3.8 |
.696 |
LaMelo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Adams |
74 |
25.3 |
9.1 |
- |
- |
6.0 |
1.6 |
- |
- |
- |
3.1 |
3.6 |
9.2 |
.391 |
- |
- |
- |
2.0 |
2.5 |
.788 |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Adams |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
LaMelo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Adams |
74 |
31.1 |
10.3 |
1.8 |
4.3 |
6.1 |
1.9 |
1.5 |
0.2 |
- |
3.3 |
4.1 |
10.0 |
.408 |
- |
- |
- |
2.1 |
2.7 |
.761 |
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 |
% |
Don Adams |
7 |
36.6 |
9.1 |
2.4 |
4.9 |
7.3 |
2.9 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
- |
3.7 |
4.0 |
10.4 |
.384 |
- |
- |
- |
1.1 |
2.0 |
.571 |
LaMelo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Adams |
51 |
27.0 |
5.9 |
1.2 |
3.5 |
4.8 |
1.5 |
1.4 |
0.4 |
- |
3.5 |
2.5 |
6.2 |
.403 |
- |
- |
- |
0.9 |
1.5 |
.577 |
LaMelo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Adams |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
LaMelo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Adams |
56 |
12.6 |
3.1 |
0.7 |
1.9 |
2.6 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
- |
2.3 |
1.2 |
3.0 |
.394 |
- |
- |
- |
0.7 |
1.0 |
.702 |
LaMelo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Adams |
9 |
13.6 |
4.0 |
0.9 |
2.1 |
3.0 |
1.4 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
- |
2.6 |
1.7 |
4.0 |
.417 |
- |
- |
- |
0.7 |
0.8 |
.857 |
LaMelo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Adams |
77 |
22.2 |
7.3 |
1.7 |
3.1 |
4.8 |
1.9 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
- |
2.6 |
2.8 |
6.8 |
.411 |
- |
- |
- |
1.7 |
2.2 |
.746 |
LaMelo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Adams |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
LaMelo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |