Gilbert Arenas vs. LaMelo Ball Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of LaMelo Ball and Gilbert Arenas, 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.
Gilbert Arenas played 11 years in the NBA, 6 more than LaMelo Ball, who played 5. Gilbert Arenas had the first of his seasons in 2001-02, 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 achievements, 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 |
| Gilbert Arenas |
11 |
5 |
2001-02 to 2011-12 |
| LaMelo Ball |
5 |
0 |
2020-21 to 2024-25 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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Gilbert Arenas |
LaMelo Ball |
| Season |
2001-02 | 2020-21 |
| Team |
Golden State Warriors | Charlotte Hornets |
| Honors & Awards |
- |  Rookie of the Year |
| - | All-Rookie First Team |
| Playoffs |
Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Gilbert Arenas |
47 |
24.6 |
10.9 |
0.9 |
1.9 |
2.8 |
3.7 |
1.5 |
0.2 |
2.1 |
2.4 |
3.7 |
8.2 |
.453 |
0.8 |
2.4 |
.345 |
2.6 |
3.4 |
.775 |
| difference: | +4 | +4.2 | +4.8 | +0.3 | +2.8 | +3.1 | +2.4 | +0.1 | +0.2 | -0.7 | -0.3 | +2.0 | +5.0 | +.017 | +1.0 | +2.7 | +.007 | +0.1 | +0.2 | +.017 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Gilbert Arenas nor LaMelo Ball played in the postseason in their season 1 |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Gilbert Arenas |
82 |
35.0 |
18.3 |
1.2 |
3.5 |
4.7 |
6.3 |
1.5 |
0.2 |
3.5 |
3.2 |
6.2 |
14.4 |
.431 |
1.3 |
3.8 |
.348 |
4.5 |
5.7 |
.791 |
| difference: | +7 | +2.7 | +1.8 | +0.2 | +1.7 | +2.0 | +1.3 | +0.1 | +0.2 | -0.2 | | +1.0 | +2.3 | +.002 | +1.6 | +3.7 | +.041 | +1.7 | +2.5 | +.081 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Gilbert Arenas nor LaMelo Ball played in the postseason in their season 2 |
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3rd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Gilbert Arenas |
55 |
37.6 |
19.6 |
1.0 |
3.6 |
4.6 |
5.0 |
1.9 |
0.2 |
4.1 |
3.2 |
6.5 |
16.6 |
.392 |
2.3 |
6.1 |
.375 |
4.3 |
5.8 |
.748 |
| difference: | +19 | +2.4 | +3.7 | +0.2 | +1.7 | +1.8 | +3.4 | +0.6 | +0.1 | -0.5 | -0.1 | +1.7 | +3.4 | +.019 | +1.7 | +4.5 | +.001 | +1.5 | +2.4 | +.088 |
| 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 |
| * Neiher Gilbert Arenas nor LaMelo Ball played in the postseason in their season 3 |
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4th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Gilbert Arenas |
80 |
40.9 |
25.5 |
1.0 |
3.7 |
4.7 |
5.1 |
1.7 |
0.3 |
3.0 |
3.1 |
8.2 |
19.0 |
.431 |
2.6 |
7.0 |
.365 |
6.5 |
8.0 |
.814 |
| difference: | +58 | +8.6 | +1.6 | +0.3 | +0.1 | +0.4 | +2.9 | +0.1 | +0.1 | -0.8 | -0.5 | +0.1 | +0.2 | +.002 | +0.6 | +2.0 | +.010 | +2.4 | +3.3 | +.051 |
| 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 |
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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 | % |
| Gilbert Arenas |
10 |
45.1 |
23.6 |
0.8 |
4.4 |
5.2 |
6.2 |
2.1 |
0.6 |
3.9 |
3.4 |
7.3 |
19.4 |
.376 |
1.8 |
7.7 |
.234 |
7.2 |
9.4 |
.766 |
| LaMelo Ball |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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5th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Gilbert Arenas |
80 |
42.3 |
29.3 |
0.7 |
2.8 |
3.5 |
6.1 |
2.0 |
0.3 |
3.7 |
3.6 |
9.3 |
20.9 |
.447 |
2.5 |
6.8 |
.369 |
8.2 |
10.0 |
.820 |
| difference: | +33 | +10.3 | +4.1 | +0.3 | +1.1 | +1.4 | +1.3 | +0.9 | | -0.1 | -0.3 | +0.7 | +0.4 | +.042 | +1.3 | +4.4 | +.030 | +4.1 | +5.1 | +.023 |
| LaMelo Ball |
47 |
32.0 |
25.2 |
1.0 |
3.9 |
4.9 |
7.4 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
3.6 |
3.3 |
8.6 |
21.3 |
.405 |
3.8 |
11.2 |
.339 |
4.1 |
4.9 |
.843 |
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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 | % |
| Gilbert Arenas |
6 |
47.3 |
34.0 |
1.2 |
4.3 |
5.5 |
5.3 |
2.2 |
0.7 |
3.3 |
3.5 |
10.8 |
23.3 |
.464 |
3.3 |
7.7 |
.435 |
9.0 |
11.7 |
.771 |
| LaMelo Ball |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Additional Years |
* Gilbert Arenas played 6 seasons more than LaMelo Ball in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 6 to 11, from 2007 to 2012—Gilbert Arenas played in 3 Playoffs. In those 6 extra years over LaMelo Ball, Gilbert Arenas got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards | 1 All-NBA Second Team
1 All-Star Game
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