Greg Anthony vs. LaMelo Ball Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of LaMelo Ball and Greg Anthony, 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.

Greg Anthony played 11 years in the NBA, 7 more than LaMelo Ball, who played 4. Greg Anthony had the first of his seasons in 1991-92, 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
Greg Anthony 11 8 1991-92 to 2001-02
LaMelo Ball 4 0 2020-21 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Greg Anthony LaMelo Ball
Season 1991-922020-21
Team New York KnicksCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
-Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf SemisDid 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 %
Greg Anthony 82 18.4 5.5 0.4 1.3 1.7 3.8 0.7 0.1 1.2 2.1 2.0 5.3 .370 0.1 0.7 .145 1.4 1.9 .741
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 %
Greg Anthony 12 17.8 5.3 0.3 1.1 1.4 3.4 1.3 0.1 1.1 2.3 1.6 3.8 .413 0.4 1.0 .417 1.7 2.8 .606
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Greg Anthony LaMelo Ball
Season 1992-932021-22
Team New York KnicksCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf 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 %
Greg Anthony 70 24.3 6.6 0.6 1.8 2.4 5.7 1.6 0.2 1.5 2.0 2.5 6.0 .415 0.1 0.4 .133 1.5 2.3 .673
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 %
Greg Anthony 15 16.0 3.9 0.3 1.7 2.0 3.5 0.9 0.1 0.7 1.7 1.6 4.0 .400 0.2 0.9 .214 0.5 0.9 .571
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Greg Anthony LaMelo Ball
Season 1993-942022-23
Team New York KnicksCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost NBA 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 %
Greg Anthony 80 24.9 7.9 0.5 1.8 2.4 4.6 1.4 0.2 1.6 2.0 2.8 7.1 .394 0.6 2.0 .300 1.6 2.1 .774
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 %
Greg Anthony 25 17.4 4.9 0.4 0.7 1.1 2.4 0.8 0.3 1.2 2.2 1.8 5.1 .352 0.7 2.4 .295 0.6 1.0 .583
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Greg Anthony LaMelo Ball
Season 1994-952023-24
Team New York KnicksCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf SemisDid 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 %
Greg Anthony 61 15.5 6.1 0.1 0.9 1.0 2.6 0.8 0.1 0.9 1.6 2.1 4.8 .437 0.9 2.5 .361 1.0 1.2 .789
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 %
Greg Anthony 11 12.3 4.3 0.2 0.7 0.9 1.4 0.2 0.2 0.5 2.5 1.4 3.5 .395 0.6 2.1 .304 0.9 1.0 .909
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Greg Anthony LaMelo Ball
Season 1995-96-
Team Vancouver Grizzlies-
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 %
Greg Anthony 69 30.4 14.0 0.4 2.1 2.5 6.9 1.7 0.2 2.3 2.0 4.7 11.3 .415 1.3 3.9 .332 3.3 4.3 .771
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Greg Anthony ------- --- ----------
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Greg Anthony LaMelo Ball
Season 1996-97-
Team Vancouver Grizzlies-
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 %
Greg Anthony 65 28.7 9.5 0.4 2.4 2.8 6.3 2.0 0.1 2.0 1.9 3.1 7.8 .393 1.4 3.7 .370 2.0 2.7 .730
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Greg Anthony ------- --- ----------
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Greg Anthony LaMelo Ball
Season 1997-98-
Team Seattle Supersonics-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Supersonics Lost West Conf Semis-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Greg Anthony 80 12.8 5.2 0.2 1.2 1.4 2.6 0.8 0.0 1.1 1.2 1.9 4.4 .430 0.8 2.0 .415 0.7 1.0 .663
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Greg Anthony 9 13.1 3.6 0.3 0.8 1.1 1.1 0.6 0.1 1.2 1.9 1.3 4.4 .300 0.6 2.1 .263 0.3 0.9 .375
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Greg Anthony LaMelo Ball
Season 1998-99-
Team Portland Trail Blazers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 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 %
Greg Anthony 50 16.1 6.4 0.3 1.0 1.3 2.0 1.3 0.1 1.1 1.5 2.1 5.0 .414 1.0 2.5 .392 1.2 1.8 .697
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Greg Anthony 13 17.3 5.2 0.3 0.8 1.1 2.5 1.0 0.1 0.7 2.0 1.4 4.2 .327 0.6 2.4 .258 1.8 2.6 .676
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Greg Anthony LaMelo Ball
Season 1999-00-
Team Portland Trail Blazers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf Finals-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Greg Anthony 82 18.9 6.3 0.2 1.4 1.6 2.5 0.7 0.1 1.0 1.7 2.1 5.1 .406 1.1 2.8 .378 1.1 1.4 .772
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Greg Anthony 15 14.1 4.0 0.1 0.9 1.1 1.7 0.9 0.3 0.8 1.8 1.3 3.5 .365 0.7 2.1 .323 0.8 1.1 .750
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Greg Anthony LaMelo Ball
Season 2000-01-
Team Portland Trail Blazers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Greg Anthony 58 14.8 4.9 0.4 0.7 1.1 1.4 0.7 0.1 0.7 1.1 1.7 4.4 .383 1.1 2.7 .409 0.4 0.6 .657
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Greg Anthony 2 8.0 2.5 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.0 3.0 .333 0.5 1.5 .333 0.0 0.0 -
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------

Season 11
Greg Anthony LaMelo Ball
Season 2001-02-
Team Chicago Bulls, Milwaukee Bucks-
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 %
Greg Anthony 60 25.2 7.9 0.4 1.8 2.2 4.7 1.3 0.1 1.6 1.9 3.1 7.9 .385 0.8 2.7 .294 1.0 1.5 .659
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Greg Anthony ------- --- ----------
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
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