Isaac Austin vs. LaMelo Ball Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of LaMelo Ball and Isaac Austin, 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.

Isaac Austin played 9 years in the NBA, 5 more than LaMelo Ball, who played 4. Isaac Austin 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.

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Isaac Austin	LaMelo Ball
Season	1991-92	2020-21
Team	Utah Jazz	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		%
Isaac Austin	31	3.6	2.0	0.4	0.8	1.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.3	0.6	0.7	1.5	.457	0.0	0.0	-	0.6	1.0	.633
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		%
Isaac Austin	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
LaMelo Ball	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 2
	Isaac Austin	LaMelo Ball
Season	1992-93	2021-22
Team	Utah Jazz	Charlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Jazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Isaac Austin	46	6.7	2.8	0.8	0.9	1.7	0.1	0.2	0.3	0.5	1.3	1.1	2.4	.446	0.0	0.0	.000	0.6	1.0	.659
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		%
Isaac Austin	1	3.0	2.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	2.0	.500	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-
LaMelo Ball	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Note: Isaac Austin didn't play in 1994-95 and 1995-96.

Season 4
	Isaac Austin	LaMelo Ball
Season	1996-97	2023-24
Team	Miami Heat	Charlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards	Most Improved Player	-
Playoffs	Heat Lost East Conf Finals	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		%
Isaac Austin	82	22.9	9.7	1.7	4.2	5.8	1.2	0.5	0.5	2.0	3.0	3.9	7.8	.502	0.0	0.0	.000	1.8	2.8	.664
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		%
Isaac Austin	15	19.1	6.5	1.1	3.3	4.4	0.4	0.4	0.5	1.5	2.3	2.4	5.4	.444	0.1	0.3	.250	1.7	2.1	.806
LaMelo Ball	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-