Jarrett Allen vs. LaMelo Ball Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of LaMelo Ball and Jarrett Allen, 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 / Stats Rankings / Games against each other

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.

Jarrett Allen played 8 years in the NBA, 3 more than LaMelo Ball, who played 5. Jarrett Allen had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, 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
Jarrett Allen 8 5 2017-18 to 2024-25
LaMelo Ball 5 0 2020-21 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jarrett Allen LaMelo Ball
Season 2017-182020-21
Team Brooklyn NetsCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
-Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jarrett Allen 72 20.0 8.2 2.0 3.4 5.4 0.7 0.4 1.2 1.1 2.0 3.3 5.5 .589 0.1 0.2 .333 1.6 2.0 .776
difference:+21+8.8+7.5+0.8+1.3+0.5+5.4+1.2+0.8-1.7-0.7+2.4+7.7+.153+1.7+4.9+.019+0.9+1.2+.018
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
* Neiher Jarrett Allen nor LaMelo Ball played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Jarrett Allen LaMelo Ball
Season 2018-192021-22
Team Brooklyn NetsCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jarrett Allen 80 26.2 10.9 2.4 6.0 8.4 1.4 0.5 1.5 1.3 2.3 4.2 7.1 .590 0.1 0.6 .133 2.5 3.5 .709
difference:+5+6.1+9.2+1.0+0.8+1.7+6.2+1.1+1.1-2.0-0.9+3.0+9.6+.161+2.8+6.9+.256+0.3+0.3+.163
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jarrett Allen 5 22.0 11.0 3.0 3.8 6.8 2.2 0.6 0.6 1.6 2.6 3.8 6.4 .594 0.0 0.0 - 3.4 4.0 .850
LaMelo Ball DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3
Jarrett Allen LaMelo Ball
Season 2019-202022-23
Team Brooklyn NetsCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jarrett Allen 70 26.5 11.1 3.1 6.5 9.6 1.6 0.6 1.3 1.1 2.3 4.3 6.6 .649 0.0 0.1 .000 2.4 3.9 .633
difference:+34+8.7+12.2+1.9+1.2+3.2+6.8+0.7+1.0-2.5-1.0+3.9+13.4+.238+4.0+10.5+.376+0.4+0.5+.203
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jarrett Allen 4 33.0 10.3 4.3 10.5 14.8 2.3 0.5 1.8 2.8 1.8 3.5 6.0 .583 0.0 0.0 - 3.3 4.0 .813
LaMelo Ball DNP------ --- ----------

Season 4
Jarrett Allen LaMelo Ball
Season 2020-212023-24
Team Brooklyn Nets, Cleveland CavaliersCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jarrett Allen 63 29.6 12.8 3.1 6.9 10.0 1.7 0.5 1.4 1.6 1.5 4.7 7.7 .618 0.1 0.3 .316 3.2 4.6 .703
difference:+41+2.7+11.1+1.8+3.1+4.9+6.3+1.3+1.2-2.2-2.1+3.6+11.5+.185+3.1+8.7+.039+0.9+0.1+.162
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
* Neiher Jarrett Allen nor LaMelo Ball played in the postseason in their season 4

Season 5
Jarrett Allen LaMelo Ball
Season 2021-222024-25
Team Cleveland CavaliersCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jarrett Allen 56 32.3 16.1 3.4 7.3 10.8 1.6 0.8 1.3 1.7 1.7 6.6 9.7 .677 0.0 0.2 .100 2.9 4.2 .708
difference:+9+0.3+9.1+2.4+3.4+5.9+5.8+0.3+1.0-1.9-1.6+2.0+11.6+.272+3.8+11.0+.239+1.2+0.7+.135
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
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Jarrett Allen nor LaMelo Ball played in the postseason in their season 5

Additional Years

* Jarrett Allen played 3 seasons more than LaMelo Ball in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 8, from 2023 to 2025—Jarrett Allen played in 3 Playoffs.

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