LaMarcus Aldridge vs. Lonzo Ball Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Lonzo Ball and LaMarcus Aldridge, 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.

LaMarcus Aldridge played 16 years in the NBA, 9 more than Lonzo Ball, who played 7. LaMarcus Aldridge had the first of his seasons in 2006-07, while Lonzo Ball had his rookie season in 2017-18. 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
LaMarcus Aldridge	16	9	2006-07 to 2021-22
Lonzo Ball	7	0	2017-18 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7


Rookie Season
	LaMarcus Aldridge	Lonzo Ball
Season	2006-07	2017-18
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie First Team	-
Honors & Awards	-	All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
LaMarcus Aldridge	63	22.1	9.0	2.3	2.7	5.0	0.4	0.3	1.2	0.7	3.0	3.8	7.6	.503	0.0	0.0	-	1.3	1.8	.722
difference:	+11	+12.1	+1.2	+1.0	+2.9	+1.9	+6.8	+1.4	+0.4	-1.9	-0.7	+0.1	+3.2	+.143	+1.7	+5.7		+0.7	+0.4	+.271
Lonzo Ball	52	34.2	10.2	1.3	5.6	6.9	7.2	1.7	0.8	2.6	2.3	3.9	10.8	.360	1.7	5.7	.305	0.6	1.4	.451

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher LaMarcus Aldridge nor Lonzo Ball played in the postseason in their season 1


Season 2
	LaMarcus Aldridge	Lonzo Ball
Season	2007-08	2018-19
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
LaMarcus Aldridge	76	34.9	17.8	2.9	4.7	7.6	1.6	0.7	1.2	1.7	3.2	7.4	15.3	.484	0.0	0.1	.143	3.0	3.9	.762
difference:	+29	+4.6	+7.9	+1.8	+0.5	+2.3	+3.8	+0.8	+0.8	-0.5	-0.8	+3.5	+5.6	+.078	+1.6	+4.8	+.186	+2.6	+2.9	+.345
Lonzo Ball	47	30.3	9.9	1.1	4.2	5.3	5.4	1.5	0.4	2.2	2.4	3.9	9.7	.406	1.6	4.9	.329	0.4	1.0	.417

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher LaMarcus Aldridge nor Lonzo Ball played in the postseason in their season 2


Season 3
	LaMarcus Aldridge	Lonzo Ball
Season	2008-09	2019-20
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	New Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
LaMarcus Aldridge	81	37.1	18.1	2.9	4.6	7.5	1.9	1.0	1.0	1.5	2.6	7.4	15.3	.484	0.1	0.3	.250	3.2	4.1	.781
difference:	+18	+5.0	+6.3	+1.8	+0.4	+1.4	+5.1	+0.4	+0.4	-1.6	-0.6	+3.0	+4.4	+.081	+2.2	+6.0	+.125	+2.5	+2.9	+.215
Lonzo Ball	63	32.1	11.8	1.1	5.0	6.1	7.0	1.4	0.6	3.1	2.0	4.4	10.9	.403	2.3	6.3	.375	0.7	1.2	.566

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
LaMarcus Aldridge	6	39.5	19.5	1.5	6.0	7.5	1.3	0.5	1.7	1.7	2.7	8.5	17.3	.490	0.2	0.7	.250	2.3	3.3	.700
Lonzo Ball	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 4
	LaMarcus Aldridge	Lonzo Ball
Season	2009-10	2020-21
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	New Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
LaMarcus Aldridge	78	37.5	17.9	2.5	5.6	8.0	2.1	0.9	0.6	1.3	3.0	7.4	15.0	.495	0.1	0.2	.313	2.9	3.9	.757
difference:	+23	+5.7	+3.3	+1.9	+1.4	+3.2	+3.6	+0.6		-0.9	-1.1	+2.1	+2.3	+.081	+3.0	+8.1	+.065	+2.0	+2.7	+.024
Lonzo Ball	55	31.8	14.6	0.6	4.2	4.8	5.7	1.5	0.6	2.2	1.9	5.3	12.7	.414	3.1	8.3	.378	0.9	1.2	.781

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
LaMarcus Aldridge	6	38.2	19.0	1.7	4.3	6.0	2.2	1.2	1.8	1.8	2.7	6.7	15.5	.430	0.2	0.3	.500	5.5	7.3	.750
Lonzo Ball	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 5
	LaMarcus Aldridge	Lonzo Ball
Season	2010-11	2021-22
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	-
Playoffs	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
LaMarcus Aldridge	81	39.6	21.8	3.4	5.3	8.8	2.1	1.0	1.2	1.9	2.7	8.7	17.5	.500	0.0	0.3	.174	4.3	5.5	.791
difference:	+46	+5.0	+8.8	+2.4	+0.9	+3.4	+3.0	+0.8	+0.3	-0.4	-0.3	+4.1	+6.6	+.077	+3.1	+7.1	+.249	+3.7	+4.7	+.041
Lonzo Ball	35	34.6	13.0	1.0	4.4	5.4	5.1	1.8	0.9	2.3	2.4	4.6	10.9	.423	3.1	7.4	.423	0.6	0.8	.750

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
LaMarcus Aldridge	6	43.0	20.8	2.7	4.8	7.5	1.3	1.3	1.7	1.5	3.2	8.8	19.2	.461	0.0	0.0	-	3.2	4.0	.792
Lonzo Ball	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Note: Lonzo Ball didn't play in 2022-23 and 2023-24.


Season 6
	LaMarcus Aldridge	Lonzo Ball
Season	2011-12	2024-25
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
LaMarcus Aldridge	55	36.3	21.7	2.7	5.3	8.0	2.4	0.9	0.8	2.0	2.8	8.8	17.1	.512	0.0	0.2	.182	4.1	5.0	.814
difference:	+20	+14.1	+14.1	+2.0	+2.6	+4.6	+0.9	+0.4	+0.3	-0.8	-1.2	+6.3	+10.2	+.146	+1.9	+5.4	+.162	+3.5	+4.2	+.001
Lonzo Ball	35	22.2	7.6	0.7	2.7	3.4	3.3	1.3	0.5	1.2	1.6	2.5	6.9	.366	1.9	5.6	.344	0.6	0.8	.815

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher LaMarcus Aldridge nor Lonzo Ball played in the postseason in their season 6


Season 7
	LaMarcus Aldridge	Lonzo Ball
Season	2012-13	2025-26
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
LaMarcus Aldridge	74	37.7	21.1	2.4	6.7	9.1	2.6	0.8	1.2	1.9	2.5	8.6	17.8	.484	0.0	0.2	.143	3.8	4.7	.810
difference:	+68	+13.4	+15.3	+1.1	+3.7	+4.8	+2.7	+0.2	+1.2	-0.9	-1.3	+6.6	+11.5	+.168	+1.3	+4.5	+.143	+3.3	+3.9	+.210
Lonzo Ball	6	24.3	5.8	1.3	3.0	4.3	5.3	1.0	0.0	2.8	1.2	2.0	6.3	.316	1.3	4.7	.286	0.5	0.8	.600

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher LaMarcus Aldridge nor Lonzo Ball played in the postseason in their season 7


Additional Years
* LaMarcus Aldridge played 9 seasons more than Lonzo Ball in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 8 to 16, from 2014 to 2022—LaMarcus Aldridge played in 6 Playoffs. In those 9 extra years over Lonzo Ball, LaMarcus Aldridge got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	2 All-NBA Second Team 2 All-NBA Third Team 5 All-Star Game

LaMarcus Aldridge vs. Lonzo Ball Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Lonzo Ball and LaMarcus Aldridge, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Rookie Season Stats Comparison

Season 2

2nd Season Stats Comparison

Season 3

3rd Season Stats Comparison

Season 4

4th Season Stats Comparison

Season 5

5th Season Stats Comparison

Season 6

6th Season Stats Comparison

Season 7

7th Season Stats Comparison

Additional Years