LaMelo Ball vs. Ben Coleman Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ben Coleman and LaMelo Ball, 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.

LaMelo Ball played 4 years in the NBA, 1 less than Ben Coleman, who played 5. LaMelo Ball had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Ben Coleman had his rookie season in 1986-87. 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
LaMelo Ball 4 0 2020-21 to 2023-24
Ben Coleman 5 1 1986-87 to 1993-94

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
LaMelo Ball Ben Coleman
Season 2020-211986-87
Team Charlotte HornetsNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
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
Ben Coleman 68 15.1 6.6 1.5 2.8 4.2 0.5 0.5 0.5 1.4 2.9 2.7 4.6 .581 0.0 0.0 .000 1.3 1.8 .727
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Ben Coleman ------- --- ----------

Season 2
LaMelo Ball Ben Coleman
Season 2021-221987-88
Team Charlotte HornetsNew Jersey Nets, Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
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
Ben Coleman 70 21.4 8.5 1.7 3.3 5.0 0.9 0.6 0.6 1.8 3.3 3.2 6.5 .499 0.0 0.0 .000 2.0 2.6 .762
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Ben Coleman ------- --- ----------

Season 3
LaMelo Ball Ben Coleman
Season 2022-231988-89
Team Charlotte HornetsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Ben Coleman 58 12.1 5.1 0.8 2.2 3.1 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.8 2.1 2.0 4.2 .485 0.0 0.0 - 1.1 1.3 .792
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Ben Coleman 3 7.7 4.7 0.7 1.0 1.7 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 2.7 2.0 2.7 .750 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 0.7 1.000

Season 4
LaMelo Ball Ben Coleman
Season 2023-241989-90
Team Charlotte HornetsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
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
Ben Coleman 22 13.9 5.7 1.4 2.5 4.0 0.5 0.3 0.3 1.2 2.5 2.1 4.4 .474 0.0 0.0 .000 1.5 1.9 .829
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Ben Coleman ------- --- ----------

Note: Ben Coleman didn't play in 1990-91, 1991-92 and 1992-93.

Season 5
LaMelo Ball Ben Coleman
Season -1993-94
Team -Detroit Pistons
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 %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Ben Coleman 9 8.6 3.1 1.1 1.8 2.9 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.8 1.0 1.3 2.8 .480 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.9 .500
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Ben Coleman ------- --- ----------
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