LaMelo Ball vs. Bill Turner Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bill Turner 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, 2 less than Bill Turner, who played 6. LaMelo Ball had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Bill Turner had his rookie season in 1967-68. 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
Bill Turner 6 5 1967-68 to 1972-73

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
LaMelo Ball Bill Turner
Season 2020-211967-68
Team Charlotte HornetsSan Francisco Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayWarriors Lost West Div 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 %
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
Bill Turner 42 11.5 4.1 - - 3.7 0.4 - - - 1.8 1.6 3.7 .433 - - - 0.9 1.4 .600
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Bill Turner 9 16.4 5.2 - - 3.2 1.1 - - - 3.3 2.1 4.4 .475 - - - 1.0 1.3 .750

Season 2
LaMelo Ball Bill Turner
Season 2021-221968-69
Team Charlotte HornetsSan Francisco Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayWarriors Lost West Div 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 %
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
Bill Turner 79 18.8 7.8 - - 4.8 0.8 - - - 2.9 2.8 6.8 .415 - - - 2.2 2.9 .761
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Bill Turner 6 16.0 5.5 - - 4.2 1.2 - - - 2.3 2.2 5.8 .371 - - - 1.2 1.8 .636

Season 3
LaMelo Ball Bill Turner
Season 2022-231969-70
Team Charlotte HornetsSan Francisco Warriors, Cincinnati Royals
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 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
Bill Turner 72 16.3 7.2 - - 4.2 0.6 - - - 2.7 2.7 6.5 .421 - - - 1.7 2.3 .737
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Bill Turner ------- --- ----------

Season 4
LaMelo Ball Bill Turner
Season 2023-241970-71
Team Charlotte HornetsSan Francisco Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayWarriors 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 %
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
Bill Turner 18 11.1 3.6 - - 2.3 0.4 - - - 1.3 1.4 4.6 .317 - - - 0.7 1.1 .650
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Bill Turner 2 9.0 3.0 - - 1.5 0.5 - - - 1.0 0.5 2.5 .200 - - - 2.0 3.0 .667

Season 5
LaMelo Ball Bill Turner
Season -1971-72
Team -Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Warriors 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 %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Bill Turner 62 9.6 2.9 - - 2.1 0.4 - - - 1.1 1.1 2.9 .392 - - - 0.6 0.9 .755
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Bill Turner 3 3.0 1.3 - - 1.0 0.0 - - - 0.0 0.7 0.7 1.000 - - - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 6
LaMelo Ball Bill Turner
Season -1972-73
Team -Portland Trail Blazers, Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Lakers Lost NBA 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 %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Bill Turner 21 6.0 2.0 - - 1.3 0.5 - - - 0.8 0.9 2.8 .328 - - - 0.2 0.3 .571
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Bill Turner 2 6.5 3.0 - - 1.0 0.0 - - - 0.5 1.0 2.5 .400 - - - 1.0 1.0 1.000
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