LaMelo Ball vs. Bob Carrington Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bob Carrington 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.

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 more than Bob Carrington, who played 2. LaMelo Ball had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Bob Carrington had his rookie season in 1977-78. 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
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4
Rookie Season
	LaMelo Ball	Bob Carrington
Season	2020-21	1977-78
Team	Charlotte Hornets	New Jersey Nets, Indiana Pacers
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		%
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
Bob Carrington	72	23.0	8.8	1.0	1.4	2.4	1.6	0.9	0.3	1.6	2.8	3.5	8.2	.430	-	-	-	1.8	2.4	.760
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
LaMelo Ball	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bob Carrington	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Note: Bob Carrington didn't play in 1978-79.

Season 2
	LaMelo Ball	Bob Carrington
Season	2021-22	1979-80
Team	Charlotte Hornets	San Diego Clippers
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
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		%
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
Bob Carrington	10	13.4	3.6	0.6	0.7	1.3	0.3	0.4	0.1	0.5	1.8	1.5	3.7	.405	0.0	0.2	.000	0.6	0.8	.750
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
LaMelo Ball	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bob Carrington	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-