LaMelo Ball vs. Bogdan Bogdanovic Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bogdan Bogdanovic 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 / 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.

LaMelo Ball played 6 years in the NBA, 3 less than Bogdan Bogdanovic, who played 9. LaMelo Ball had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Bogdan Bogdanovic 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
LaMelo Ball 6 0 2020-21 to 2025-26
Bogdan Bogdanovic 9 4 2017-18 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
LaMelo Ball Bogdan Bogdanovic
Season 2020-212017-18
Team Charlotte HornetsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
-Achievement All-Rookie Second 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%
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
difference:+27+0.9+3.9+0.8+2.2+3.0+2.8+0.7+0.2-1.2-0.5+1.3+3.3+.010+0.1+0.9+.040+1.2+1.7+.082
Bogdan Bogdanovic 78 27.9 11.8 0.4 2.5 2.9 3.3 0.9 0.2 1.6 2.2 4.4 9.9 .446 1.7 4.2 .392 1.3 1.5 .840
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher LaMelo Ball nor Bogdan Bogdanovic played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
LaMelo Ball Bogdan Bogdanovic
Season 2021-222018-19
Team Charlotte HornetsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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%
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
difference:+5+4.5+6.0+0.8+2.3+3.2+3.8+0.6+0.2-1.6-1.2+2.0+4.4+.011+1.0+2.2+.029+0.9+0.9+.045
Bogdan Bogdanovic 70 27.8 14.1 0.6 2.9 3.5 3.8 1.0 0.2 1.7 2.0 5.2 12.3 .418 1.9 5.3 .360 1.9 2.3 .827
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher LaMelo Ball nor Bogdan Bogdanovic played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
LaMelo Ball Bogdan Bogdanovic
Season 2022-232019-20
Team Charlotte HornetsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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%
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
difference:+25+6.2+8.2+0.8+2.3+3.0+5.0+0.3+0.1-1.9-1.1+2.7+7.4+.029+1.3+3.4+.004+1.4+1.5+.095
Bogdan Bogdanovic 61 29.0 15.1 0.4 3.0 3.4 3.4 1.0 0.2 1.7 2.2 5.5 12.6 .440 2.7 7.2 .372 1.4 1.9 .741
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher LaMelo Ball nor Bogdan Bogdanovic played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4
LaMelo Ball Bogdan Bogdanovic
Season 2023-242020-21
Team Charlotte HornetsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks Lost East Conf Finals
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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%
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
difference:+22+2.6+7.5+0.8+0.6+1.5+4.7+0.7+0.1-2.6-1.3+2.2+6.4+.040+0.1+1.4+.083+3.2+3.7+.044
Bogdan Bogdanovic 44 29.7 16.4 0.5 3.2 3.6 3.3 1.1 0.3 1.2 2.3 6.1 12.8 .473 3.3 7.6 .438 0.9 1.0 .909
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
LaMelo Ball DNP------ --- ----------
Bogdan Bogdanovic 18 33.2 14.1 0.6 3.6 4.2 2.9 1.6 0.3 1.5 2.8 5.4 13.8 .390 2.6 7.9 .329 0.7 0.9 .706

Season 5
LaMelo Ball Bogdan Bogdanovic
Season 2024-252021-22
Team Charlotte HornetsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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%
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
difference:+16+2.7+10.1+0.5+0.4+0.9+4.3+0.1-2.5-1.2+3.2+8.7+.026+1.1+3.9+.029+2.6+3.1
Bogdan Bogdanovic 63 29.3 15.1 0.5 3.5 4.0 3.1 1.1 0.2 1.1 2.1 5.4 12.6 .431 2.7 7.3 .368 1.5 1.8 .843
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
LaMelo Ball DNP------ --- ----------
Bogdan Bogdanovic 4 26.8 14.3 1.0 3.8 4.8 3.0 0.3 0.3 1.0 3.0 5.0 12.3 .408 2.3 6.5 .346 2.0 2.5 .800

Season 6
LaMelo Ball Bogdan Bogdanovic
Season 2025-262022-23
Team Charlotte HornetsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
LaMelo Ball 16 28.9 19.4 1.1 4.9 6.0 8.5 1.1 0.2 3.3 3.1 6.7 17.3 .386 2.4 8.6 .285 3.6 4.1 .877
difference:+38+1.0+5.4+0.7+2.3+2.9+5.7+0.3+0.1-2.1-1.5+1.6+6.0+.061+0.3+1.9+.121+2.4+2.7+.046
Bogdan Bogdanovic 54 27.9 14.0 0.4 2.6 3.1 2.8 0.8 0.3 1.2 1.6 5.1 11.3 .447 2.7 6.7 .406 1.2 1.4 .831
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
LaMelo Ball DNP------ --- ----------
Bogdan Bogdanovic 6 26.2 13.3 0.3 2.7 3.0 2.5 1.0 0.8 0.5 2.7 5.0 9.0 .556 2.5 5.5 .455 0.8 1.2 .714

Additional Years

* Bogdan Bogdanovic played 3 seasons more than LaMelo Ball in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 7 to 9, from 2024 to 2026—Bogdan Bogdanovic played in one postseason.

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