LaMelo Ball vs. Bojan Bogdanovic Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bojan 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 5 years in the NBA, 5 less than Bojan Bogdanovic, who played 10. LaMelo Ball had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Bojan Bogdanovic had his rookie season in 2014-15. 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 5 0 2020-21 to 2024-25
Bojan Bogdanovic 10 7 2014-15 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

LaMelo Ball Bojan Bogdanovic
Season 2020-212014-15
Team Charlotte HornetsBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
-Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayNets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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+5.0+6.7+0.6+2.6+3.2+5.2+1.2+0.3-1.8-1.4+2.4+5.8+.017+0.6+1.8+.003+1.4+1.8+.063
Bojan Bogdanovic 78 23.8 9.0 0.6 2.1 2.7 0.9 0.4 0.1 1.0 1.3 3.3 7.4 .453 1.2 3.3 .355 1.1 1.4 .821
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
LaMelo Ball DNP------ --- ----------
Bojan Bogdanovic 6 34.3 10.3 0.5 3.3 3.8 1.7 0.7 0.3 1.3 2.0 3.8 9.8 .390 1.8 5.5 .333 0.8 1.2 .714

Season 2

LaMelo Ball Bojan Bogdanovic
Season 2021-222015-16
Team Charlotte HornetsBrooklyn Nets
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:+4+5.5+8.9+0.9+2.4+3.5+6.3+1.2+0.3-1.8-1.7+3.1+7.2+.004+1.3+3.2+.007+1.4+1.5+.039
Bojan Bogdanovic 79 26.8 11.2 0.5 2.8 3.2 1.3 0.4 0.1 1.5 1.5 4.1 9.5 .433 1.6 4.3 .382 1.4 1.7 .833
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher LaMelo Ball nor Bojan Bogdanovic played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3

LaMelo Ball Bojan Bogdanovic
Season 2022-232016-17
Team Charlotte HornetsBrooklyn Nets, Washington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayWizards Lost East Conf Semis
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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:+45+9.5+9.6+0.7+2.3+3.0+7.0+0.9+0.2-2.0-1.5+3.6+9.6+.034+2.2+5.8+.009+0.1+0.4+.057
Bojan Bogdanovic 81 25.7 13.7 0.5 3.0 3.4 1.4 0.4 0.1 1.6 1.8 4.6 10.4 .445 1.8 4.8 .367 2.7 3.0 .893
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
LaMelo Ball DNP------ --- ----------
Bojan Bogdanovic 13 20.3 8.8 0.8 3.5 4.3 0.7 0.5 0.1 0.6 1.3 2.8 6.7 .414 1.2 3.5 .356 2.1 2.5 .844

Season 4

LaMelo Ball Bojan Bogdanovic
Season 2023-242017-18
Team Charlotte HornetsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayPacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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:+58+1.5+9.6+0.9+0.8+1.7+6.5+1.1+0.1-2.5-2.0+3.2+8.5+.041+1.3+4.2+.047+1.9+2.1+.003
Bojan Bogdanovic 80 30.8 14.3 0.4 3.0 3.4 1.5 0.7 0.1 1.3 1.6 5.1 10.7 .474 1.9 4.8 .402 2.2 2.6 .868
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
LaMelo Ball DNP------ --- ----------
Bojan Bogdanovic 7 34.0 12.4 0.1 3.3 3.4 1.9 0.9 0.0 1.9 3.3 4.6 11.6 .395 2.4 6.4 .378 0.9 1.4 .600

Season 5

LaMelo Ball Bojan Bogdanovic
Season 2024-252018-19
Team Charlotte HornetsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayPacers 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:+34+0.2+7.2+0.6+0.2+0.8+5.4+0.2+0.3-1.9-1.6+2.2+8.3+.092+1.8+6.4+.086+1.1+1.1+.036
Bojan Bogdanovic 81 31.8 18.0 0.4 3.7 4.1 2.0 0.9 0.0 1.7 1.7 6.4 13.0 .497 2.0 4.8 .425 3.0 3.8 .807
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
LaMelo Ball DNP------ --- ----------
Bojan Bogdanovic 4 37.0 18.0 0.8 5.0 5.8 2.8 2.0 0.0 1.5 1.8 6.3 15.8 .397 1.8 5.5 .318 3.8 4.3 .882

Additional Years

* Bojan Bogdanovic played 5 seasons more than LaMelo Ball in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 10, from 2020 to 2024—Bojan Bogdanovic played in 3 Playoffs.