LaMelo Ball vs. Brandon Miller Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Brandon Miller 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 more than Brandon Miller, who played 3. LaMelo Ball had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Brandon Miller had his rookie season in 2023-24. 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
Brandon Miller 3 0 2023-24 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

LaMelo Ball Brandon Miller
Season 2020-212023-24
Team Charlotte HornetsCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First 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:+23+3.4+1.6+0.4+1.3+1.6+3.7+0.7+0.2-1.0-0.2+0.7+1.4+.004+0.7+1.6+.021+0.6+0.9+.069
Brandon Miller 74 32.2 17.3 0.8 3.4 4.3 2.4 0.9 0.6 1.8 2.5 6.4 14.6 .440 2.5 6.7 .373 1.9 2.3 .827
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher LaMelo Ball nor Brandon Miller played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

LaMelo Ball Brandon Miller
Season 2021-222024-25
Team Charlotte HornetsCharlotte Hornets
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:+48+1.9+0.9+0.5+1.3+1.8+4.0+0.5+0.3-0.5-0.5+0.1+1.5+.026+1.0+3.4+.034+0.3+0.3+.011
Brandon Miller 27 34.2 21.0 0.9 3.9 4.9 3.6 1.1 0.7 2.8 2.7 7.3 18.2 .403 3.9 10.9 .355 2.5 2.9 .861
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher LaMelo Ball nor Brandon Miller played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3

LaMelo Ball Brandon Miller
Season 2022-232025-26
Team Charlotte HornetsCharlotte Hornets
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:+34+15.2+8.8+1.2+5.3+6.4+4.4+0.8+0.2-2.1-0.8+3.2+7.5+.011+3.0+5.1+.194+0.7+1.6+.136
Brandon Miller 2 20.0 14.5 0.0 0.0 0 4.0 0.5 0.5 1.5 2.5 5.0 12.5 .400 1.0 5.5 .182 3.5 5.0 .700
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher LaMelo Ball nor Brandon Miller played in the postseason in their season 3

Additional Years

* LaMelo Ball played 3 seasons more than Brandon Miller in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 6, from 2024 to 2026—LaMelo Ball didn't play in the postseason.