LaMelo Ball vs. Brook Lopez Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Brook Lopez 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 / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / 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, 12 less than Brook Lopez, who played 18. LaMelo Ball had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Brook Lopez had his rookie season in 2008-09. 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 |
| Brook Lopez | 18 | 9 | 2008-09 to 2025-26 |
Rookie Season |
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| LaMelo Ball | Brook Lopez | |
| Season | 2020-21 | 2008-09 |
| Team | Charlotte Hornets | New Jersey Nets |
| Honors & Awards |  Rookie of the Year | - |
| All-Rookie First Team | All-Rookie First Team | |
| Playoffs | Did not play | Did not play |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
| difference: | +31 | +1.7 | +2.7 | +1.5 | +0.7 | +2.2 | +5.1 | +1.1 | +1.4 | -1.0 | -0.4 | +0.2 | +2.9 | +.095 | +1.8 | +5.1 | +0.4 | +0.6 | +.035 | |
| Brook Lopez | 82 | 30.5 | 13.0 | 2.7 | 5.4 | 8.1 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 5.5 | 10.3 | .531 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 2.1 | 2.6 | .793 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| * Neiher LaMelo Ball nor Brook Lopez played in the postseason in their season 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Season 2 |
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| LaMelo Ball | Brook Lopez | |
| Season | 2021-22 | 2009-10 |
| Team | Charlotte Hornets | New Jersey Nets |
| Honors & Awards | All-Star Game | - |
| Playoffs | Did not play | Did not play |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
| difference: | +7 | +4.6 | +1.3 | +1.9 | +0.2 | +1.9 | +5.3 | +0.9 | +1.3 | -0.8 | -0.1 | +0.3 | +2.9 | +.070 | +2.9 | +7.5 | +2.3 | +3.0 | +.055 | |
| Brook Lopez | 82 | 36.9 | 18.8 | 3.3 | 5.4 | 8.6 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 6.9 | 13.8 | .499 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 5.1 | 6.2 | .817 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| * Neiher LaMelo Ball nor Brook Lopez played in the postseason in their season 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Season 3 |
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| LaMelo Ball | Brook Lopez | |
| Season | 2022-23 | 2010-11 |
| Team | Charlotte Hornets | New Jersey Nets |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Did not play | Did not play |
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3rd Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
| difference: | +46 | +2.9 | +1.2 | +1.8 | +0.4 | +6.8 | +0.7 | +1.2 | -1.5 | -0.4 | +0.3 | +4.0 | +.081 | +4.0 | +10.6 | +1.9 | +2.6 | +.049 | ||
| Brook Lopez | 82 | 35.2 | 20.4 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 6.0 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 7.9 | 16.0 | .492 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 4.7 | 6.0 | .787 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| * Neiher LaMelo Ball nor Brook Lopez played in the postseason in their season 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Season 4 |
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| LaMelo Ball | Brook Lopez | |
| Season | 2023-24 | 2011-12 |
| Team | Charlotte Hornets | New Jersey Nets |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Did not play | Did not play |
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4th Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
| difference: | +17 | +5.1 | +4.7 | +0.3 | +1.8 | +1.5 | +6.8 | +1.6 | +0.6 | -2.6 | -2.0 | +0.7 | +3.8 | +.061 | +3.2 | +9.0 | +0.1 | +1.7 | +.240 | |
| Brook Lopez | 5 | 27.2 | 19.2 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 3.6 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 7.6 | 15.4 | .494 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 4.0 | 6.4 | .625 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| * Neiher LaMelo Ball nor Brook Lopez played in the postseason in their season 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Season 5 |
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| LaMelo Ball | Brook Lopez | |
| Season | 2024-25 | 2012-13 |
| Team | Charlotte Hornets | Brooklyn Nets |
| Honors & Awards | - | All-Star Game |
| Playoffs | Did not play | Nets 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 | TO | PF | 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: | +27 | +1.6 | +5.8 | +1.8 | +0.2 | +2.0 | +6.5 | +0.7 | +1.8 | -1.8 | -1.2 | +0.9 | +6.5 | +.116 | +3.8 | +11.2 | +0.1 | +0.4 | +.085 | |
| Brook Lopez | 74 | 30.4 | 19.4 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 6.9 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 7.7 | 14.8 | .521 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 4.0 | 5.3 | .758 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| LaMelo Ball | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brook Lopez | 7 | 37.6 | 22.3 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 7.4 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 8.3 | 17.6 | .472 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.000 | 5.6 | 6.3 | .886 |
Season 6 |
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| LaMelo Ball | Brook Lopez | |
| Season | 2025-26 | 2013-14 |
| Team | Charlotte Hornets | Brooklyn Nets |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Did not play (season in progress) | Did not play |
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6th Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| LaMelo Ball | 22 | 28.3 | 20.0 | 1.0 | 4.3 | 5.3 | 8.4 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 6.9 | 17.2 | .399 | 3.1 | 9.0 | .350 | 3.1 | 3.6 | .863 |
| difference: | +5 | +3.1 | +0.7 | +1.3 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +7.5 | +0.6 | +1.5 | -2.0 | -0.1 | +0.7 | +3.7 | +.164 | +3.1 | +8.9 | +.350 | +2.4 | +3.2 | +.046 |
| Brook Lopez | 17 | 31.4 | 20.7 | 2.3 | 3.7 | 6.0 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 7.6 | 13.5 | .563 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 5.5 | 6.8 | .817 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| * Neiher LaMelo Ball nor Brook Lopez played in the postseason in their season 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Additional Years |
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* Brook Lopez played 12 seasons more than LaMelo Ball in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 7 to 18, from 2015 to 2026—Brook Lopez played in 8 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship and one NBA Cup. In those 12 extra years over LaMelo Ball, Brook Lopez got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 1 All-Defensive First Team 1 All-Defensive Second Team |