LaMelo Ball vs. Bud Stallworth Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bud Stallworth 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

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, 1 less than Bud Stallworth, who played 5. LaMelo Ball had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Bud Stallworth had his rookie season in 1972-73. 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.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
LaMelo Ball 4 0 2020-21 to 2023-24
Bud Stallworth 5 0 1972-73 to 1976-77

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

LaMelo Ball Bud Stallworth
Season 2020-211972-73
Team Charlotte HornetsSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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
Bud Stallworth 77 15.9 6.3 - - 2.9 0.8 - - - 1.8 2.6 6.8 .379 - - - 1.1 1.5 .754
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Bud Stallworth ------- --- ----------

Season 2

LaMelo Ball Bud Stallworth
Season 2021-221973-74
Team Charlotte HornetsSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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
Bud Stallworth 67 15.2 6.3 0.8 1.8 2.6 0.5 0.3 0.2 - 1.9 2.8 7.1 .392 - - - 0.7 1.1 .623
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Bud Stallworth ------- --- ----------

Season 3

LaMelo Ball Bud Stallworth
Season 2022-231974-75
Team Charlotte HornetsNew Orleans Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 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
Bud Stallworth 73 22.8 9.9 1.1 2.3 3.4 0.6 0.8 0.2 - 2.8 4.1 9.7 .420 - - - 1.7 2.5 .687
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Bud Stallworth ------- --- ----------

Season 4

LaMelo Ball Bud Stallworth
Season 2023-241975-76
Team Charlotte HornetsNew Orleans Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 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
Bud Stallworth 56 18.8 9.1 0.8 1.8 2.6 0.9 0.5 0.3 - 2.4 3.8 8.6 .437 - - - 1.5 2.2 .685
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Bud Stallworth ------- --- ----------

Season 5

LaMelo Ball Bud Stallworth
Season -1976-77
Team -New Orleans Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -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 ------- --- ----------
Bud Stallworth 40 13.2 6.7 0.5 1.3 1.8 0.6 0.5 0.3 - 1.9 3.2 6.8 .463 - - - 0.4 0.7 .586
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Bud Stallworth ------- --- ----------