LaMelo Ball vs. Caleb Martin Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Caleb Martin 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.
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, 1 less than Caleb Martin, who played 6. LaMelo Ball had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Caleb Martin had his rookie season in 2019-20. 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 |
| Caleb Martin |
6 |
3 |
2019-20 to 2024-25 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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LaMelo Ball |
Caleb Martin |
| Season |
2020-21 | 2019-20 |
| Team |
Charlotte Hornets | Charlotte Hornets |
| Honors & Awards |
 Rookie of the Year | - |
| All-Rookie First Team | - |
| Playoffs |
Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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: | +33 | +11.2 | +9.5 | +0.6 | +3.1 | +3.8 | +4.8 | +0.9 | | -2.0 | -0.9 | +3.6 | +8.5 | +.004 | +0.7 | +3.0 | +.189 | +1.6 | +2.0 | +.052 |
| Caleb Martin |
18 |
17.6 |
6.2 |
0.6 |
1.6 |
2.1 |
1.3 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
2.1 |
4.7 |
.440 |
1.1 |
2.1 |
.541 |
0.9 |
1.2 |
.810 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher LaMelo Ball nor Caleb Martin played in the postseason in their season 1 |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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: | +22 | +16.9 | +15.1 | +0.8 | +3.1 | +4.0 | +6.3 | +0.9 | +0.2 | -2.7 | -2.0 | +5.4 | +11.9 | +.054 | +2.3 | +5.1 | +.141 | +2.0 | +2.0 | +.231 |
| Caleb Martin |
53 |
15.4 |
5.0 |
0.6 |
2.1 |
2.7 |
1.3 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
1.2 |
1.8 |
4.8 |
.375 |
0.6 |
2.4 |
.248 |
0.8 |
1.2 |
.641 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher LaMelo Ball nor Caleb Martin played in the postseason in their season 2 |
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3rd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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: | +24 | +12.3 | +14.1 | | +2.6 | +2.6 | +7.3 | +0.3 | +0.2 | -2.7 | -1.6 | +4.7 | +13.2 | +.096 | +2.9 | +8.0 | +.037 | +1.6 | +1.8 | +.073 |
| Caleb Martin |
60 |
22.9 |
9.2 |
1.2 |
2.7 |
3.8 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
0.9 |
1.7 |
3.5 |
6.8 |
.507 |
1.1 |
2.6 |
.413 |
1.2 |
1.6 |
.763 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| LaMelo Ball |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Caleb Martin |
17 |
12.3 |
4.5 |
0.7 |
1.5 |
2.2 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
1.0 |
1.9 |
4.7 |
.400 |
0.6 |
1.9 |
.303 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
.333 |
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4th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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: | +49 | +3.0 | +14.3 | +0.1 | +0.2 | +0.3 | +6.4 | +0.8 | +0.2 | -2.7 | -1.6 | +4.7 | +11.5 | +.031 | +2.0 | +5.7 | +.001 | +2.8 | +3.1 | +.060 |
| Caleb Martin |
71 |
29.3 |
9.6 |
1.2 |
3.6 |
4.8 |
1.6 |
1.0 |
0.4 |
1.1 |
2.0 |
3.6 |
7.7 |
.464 |
1.2 |
3.3 |
.356 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
.805 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| LaMelo Ball |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Caleb Martin |
23 |
30.2 |
12.7 |
1.2 |
4.3 |
5.4 |
1.6 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
1.0 |
2.4 |
4.7 |
9.0 |
.529 |
1.9 |
4.5 |
.423 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
.829 |
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5th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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: | +17 | +4.6 | +15.2 | +0.2 | +0.7 | +0.5 | +5.2 | +0.4 | +0.2 | -2.4 | -1.3 | +4.8 | +12.6 | +.026 | +2.5 | +7.6 | +.010 | +2.9 | +3.4 | +.065 |
| Caleb Martin |
64 |
27.4 |
10.0 |
1.2 |
3.2 |
4.4 |
2.2 |
0.7 |
0.5 |
1.2 |
2.0 |
3.8 |
8.7 |
.431 |
1.3 |
3.6 |
.349 |
1.2 |
1.5 |
.778 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| LaMelo Ball |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Caleb Martin |
5 |
35.2 |
11.6 |
1.0 |
2.6 |
3.6 |
1.4 |
0.6 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
2.8 |
4.2 |
9.0 |
.467 |
2.2 |
5.0 |
.440 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.000 |
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Additional Years |
* Caleb Martin played 1 season more than LaMelo Ball in the NBA.
In that period—his season 6 in 2025—Caleb Martin didn't play in the postseason. |