LaMelo Ball vs. Chris Douglas-Roberts Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Chris Douglas-Roberts 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, 2 less than Chris Douglas-Roberts, who played 6. LaMelo Ball had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Chris Douglas-Roberts 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 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
Chris Douglas-Roberts 6 1 2008-09 to 2014-15

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

LaMelo Ball Chris Douglas-Roberts
Season 2020-212008-09
Team Charlotte HornetsNew Jersey Nets
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
Chris Douglas-Roberts 44 13.3 4.9 0.3 0.8 1.1 1.2 0.3 0.2 0.7 0.8 1.8 4.0 .460 0.1 0.3 .250 1.2 1.4 .823
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Chris Douglas-Roberts ------- --- ----------

Season 2

LaMelo Ball Chris Douglas-Roberts
Season 2021-222009-10
Team Charlotte HornetsNew Jersey Nets
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
Chris Douglas-Roberts 67 25.8 9.8 0.7 2.3 3.0 1.4 0.8 0.3 1.4 1.5 3.8 8.6 .445 0.2 0.8 .259 2.0 2.3 .847
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Chris Douglas-Roberts ------- --- ----------

Season 3

LaMelo Ball Chris Douglas-Roberts
Season 2022-232010-11
Team Charlotte HornetsMilwaukee Bucks
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
Chris Douglas-Roberts 44 20.1 7.3 0.2 1.8 2.0 1.1 0.7 0.3 0.8 1.7 2.7 6.2 .429 0.3 1.0 .326 1.7 2.0 .831
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Chris Douglas-Roberts ------- --- ----------

Note: Chris Douglas-Roberts didn't play in 2011-12.

Season 4

LaMelo Ball Chris Douglas-Roberts
Season 2023-242012-13
Team Charlotte HornetsDallas Mavericks
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
Chris Douglas-Roberts 6 10.5 2.8 0.0 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.3 0.0 0.2 0.7 0.8 2.3 .357 0.0 0.7 .000 1.2 1.7 .700
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Chris Douglas-Roberts ------- --- ----------

Season 5

LaMelo Ball Chris Douglas-Roberts
Season -2013-14
Team -Charlotte Bobcats
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Bobcats Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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 ------- --- ----------
Chris Douglas-Roberts 49 20.7 6.9 0.3 2.1 2.4 1.0 0.6 0.3 0.7 1.2 2.3 5.1 .440 1.0 2.7 .386 1.3 1.7 .805
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Chris Douglas-Roberts 4 17.5 9.5 0.5 1.5 2.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.8 2.8 4.0 .688 1.0 2.0 .500 3.0 3.5 .857

Season 6

LaMelo Ball Chris Douglas-Roberts
Season -2014-15
Team -Los Angeles Clippers
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 ------- --- ----------
Chris Douglas-Roberts 12 8.6 1.6 0.1 0.9 1.0 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 1.2 0.4 1.8 .238 0.1 0.6 .143 0.7 0.7 1.000
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Chris Douglas-Roberts ------- --- ----------