LaMelo Ball vs. Dajuan Wagner Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dajuan Wagner 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 and Dajuan Wagner both played 4 years in the NBA. LaMelo Ball had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Dajuan Wagner had his rookie season in 2002-03. 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
Dajuan Wagner 4 0 2002-03 to 2006-07

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

LaMelo Ball Dajuan Wagner
Season 2020-212002-03
Team Charlotte HornetsCleveland Cavaliers
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
Dajuan Wagner 47 29.5 13.4 0.4 1.3 1.7 2.8 0.8 0.1 1.8 2.3 4.7 12.9 .369 1.2 3.7 .316 2.7 3.4 .800
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Dajuan Wagner ------- --- ----------

Season 2

LaMelo Ball Dajuan Wagner
Season 2021-222003-04
Team Charlotte HornetsCleveland Cavaliers
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
Dajuan Wagner 44 16.1 6.5 0.2 1.1 1.3 1.2 0.6 0.2 0.9 2.0 2.5 7.0 .366 0.7 2.0 .360 0.7 1.1 .681
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Dajuan Wagner ------- --- ----------

Season 3

LaMelo Ball Dajuan Wagner
Season 2022-232004-05
Team Charlotte HornetsCleveland Cavaliers
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
Dajuan Wagner 11 9.3 4.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 1.2 0.5 0.0 0.8 1.4 1.6 5.0 .327 0.5 2.4 .192 0.3 0.4 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Dajuan Wagner ------- --- ----------

Note: Dajuan Wagner didn't play in 2005-06.

Season 4

LaMelo Ball Dajuan Wagner
Season 2023-242006-07
Team Charlotte HornetsGolden State Warriors
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
Dajuan Wagner 1 7.0 4.0 0.0 0.0 0 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.000 1.0 1.0 1.000 1.0 2.0 .500
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Dajuan Wagner ------- --- ----------