LaMelo Ball vs. Daniel Gafford Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Daniel Gafford 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 4 years in the NBA, 1 less than Daniel Gafford, who played 5. LaMelo Ball had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Daniel Gafford 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 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 |
| Daniel Gafford |
5 |
2 |
2019-20 to 2023-24 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
|
LaMelo Ball |
Daniel Gafford |
| Season |
2020-21 | 2019-20 |
| Team |
Charlotte Hornets | Chicago Bulls |
| Honors & Awards |
 Rookie of the Year | - |
| All-Rookie First Team | - |
| Playoffs |
Did Not Play | 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 |
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 |
| Daniel Gafford |
43 |
14.2 |
5.1 |
1.2 |
1.3 |
2.5 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
0.7 |
2.3 |
2.2 |
3.1 |
.701 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.7 |
1.4 |
.533 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
| LaMelo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Daniel Gafford |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| 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 |
| Daniel Gafford |
54 |
14.6 |
7.0 |
1.7 |
2.5 |
4.3 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1.4 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
2.9 |
4.2 |
.684 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.3 |
2.0 |
.667 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
| LaMelo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Daniel Gafford |
5 |
23.4 |
11.8 |
2.8 |
3.0 |
5.8 |
0.6 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
0.6 |
3.4 |
4.4 |
5.2 |
.846 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
3.0 |
4.8 |
.625 |
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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 |
| Daniel Gafford |
72 |
20.1 |
9.4 |
2.2 |
3.5 |
5.7 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
1.4 |
0.9 |
2.4 |
4.0 |
5.7 |
.693 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
1.5 |
2.1 |
.699 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
| LaMelo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Daniel Gafford |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
| Daniel Gafford |
78 |
20.6 |
9.0 |
2.1 |
3.5 |
5.6 |
1.1 |
0.4 |
1.3 |
1.1 |
2.4 |
3.7 |
5.1 |
.732 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.6 |
2.4 |
.679 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
| LaMelo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Daniel Gafford |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Daniel Gafford |
74 |
24.5 |
11.0 |
2.6 |
5.0 |
7.6 |
1.6 |
0.9 |
2.1 |
1.0 |
3.1 |
4.7 |
6.5 |
.725 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.6 |
2.4 |
.674 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
| LaMelo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Daniel Gafford |
12 |
20.8 |
8.6 |
2.0 |
3.5 |
5.5 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
1.4 |
0.9 |
1.5 |
3.2 |
5.8 |
.551 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.3 |
3.7 |
.614 |