LaMelo Ball vs. De'Andre Hunter Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of De'Andre Hunter 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 De'Andre Hunter, who played 6. LaMelo Ball had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while De'Andre Hunter 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 |
| De'Andre Hunter |
6 |
4 |
2019-20 to 2024-25 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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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: | +12 | +3.2 | +3.4 | +0.5 | +0.9 | +1.4 | +4.3 | +0.9 | +0.1 | -1.2 | -0.2 | +1.3 | +2.4 | +.026 | +0.1 | +0.3 | +.003 | +0.8 | +0.9 | +.006 |
| De'Andre Hunter |
63 |
32.0 |
12.3 |
0.7 |
3.8 |
4.5 |
1.8 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
1.6 |
2.9 |
4.4 |
10.8 |
.410 |
1.7 |
4.8 |
.355 |
1.7 |
2.3 |
.764 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher LaMelo Ball nor De'Andre Hunter 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: | +52 | +2.8 | +5.1 | +0.7 | +1.2 | +1.9 | +5.7 | +0.8 | +0.1 | -2.0 | -0.6 | +2.0 | +5.9 | +.055 | +1.6 | +3.4 | +.063 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +.013 |
| De'Andre Hunter |
23 |
29.5 |
15.0 |
0.7 |
4.0 |
4.8 |
1.9 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
1.3 |
2.6 |
5.2 |
10.8 |
.484 |
1.3 |
4.1 |
.326 |
3.2 |
3.7 |
.859 |
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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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| De'Andre Hunter |
5 |
30.4 |
10.8 |
0.4 |
3.6 |
4.0 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
1.4 |
2.2 |
3.6 |
9.0 |
.400 |
1.2 |
3.2 |
.375 |
2.4 |
3.2 |
.750 |
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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: | +17 | +5.4 | +9.9 | +0.7 | +2.5 | +3.1 | +7.1 | +0.6 | +0.1 | -2.3 | -0.4 | +3.4 | +9.2 | +.031 | +2.6 | +6.9 | +.003 | +0.4 | +0.3 | +.071 |
| De'Andre Hunter |
53 |
29.8 |
13.4 |
0.5 |
2.8 |
3.3 |
1.3 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
1.3 |
2.9 |
4.8 |
10.8 |
.442 |
1.4 |
3.7 |
.379 |
2.4 |
3.1 |
.765 |
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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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| De'Andre Hunter |
5 |
35.0 |
21.2 |
0.4 |
3.4 |
3.8 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
2.2 |
4.0 |
7.8 |
14.0 |
.557 |
2.4 |
5.2 |
.462 |
3.2 |
4.0 |
.800 |
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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: | +45 | +0.6 | +8.5 | +0.6 | +0.2 | +0.9 | +6.6 | +1.3 | +0.1 | -2.6 | -0.6 | +2.6 | +6.9 | +.028 | +1.7 | +4.7 | +.005 | +1.5 | +1.6 | +.039 |
| De'Andre Hunter |
67 |
31.7 |
15.4 |
0.7 |
3.6 |
4.2 |
1.4 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
1.2 |
3.0 |
5.7 |
12.3 |
.461 |
1.5 |
4.3 |
.350 |
2.6 |
3.1 |
.826 |
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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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| De'Andre Hunter |
6 |
37.3 |
16.7 |
1.2 |
4.5 |
5.7 |
1.2 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
1.5 |
3.3 |
6.5 |
14.2 |
.459 |
2.3 |
6.3 |
.368 |
1.3 |
1.7 |
.800 |
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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: | +10 | +2.5 | +9.6 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +1.0 | +5.9 | +0.4 | | -2.1 | -0.7 | +3.3 | +9.7 | +.054 | +1.7 | +5.9 | +.046 | +1.2 | +1.5 | +.004 |
| De'Andre Hunter |
57 |
29.5 |
15.6 |
0.5 |
3.4 |
3.9 |
1.5 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
1.5 |
2.6 |
5.3 |
11.6 |
.459 |
2.1 |
5.3 |
.385 |
2.9 |
3.4 |
.847 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher LaMelo Ball nor De'Andre Hunter played in the postseason in their season 5 |
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Additional Years |
* De'Andre Hunter played 1 season more than LaMelo Ball in the NBA.
In that period—his season 6 in 2025—De'Andre Hunter played in the Playoffs. |
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