LaMelo Ball vs. Dominique Wilkins Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dominique Wilkins 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, 10 less than Dominique Wilkins, who played 15. LaMelo Ball had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Dominique Wilkins had his rookie season in 1982-83. 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.
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: | +31 | +4.1 | +1.8 | +1.6 | +1.6 | +0.1 | +4.5 | +0.6 | +0.4 | -0.6 | -0.1 | +1.6 | +1.7 | +.057 | +1.8 | +5.0 | +.170 | +0.3 | +0.9 | +.076 |
| Dominique Wilkins |
82 |
32.9 |
17.5 |
2.8 |
3.1 |
5.8 |
1.6 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
2.2 |
2.6 |
7.3 |
14.9 |
.493 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.182 |
2.8 |
4.1 |
.682 |
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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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dominique Wilkins |
3 |
36.3 |
15.7 |
2.7 |
2.3 |
5.0 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
3.3 |
3.0 |
5.7 |
14.0 |
.405 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
1.000 |
4.0 |
4.7 |
.857 |
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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: | +6 | +4.3 | +1.5 | +1.7 | +1.2 | +0.5 | +6.0 | +0.2 | +0.7 | -0.6 | -0.8 | +1.2 | +0.9 | +.050 | +2.9 | +7.4 | +.389 | +1.9 | +2.9 | +.102 |
| Dominique Wilkins |
81 |
36.6 |
21.6 |
3.1 |
4.0 |
7.2 |
1.6 |
1.4 |
1.1 |
2.7 |
2.4 |
8.4 |
17.6 |
.479 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
4.7 |
6.1 |
.770 |
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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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dominique Wilkins |
5 |
39.4 |
19.2 |
4.2 |
4.0 |
8.2 |
2.2 |
2.4 |
0.2 |
3.0 |
2.6 |
7.0 |
16.8 |
.417 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.000 |
5.2 |
6.2 |
.839 |
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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: | +45 | +2.1 | +4.1 | +1.6 | +1.2 | +0.5 | +5.9 | +0.4 | +0.4 | -0.8 | -1.2 | +2.3 | +3.3 | +.040 | +3.7 | +9.6 | +.067 | +3.2 | +4.0 | +.030 |
| Dominique Wilkins |
81 |
37.3 |
27.4 |
2.8 |
4.1 |
6.9 |
2.5 |
1.7 |
0.7 |
2.8 |
2.1 |
10.5 |
23.3 |
.451 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
.309 |
6.0 |
7.4 |
.806 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher LaMelo Ball nor Dominique Wilkins played in the postseason in their season 3 |
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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: | +56 | +6.8 | +6.4 | +2.0 | +0.8 | +2.8 | +5.4 | | +0.4 | -0.6 | -1.4 | +3.1 | +5.1 | +.035 | +3.0 | +8.1 | +.169 | +3.3 | +4.3 | +.047 |
| Dominique Wilkins |
78 |
39.1 |
30.3 |
3.3 |
4.6 |
7.9 |
2.6 |
1.8 |
0.6 |
3.2 |
2.2 |
11.4 |
24.3 |
.468 |
0.2 |
0.9 |
.186 |
7.4 |
9.0 |
.818 |
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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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dominique Wilkins |
9 |
40.0 |
28.6 |
2.2 |
3.8 |
6.0 |
2.8 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
3.3 |
2.7 |
10.4 |
24.1 |
.433 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
.200 |
7.6 |
8.8 |
.861 |
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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: | +32 | +5.6 | +3.8 | +1.7 | +0.3 | +1.4 | +4.1 | +0.4 | +0.3 | -0.9 | -1.4 | +1.9 | +1.3 | +.058 | +3.4 | +9.9 | +.047 | +3.6 | +4.5 | +.025 |
| Dominique Wilkins |
79 |
37.6 |
29.0 |
2.7 |
3.6 |
6.3 |
3.3 |
1.5 |
0.6 |
2.7 |
1.9 |
10.5 |
22.6 |
.463 |
0.4 |
1.3 |
.292 |
7.7 |
9.4 |
.818 |
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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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dominique Wilkins |
9 |
40.0 |
26.8 |
3.0 |
4.8 |
7.8 |
2.8 |
1.8 |
0.9 |
2.9 |
2.8 |
9.6 |
23.3 |
.410 |
0.3 |
1.1 |
.300 |
7.3 |
8.2 |
.892 |
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Additional Years |
* Dominique Wilkins played 10 seasons more than LaMelo Ball in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 6 to 15, from 1988 to 1999—Dominique Wilkins played in 6 Playoffs. In those 10 extra years over LaMelo Ball, Dominique Wilkins got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards |  3 All-NBA Second Team
2 All-NBA Third Team
7 All-Star Game
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