LaMelo Ball vs. Dzanan Musa Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dzanan Musa 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 more than Dzanan Musa, who played 2. LaMelo Ball had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Dzanan Musa had his rookie season in 2018-19. 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
Dzanan Musa 2 2 2018-19 to 2019-20

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
LaMelo Ball Dzanan Musa
Season 2020-212018-19
Team Charlotte HornetsBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayNets 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 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
Dzanan Musa 9 4.3 2.1 0.1 0.4 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.4 0.1 1.0 2.4 .409 0.1 1.1 .100 0.0 0.2 .000
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Dzanan Musa 2 7.5 2.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 1.0 0.0 1.5 2.0 1.0 1.5 .667 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2
LaMelo Ball Dzanan Musa
Season 2021-222019-20
Team Charlotte HornetsBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayNets 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 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
Dzanan Musa 40 12.2 4.8 0.5 1.6 2.2 1.1 0.4 0.0 0.9 0.8 1.6 4.3 .372 0.5 2.0 .244 1.1 1.5 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Dzanan Musa 3 13.0 4.7 0.3 0.7 1.0 1.3 0.0 0.3 1.0 0.7 0.7 3.7 .182 0.0 2.0 .000 3.3 4.7 .714

Season 3
LaMelo Ball Dzanan Musa
Season 2022-23-
Team Charlotte Hornets-
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 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
Dzanan Musa ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Dzanan Musa ------- --- ----------

Season 4
LaMelo Ball Dzanan Musa
Season 2023-24-
Team Charlotte Hornets-
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 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
Dzanan Musa ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Dzanan Musa ------- --- ----------
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