LaMelo Ball vs. Eddie Mast Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Eddie Mast 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, 1 more than Eddie Mast, who played 3. LaMelo Ball had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Eddie Mast had his rookie season in 1970-71. 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
Eddie Mast 3 3 1970-71 to 1972-73

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

LaMelo Ball Eddie Mast
Season 2020-211970-71
Team Charlotte HornetsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayKnicks Lost East Conf Finals
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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
Eddie Mast 30 5.5 2.0 - - 1.9 0.1 - - - 0.8 0.8 2.2 .379 - - - 0.4 0.7 .550
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Eddie Mast 3 3.7 1.3 - - 1.0 0.0 - - - 0.7 0.7 1.7 .400 - - - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2

LaMelo Ball Eddie Mast
Season 2021-221971-72
Team Charlotte HornetsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayKnicks Lost NBA Finals
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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
Eddie Mast 40 6.8 2.6 - - 1.8 0.3 - - - 1.0 1.0 2.8 .348 - - - 0.6 1.0 .610
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Eddie Mast 9 2.6 1.0 - - 0.8 0.1 - - - 0.4 0.4 0.8 .571 - - - 0.1 0.6 .200

Season 3

LaMelo Ball Eddie Mast
Season 2022-231972-73
Team Charlotte HornetsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks Lost East Conf Semis
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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
Eddie Mast 42 10.6 2.8 - - 3.2 0.9 - - - 1.2 1.2 2.8 .424 - - - 0.5 0.7 .633
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Eddie Mast 4 3.8 2.5 - - 1.3 0.3 - - - 0.3 1.3 1.3 1.000 - - - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 4

LaMelo Ball Eddie Mast
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
Eddie Mast ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Eddie Mast ------- --- ----------