LaMelo Ball vs. Gus Gerard Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Gus Gerard 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 less than Gus Gerard, who played 5. LaMelo Ball had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Gus Gerard had his rookie season in 1976-77. 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
Gus Gerard 5 2 1976-77 to 1980-81

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
LaMelo Ball Gus Gerard
Season 2020-211976-77
Team Charlotte HornetsDenver Nuggets, Buffalo Braves
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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
Gus Gerard 65 16.1 7.4 1.4 2.0 3.3 1.4 0.7 1.0 - 2.5 3.1 7.0 .443 - - - 1.2 1.8 .667
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Gus Gerard ------- --- ----------

Season 2
LaMelo Ball Gus Gerard
Season 2021-221977-78
Team Charlotte HornetsBuffalo Braves, Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 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
Gus Gerard 57 15.6 7.3 1.0 1.8 2.8 0.9 0.6 0.4 1.1 1.9 3.0 6.9 .430 - - - 1.3 1.9 .694
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Gus Gerard ------- --- ----------

Season 3
LaMelo Ball Gus Gerard
Season 2022-231978-79
Team Charlotte HornetsDetroit Pistons, Kansas City Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayKings Lost West 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
Gus Gerard 58 8.0 3.8 0.7 1.0 1.7 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.6 1.3 1.4 3.3 .433 - - - 0.9 1.6 .549
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Gus Gerard 5 4.8 2.0 0.4 1.2 1.6 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.2 1.2 0.8 1.8 .444 - - - 0.4 0.8 .500

Season 4
LaMelo Ball Gus Gerard
Season 2023-241979-80
Team Charlotte HornetsKansas City Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayKings Lost West 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 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
Gus Gerard 73 11.9 5.3 1.1 1.4 2.4 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.7 1.3 2.2 4.8 .457 0.0 0.0 .333 0.9 1.4 .660
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Gus Gerard 3 8.7 3.3 1.3 1.3 2.7 0.7 0.0 0.0 1.3 0.7 1.3 3.3 .400 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.3 .500

Season 5
LaMelo Ball Gus Gerard
Season -1980-81
Team -Kansas City Kings, San Antonio Spurs
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 ------- --- ----------
Gus Gerard 27 9.3 4.0 1.1 1.4 2.5 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.6 1.5 1.5 4.1 .369 0.0 0.1 .000 1.0 1.5 .675
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Gus Gerard ------- --- ----------
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