LaMelo Ball vs. Isaiah Hartenstein Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Isaiah Hartenstein 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.

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Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other

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, 2 less than Isaiah Hartenstein, who played 7. LaMelo Ball had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Isaiah Hartenstein 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 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
Isaiah Hartenstein 7 4 2018-19 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
LaMelo Ball Isaiah Hartenstein
Season 2020-212018-19
Team Charlotte HornetsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayRockets Lost West Conf Semis
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+23+20.9+13.8+0.4+3.8+4.2+5.6+1.3-2.3-0.7+5.0+11.7+.052+1.7+4.9+.019+2.1+2.7+.028
Isaiah Hartenstein 28 7.9 1.9 0.8 0.9 1.7 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.5 2.0 0.7 1.5 .488 0.1 0.2 .333 0.4 0.5 .786
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
LaMelo Ball DNP------ --- ----------
Isaiah Hartenstein 2 1.0 2.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.0 1.000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2
LaMelo Ball Isaiah Hartenstein
Season 2021-222019-20
Team Charlotte HornetsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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+20.7+15.4+0.1+2.5+2.8+6.8+1.2+0.1-2.6-1.4+5.3+13.8+.228+2.9+7.3+.389+2.0+2.0+.193
Isaiah Hartenstein 23 11.6 4.7 1.3 2.7 3.9 0.8 0.4 0.5 0.7 1.8 1.9 2.9 .657 0.0 0.2 .000 0.8 1.2 .679
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher LaMelo Ball nor Isaiah Hartenstein played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
LaMelo Ball Isaiah Hartenstein
Season 2022-232020-21
Team Charlotte HornetsDenver Nuggets, Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+10+23.0+18.2+0.2+2.8+2.5+7.2+0.9+0.5-2.6-1.0+6.2+16.3+.139+4.0+10.5+.043+1.8+1.9+.188
Isaiah Hartenstein 46 12.2 5.1 1.4 2.5 3.9 1.2 0.4 0.8 1.0 2.3 2.0 3.7 .550 0.0 0.1 .333 1.0 1.5 .648
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher LaMelo Ball nor Isaiah Hartenstein played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4
LaMelo Ball Isaiah Hartenstein
Season 2023-242021-22
Team Charlotte HornetsLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+46+14.4+15.6+0.4+0.6+0.2+5.6+1.1+0.9-2.6-1.1+4.9+13.8+.193+3.0+8.6+.112+2.8+2.8+.176
Isaiah Hartenstein 68 17.9 8.3 1.7 3.2 4.9 2.4 0.7 1.1 1.2 2.5 3.4 5.4 .626 0.2 0.4 .467 1.3 1.9 .689
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher LaMelo Ball nor Isaiah Hartenstein played in the postseason in their season 4

Season 5
LaMelo Ball Isaiah Hartenstein
Season 2024-252022-23
Team Charlotte HornetsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayKnicks Lost East Conf Semis
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+35+12.1+20.2+1.5+0.1+1.6+6.2+0.5+0.5-2.8-0.7+6.5+17.3+.130+3.7+10.7+.123+3.5+4.0+.167
Isaiah Hartenstein 82 19.9 5.0 2.5 4.0 6.5 1.2 0.6 0.8 0.8 2.6 2.1 4.0 .535 0.1 0.5 .216 0.6 0.9 .676
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
LaMelo Ball DNP------ --- ----------
Isaiah Hartenstein 11 20.0 3.1 2.1 2.5 4.6 1.3 0.8 1.4 0.5 2.6 1.0 2.1 .478 0.0 0.0 - 1.1 1.5 .750

Additional Years

* Isaiah Hartenstein played 2 seasons more than LaMelo Ball in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 7, from 2024 to 2025—Isaiah Hartenstein played in two Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

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