LaMelo Ball vs. Jae Crowder Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jae Crowder 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, 8 less than Jae Crowder, who played 13. LaMelo Ball had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Jae Crowder had his rookie season in 2012-13. 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 |
| Jae Crowder |
13 |
11 |
2012-13 to 2024-25 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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LaMelo Ball |
Jae Crowder |
| Season |
2020-21 | 2012-13 |
| Team |
Charlotte Hornets | Dallas Mavericks |
| Honors & Awards |
 Rookie of the Year | - |
| All-Rookie First Team | - |
| Playoffs |
Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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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: | +27 | +11.5 | +10.7 | +0.8 | +2.8 | +3.5 | +4.9 | +0.8 | +0.2 | -2.2 | -1.1 | +3.9 | +8.5 | +.052 | +1.0 | +2.6 | +.024 | +1.9 | +2.3 | +.114 |
| Jae Crowder |
78 |
17.3 |
5.0 |
0.4 |
1.9 |
2.4 |
1.2 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
1.6 |
1.8 |
4.7 |
.384 |
0.8 |
2.5 |
.328 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
.644 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher LaMelo Ball nor Jae Crowder played in the postseason in their season 1 |
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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: | +3 | +16.2 | +15.5 | +0.8 | +3.3 | +4.2 | +6.8 | +0.8 | +0.1 | -2.8 | -1.9 | +5.5 | +12.9 | +.010 | +2.3 | +5.6 | +.058 | +2.2 | +2.4 | +.118 |
| Jae Crowder |
78 |
16.1 |
4.6 |
0.6 |
1.9 |
2.5 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
1.3 |
1.7 |
3.8 |
.439 |
0.6 |
1.9 |
.331 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
.754 |
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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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jae Crowder |
7 |
11.6 |
2.7 |
0.6 |
1.1 |
1.7 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
1.9 |
1.1 |
2.6 |
.444 |
0.4 |
1.0 |
.429 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
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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: | +46 | +15.1 | +15.6 | +0.3 | +2.6 | +2.8 | +7.3 | +0.4 | | -3.0 | -1.6 | +5.4 | +13.4 | +.009 | +3.3 | +8.1 | +.083 | +1.5 | +1.7 | +.063 |
| Jae Crowder |
82 |
20.1 |
7.7 |
0.9 |
2.7 |
3.6 |
1.1 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
1.7 |
2.8 |
6.6 |
.420 |
0.7 |
2.5 |
.293 |
1.3 |
1.7 |
.773 |
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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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jae Crowder |
4 |
25.0 |
10.8 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
5.0 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
1.3 |
3.5 |
3.8 |
7.3 |
.517 |
0.8 |
2.5 |
.300 |
2.5 |
3.3 |
.769 |
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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: | +51 | +0.7 | +9.7 | +0.3 | +0.4 | | +6.2 | +0.1 | +0.3 | -2.7 | -0.9 | +3.4 | +8.1 | +.010 | +1.5 | +4.0 | +.019 | +1.4 | +1.4 | +.045 |
| Jae Crowder |
73 |
31.6 |
14.2 |
1.0 |
4.2 |
5.1 |
1.8 |
1.7 |
0.5 |
1.1 |
2.7 |
4.9 |
11.1 |
.443 |
1.7 |
5.0 |
.336 |
2.7 |
3.3 |
.820 |
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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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jae Crowder |
6 |
32.8 |
9.5 |
0.8 |
5.7 |
6.5 |
2.2 |
1.5 |
0.5 |
1.2 |
2.8 |
3.3 |
12.0 |
.278 |
1.7 |
6.8 |
.244 |
1.2 |
1.8 |
.636 |
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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: | +25 | +0.4 | +11.3 | +0.3 | +1.2 | +0.9 | +5.2 | +0.1 | | -2.5 | -1.1 | +4.0 | +11.3 | +.058 | +1.6 | +5.7 | +.059 | +1.7 | +1.9 | +.032 |
| Jae Crowder |
72 |
32.4 |
13.9 |
0.7 |
5.1 |
5.8 |
2.2 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
1.1 |
2.2 |
4.6 |
10.0 |
.463 |
2.2 |
5.5 |
.398 |
2.4 |
3.0 |
.811 |
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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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jae Crowder |
18 |
33.1 |
13.6 |
1.1 |
5.3 |
6.4 |
2.7 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
2.9 |
4.8 |
11.1 |
.435 |
1.7 |
4.9 |
.352 |
2.2 |
2.7 |
.833 |
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Additional Years |
* Jae Crowder played 8 seasons more than LaMelo Ball in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 6 to 13, from 2018 to 2025—Jae Crowder played in 7 Playoffs. |