LaMelo Ball vs. Jason Terry Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jason Terry 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 / Stats Rankings

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, 14 less than Jason Terry, who played 19. LaMelo Ball had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Jason Terry had his rookie season in 1999-00. 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
Jason Terry 19 13 1999-00 to 2017-18

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
LaMelo Ball Jason Terry
Season 2020-211999-00
Team Charlotte HornetsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
-Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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:+30+5.5+7.6+0.9+2.9+3.9+1.8+0.5+0.3-0.9-1.1+2.6+5.8+.021+1.2+3.2+.059+1.1+1.5+.049
Jason Terry 81 23.3 8.1 0.3 1.8 2.0 4.3 1.1 0.1 1.9 1.6 3.1 7.4 .415 0.6 1.9 .293 1.4 1.7 .807
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher LaMelo Ball nor Jason Terry played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
LaMelo Ball Jason Terry
Season 2021-222000-01
Team Charlotte HornetsAtlanta Hawks
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:+7+5.4+0.4+0.9+2.4+3.4+2.7+0.3+0.3-0.4-0.7+0.1+.007+1.4+3.7+.006+0.9+1.2+.026
Jason Terry 82 37.7 19.7 0.5 2.8 3.3 4.9 1.3 0.1 2.9 2.5 7.3 16.7 .436 1.5 3.8 .395 3.7 4.4 .846
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher LaMelo Ball nor Jason Terry played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
LaMelo Ball Jason Terry
Season 2022-232001-02
Team Charlotte HornetsAtlanta Hawks
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:+42+2.8+4.0+0.7+2.4+2.9+2.7+0.5+0.1-1.3-1.3+1.5+4.4+.019+1.8+4.9+.011+0.8+1.0+.001
Jason Terry 78 38.0 19.3 0.5 2.9 3.5 5.7 1.8 0.2 2.3 2.0 6.7 15.6 .430 2.2 5.7 .387 3.6 4.4 .835
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher LaMelo Ball nor Jason Terry played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4
LaMelo Ball Jason Terry
Season 2023-242002-03
Team Charlotte HornetsAtlanta Hawks
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:+59+5.7+6.7+0.8+0.8+1.7+0.6+0.2-0.7-1.4+2.3+5.1+.005+1.2+3.7+.016+0.9+1.1+.022
Jason Terry 81 38.0 17.2 0.5 3.0 3.4 7.4 1.6 0.2 3.1 2.2 6.0 14.1 .428 2.0 5.3 .371 3.2 3.6 .887
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher LaMelo Ball nor Jason Terry played in the postseason in their season 4

Season 5
LaMelo Ball Jason Terry
Season 2024-252003-04
Team Charlotte HornetsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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:+34+5.3+8.4+0.4+0.4+0.8+2.0+0.4+0.1-0.8-0.9+2.4+6.5+.012+2.0+6.0+.008+1.4+1.7+.016
Jason Terry 81 37.3 16.8 0.6 3.5 4.1 5.4 1.5 0.2 2.8 2.4 6.2 14.8 .417 1.8 5.2 .347 2.7 3.2 .827
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher LaMelo Ball nor Jason Terry played in the postseason in their season 5

Additional Years

* Jason Terry played 14 seasons more than LaMelo Ball in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 19, from 2005 to 2018—Jason Terry played in 13 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

In those 14 extra years over LaMelo Ball, Jason Terry got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 Sixth Man of the Year
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