LaMelo Ball vs. Jaylen Brown Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jaylen Brown 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 / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
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, 4 less than Jaylen Brown, who played 9. LaMelo Ball had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Jaylen Brown had his rookie season in 2016-17. 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 |
| Jaylen Brown | 9 | 8 | 2016-17 to 2024-25 |
Rookie Season |
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| LaMelo Ball | Jaylen Brown | |
| Season | 2020-21 | 2016-17 |
| Team | Charlotte Hornets | Boston Celtics |
| Honors & Awards |  Rookie of the Year | - |
| All-Rookie First Team | - | |
| - | All-Rookie Second Team | |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Celtics Lost East Conf Finals |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
| difference: | +27 | +11.6 | +9.1 | +0.6 | +2.5 | +3.1 | +5.3 | +1.2 | +0.2 | -1.9 | -0.9 | +3.2 | +7.8 | +.018 | +1.2 | +3.4 | +.011 | +1.4 | +1.6 | +.073 |
| Jaylen Brown | 78 | 17.2 | 6.6 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 5.4 | .454 | 0.6 | 1.7 | .341 | 1.1 | 1.6 | .685 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| LaMelo Ball | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jaylen Brown | 17 | 12.6 | 5.0 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 4.2 | .479 | 0.3 | 1.4 | .217 | 0.7 | 1.1 | .667 |
Season 2 |
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| LaMelo Ball | Jaylen Brown | |
| Season | 2021-22 | 2017-18 |
| Team | Charlotte Hornets | Boston Celtics |
| Honors & Awards | All-Star Game | - |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Celtics Lost East Conf Finals |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
| difference: | +5 | +1.6 | +5.6 | +0.5 | +1.2 | +1.8 | +6.0 | +0.6 | -1.5 | -0.6 | +1.9 | +5.2 | +.036 | +1.2 | +3.1 | +.006 | +0.7 | +0.1 | +.228 | |
| Jaylen Brown | 70 | 30.7 | 14.5 | 0.9 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 5.3 | 11.5 | .465 | 1.7 | 4.4 | .395 | 2.1 | 3.3 | .644 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| LaMelo Ball | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jaylen Brown | 18 | 32.4 | 18.0 | 0.9 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 3.2 | 6.9 | 14.8 | .466 | 2.4 | 6.2 | .393 | 1.8 | 2.8 | .640 |
Season 3 |
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| LaMelo Ball | Jaylen Brown | |
| Season | 2022-23 | 2018-19 |
| Team | Charlotte Hornets | Boston Celtics |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Celtics Lost East Conf Semis |
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3rd Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
| difference: | +38 | +9.3 | +10.3 | +0.3 | +1.9 | +2.2 | +7.0 | +0.4 | +0.1 | -2.3 | -0.8 | +3.2 | +9.3 | +.054 | +2.7 | +6.9 | +.032 | +1.0 | +0.7 | +.178 |
| Jaylen Brown | 74 | 25.9 | 13.0 | 0.9 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 5.0 | 10.7 | .465 | 1.3 | 3.7 | .344 | 1.8 | 2.7 | .658 |
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| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| LaMelo Ball | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jaylen Brown | 9 | 30.4 | 13.9 | 0.7 | 5.1 | 5.8 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 3.3 | 4.9 | 9.7 | .506 | 1.6 | 4.4 | .350 | 2.6 | 3.3 | .767 |
Season 4 |
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| LaMelo Ball | Jaylen Brown | |
| Season | 2023-24 | 2019-20 |
| Team | Charlotte Hornets | Boston Celtics |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Celtics Lost East Conf Finals |
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4th Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
| difference: | +35 | +1.6 | +3.6 | +0.2 | +1.5 | +1.3 | +5.9 | +0.7 | +0.2 | -1.6 | -0.7 | +0.8 | +3.6 | +.048 | +0.9 | +3.1 | +.027 | +1.0 | +0.4 | +.141 |
| Jaylen Brown | 57 | 33.9 | 20.3 | 1.1 | 5.3 | 6.4 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 7.5 | 15.6 | .481 | 2.3 | 5.9 | .382 | 3.1 | 4.3 | .724 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| LaMelo Ball | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jaylen Brown | 17 | 39.5 | 21.8 | 1.4 | 6.1 | 7.5 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 8.1 | 16.9 | .476 | 2.5 | 7.1 | .358 | 3.1 | 3.7 | .841 |
Season 5 |
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| LaMelo Ball | Jaylen Brown | |
| Season | 2024-25 | 2020-21 |
| Team | Charlotte Hornets | Boston Celtics |
| Honors & Awards | - | All-Star Game |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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5th Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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: | +11 | +2.5 | +0.5 | +0.2 | +0.9 | +1.1 | +4.0 | +0.1 | +0.3 | -0.9 | -0.4 | +0.7 | +2.1 | +.079 | +1.0 | +4.1 | +.058 | +0.8 | +0.6 | +.079 |
| Jaylen Brown | 58 | 34.5 | 24.7 | 1.2 | 4.8 | 6.0 | 3.4 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 9.3 | 19.2 | .484 | 2.8 | 7.1 | .397 | 3.3 | 4.3 | .764 |
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| * Neiher LaMelo Ball nor Jaylen Brown played in the postseason in their season 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Additional Years |
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* Jaylen Brown played 4 seasons more than LaMelo Ball in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 6 to 9, from 2022 to 2025—Jaylen Brown played in 4 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those 4 extra years over LaMelo Ball, Jaylen Brown got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 1 Finals MVP 1 All-NBA Second Team 3 All-Star Game |