LaMelo Ball vs. Jermaine Jackson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jermaine Jackson 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 Jermaine Jackson, who played 5. LaMelo Ball had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Jermaine Jackson 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 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
Jermaine Jackson 5 2 1999-00 to 2005-06

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

LaMelo Ball Jermaine Jackson
Season 2020-211999-00
Team Charlotte HornetsDetroit Pistons
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
Jermaine Jackson 7 10.4 1.0 0.1 1.4 1.6 0.6 0.4 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.1 1.6 .091 0.0 0.1 .000 0.7 1.1 .625
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Jermaine Jackson ------- --- ----------

Note: Jermaine Jackson didn't play in 2000-01.

Season 2

LaMelo Ball Jermaine Jackson
Season 2021-222001-02
Team Charlotte HornetsToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayRaptors Lost East 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 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
Jermaine Jackson 24 11.7 2.4 0.1 1.0 1.1 2.4 0.4 0.0 0.6 1.0 0.8 1.8 .476 0.0 0.1 .500 0.7 1.0 .667
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Jermaine Jackson 4 2.5 1.5 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.5 0.5 0.8 .667 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 1.5 .333

Season 3

LaMelo Ball Jermaine Jackson
Season 2022-232002-03
Team Charlotte HornetsToronto Raptors, Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
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 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
Jermaine Jackson 53 10.5 2.3 0.4 0.7 1.1 1.4 0.4 0.1 0.6 1.0 0.8 2.1 .364 0.0 0.2 .100 0.8 1.0 .727
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Jermaine Jackson ------- --- ----------

Note: Jermaine Jackson didn't play in 2003-04.

Season 4

LaMelo Ball Jermaine Jackson
Season 2023-242004-05
Team Charlotte HornetsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
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 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
Jermaine Jackson 21 11.0 2.0 0.1 1.0 1.1 1.1 0.3 0.0 0.5 1.2 0.8 1.6 .515 0.0 0.1 .000 0.4 0.6 .615
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Jermaine Jackson ------- --- ----------

Season 5

LaMelo Ball Jermaine Jackson
Season -2005-06
Team -Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Bucks Lost East 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 ------- --- ----------
Jermaine Jackson 30 6.7 1.2 0.3 0.6 0.9 0.8 0.1 0.0 0.4 0.6 0.4 0.9 .423 0.0 0.1 .250 0.4 0.5 .857
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Jermaine Jackson 2 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -