LaMelo Ball vs. Jerome Lane Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jerome Lane 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 Jerome Lane, who played 5. LaMelo Ball had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Jerome Lane had his rookie season in 1988-89. 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
Jerome Lane 5 2 1988-89 to 1992-93

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
LaMelo Ball Jerome Lane
Season 2020-211988-89
Team Charlotte HornetsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets Lost West 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 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
Jerome Lane 54 10.2 4.8 1.6 2.1 3.7 1.1 0.4 0.1 0.9 1.9 2.0 4.7 .426 0.0 0.1 .000 0.8 2.1 .384
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Jerome Lane 2 10.5 3.0 0.5 2.5 3.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 1.0 3.5 .286 0.0 0.5 .000 1.0 1.0 1.000

Season 2
LaMelo Ball Jerome Lane
Season 2021-221989-90
Team Charlotte HornetsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets Lost West 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
Jerome Lane 67 14.3 5.0 2.1 3.2 5.4 1.6 0.8 0.3 1.3 2.8 2.2 4.6 .469 0.0 0.1 .000 0.7 1.8 .367
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Jerome Lane 2 7.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.5 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.0 0.0 1.5 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 1.0 .500

Season 3
LaMelo Ball Jerome Lane
Season 2022-231990-91
Team Charlotte HornetsDenver Nuggets
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
Jerome Lane 62 22.3 7.5 4.5 4.8 9.3 2.0 0.8 0.2 1.7 3.1 3.3 7.4 .438 0.0 0.1 .250 0.9 2.3 .411
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Jerome Lane ------- --- ----------

Season 4
LaMelo Ball Jerome Lane
Season 2023-241991-92
Team Charlotte HornetsDenver Nuggets, Indiana Pacers, Milwaukee Bucks
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
Jerome Lane 14 12.6 2.6 2.3 2.4 4.7 1.2 0.1 0.1 1.0 2.0 1.0 3.3 .304 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 1.9 .333
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Jerome Lane ------- --- ----------

Season 5
LaMelo Ball Jerome Lane
Season -1992-93
Team -Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did 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 ------- --- ----------
Jerome Lane 21 7.1 2.8 1.1 1.4 2.5 0.8 0.6 0.1 0.3 1.5 1.3 2.6 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 1.0 .250
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Jerome Lane ------- --- ----------
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