LaMelo Ball vs. Jim Davis Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jim Davis 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, 4 less than Jim Davis, who played 8. LaMelo Ball had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Jim Davis had his rookie season in 1967-68. 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
Jim Davis 8 6 1967-68 to 1974-75

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
LaMelo Ball Jim Davis
Season 2020-211967-68
Team Charlotte HornetsSt. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks Lost West Div Semis
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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
Jim Davis 50 7.9 2.9 - - 2.5 0.3 - - - 1.7 1.2 2.8 .439 - - - 0.5 1.3 .391
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Jim Davis 2 4.5 1.0 - - 1.5 0.0 - - - 1.0 0.5 1.5 .333 - - - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2
LaMelo Ball Jim Davis
Season 2021-221968-69
Team Charlotte HornetsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks Lost West Div Finals
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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
Jim Davis 78 17.5 8.8 - - 6.8 1.2 - - - 3.1 3.4 7.3 .467 - - - 2.0 3.0 .667
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Jim Davis 8 6.5 1.6 - - 2.1 0.1 - - - 0.9 0.5 1.9 .267 - - - 0.6 1.0 .625

Season 3
LaMelo Ball Jim Davis
Season 2022-231969-70
Team Charlotte HornetsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks Lost West Div Finals
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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
Jim Davis 82 32.0 13.6 - - 9.7 2.9 - - - 4.1 5.3 11.5 .464 - - - 2.9 3.9 .755
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Jim Davis 9 13.0 4.2 - - 3.3 0.7 - - - 2.7 1.6 4.1 .378 - - - 1.1 1.9 .588

Season 4
LaMelo Ball Jim Davis
Season 2023-241970-71
Team Charlotte HornetsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks Lost East Conf Semis
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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
Jim Davis 82 22.7 8.3 - - 6.7 1.3 - - - 3.1 2.9 6.1 .479 - - - 2.4 3.5 .677
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Jim Davis 5 23.8 11.2 - - 4.4 0.8 - - - 3.4 3.4 7.2 .472 - - - 4.4 5.4 .815

Season 5
LaMelo Ball Jim Davis
Season -1971-72
Team -Atlanta Hawks, Houston Rockets, Detroit Pistons
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 ------- --- ----------
Jim Davis 75 13.1 5.3 - - 3.7 0.7 - - - 1.8 2.0 4.5 .435 - - - 1.3 2.1 .649
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Jim Davis ------- --- ----------

Season 6
LaMelo Ball Jim Davis
Season -1972-73
Team -Detroit Pistons
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 ------- --- ----------
Jim Davis 73 10.6 4.6 - - 3.6 0.8 - - - 1.7 1.8 3.5 .510 - - - 1.0 1.6 .632
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Jim Davis ------- --- ----------

Season 7
LaMelo Ball Jim Davis
Season -1973-74
Team -Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Pistons Lost West Conf Semis
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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 ------- --- ----------
Jim Davis 78 12.1 4.2 1.3 2.4 3.8 1.1 0.5 0.4 - 2.0 1.5 3.6 .413 - - - 1.2 1.8 .647
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Jim Davis 7 9.9 3.7 0.6 1.7 2.3 0.7 0.3 0.1 - 1.6 1.6 2.7 .579 - - - 0.6 0.9 .667

Season 8
LaMelo Ball Jim Davis
Season -1974-75
Team -Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Pistons 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 ------- --- ----------
Jim Davis 79 13.6 4.1 1.2 2.4 3.6 1.1 0.6 0.5 - 1.6 1.5 3.3 .454 - - - 1.1 1.5 .726
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Jim Davis 2 8.0 3.5 1.0 1.0 2.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 - 0.5 1.0 2.0 .500 - - - 1.5 2.5 .600
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