LaMelo Ball vs. Jim Petersen Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jim Petersen 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 Petersen, who played 8. LaMelo Ball had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Jim Petersen had his rookie season in 1984-85. 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 Petersen 8 5 1984-85 to 1991-92

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
LaMelo Ball Jim Petersen
Season 2020-211984-85
Team Charlotte HornetsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayRockets 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
Jim Petersen 60 11.9 3.2 0.7 1.7 2.5 0.5 0.2 0.5 1.2 2.1 1.2 2.4 .486 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.1 .758
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Jim Petersen 3 2.7 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.7 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.7 0.3 0.3 1.000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2
LaMelo Ball Jim Petersen
Season 2021-221985-86
Team Charlotte HornetsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayRockets Lost NBA 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 Petersen 82 20.3 6.2 1.8 3.0 4.8 1.0 0.5 0.7 1.0 2.8 2.4 5.0 .477 0.0 0.0 .000 1.4 2.0 .706
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Jim Petersen 20 18.9 5.6 2.4 3.2 5.6 1.1 0.5 0.5 0.8 2.9 2.2 5.4 .407 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 1.7 .697

Season 3
LaMelo Ball Jim Petersen
Season 2022-231986-87
Team Charlotte HornetsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayRockets 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 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 Petersen 82 29.3 11.3 2.2 4.6 6.8 1.5 0.5 1.2 1.9 3.3 4.7 9.2 .511 0.0 0.0 .000 1.9 2.5 .727
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Jim Petersen 10 18.7 6.8 1.4 3.2 4.6 0.6 0.5 0.2 1.0 2.6 2.8 5.1 .549 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 1.8 .667

Season 4
LaMelo Ball Jim Petersen
Season 2023-241987-88
Team Charlotte HornetsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayRockets 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 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 Petersen 69 26.0 8.9 2.1 4.2 6.3 1.5 0.5 0.6 1.7 2.9 3.6 7.1 .510 0.0 0.1 .167 1.7 2.2 .745
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Jim Petersen 4 24.5 7.8 1.8 3.5 5.3 1.5 0.3 0.5 1.0 2.8 3.0 5.8 .522 0.0 0.0 - 1.8 3.0 .583

Season 5
LaMelo Ball Jim Petersen
Season -1988-89
Team -Sacramento Kings
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 Petersen 66 24.7 10.2 1.8 4.4 6.3 1.2 0.7 1.0 2.2 3.6 4.2 9.2 .459 0.0 0.1 .000 1.7 2.3 .747
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Jim Petersen ------- --- ----------

Season 6
LaMelo Ball Jim Petersen
Season -1989-90
Team -Golden State Warriors
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 Petersen 43 13.8 4.0 1.1 2.6 3.7 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.8 2.4 1.4 3.3 .426 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 1.7 .712
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Jim Petersen ------- --- ----------

Season 7
LaMelo Ball Jim Petersen
Season -1990-91
Team -Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Warriors 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 Petersen 62 13.5 4.5 1.1 2.1 3.2 0.4 0.2 0.7 0.8 2.5 1.8 3.8 .483 0.0 0.1 .250 0.8 1.2 .658
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Jim Petersen 9 13.0 3.2 0.4 2.6 3.0 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.2 3.9 1.3 1.9 .706 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 0.9 .625

Season 8
LaMelo Ball Jim Petersen
Season -1991-92
Team -Golden State Warriors
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 Petersen 27 6.3 1.6 0.4 1.2 1.7 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 1.3 0.7 1.5 .450 0.0 0.1 .000 0.3 0.4 .700
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Jim Petersen ------- --- ----------
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