LaMelo Ball vs. John Wall Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of John Wall 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

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 6 years in the NBA, 5 less than John Wall, who played 11. LaMelo Ball had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while John Wall had his rookie season in 2010-11. 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 6 0 2020-21 to 2025-26
John Wall 11 4 2010-11 to 2022-23

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
LaMelo Ball John Wall
Season 2020-212010-11
Team Charlotte HornetsWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+18+9.0+0.7+0.7+0.6+1.3+2.2+0.2+0.1-1.0-0.2+0.1+0.9+.027+1.3+3.4+.056+1.9+2.5+.008
John Wall 69 37.8 16.4 0.5 4.1 4.6 8.3 1.8 0.5 3.8 2.5 5.8 14.1 .409 0.5 1.7 .296 4.4 5.7 .766
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher LaMelo Ball nor John Wall played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
LaMelo Ball John Wall
Season 2021-222011-12
Team Charlotte HornetsWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+9+3.9+3.8+0.7+1.4+2.2+0.4+0.2+0.5-0.6-1.1+1.5+3.2+.006+2.9+6.9+.318+2.0+2.9+.083
John Wall 66 36.2 16.3 0.7 3.8 4.5 8.0 1.4 0.9 3.9 2.1 5.7 13.5 .423 0.0 0.6 .071 4.8 6.1 .789
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher LaMelo Ball nor John Wall played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
LaMelo Ball John Wall
Season 2022-232012-13
Team Charlotte HornetsWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+13+2.5+4.8+0.5+2.0+2.4+0.8+0.5-0.4-0.9+1.6+5.0+.030+3.8+9.7+.109+2.2+2.8+.032
John Wall 49 32.7 18.5 0.7 3.3 4.0 7.6 1.3 0.8 3.2 2.4 6.6 15.0 .441 0.2 0.9 .267 5.0 6.2 .804
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher LaMelo Ball nor John Wall played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4
LaMelo Ball John Wall
Season 2023-242013-14
Team Charlotte HornetsWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayWizards Lost East Conf Semis
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+60+4.0+4.6+0.8+0.2+1.0+0.8+0.3-0.2-0.9+1.2+2.9+1.9+5.2+.004+0.2+0.1+.060
John Wall 82 36.3 19.3 0.5 3.6 4.1 8.8 1.8 0.5 3.6 2.7 7.1 16.3 .433 1.3 3.8 .351 3.9 4.8 .805
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
LaMelo Ball DNP------ --- ----------
John Wall 11 38.2 16.3 0.5 3.5 4.0 7.1 1.6 0.7 3.3 2.6 5.5 14.9 .366 0.6 2.9 .219 4.7 6.2 .765

Season 5
LaMelo Ball John Wall
Season 2024-252014-15
Team Charlotte HornetsWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayWizards Lost East Conf Semis
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+32+3.9+7.6+0.5+0.3+0.3+2.6+0.6+0.3-0.2-1.0+2.0+6.5+.040+3.0+8.5+.039+0.5+0.3+.058
John Wall 79 35.9 17.6 0.5 4.2 4.6 10.0 1.7 0.6 3.8 2.3 6.6 14.8 .445 0.8 2.7 .300 3.6 4.6 .785
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
LaMelo Ball DNP------ --- ----------
John Wall 7 39.0 17.4 0.7 4.0 4.7 11.9 1.4 1.4 3.9 1.9 6.1 15.7 .391 0.4 2.4 .176 4.7 5.6 .846

Season 6
LaMelo Ball John Wall
Season 2025-262015-16
Team Charlotte HornetsWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
LaMelo Ball 16 28.9 19.4 1.1 4.9 6.0 8.5 1.1 0.2 3.3 3.1 6.7 17.3 .386 2.4 8.6 .285 3.6 4.1 .877
difference:+61+7.3+0.5+0.6+0.5+1.1+1.7+0.8+0.6-0.8-1.0+0.7+0.2+.038+0.9+4.3+.066+0.1+0.4+.086
John Wall 77 36.2 19.9 0.5 4.4 4.9 10.2 1.9 0.8 4.1 2.1 7.4 17.5 .424 1.5 4.3 .351 3.5 4.5 .791
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher LaMelo Ball nor John Wall played in the postseason in their season 6

Additional Years

* John Wall played 5 seasons more than LaMelo Ball in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 7 to 11, from 2017 to 2023—John Wall played in two Playoffs.

In those 5 extra years over LaMelo Ball, John Wall got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 2 All-Star Game
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