LaMelo Ball vs. Johnny High Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Johnny High 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 and Johnny High both played 4 years in the NBA. LaMelo Ball had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Johnny High had his rookie season in 1979-80. 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
Johnny High 4 3 1979-80 to 1983-84

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
LaMelo Ball Johnny High
Season 2020-211979-80
Team Charlotte HornetsPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlaySuns 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 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
Johnny High 82 13.7 5.0 0.8 1.3 2.1 1.5 0.9 0.2 1.5 2.1 1.8 3.9 .446 0.0 0.1 .143 1.5 2.2 .674
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Johnny High 8 15.0 4.0 1.3 1.9 3.1 2.5 0.8 0.3 0.9 2.5 1.5 3.9 .387 0.0 0.3 .000 1.0 2.0 .500

Season 2
LaMelo Ball Johnny High
Season 2021-221980-81
Team Charlotte HornetsPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlaySuns 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 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
Johnny High 81 21.6 8.4 1.1 1.7 2.8 2.5 1.6 0.3 2.3 3.1 3.0 7.1 .427 0.0 0.3 .083 2.3 3.3 .693
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Johnny High 7 16.7 5.3 1.3 1.4 2.7 0.9 0.9 0.3 0.9 3.4 2.0 4.7 .424 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 2.0 .643

Note: Johnny High didn't play in 1981-82.

Season 3
LaMelo Ball Johnny High
Season 2022-231982-83
Team Charlotte HornetsPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlaySuns 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 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
Johnny High 82 14.1 3.2 0.5 1.3 1.8 1.9 1.0 0.4 1.3 2.5 1.2 2.6 .461 0.0 0.1 .200 0.8 1.7 .463
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Johnny High 3 15.0 3.3 2.3 1.0 3.3 2.0 1.0 0.3 0.3 2.3 1.7 3.7 .455 0.0 0.3 .000 0.0 0.7 .000

Season 4
LaMelo Ball Johnny High
Season 2023-241983-84
Team Charlotte HornetsPhoenix Suns
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
Johnny High 29 17.7 1.6 0.6 1.7 2.3 1.8 1.4 0.4 1.3 2.9 0.6 1.8 .346 0.0 0.1 .000 0.3 1.0 .345
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Johnny High ------- --- ----------
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