LaMelo Ball vs. Jordan Clarkson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jordan Clarkson 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.

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 5 years in the NBA, 6 less than Jordan Clarkson, who played 11. LaMelo Ball had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Jordan Clarkson had his rookie season in 2014-15. 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.

Rookie Season
	LaMelo Ball	Jordan Clarkson
Season	2020-21	2014-15
Team	Charlotte Hornets	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	Rookie of the Year	-
	All-Rookie First Team	All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+8	+3.8	+3.8	+0.3	+2.4	+2.7	+2.6	+0.7	+0.2	-1.2	-0.9	+1.2	+3.1	+.012	+1.2	+3.0	+.038	+0.3	+0.5	+.071
Jordan Clarkson	59	25.0	11.9	0.9	2.3	3.2	3.5	0.9	0.2	1.6	1.8	4.5	10.1	.448	0.6	2.1	.314	2.2	2.7	.829
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher LaMelo Ball nor Jordan Clarkson played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
	LaMelo Ball	Jordan Clarkson
Season	2021-22	2015-16
Team	Charlotte Hornets	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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2nd Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+4		+4.6	+0.2	+2.4	+2.7	+5.2	+0.5	+0.3	-1.6	-1.1	+1.2	+2.8	+.004	+1.5	+3.4	+.042	+0.7	+0.6	+.068
Jordan Clarkson	79	32.3	15.5	1.2	2.8	4.0	2.4	1.1	0.1	1.7	2.1	6.0	13.9	.433	1.4	4.1	.347	2.1	2.6	.804
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher LaMelo Ball nor Jordan Clarkson played in the postseason in their season 2

Additional Years
* Jordan Clarkson played 6 seasons more than LaMelo Ball in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 6 to 11, from 2020 to 2025—Jordan Clarkson played in 3 Playoffs. In those 6 extra years over LaMelo Ball, Jordan Clarkson got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	1 Sixth Man of the Year