LaMelo Ball vs. Jordan Poole Season by Season Comparison

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

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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, 1 less than Jordan Poole, who played 7. LaMelo Ball had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Jordan Poole had his rookie season in 2019-20. 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
Jordan Poole 7 2 2019-20 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
LaMelo Ball Jordan Poole
Season 2020-212019-20
Team Charlotte HornetsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement 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:+6+6.4+6.9+1.0+2.8+3.8+3.7+1.0+0.2-1.5-1.1+2.8+4.4+.103+0.5+0.5+.073+0.8+1.1+.040
Jordan Poole 57 22.4 8.8 0.2 1.9 2.1 2.4 0.6 0.2 1.3 1.6 2.9 8.8 .333 1.3 4.6 .279 1.7 2.1 .798
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher LaMelo Ball nor Jordan Poole played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
LaMelo Ball Jordan Poole
Season 2021-222020-21
Team Charlotte HornetsGolden State Warriors
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:+24+12.9+8.1+1.1+3.7+4.9+5.7+1.1+0.2-2.3-1.5+3.2+7.4+.003+1.0+2.1+.038+0.7+0.9+.010
Jordan Poole 51 19.4 12.0 0.3 1.5 1.8 1.9 0.5 0.2 1.0 1.7 4.0 9.3 .432 1.9 5.4 .351 2.1 2.3 .882
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher LaMelo Ball nor Jordan Poole played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
LaMelo Ball Jordan Poole
Season 2022-232021-22
Team Charlotte HornetsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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:+40+5.2+4.8+0.8+2.3+3.0+4.4+0.5-1.1-0.6+2.0+6.1+.037+1.2+3.0+.012+0.4+0.1+.089
Jordan Poole 76 30.0 18.5 0.4 3.0 3.4 4.0 0.8 0.3 2.5 2.7 6.2 13.9 .448 2.8 7.6 .364 3.2 3.5 .925
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
LaMelo Ball DNP------ --- ----------
Jordan Poole 22 27.5 17.0 0.5 2.4 2.8 3.8 0.8 0.4 2.4 2.8 5.9 11.5 .508 2.3 5.8 .391 3.0 3.2 .915

Season 4
LaMelo Ball Jordan Poole
Season 2023-242022-23
Team Charlotte HornetsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayWarriors Lost West 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+2.3+3.5+0.9+1.4+2.4+3.5+1.0+0.1-0.7-1.0+1.6+3.6+.003+0.6+1.2+.019+0.3+0.4+.005
Jordan Poole 82 30.0 20.4 0.4 2.4 2.7 4.5 0.8 0.3 3.1 2.6 6.7 15.6 .430 2.6 7.8 .336 4.4 5.1 .870
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
LaMelo Ball DNP------ --- ----------
Jordan Poole 13 21.8 10.3 0.3 1.8 2.2 3.5 0.8 0.2 1.2 2.5 3.5 10.4 .341 1.2 4.8 .254 2.0 2.6 .765

Season 5
LaMelo Ball Jordan Poole
Season 2024-252023-24
Team Charlotte HornetsWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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:+31+1.9+7.8+0.6+1.6+2.2+3.0-1.2-0.2+2.3+6.1+.008+1.4+4.0+.013+1.6+2.1+.034
Jordan Poole 78 30.1 17.4 0.4 2.3 2.7 4.4 1.1 0.3 2.4 3.1 6.3 15.2 .413 2.4 7.2 .326 2.5 2.8 .877
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher LaMelo Ball nor Jordan Poole played in the postseason in their season 5

Season 6
LaMelo Ball Jordan Poole
Season 2025-262024-25
Team Charlotte HornetsWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards
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 5 33.4 24.4 1.6 6.4 8.0 10.2 1.8 0.2 3.8 3.8 8.4 19.0 .442 3.6 10.4 .346 4.0 5.0 .800
difference:+63+4.0+3.9+1.1+3.9+5.0+5.7+0.5+0.2-0.8-0.8+1.7+3.5+.010+0.1+1.3+.032+0.4+1.0+.083
Jordan Poole 68 29.4 20.5 0.5 2.5 3.0 4.5 1.3 0.4 3.0 3.0 6.7 15.5 .432 3.5 9.1 .378 3.6 4.0 .883
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher LaMelo Ball nor Jordan Poole played in the postseason in their season 6

Additional Years

* Jordan Poole played 1 season more than LaMelo Ball in the NBA.

In that period—his season 7 in 2026—Jordan Poole didn't play in the postseason.

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