LaMelo Ball vs. Josh Giddey Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Josh Giddey 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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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, 1 more than Josh Giddey, who played 5. LaMelo Ball had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Josh Giddey had his rookie season in 2021-22. 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
Josh Giddey 5 1 2021-22 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
LaMelo Ball Josh Giddey
Season 2020-212021-22
Team Charlotte HornetsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
-Achievement All-Rookie Second 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:+3+2.7+3.2+0.6+1.3+1.9+0.3+0.7-0.4-1.1+0.5+0.8+.017+0.8+1.2+.089+1.5+1.7+.049
Josh Giddey 54 31.5 12.5 1.8 6.0 7.8 6.4 0.9 0.4 3.2 1.6 5.2 12.4 .419 1.0 3.9 .263 1.0 1.5 .709
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher LaMelo Ball nor Josh Giddey played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
LaMelo Ball Josh Giddey
Season 2021-222022-23
Team Charlotte HornetsOklahoma City Thunder
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:+1+1.1+3.5+0.5+0.7+1.2+1.4+0.8-0.5-1.3+0.1+2.0+.053+1.9+4.4+.064+1.4+1.3+.141
Josh Giddey 76 31.2 16.6 1.9 5.9 7.9 6.2 0.8 0.4 2.8 1.9 7.1 14.7 .482 1.0 3.1 .325 1.4 1.9 .731
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher LaMelo Ball nor Josh Giddey played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
LaMelo Ball Josh Giddey
Season 2022-232023-24
Team Charlotte HornetsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayThunder Lost West Conf Semis
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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:+44+10.1+11.0+0.2+0.3+3.6+0.6+0.3-1.5-1.9+3.2+9.4+.064+3.0+7.6+.039+1.5+1.8+.030
Josh Giddey 80 25.1 12.3 1.4 5.0 6.4 4.8 0.7 0.6 2.1 1.4 5.0 10.6 .475 1.0 3.0 .337 1.3 1.6 .806
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
LaMelo Ball DNP------ --- ----------
Josh Giddey 10 18.1 8.7 0.7 2.9 3.6 2.1 0.2 0.4 1.2 0.9 3.4 7.5 .453 1.2 3.4 .353 0.7 0.8 .875

Season 4
LaMelo Ball Josh Giddey
Season 2023-242024-25
Team Charlotte HornetsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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:+48+2.1+9.3+0.5+2.5+3.0+0.8+0.6+0.4-0.9-1.9+3.0+7.8+.032+1.7+5.0+.023+1.6+1.5+.084
Josh Giddey 70 30.2 14.6 1.8 6.3 8.1 7.2 1.2 0.6 2.9 1.7 5.3 11.4 .465 1.5 4.0 .378 2.5 3.2 .781
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher LaMelo Ball nor Josh Giddey played in the postseason in their season 4

Season 5
LaMelo Ball Josh Giddey
Season 2024-252025-26
Team Charlotte HornetsChicago Bulls
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:+25+2.1+4.7+0.3+4.2+4.5+1.6+0.1+0.2-0.1-1.4+1.5+6.4+.075+2.0+6.7+.061+0.4+1.1+.095
Josh Giddey 22 34.1 20.5 1.3 8.1 9.4 9.0 1.0 0.5 3.7 1.9 7.1 14.9 .480 1.8 4.5 .400 4.5 6.0 .748
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher LaMelo Ball nor Josh Giddey played in the postseason in their season 5

Additional Years

* LaMelo Ball played 1 season more than Josh Giddey in the NBA.

In that period—his season 6 in 2026—LaMelo Ball didn't play in the postseason.

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