LaMelo Ball vs. Kenneth Lofton Jr. Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kenneth Lofton Jr. 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 / 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 4 years in the NBA, 2 more than Kenneth Lofton Jr., who played 2. LaMelo Ball had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Kenneth Lofton Jr. had his rookie season in 2022-23. 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
Kenneth Lofton Jr. 2 1 2022-23 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

LaMelo Ball Kenneth Lofton Jr.
Season 2020-212022-23
Team Charlotte HornetsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayGrizzlies 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 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
Kenneth Lofton Jr. 24 7.3 5.0 0.8 1.3 2.1 0.8 0.2 0.1 0.5 1.2 2.0 3.9 .527 0.3 0.7 .353 0.7 1.1 .593
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Kenneth Lofton Jr. 4 3.0 1.8 0.3 0.5 0.8 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 2.0 .375 0.0 0.5 .000 0.3 0.5 .500

Season 2

LaMelo Ball Kenneth Lofton Jr.
Season 2021-222023-24
Team Charlotte HornetsMemphis Grizzlies, Philadelphia 76ers, Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
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 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
Kenneth Lofton Jr. 21 9.4 4.6 0.6 1.2 1.8 1.6 0.3 0.2 0.7 1.1 1.7 3.7 .462 0.3 1.1 .292 0.8 1.2 .654
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Kenneth Lofton Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 3

LaMelo Ball Kenneth Lofton Jr.
Season 2022-23-
Team Charlotte Hornets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did 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 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
Kenneth Lofton Jr. ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Kenneth Lofton Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 4

LaMelo Ball Kenneth Lofton Jr.
Season 2023-24-
Team Charlotte Hornets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did 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
Kenneth Lofton Jr. ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Kenneth Lofton Jr. ------- --- ----------