LaMelo Ball vs. Keyonte George Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Keyonte George 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 5 years in the NBA, 3 more than Keyonte George, who played 2. LaMelo Ball had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Keyonte George had his rookie season in 2023-24. 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 5 0 2020-21 to 2024-25
Keyonte George 2 0 2023-24 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

LaMelo Ball Keyonte George
Season 2020-212023-24
Team Charlotte HornetsUtah Jazz
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:+24+1.8+2.7+1.0+2.1+3.1+1.7+1.1+0.3-0.3-1.5+1.4+2.3+.045+0.2+0.8+.018+0.2+.090
Keyonte George 75 27.0 13.0 0.2 2.6 2.8 4.4 0.5 0.1 2.5 1.2 4.3 10.9 .391 2.0 5.9 .334 2.5 3.0 .848
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher LaMelo Ball nor Keyonte George played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

LaMelo Ball Keyonte George
Season 2021-222024-25
Team Charlotte HornetsUtah Jazz
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:+8+0.8+3.3+1.0+1.8+2.9+2.0+0.9+0.3-0.6-1.5+1.8+3.0+.038+0.3+0.1+.046+0.7+1.1+.054
Keyonte George 67 31.5 16.8 0.4 3.4 3.8 5.6 0.7 0.1 2.7 1.7 5.4 13.7 .391 2.6 7.6 .343 3.5 4.3 .818
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher LaMelo Ball nor Keyonte George played in the postseason in their season 2

Additional Years

* LaMelo Ball played 3 seasons more than Keyonte George in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 3 to 5, from 2023 to 2025—LaMelo Ball didn't play in the postseason.