LaMelo Ball vs. Larry McNeill Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Larry McNeill 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 4 years in the NBA, 2 less than Larry McNeill, who played 6. LaMelo Ball had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Larry McNeill had his rookie season in 1973-74. 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.

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	LaMelo Ball	Larry McNeill
Season	2020-21	1973-74
Team	Charlotte Hornets	Kansas City-Omaha Kings
Honors & Awards	Rookie of the Year	-
	All-Rookie First Team	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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	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
Larry McNeill	54	9.6	5.8	1.1	1.6	2.7	0.4	0.6	0.1	-	1.4	2.0	4.1	.482	-	-	-	1.8	2.6	.707
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
LaMelo Ball	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Larry McNeill	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 2
	LaMelo Ball	Larry McNeill
Season	2021-22	1974-75
Team	Charlotte Hornets	Kansas City-Omaha Kings
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Kings Lost West Conf Semis

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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
Larry McNeill	80	21.9	9.8	1.9	4.4	6.2	0.9	0.9	0.3	-	2.9	3.7	8.1	.459	-	-	-	2.4	3.0	.784
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
LaMelo Ball	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Larry McNeill	6	17.2	10.2	1.2	3.2	4.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	-	3.5	3.7	5.7	.647	-	-	-	2.8	3.3	.850