LaMelo Ball vs. Lonnie Walker IV Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Lonnie Walker IV 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 less than Lonnie Walker IV, who played 6. LaMelo Ball had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Lonnie Walker IV had his rookie season in 2018-19. 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
Lonnie Walker IV 6 2 2018-19 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
LaMelo Ball Lonnie Walker IV
Season 2020-212018-19
Team Charlotte HornetsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlaySpurs 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
Lonnie Walker IV 17 6.9 2.6 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.9 2.7 .348 0.3 0.8 .385 0.5 0.6 .800
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Lonnie Walker IV 6 3.5 1.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.3 .375 0.0 0.2 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2
LaMelo Ball Lonnie Walker IV
Season 2021-222019-20
Team Charlotte HornetsSan Antonio Spurs
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
Lonnie Walker IV 61 16.2 6.4 0.4 1.9 2.3 1.1 0.5 0.2 0.7 1.3 2.5 5.9 .426 0.7 1.7 .406 0.7 1.0 .721
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Lonnie Walker IV ------- --- ----------

Season 3
LaMelo Ball Lonnie Walker IV
Season 2022-232020-21
Team Charlotte HornetsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
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 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
Lonnie Walker IV 60 25.4 11.2 0.2 2.4 2.6 1.7 0.5 0.3 1.1 1.7 4.3 10.2 .420 1.7 4.7 .355 1.0 1.2 .814
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Lonnie Walker IV ------- --- ----------

Season 4
LaMelo Ball Lonnie Walker IV
Season 2023-242021-22
Team Charlotte HornetsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
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 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
Lonnie Walker IV 70 23.0 12.1 0.3 2.3 2.6 2.2 0.6 0.3 1.0 1.4 4.4 10.9 .407 1.6 5.0 .314 1.7 2.1 .784
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Lonnie Walker IV ------- --- ----------

Season 5
LaMelo Ball Lonnie Walker IV
Season -2022-23
Team -Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Lakers Lost West Conf Finals
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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 ------- --- ----------
Lonnie Walker IV 56 23.2 11.7 0.3 1.7 1.9 1.1 0.5 0.3 0.8 1.3 4.2 9.4 .448 1.6 4.4 .365 1.6 1.9 .858
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Lonnie Walker IV 13 13.8 6.2 0.1 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.5 0.1 0.3 1.2 2.2 4.6 .483 1.0 2.6 .382 0.7 0.9 .750

Season 6
LaMelo Ball Lonnie Walker IV
Season -2023-24
Team -Brooklyn Nets
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 ------- --- ----------
Lonnie Walker IV 58 17.4 9.7 0.2 2.0 2.2 1.3 0.6 0.3 0.9 1.2 3.6 8.5 .423 1.8 4.7 .384 0.8 1.0 .763
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Lonnie Walker IV ------- --- ----------
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