LaMelo Ball vs. Lonzo Ball Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Lonzo Ball 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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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, 1 less than Lonzo Ball, who played 6. LaMelo Ball had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Lonzo Ball had his rookie season in 2017-18. 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
Lonzo Ball 6 0 2017-18 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

LaMelo Ball Lonzo Ball
Season 2020-212017-18
Team Charlotte HornetsLos Angeles Lakers
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:+1+5.4+5.5+0.1+0.9+1.0+1.1+0.1+0.4-0.2-0.4+1.8+2.4+.076+0.1+0.6+.047+1.9+1.8+.307
Lonzo Ball 52 34.2 10.2 1.3 5.6 6.9 7.2 1.7 0.8 2.6 2.3 3.9 10.8 .360 1.7 5.7 .305 0.6 1.4 .451
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher LaMelo Ball nor Lonzo Ball played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

LaMelo Ball Lonzo Ball
Season 2021-222018-19
Team Charlotte HornetsLos Angeles Lakers
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:+28+2.0+10.2+0.3+1.0+1.4+2.2+0.1-1.1-0.8+3.3+7.0+.023+1.3+2.6+.060+2.4+2.2+.455
Lonzo Ball 47 30.3 9.9 1.1 4.2 5.3 5.4 1.5 0.4 2.2 2.4 3.9 9.7 .406 1.6 4.9 .329 0.4 1.0 .417
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher LaMelo Ball nor Lonzo Ball played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3

LaMelo Ball Lonzo Ball
Season 2022-232019-20
Team Charlotte HornetsNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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:+27+3.1+11.5+0.1+0.3+0.3+1.4+0.1+0.3-0.5-1.3+3.8+9.1+.008+1.7+4.3+.001+2.1+2.2+.270
Lonzo Ball 63 32.1 11.8 1.1 5.0 6.1 7.0 1.4 0.6 3.1 2.0 4.4 10.9 .403 2.3 6.3 .375 0.7 1.2 .566
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher LaMelo Ball nor Lonzo Ball played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4

LaMelo Ball Lonzo Ball
Season 2023-242020-21
Team Charlotte HornetsNew Orleans Pelicans
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:+33+0.5+9.3+0.7+0.4+0.3+2.3+0.3+0.4-1.6-1.7+3.0+6.5+.019+0.1+0.7+.023+3.2+3.5+.084
Lonzo Ball 55 31.8 14.6 0.6 4.2 4.8 5.7 1.5 0.6 2.2 1.9 5.3 12.7 .414 3.1 8.3 .378 0.9 1.2 .781
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher LaMelo Ball nor Lonzo Ball played in the postseason in their season 4

Season 5

LaMelo Ball Lonzo Ball
Season 2024-252021-22
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:+12+2.6+12.2+0.5+0.5+2.3+0.7+0.6-1.3-0.9+4.0+10.4+.018+0.7+3.8+.084+3.5+4.1+.093
Lonzo Ball 35 34.6 13.0 1.0 4.4 5.4 5.1 1.8 0.9 2.3 2.4 4.6 10.9 .423 3.1 7.4 .423 0.6 0.8 .750
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher LaMelo Ball nor Lonzo Ball played in the postseason in their season 5

Additional Years

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

In that period—his season 6 in 2025—Lonzo Ball didn't play in the postseason.