LaMelo Ball vs. Lou Williams Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Lou Williams 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 / Stats Rankings / 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 6 years in the NBA, 11 less than Lou Williams, who played 17. LaMelo Ball had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Lou Williams had his rookie season in 2005-06. 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 6 0 2020-21 to 2025-26
Lou Williams 17 10 2005-06 to 2021-22

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
LaMelo Ball Lou Williams
Season 2020-212005-06
Team Charlotte HornetsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First 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:+21+24.0+13.8+1.1+4.2+5.3+5.8+1.4+0.4-2.4-2.3+4.9+11.5+.006+1.7+4.8+.130+2.2+2.8+.143
Lou Williams 30 4.8 1.9 0.1 0.5 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.4 0.4 0.8 1.7 .442 0.1 0.3 .222 0.3 0.4 .615
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher LaMelo Ball nor Lou Williams played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
LaMelo Ball Lou Williams
Season 2021-222006-07
Team Charlotte HornetsPhiladelphia 76ers
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:+14+21.0+15.8+1.1+4.3+5.6+5.8+1.2+0.4-2.5-2.5+5.7+13.2+.012+2.7+6.9+.065+1.8+1.7+.176
Lou Williams 61 11.3 4.3 0.3 0.9 1.1 1.8 0.4 0.0 0.8 0.7 1.5 3.5 .441 0.2 0.6 .324 1.0 1.5 .696
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher LaMelo Ball nor Lou Williams played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
LaMelo Ball Lou Williams
Season 2022-232007-08
Team Charlotte HornetsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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:+44+11.9+11.8+0.7+3.7+4.3+5.2+0.3+0.1-2.0-1.7+4.2+10.6+.013+3.3+8.7+.017+0.2+.053
Lou Williams 80 23.3 11.5 0.5 1.6 2.1 3.2 1.0 0.2 1.6 1.6 4.0 9.4 .424 0.7 1.9 .359 2.8 3.6 .783
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
LaMelo Ball DNP------ --- ----------
Lou Williams 6 22.5 12.0 0.5 1.5 2.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 1.2 1.8 4.0 10.0 .400 0.3 1.5 .222 3.7 5.0 .733

Season 4
LaMelo Ball Lou Williams
Season 2023-242008-09
Team Charlotte HornetsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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:+59+8.6+11.1+0.9+2.2+3.1+5.0+0.8-1.9-2.0+4.2+8.8+.035+2.4+6.3+.069+0.3+0.1+.075
Lou Williams 81 23.7 12.8 0.4 1.6 2.0 3.0 1.0 0.2 1.9 1.6 4.1 10.4 .398 0.8 2.7 .286 3.8 4.8 .790
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
LaMelo Ball DNP------ --- ----------
Lou Williams 6 24.8 9.7 0.3 2.2 2.5 2.8 0.5 0.2 2.0 1.7 3.5 8.5 .412 1.0 2.7 .375 1.7 2.5 .667

Season 5
LaMelo Ball Lou Williams
Season 2024-252009-10
Team Charlotte HornetsPhiladelphia 76ers
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:+17+2.1+11.2+0.6+1.4+2.0+3.2+0.2+0.1-1.9-1.6+3.6+10.7+.065+2.7+8.0+.001+1.1+1.3+.019
Lou Williams 64 29.9 14.0 0.4 2.5 2.9 4.2 1.3 0.2 1.7 1.7 5.0 10.6 .470 1.1 3.2 .340 3.0 3.6 .824
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher LaMelo Ball nor Lou Williams played in the postseason in their season 5

Season 6
LaMelo Ball Lou Williams
Season 2025-262010-11
Team Charlotte HornetsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
LaMelo Ball 1 34.0 20.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 8.0 1.0 0.0 3.0 3.0 7.0 15.0 .467 4.0 8.0 .500 2.0 5.0 .400
difference:+74+10.7+6.3+0.6+0.6+4.6+0.4+0.2-1.6-1.3+2.7+4.4+.061+2.8+4.6+.152+1.9+0.3+.423
Lou Williams 75 23.3 13.7 0.4 1.6 2.0 3.4 0.6 0.2 1.4 1.7 4.3 10.6 .406 1.2 3.4 .348 3.9 4.7 .823
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
LaMelo Ball DNP------ --- ----------
Lou Williams 5 26.0 10.8 0.0 1.6 1.6 3.0 1.0 0.0 0.8 1.2 3.4 10.4 .327 1.2 4.0 .300 2.8 3.8 .737

Additional Years

* Lou Williams played 11 seasons more than LaMelo Ball in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 7 to 17, from 2012 to 2022—Lou Williams played in 7 Playoffs.

In those 11 extra years over LaMelo Ball, Lou Williams got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 3 Sixth Man of the Year
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