LaMelo Ball vs. Lucas Nogueira Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Lucas Nogueira 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

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 and Lucas Nogueira both played 4 years in the NBA. LaMelo Ball had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Lucas Nogueira had his rookie season in 2014-15. 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
Lucas Nogueira 4 3 2014-15 to 2017-18

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
LaMelo Ball Lucas Nogueira
Season 2020-212014-15
Team Charlotte HornetsToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
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 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
Lucas Nogueira 6 3.8 1.0 0.3 1.5 1.8 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.3 1.0 0.3 1.3 .250 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.7 .500
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Lucas Nogueira ------- --- ----------

Season 2
LaMelo Ball Lucas Nogueira
Season 2021-222015-16
Team Charlotte HornetsToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayRaptors Lost East 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 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
Lucas Nogueira 29 7.8 2.2 0.6 1.0 1.6 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.4 1.0 1.0 1.5 .636 0.0 0.1 .333 0.3 0.5 .533
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Lucas Nogueira 5 5.8 1.2 0.2 1.4 1.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.6 0.8 .750 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 3
LaMelo Ball Lucas Nogueira
Season 2022-232016-17
Team Charlotte HornetsToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayRaptors Lost East 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 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
Lucas Nogueira 57 19.1 4.4 1.4 2.8 4.3 0.7 0.9 1.6 0.8 2.4 1.8 2.7 .660 0.1 0.2 .250 0.8 1.2 .657
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Lucas Nogueira 3 2.3 1.0 0.7 1.0 1.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.7 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.7 .500

Season 4
LaMelo Ball Lucas Nogueira
Season 2023-242017-18
Team Charlotte HornetsToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayRaptors Lost East 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 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
Lucas Nogueira 49 8.5 2.5 0.4 1.4 1.8 0.4 0.5 0.9 0.3 1.0 1.0 1.6 .613 0.1 0.4 .263 0.4 0.6 .679
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Lucas Nogueira 5 4.8 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.6 1.2 0.0 0.2 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.4 .500
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