LaMelo Ball vs. Malachi Flynn Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Malachi Flynn 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 and Malachi Flynn both played 4 years in the NBA. LaMelo Ball had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Malachi Flynn had his rookie season in 2020-21. 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
Malachi Flynn 4 1 2020-21 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
LaMelo Ball Malachi Flynn
Season 2020-212020-21
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
Malachi Flynn 47 19.7 7.5 0.2 2.3 2.5 2.9 0.8 0.1 0.9 1.4 2.7 7.2 .374 1.1 3.6 .321 1.0 1.2 .804
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Malachi Flynn ------- --- ----------

Season 2
LaMelo Ball Malachi Flynn
Season 2021-222021-22
Team Charlotte HornetsToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayRaptors Lost East 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 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
Malachi Flynn 44 12.2 4.3 0.2 1.2 1.4 1.6 0.5 0.1 0.3 1.0 1.6 4.2 .393 0.7 2.0 .333 0.3 0.5 .625
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Malachi Flynn 6 6.0 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.5 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.2 1.0 0.0 1.2 .000 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 3
LaMelo Ball Malachi Flynn
Season 2022-232022-23
Team Charlotte HornetsToronto Raptors
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
Malachi Flynn 53 13.0 4.6 0.3 1.2 1.4 1.3 0.4 0.1 0.5 1.2 1.6 4.6 .360 0.9 2.5 .353 0.5 0.6 .758
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Malachi Flynn ------- --- ----------

Season 4
LaMelo Ball Malachi Flynn
Season 2023-242023-24
Team Charlotte HornetsToronto Raptors, New York Knicks, Detroit Pistons
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
Malachi Flynn 69 12.7 5.5 0.3 1.3 1.7 1.9 0.6 0.1 0.9 1.0 2.0 4.7 .418 0.8 2.4 .331 0.8 1.0 .732
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Malachi Flynn ------- --- ----------
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