LaMelo Ball vs. Marc Iavaroni Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Marc Iavaroni 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 played 4 years in the NBA, 3 less than Marc Iavaroni, who played 7. LaMelo Ball had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Marc Iavaroni had his rookie season in 1982-83. 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
Marc Iavaroni 7 7 1982-83 to 1988-89

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
LaMelo Ball Marc Iavaroni
Season 2020-211982-83
Team Charlotte HornetsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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
Marc Iavaroni 80 20.2 5.1 1.5 2.7 4.1 1.0 0.4 0.6 1.7 3.0 2.0 4.4 .462 0.0 0.0 .000 1.0 1.4 .690
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Marc Iavaroni 13 21.8 5.2 1.7 2.7 4.4 1.5 0.6 0.5 1.0 3.2 2.2 4.0 .558 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.4 .500

Season 2
LaMelo Ball Marc Iavaroni
Season 2021-221983-84
Team Charlotte HornetsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers 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
Marc Iavaroni 78 19.6 5.1 1.2 2.8 4.0 1.2 0.5 0.7 1.6 2.8 1.9 4.1 .463 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 1.7 .740
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Marc Iavaroni 4 16.0 5.5 0.8 1.3 2.0 0.8 0.3 0.3 1.3 4.5 1.8 3.8 .467 0.3 0.5 .500 1.8 2.0 .875

Season 3
LaMelo Ball Marc Iavaroni
Season 2022-231984-85
Team Charlotte HornetsPhiladelphia 76ers, San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
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 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
Marc Iavaroni 69 19.3 6.0 1.4 3.0 4.4 1.7 0.5 0.5 1.7 3.1 2.3 5.1 .458 0.0 0.1 .000 1.3 1.9 .680
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Marc Iavaroni 5 23.2 9.0 1.6 3.6 5.2 2.6 1.0 0.4 3.0 4.6 3.0 5.6 .536 0.0 0.2 .000 3.0 4.0 .750

Season 4
LaMelo Ball Marc Iavaroni
Season 2023-241985-86
Team Charlotte HornetsSan Antonio Spurs, Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayJazz 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 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
Marc Iavaroni 68 14.9 4.4 0.9 2.1 3.1 1.2 0.5 0.3 1.1 2.4 1.6 3.6 .451 0.0 0.0 .000 1.1 1.7 .661
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Marc Iavaroni 4 18.3 3.3 1.0 1.3 2.3 1.5 0.3 0.0 1.0 2.3 1.3 4.0 .313 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.0 .750

Season 5
LaMelo Ball Marc Iavaroni
Season -1986-87
Team -Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Jazz 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 ------- --- ----------
Marc Iavaroni 78 10.8 3.6 0.8 1.4 2.2 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.7 2.0 1.3 2.8 .465 0.0 0.1 .000 1.0 1.5 .672
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Marc Iavaroni 5 9.4 2.0 1.6 1.0 2.6 0.8 0.0 0.6 1.2 1.4 0.8 2.0 .400 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.6 .667

Season 6
LaMelo Ball Marc Iavaroni
Season -1987-88
Team -Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Jazz Lost West 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 ------- --- ----------
Marc Iavaroni 81 15.3 4.5 1.2 2.1 3.3 0.8 0.3 0.3 1.0 2.0 1.8 3.8 .464 0.0 0.0 .000 1.0 1.2 .788
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Marc Iavaroni 11 12.5 4.0 0.5 1.3 1.7 1.3 0.2 0.2 0.5 2.4 1.5 2.6 .552 0.0 0.0 - 1.1 1.3 .857

Season 7
LaMelo Ball Marc Iavaroni
Season -1988-89
Team -Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Jazz 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 ------- --- ----------
Marc Iavaroni 77 10.3 2.3 0.5 1.2 1.7 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.7 1.3 0.9 2.1 .442 0.0 0.0 .000 0.5 0.6 .818
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Marc Iavaroni 1 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 -
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