LaMelo Ball vs. Mark Davis Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Mark Davis 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, 1 less than Mark Davis, who played 5. LaMelo Ball had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Mark Davis had his rookie season in 1995-96. 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
Mark Davis 5 0 1995-96 to 1999-00

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

LaMelo Ball Mark Davis
Season 2020-211995-96
Team Charlotte HornetsMinnesota Timberwolves
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
Mark Davis 57 10.0 3.3 1.0 1.2 2.2 0.8 0.7 0.4 1.2 1.6 1.0 2.6 .369 0.1 0.2 .308 1.3 2.0 .638
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Mark Davis ------- --- ----------

Season 2

LaMelo Ball Mark Davis
Season 2021-221996-97
Team Charlotte HornetsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
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 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
Mark Davis 75 22.7 8.5 1.8 2.5 4.3 1.8 1.1 0.4 1.6 3.1 3.3 7.1 .469 0.3 1.2 .258 1.5 2.2 .673
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Mark Davis ------- --- ----------

Season 3

LaMelo Ball Mark Davis
Season 2022-231997-98
Team Charlotte HornetsPhiladelphia 76ers
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
Mark Davis 71 12.8 4.0 0.9 1.3 2.2 1.0 0.7 0.3 1.3 1.3 1.5 3.4 .447 0.0 0.1 .000 0.9 1.4 .634
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Mark Davis ------- --- ----------

Season 4

LaMelo Ball Mark Davis
Season 2023-241998-99
Team Charlotte HornetsMiami Heat
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
Mark Davis 4 8.8 2.3 0.5 1.3 1.8 0.3 0.3 0.0 1.8 3.0 0.5 1.5 .333 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 1.5 .833
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Mark Davis ------- --- ----------

Season 5

LaMelo Ball Mark Davis
Season -1999-00
Team -Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did 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 ------- --- ----------
Mark Davis 23 20.2 6.2 1.3 2.3 3.7 1.7 1.1 0.2 1.7 2.3 2.4 6.0 .409 0.0 0.1 .000 1.3 2.0 .660
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Mark Davis ------- --- ----------