LaMelo Ball vs. Mickey Davis Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Mickey 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 Mickey Davis, who played 5. LaMelo Ball had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Mickey Davis had his rookie season in 1972-73. 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
Mickey Davis 5 2 1972-73 to 1976-77

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
LaMelo Ball Mickey Davis
Season 2020-211972-73
Team Charlotte HornetsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayBucks 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 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
Mickey Davis 74 14.1 5.1 - - 3.1 1.0 - - - 1.6 2.1 4.7 .438 - - - 1.0 1.2 .826
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Mickey Davis 6 9.0 2.3 - - 2.0 0.8 - - - 1.7 1.0 2.8 .353 - - - 0.3 0.3 1.000

Season 2
LaMelo Ball Mickey Davis
Season 2021-221973-74
Team Charlotte HornetsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayBucks Lost NBA 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
Mickey Davis 73 13.9 5.9 1.1 2.0 3.1 1.2 0.4 0.1 - 1.3 2.3 4.6 .504 - - - 1.3 1.5 .830
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Mickey Davis 15 16.3 5.7 0.5 1.7 2.3 0.8 0.3 0.1 - 1.5 2.1 4.3 .492 - - - 1.5 1.6 .917

Season 3
LaMelo Ball Mickey Davis
Season 2022-231974-75
Team Charlotte HornetsMilwaukee Bucks
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
Mickey Davis 75 14.4 5.7 0.9 2.3 3.2 1.1 0.4 0.1 - 1.4 2.3 4.8 .479 - - - 1.0 1.2 .886
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Mickey Davis ------- --- ----------

Season 4
LaMelo Ball Mickey Davis
Season 2023-241975-76
Team Charlotte HornetsMilwaukee Bucks
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
Mickey Davis 45 9.1 3.6 0.6 1.3 1.9 0.8 0.3 0.0 - 0.8 1.2 3.4 .362 - - - 1.1 1.4 .794
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Mickey Davis ------- --- ----------

Season 5
LaMelo Ball Mickey Davis
Season -1976-77
Team -Milwaukee Bucks
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 ------- --- ----------
Mickey Davis 19 8.7 4.3 0.6 0.9 1.5 1.1 0.3 0.2 - 0.6 1.5 3.6 .426 - - - 1.2 1.3 .920
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Mickey Davis ------- --- ----------
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