LaMelo Ball vs. Nate Robinson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Nate Robinson 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 5 years in the NBA, 6 less than Nate Robinson, who played 11. LaMelo Ball had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Nate Robinson had his rookie season in 2005-06. 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 achievements, 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 5 0 2020-21 to 2024-25
Nate Robinson 11 3 2005-06 to 2015-16

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
LaMelo Ball Nate Robinson
Season 2020-212005-06
Team Charlotte HornetsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+21+7.4+6.4+0.4+3.2+3.6+4.1+0.8+0.4-1.2-0.1+2.5+5.4+.029+1.0+3.1+.045+0.4+0.4+.006
Nate Robinson 72 21.4 9.3 0.8 1.5 2.3 2.0 0.8 0.0 1.6 2.8 3.2 7.8 .407 0.8 2.0 .397 2.1 2.8 .752
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher LaMelo Ball nor Nate Robinson played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
LaMelo Ball Nate Robinson
Season 2021-222006-07
Team Charlotte HornetsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+11+11.1+10.0+0.5+3.7+4.3+6.2+0.8+0.3-2.2-0.7+3.7+8.5+.005+1.6+4.2+.001+1.1+1.0+.095
Nate Robinson 64 21.2 10.1 0.9 1.5 2.4 1.4 0.8 0.1 1.1 2.5 3.5 8.2 .434 1.3 3.3 .390 1.7 2.2 .777
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher LaMelo Ball nor Nate Robinson played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
LaMelo Ball Nate Robinson
Season 2022-232007-08
Team Charlotte HornetsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+36+9.0+10.6+0.5+2.9+3.3+5.5+0.5+0.3-2.2-0.7+3.6+9.1+.012+2.7+6.5+.044+0.7+0.7+.050
Nate Robinson 72 26.2 12.7 0.7 2.4 3.1 2.9 0.8 0.0 1.4 2.6 4.6 10.9 .423 1.3 4.1 .332 2.1 2.7 .786
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher LaMelo Ball nor Nate Robinson played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4
LaMelo Ball Nate Robinson
Season 2023-242008-09
Team Charlotte HornetsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+52+2.4+6.7+1.2+1.2+3.9+0.5+0.1-1.9-0.8+2.2+5.3+.004+1.5+3.8+.030+0.7+0.7+.024
Nate Robinson 74 29.9 17.2 1.3 2.6 3.9 4.1 1.3 0.1 1.9 2.8 6.1 13.9 .437 1.7 5.2 .325 3.4 4.0 .841
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher LaMelo Ball nor Nate Robinson played in the postseason in their season 4

Season 5
LaMelo Ball Nate Robinson
Season 2024-252009-10
Team Charlotte HornetsNew York Knicks, Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics Lost NBA Finals
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
LaMelo Ball 47 32.0 25.2 1.0 3.9 4.9 7.4 1.1 0.3 3.6 3.3 8.6 21.3 .405 3.8 11.2 .339 4.1 4.9 .843
difference:+9+12.1+15.1+0.5+2.4+2.9+4.5+0.2+0.2-2.3-1.2+4.8+12.5+.031+2.2+7.2+.051+3.2+3.7+.097
Nate Robinson 56 19.9 10.1 0.5 1.5 2.0 2.9 0.9 0.1 1.3 2.1 3.8 8.8 .436 1.6 4.0 .390 0.9 1.2 .746
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
LaMelo Ball DNP------ --- ----------
Nate Robinson 17 7.5 4.2 0.2 0.6 0.8 1.1 0.4 0.1 0.4 0.9 1.4 3.8 .375 0.6 1.9 .333 0.7 0.9 .800

Additional Years

* Nate Robinson played 6 seasons more than LaMelo Ball in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 11, from 2011 to 2016—Nate Robinson played in two Playoffs.

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