LaMelo Ball vs. Nick Collison Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Nick Collison 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.
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, 10 less than Nick Collison, who played 14. LaMelo Ball had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Nick Collison had his rookie season in 2004-05. 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 |
Nick Collison |
14 |
7 |
2004-05 to 2017-18 |
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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 |
Nick Collison |
82 |
17.0 |
5.6 |
1.9 |
2.7 |
4.6 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
3.1 |
2.3 |
4.3 |
.537 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
.703 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
LaMelo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nick Collison |
11 |
19.7 |
8.4 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
5.0 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
3.6 |
3.4 |
5.5 |
.607 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
1.000 |
1.5 |
2.5 |
.630 |
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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 |
Nick Collison |
66 |
21.9 |
7.5 |
2.2 |
3.4 |
5.6 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
1.2 |
3.2 |
3.1 |
6.0 |
.525 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
1.2 |
1.7 |
.699 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
LaMelo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nick Collison |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Nick Collison |
82 |
29.0 |
9.6 |
2.8 |
5.3 |
8.1 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
1.5 |
3.5 |
3.9 |
7.8 |
.500 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
1.9 |
2.4 |
.774 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
LaMelo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nick Collison |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Nick Collison |
78 |
28.5 |
9.8 |
3.3 |
6.1 |
9.4 |
1.4 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
1.5 |
3.2 |
4.1 |
8.2 |
.502 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
1.6 |
2.1 |
.737 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
LaMelo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nick Collison |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nick Collison |
71 |
25.8 |
8.2 |
2.5 |
4.3 |
6.9 |
0.9 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
3.4 |
3.4 |
6.0 |
.568 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
1.4 |
1.9 |
.721 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
LaMelo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nick Collison |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nick Collison |
75 |
20.8 |
5.9 |
2.0 |
3.1 |
5.1 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
3.1 |
2.4 |
4.1 |
.589 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.250 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
.692 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
LaMelo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nick Collison |
6 |
21.5 |
3.2 |
2.0 |
2.7 |
4.7 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
3.3 |
1.3 |
4.0 |
.333 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.000 |
0.5 |
1.2 |
.429 |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nick Collison |
71 |
21.5 |
4.6 |
1.7 |
2.8 |
4.5 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
3.0 |
1.9 |
3.4 |
.566 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.8 |
1.0 |
.753 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
LaMelo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nick Collison |
17 |
24.3 |
6.7 |
2.8 |
3.0 |
5.8 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
3.7 |
2.8 |
4.5 |
.632 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.1 |
1.4 |
.783 |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nick Collison |
63 |
20.7 |
4.5 |
1.9 |
2.5 |
4.3 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
1.0 |
2.4 |
1.9 |
3.2 |
.597 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
.710 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
LaMelo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nick Collison |
20 |
16.6 |
3.5 |
1.5 |
1.9 |
3.4 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
2.6 |
1.7 |
2.6 |
.647 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.2 |
0.4 |
.429 |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nick Collison |
81 |
19.5 |
5.1 |
1.5 |
2.6 |
4.1 |
1.5 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
0.9 |
2.4 |
2.2 |
3.7 |
.595 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
.769 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
LaMelo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nick Collison |
11 |
16.2 |
5.0 |
2.3 |
2.4 |
4.6 |
1.1 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
0.9 |
3.4 |
2.0 |
4.3 |
.468 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.0 |
1.1 |
.917 |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nick Collison |
81 |
16.7 |
4.2 |
1.4 |
2.2 |
3.6 |
1.3 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
2.3 |
1.7 |
3.0 |
.556 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.235 |
0.8 |
1.1 |
.710 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
LaMelo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nick Collison |
17 |
10.8 |
1.9 |
0.7 |
1.5 |
2.2 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
1.6 |
0.7 |
1.7 |
.414 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.400 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
.700 |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nick Collison |
66 |
16.7 |
4.1 |
1.4 |
2.4 |
3.8 |
1.4 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
0.7 |
2.4 |
1.6 |
3.8 |
.419 |
0.2 |
0.9 |
.267 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
.692 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
LaMelo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nick Collison |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nick Collison |
59 |
11.8 |
2.1 |
1.2 |
1.7 |
2.9 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
.459 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
.697 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
LaMelo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nick Collison |
9 |
8.8 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
1.2 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
1.9 |
0.4 |
0.7 |
.667 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.1 |
0.2 |
.500 |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nick Collison |
20 |
6.4 |
1.7 |
0.5 |
1.1 |
1.6 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.9 |
0.7 |
1.2 |
.609 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
.625 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
LaMelo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nick Collison |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nick Collison |
15 |
5.0 |
2.1 |
0.5 |
0.9 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.9 |
1.3 |
.684 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.3 |
0.9 |
.385 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
LaMelo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nick Collison |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |