LaMelo Ball vs. Nick Young Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Nick Young 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 5 years in the NBA, 7 less than Nick Young, who played 12. LaMelo Ball had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Nick Young had his rookie season in 2007-08. 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 |
| Nick Young |
12 |
3 |
2007-08 to 2018-19 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +24 | +13.4 | +8.2 | +0.9 | +3.5 | +4.4 | +5.3 | +1.1 | +0.3 | -1.5 | -1.0 | +2.9 | +6.8 | +.003 | +1.3 | +3.8 | +.048 | +1.2 | +1.5 | +.057 |
| Nick Young |
75 |
15.4 |
7.5 |
0.3 |
1.2 |
1.5 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
1.3 |
1.7 |
2.8 |
6.4 |
.439 |
0.5 |
1.3 |
.400 |
1.3 |
1.7 |
.815 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| LaMelo Ball |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nick Young |
4 |
4.3 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
2.3 |
.111 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
.000 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
.750 |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +7 | +9.9 | +9.2 | +1.0 | +3.7 | +4.9 | +6.4 | +1.1 | +0.2 | -2.2 | -1.5 | +3.1 | +7.5 | +.015 | +2.2 | +5.5 | +.048 | +0.8 | +0.8 | +.022 |
| Nick Young |
82 |
22.4 |
10.9 |
0.4 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
1.2 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
1.1 |
1.7 |
4.1 |
9.2 |
.444 |
0.7 |
2.0 |
.341 |
2.0 |
2.4 |
.850 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher LaMelo Ball nor Nick Young played in the postseason in their season 2 |
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3rd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +38 | +16.0 | +14.7 | +0.9 | +4.2 | +5.0 | +7.8 | +0.9 | +0.2 | -2.8 | -1.3 | +5.1 | +12.5 | +.007 | +3.1 | +8.3 | +.030 | +1.4 | +1.6 | +.036 |
| Nick Young |
74 |
19.2 |
8.6 |
0.3 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
0.8 |
2.0 |
3.1 |
7.5 |
.418 |
0.9 |
2.3 |
.406 |
1.4 |
1.8 |
.800 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher LaMelo Ball nor Nick Young played in the postseason in their season 3 |
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4th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +42 | +0.5 | +6.5 | +0.9 | +1.5 | +2.4 | +6.8 | +1.1 | +0.1 | -2.4 | -1.3 | +1.9 | +4.6 | +.008 | +1.6 | +4.8 | +.032 | +1.2 | +1.1 | +.049 |
| Nick Young |
64 |
31.8 |
17.4 |
0.4 |
2.3 |
2.7 |
1.2 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
1.4 |
2.3 |
6.4 |
14.6 |
.441 |
1.6 |
4.2 |
.387 |
2.9 |
3.6 |
.816 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher LaMelo Ball nor Nick Young played in the postseason in their season 4 |
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5th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
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: | +15 | +4.1 | +11.0 | +0.5 | +2.3 | +2.8 | +6.5 | +0.4 | | -2.3 | -1.0 | +3.5 | +8.7 | +.002 | +2.1 | +6.7 | +.026 | +1.8 | +2.2 | +.009 |
| Nick Young |
62 |
27.9 |
14.2 |
0.5 |
1.6 |
2.1 |
0.9 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
2.3 |
5.1 |
12.6 |
.403 |
1.7 |
4.5 |
.365 |
2.3 |
2.7 |
.852 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| LaMelo Ball |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nick Young |
11 |
18.2 |
8.3 |
0.1 |
1.0 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
1.8 |
2.6 |
6.1 |
.433 |
1.5 |
3.0 |
.515 |
1.5 |
1.6 |
.889 |
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Additional Years |
* Nick Young played 7 seasons more than LaMelo Ball in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 6 to 12, from 2013 to 2019—Nick Young played in one postseason and won the NBA Championship. |
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