LaMelo Ball vs. Nikola Jovic Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Nikola Jovic 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 / Games against each other

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, 2 more than Nikola Jovic, who played 2. LaMelo Ball had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Nikola Jovic had his rookie season in 2022-23. 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
Nikola Jovic 2 2 2022-23 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

LaMelo Ball Nikola Jovic
Season 2020-212022-23
Team Charlotte HornetsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayHeat 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 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
Nikola Jovic 15 13.6 5.5 0.6 1.5 2.1 0.7 0.5 0.1 0.7 1.3 1.9 4.6 .406 0.5 2.3 .229 1.2 1.3 .947
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Nikola Jovic 7 1.9 0.3 0.1 0.6 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.6 .250 0.0 0.3 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2

LaMelo Ball Nikola Jovic
Season 2021-222023-24
Team Charlotte HornetsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayHeat Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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
Nikola Jovic 46 19.5 7.7 0.5 3.6 4.2 2.0 0.5 0.3 0.9 1.8 2.8 6.1 .452 1.4 3.5 .399 0.7 1.0 .702
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Nikola Jovic 5 25.6 9.4 0.4 6.2 6.6 2.2 1.0 0.6 1.2 1.8 3.2 7.2 .444 1.8 4.4 .409 1.2 1.4 .857

Season 3

LaMelo Ball Nikola Jovic
Season 2022-23-
Team Charlotte Hornets-
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 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
Nikola Jovic ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Nikola Jovic ------- --- ----------

Season 4

LaMelo Ball Nikola Jovic
Season 2023-24-
Team Charlotte Hornets-
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 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
Nikola Jovic ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Nikola Jovic ------- --- ----------