LaMelo Ball vs. Ron Williams Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ron Williams 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, 4 less than Ron Williams, who played 8. LaMelo Ball had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Ron Williams had his rookie season in 1968-69. 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
Ron Williams 8 5 1968-69 to 1975-76

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

LaMelo Ball Ron Williams
Season 2020-211968-69
Team Charlotte HornetsSan Francisco Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayWarriors Lost West Div 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
Ron Williams 75 19.6 7.8 - - 2.4 3.3 - - - 2.3 3.2 7.6 .420 - - - 1.5 1.9 .768
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Ron Williams 4 10.5 6.0 - - 1.0 0.8 - - - 1.0 2.5 6.5 .385 - - - 1.0 1.0 1.000

Season 2

LaMelo Ball Ron Williams
Season 2021-221969-70
Team Charlotte HornetsSan Francisco Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
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 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
Ron Williams 80 30.4 14.8 - - 2.4 5.3 - - - 3.6 5.7 13.1 .432 - - - 3.5 4.2 .822
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Ron Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 3

LaMelo Ball Ron Williams
Season 2022-231970-71
Team Charlotte HornetsSan Francisco Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayWarriors 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 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
Ron Williams 82 34.3 14.4 - - 3.0 5.9 - - - 3.7 5.2 11.9 .436 - - - 4.0 4.8 .844
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Ron Williams 5 34.4 13.0 - - 3.4 5.8 - - - 3.8 4.8 12.6 .381 - - - 3.4 3.8 .895

Season 4

LaMelo Ball Ron Williams
Season 2023-241971-72
Team Charlotte HornetsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayWarriors 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 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
Ron Williams 80 24.2 9.7 - - 1.8 3.9 - - - 2.9 3.6 7.7 .474 - - - 2.4 2.9 .833
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Ron Williams 5 16.6 6.4 - - 1.6 2.0 - - - 2.4 1.8 6.2 .290 - - - 2.8 3.0 .933

Season 5

LaMelo Ball Ron Williams
Season -1972-73
Team -Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Warriors Lost West Conf 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 ------- --- ----------
Ron Williams 73 13.9 6.0 - - 1.1 1.6 - - - 1.5 2.5 5.6 .440 - - - 1.0 1.1 .904
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Ron Williams 3 6.7 3.0 - - 0.3 1.7 - - - 0.3 1.3 2.0 .667 - - - 0.3 0.3 1.000

Season 6

LaMelo Ball Ron Williams
Season -1973-74
Team -Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Bucks 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 ------- --- ----------
Ron Williams 71 15.9 6.3 0.3 0.7 1.0 2.2 0.7 0.0 - 1.6 2.7 5.5 .489 - - - 0.8 1.0 .882
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Ron Williams 15 23.6 8.7 0.4 1.4 1.8 3.1 0.6 0.2 - 2.7 3.8 8.1 .467 - - - 1.1 1.3 .800

Season 7

LaMelo Ball Ron Williams
Season -1974-75
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 ------- --- ----------
Ron Williams 46 11.4 3.2 0.2 0.7 0.9 1.5 0.5 0.0 - 1.5 1.3 3.6 .376 - - - 0.5 0.6 .828
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Ron Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 8

LaMelo Ball Ron Williams
Season -1975-76
Team -Los Angeles Lakers
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 ------- --- ----------
Ron Williams 9 17.6 4.9 0.2 1.9 2.1 2.3 0.3 0.0 - 1.7 1.9 4.8 .395 - - - 1.1 1.4 .769
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Ron Williams ------- --- ----------