LaMelo Ball vs. Scotty Pippen Jr. Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Scotty Pippen Jr. 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 5 years in the NBA, 2 more than Scotty Pippen Jr., who played 3. LaMelo Ball had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Scotty Pippen Jr. 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 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
Scotty Pippen Jr. 3 1 2022-23 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
LaMelo Ball Scotty Pippen Jr.
Season 2020-212022-23
Team Charlotte HornetsLos Angeles Lakers
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:+45+23.5+13.4+0.9+4.4+5.2+5.8+1.3+0.2-2.5-2.2+5.0+11.2+.103+1.6+4.6+.019+1.7+1.7+.202
Scotty Pippen Jr. 6 5.3 2.3 0.3 0.3 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.7 2.0 .333 0.2 0.5 .333 0.8 1.5 .556
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher LaMelo Ball nor Scotty Pippen Jr. played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
LaMelo Ball Scotty Pippen Jr.
Season 2021-222023-24
Team Charlotte HornetsMemphis Grizzlies
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:+54+7.2+7.2+0.4+3.1+3.5+2.9+0.1+0.1-0.6-0.3+2.4+7.0+.064+1.5+4.1+.028+0.8+0.6+.127
Scotty Pippen Jr. 21 25.1 12.9 1.0 2.1 3.2 4.7 1.7 0.5 2.7 2.9 4.8 9.7 .493 1.4 3.4 .417 2.0 2.6 .745
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher LaMelo Ball nor Scotty Pippen Jr. played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
LaMelo Ball Scotty Pippen Jr.
Season 2022-232024-25
Team Charlotte HornetsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayGrizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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:+43+13.9+13.4+0.4+2.8+3.1+4.0+0.1-1.9-0.7+4.6+12.5+.069+2.9+7.8+.021+1.3+1.2+.123
Scotty Pippen Jr. 79 21.3 9.9 0.8 2.5 3.3 4.4 1.3 0.4 1.7 2.6 3.6 7.5 .480 1.1 2.8 .397 1.5 2.2 .713
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
LaMelo Ball DNP------ --- ----------
Scotty Pippen Jr. 4 32.3 18.3 1.0 4.5 5.5 3.5 1.0 0.3 3.5 4.8 5.5 14.5 .379 2.5 7.0 .357 4.8 4.8 1.000

Additional Years

* LaMelo Ball played 2 seasons more than Scotty Pippen Jr. in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 5, from 2024 to 2025—LaMelo Ball didn't play in the postseason.

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