LaMelo Ball vs. Stephon Marbury Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Stephon Marbury 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, 8 less than Stephon Marbury, who played 13. LaMelo Ball had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Stephon Marbury had his rookie season in 1996-97. 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 |
| Stephon Marbury |
13 |
5 |
1996-97 to 2008-09 |
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: | +16 | +5.9 | +0.1 | +0.4 | +2.8 | +3.2 | +1.7 | +0.6 | +0.1 | -0.3 | -0.3 | +0.4 | +0.2 | +.028 | +0.3 | +0.8 | +.002 | +1.2 | +1.8 | +.031 |
| Stephon Marbury |
67 |
34.7 |
15.8 |
0.8 |
1.9 |
2.7 |
7.8 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
3.1 |
2.4 |
5.3 |
13.0 |
.408 |
1.5 |
4.3 |
.354 |
3.7 |
5.0 |
.727 |
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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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Stephon Marbury |
3 |
39.3 |
21.3 |
0.7 |
3.3 |
4.0 |
7.7 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
8.7 |
21.7 |
.400 |
2.0 |
6.7 |
.300 |
2.0 |
3.3 |
.600 |
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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 | +5.7 | +2.4 | +0.7 | +3.1 | +3.9 | +1.0 | +0.3 | +0.3 | -0.2 | -0.5 | +0.9 | +1.6 | +.014 | +1.7 | +3.8 | +.076 | +1.2 | +2.3 | +.141 |
| Stephon Marbury |
82 |
38.0 |
17.7 |
0.7 |
2.1 |
2.8 |
8.6 |
1.3 |
0.1 |
3.1 |
2.7 |
6.3 |
15.1 |
.415 |
1.2 |
3.7 |
.313 |
4.0 |
5.5 |
.731 |
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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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Stephon Marbury |
5 |
42.0 |
13.8 |
1.0 |
2.2 |
3.2 |
7.6 |
2.4 |
0.0 |
3.6 |
3.2 |
4.4 |
14.4 |
.306 |
1.4 |
5.0 |
.280 |
3.6 |
4.6 |
.783 |
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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: | +13 | +3.5 | +2.0 | +0.4 | +3.2 | +3.5 | +0.5 | +0.1 | +0.1 | -0.3 | -0.7 | +0.5 | +2.0 | +.017 | +2.7 | +6.6 | +.041 | +1.7 | +2.3 | +.037 |
| Stephon Marbury |
49 |
38.7 |
21.3 |
0.8 |
2.1 |
2.9 |
8.9 |
1.2 |
0.2 |
3.3 |
2.6 |
7.7 |
18.0 |
.428 |
1.3 |
4.0 |
.335 |
4.5 |
5.7 |
.799 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher LaMelo Ball nor Stephon Marbury 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: | +52 | +6.6 | +1.7 | +0.5 | +1.4 | +1.9 | +0.4 | +0.3 | | -0.2 | -1.0 | +0.6 | +1.4 | +.001 | +2.3 | +5.9 | +.072 | +1.8 | +2.5 | +.052 |
| Stephon Marbury |
74 |
38.9 |
22.2 |
0.8 |
2.4 |
3.2 |
8.4 |
1.5 |
0.2 |
3.6 |
2.6 |
7.7 |
17.8 |
.432 |
0.9 |
3.1 |
.283 |
5.9 |
7.2 |
.813 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher LaMelo Ball nor Stephon Marbury 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: | +20 | +6.2 | +1.3 | +0.2 | +1.6 | +1.8 | +0.2 | +0.1 | +0.2 | -0.7 | -1.1 | +0.2 | +2.2 | +.036 | +2.2 | +6.2 | +.011 | +1.3 | +1.9 | +.053 |
| Stephon Marbury |
67 |
38.2 |
23.9 |
0.8 |
2.3 |
3.1 |
7.6 |
1.2 |
0.1 |
2.9 |
2.2 |
8.4 |
19.1 |
.441 |
1.6 |
5.0 |
.328 |
5.4 |
6.8 |
.790 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher LaMelo Ball nor Stephon Marbury played in the postseason in their season 5 |
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Additional Years |
* Stephon Marbury played 8 seasons more than LaMelo Ball in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 6 to 13, from 2002 to 2009—Stephon Marbury played in 3 Playoffs. In those 8 extra years over LaMelo Ball, Stephon Marbury got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards |  1 All-NBA Third Team
1 All-Star Game
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