LaMelo Ball vs. Taurean Prince Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Taurean Prince 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 6 years in the NBA, 4 less than Taurean Prince, who played 10. LaMelo Ball had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Taurean Prince had his rookie season in 2016-17. 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 6 0 2020-21 to 2025-26
Taurean Prince 10 5 2016-17 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
LaMelo Ball Taurean Prince
Season 2020-212016-17
Team Charlotte HornetsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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:+8+12.2+10.0+0.8+2.5+3.2+5.2+0.9+0.1-1.8-1.1+3.8+8.4+.036+1.2+3.4+.028+1.2+1.6+.029
Taurean Prince 59 16.6 5.7 0.4 2.2 2.7 0.9 0.7 0.5 1.0 1.6 1.9 4.8 .400 0.6 1.7 .324 1.3 1.6 .787
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
LaMelo Ball DNP------ --- ----------
Taurean Prince 6 31.2 11.2 1.2 4.2 5.3 1.3 0.3 0.2 1.2 1.5 4.8 8.7 .558 0.7 2.3 .286 0.8 0.8 1.000

Season 2
LaMelo Ball Taurean Prince
Season 2021-222017-18
Team Charlotte HornetsAtlanta Hawks
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:+7+2.3+6.0+0.8+1.1+2.0+5.0+0.6+0.1-1.0-1.2+2.1+4.8+.003+0.8+1.9+.004+0.9+1.0+.028
Taurean Prince 82 30.0 14.1 0.6 4.1 4.7 2.6 1.0 0.5 2.3 2.0 5.1 11.9 .426 2.1 5.6 .385 1.9 2.2 .844
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher LaMelo Ball nor Taurean Prince played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
LaMelo Ball Taurean Prince
Season 2022-232018-19
Team Charlotte HornetsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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:+19+7.0+9.8+0.8+2.1+2.8+6.3+0.3-1.8-0.7+3.4+9.2+.030+1.8+4.9+.014+1.1+1.3+.017
Taurean Prince 55 28.2 13.5 0.4 3.2 3.6 2.1 1.0 0.3 1.8 2.6 4.8 10.8 .441 2.2 5.7 .390 1.7 2.1 .819
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher LaMelo Ball nor Taurean Prince played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4
LaMelo Ball Taurean Prince
Season 2023-242019-20
Team Charlotte HornetsBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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+3.3+11.8+0.5+1.4+0.9+6.2+0.9+0.2-1.8-1.1+4.0+7.7+.057+0.9+2.3+.016+3.0+3.3+.067
Taurean Prince 64 29.0 12.1 0.8 5.2 6.0 1.8 0.9 0.4 2.0 2.5 4.3 11.5 .376 2.3 6.7 .339 1.1 1.4 .798
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher LaMelo Ball nor Taurean Prince played in the postseason in their season 4

Season 5
LaMelo Ball Taurean Prince
Season 2024-252020-21
Team Charlotte HornetsBrooklyn Nets, Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+6+9.9+15.7+0.5+0.9+1.4+5.5+0.4+0.3-2.5-1.5+5.4+13.3+.004+2.3+7.4+.061+2.5+3.0+.012
Taurean Prince 41 22.1 9.5 0.5 3.0 3.5 1.9 0.7 0.6 1.1 1.8 3.2 8.0 .401 1.5 3.8 .400 1.6 1.9 .855
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher LaMelo Ball nor Taurean Prince played in the postseason in their season 5

Season 6
LaMelo Ball Taurean Prince
Season 2025-262021-22
Team Charlotte HornetsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayTimberwolves Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
LaMelo Ball 6 33.3 23.3 1.5 6.3 7.8 9.8 1.7 0.2 3.7 3.5 8.2 19.0 .430 3.3 10.0 .333 3.7 4.5 .815
difference:+63+16.2+16.0+1.1+4.2+5.3+8.8+1.0+0.1-2.9-1.8+5.6+13.3+.024+2.1+6.7+.043+2.8+3.3+.059
Taurean Prince 69 17.1 7.3 0.4 2.1 2.5 1.0 0.7 0.3 0.8 1.7 2.6 5.7 .454 1.2 3.3 .376 0.9 1.2 .756
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
LaMelo Ball DNP------ --- ----------
Taurean Prince 5 13.0 6.0 0.2 1.4 1.6 1.2 0.4 0.2 0.8 1.0 2.0 5.4 .370 0.8 2.8 .286 1.2 1.4 .857

Additional Years

* Taurean Prince played 4 seasons more than LaMelo Ball in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 7 to 10, from 2023 to 2026—Taurean Prince played in 3 Playoffs and two NBA Cups.

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