LaMelo Ball vs. Ted McClain Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ted McClain 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 4 years in the NBA, 1 more than Ted McClain, who played 3. LaMelo Ball had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Ted McClain had his rookie season in 1976-77. 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.

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4
Rookie Season
	LaMelo Ball	Ted McClain
Season	2020-21	1976-77
Team	Charlotte Hornets	Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards	Rookie of the Year	-
	All-Rookie First Team	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Nuggets 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	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
Ted McClain	72	27.8	8.2	0.7	2.5	3.2	4.5	1.5	0.2	-	3.5	3.4	7.7	.445	-	-	-	1.4	1.8	.744
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
LaMelo Ball	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ted McClain	6	28.3	7.3	0.8	1.5	2.3	4.5	1.7	0.3	-	2.0	3.2	7.7	.413	-	-	-	1.0	1.3	.750

Season 2
	LaMelo Ball	Ted McClain
Season	2021-22	1977-78
Team	Charlotte Hornets	Buffalo Braves, Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	76ers Lost East 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	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
Ted McClain	70	14.6	4.3	0.3	1.3	1.6	2.2	0.8	0.1	1.3	1.8	1.8	4.0	.439	-	-	-	0.8	1.0	.781
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
LaMelo Ball	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ted McClain	5	6.2	1.2	0.4	0.8	1.2	2.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.8	0.6	2.0	.300	-	-	-	0.0	0.0	-