LaMelo Ball vs. Torrey Craig Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Torrey Craig 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 4 years in the NBA, 3 less than Torrey Craig, who played 7. LaMelo Ball had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Torrey Craig had his rookie season in 2017-18. 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
Torrey Craig 7 5 2017-18 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
LaMelo Ball Torrey Craig
Season 2020-212017-18
Team Charlotte HornetsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
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 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
Torrey Craig 39 16.1 4.2 1.0 2.2 3.3 0.6 0.3 0.4 0.5 1.6 1.6 3.5 .453 0.4 1.5 .293 0.6 0.9 .629
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Torrey Craig ------- --- ----------

Season 2
LaMelo Ball Torrey Craig
Season 2021-222018-19
Team Charlotte HornetsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets 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 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
Torrey Craig 75 20.0 5.7 1.2 2.3 3.5 1.0 0.5 0.6 0.6 2.3 2.1 4.8 .442 0.8 2.5 .324 0.7 0.9 .700
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Torrey Craig 14 23.6 6.6 1.5 3.6 5.1 0.9 0.5 0.4 0.4 2.7 2.4 4.9 .478 1.2 2.6 .472 0.6 1.1 .563

Season 3
LaMelo Ball Torrey Craig
Season 2022-232019-20
Team Charlotte HornetsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets 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 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
Torrey Craig 58 18.5 5.4 1.1 2.2 3.3 0.8 0.4 0.6 0.4 2.3 2.1 4.6 .461 0.8 2.4 .326 0.4 0.6 .611
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Torrey Craig 19 19.7 4.5 0.7 2.6 3.3 0.7 0.4 0.4 0.5 2.3 1.7 4.1 .423 0.6 2.2 .262 0.5 0.7 .692

Season 4
LaMelo Ball Torrey Craig
Season 2023-242020-21
Team Charlotte HornetsMilwaukee Bucks, Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlaySuns 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 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
Torrey Craig 50 16.1 5.5 1.1 2.8 3.9 1.0 0.6 0.5 0.5 1.7 2.2 4.5 .480 0.8 2.1 .368 0.3 0.4 .773
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Torrey Craig 22 12.1 4.0 0.9 2.0 2.9 0.4 0.0 0.4 0.5 1.5 1.5 3.4 .427 0.7 1.7 .405 0.4 0.6 .615

Season 5
LaMelo Ball Torrey Craig
Season -2021-22
Team -Indiana Pacers, Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Suns 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 ------- --- ----------
Torrey Craig 78 20.5 6.6 1.1 2.9 4.0 1.2 0.6 0.5 0.9 1.9 2.6 5.7 .454 1.0 3.0 .329 0.5 0.7 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Torrey Craig 9 7.7 2.2 0.6 1.1 1.7 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.7 0.9 2.4 .364 0.3 1.1 .300 0.1 0.2 .500

Season 6
LaMelo Ball Torrey Craig
Season -2022-23
Team -Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Suns 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 ------- --- ----------
Torrey Craig 79 24.7 7.4 1.8 3.6 5.4 1.5 0.6 0.8 0.9 2.3 2.9 6.3 .456 1.3 3.2 .395 0.4 0.6 .711
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Torrey Craig 11 16.6 6.5 0.6 1.6 2.3 0.5 0.5 0.2 0.3 2.1 2.4 4.1 .578 1.0 2.3 .440 0.7 0.8 .889

Season 7
LaMelo Ball Torrey Craig
Season -2023-24
Team -Chicago Bulls
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 ------- --- ----------
Torrey Craig 53 19.8 5.7 1.3 2.8 4.1 1.1 0.6 0.4 0.6 2.1 2.0 4.7 .430 1.1 2.9 .392 0.5 0.7 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Torrey Craig ------- --- ----------
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